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     ;Who is Rupert of Glasgow�拭─�I cried。 

     ;Oh�察  �I   really   can't   go   over   all   that   family   rot   again�察─  �grunted   Spitz。 

;Tell him�察�Fritz。; 

     Then�察  �taking   me   aside�察  �Fritz   delicately   informed   me   that   Rupert   of 

Glasgowa young Scotchmanclaimed equally with myself descent from 



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the old Rupert�察�and that equally with myself he resembled the King。                  That 

Michael had got possession of him on his arrival in the country�察�kept him 

closely guarded in the castle�察�and had hid his resemblance in a black wig 

and     false   mustache�察    �that   the   young     Scotchman�察     �however�察     �seemed 

apparently devoted to Michael   and his plots�察 �and there was undoubtedly 

some      secret   understanding      between      them。     That     it  was    evidently 

Michael's trick to have the pretender crowned�察�and then�察�by exposing the 

fraud   and   the   condition   of   the   real   King�察  �excite   the   indignation   of   the 

duped people�察�and seat himself on the throne�                �But�察─�I burst out�察 �shall 

this base´born pretender remain at Kohlslau beside the beautiful Princess 

Flirtia�拭�Let us to Kohlslau at once and hurl him from the throne� ─�

     ;One pretender is as   good as   another�察─�said   Spitz dryly。           ;But   leave 

HIM   to   me。    'Tis   the   King   we   must   protect   and   succor�    �As   for   that 

Scotch springald�察�before midnight I shall have him kidnaped�察�brought back 

to   his   master   in   a   close   carriage�察  �and   youYOU   shall   take   his   place   at 

Kohlslau。; 

     ;I will�察─�I said enthusiastically�察�drawing my sword�察 �but I have done 

nothing yet。     Please let me kill something� ─�

     ;Aye�察�lad� ─�said Spitz�察�with a grim smile at my enthusiasm。 ;There's a 

sheep   in   your   path。   Go   out   and   cleave   it   to   the   saddle。 And   bring   the 

saddle home� ─�

     My sister´in´law might have thought me cruelbut I did it。 

       CHAP XXIII AND SOME OTHER CHAPS 

       I know not how it was compassed�察�but that night Rupert of Glasgow 

was left bound and gagged against the door of the castle�察�and the night´bell 

pulled。    And that night I was seated on the throne of the S'helpburgs。               As 

I gazed at the Princess Flirtia�察�glowing in the characteristic beauty of the 

S'helpburgs�察�and admired her striking profile�察�I murmured softly and half 

audibly�此 �Her nose is as a tower that looketh toward Damascus。; 

     She looked puzzled�察�and knitted her pretty brows。                 ;Is that poetry�拭─�

she asked。 

     ;No; I said promptly。        ;It's only part of a song of our great Ancestor。; 

As she blushed slightly�察�I playfully flung around her fair neck the jeweled 

collar    of  the  Order    of  the  S'helpburgsthree      golden    spheres    pendant�察�



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quartered from the arms of Lombardy´with the ancient Syric motto�察�El 

Ess Dee。 

     She toyed with it a moment�察�and then said softly�此 �You have changed�察�

Rupert。     Do ye no ken hoo�拭─�

     I looked at heras surprised at her dialect as at the imputation。 

     ;You don't talk that way�察�as you did。           And you don't say�察�'It WILL be 

twelve o'clock��' when you mean�察�'It IS twelve o'clock��' nor 'I will be going 

out��' when you mean 'I AM。'            And you didn't say�察�'Eh�察�sirs��' or 'Eh�察�mon��' 

to any of the Courtnor 'Hoot awa��' nor any of those things。                  And�察─�she 

added   with   a   divine   little   pout�察   �you   haven't   told   me   I   was   'sonsie'   or 

'bonnie' once。; 

     I   could    with   difficulty   restrain    myself。     Rage�察    �indignation�察   �and 

jealousy   filled    my   heart   almost    to  bursting。   I   understood     it  all�察 �that 

rascally Scotchman had made the most of his time�察�and dared to get ahead 

of me�      �I   did   not   mind being   taken   for   the   King�察�but   to   be   confounded 

with this infernal descendant of a gamekeeperwas too much�                   �Yet with a 

superhuman effort I remained calmand even smiled。 

     ;You are not well�拭─�said the Princess earnestly。              ;I thought you were 

taking too much of the Strasbourg pie at supper�               �And you are not going�察�

surelyso soon�拭─�she added�察�as I rose。 

     ;I   must    go   at  once�察─  �I  said。   ;I   have    forgotten    some    important 

business at Bock。; 

     ;Not boar hunting again�拭─�she said poutingly。 

     ;No�察�I'm  hunting   a   red dear�察─  �I   said   with that  playful subtlety  which 

would   make   her   take   it   as   a   personal   compliment�察  �though   I   was   only 

thinking   of   that   impostor�察  �and   longing   to   get   at   him�察  �as   I   bowed   and 

withdrew。 

     In another hour I was before Black Michael's castle at Bock。                    These 

are lightning changes�察�I knowand the sovereignty of Trulyruralania WAS 

somewhat itinerantbut   when   a kingdom  and a   beautiful   Princess   are   at 

stake�察�what are you to do�拭         �Fritz had begged me to take him along�察�but I 

arranged that he should come later�察�and go up unostentatiously in the lift。 

I was going by way of the moat。             I was to succor the King�察�but I fear my 

real object was to get at Rupert of Glasgow。 



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     I had noticed the day before that a large outside drain pipe�察�decreed by 

the   Bock   County   Council�察  �ran   from   the   moat   to   the   third   floor   of   the 

donjon   keep。      I   surmised   that   the   King   was   imprisoned   on   that   floor。 

Examining the pipe closely�察�I saw that it was really a pneumatic dispatch 

tube�察�for secretly conveying letters and dispatches from the castle through 

the moat beyond the castle walls。             Its extraordinary size�察�however�察�gave 

me the horrible conviction that it was to be used to convey the dead body 

of the King to the moat。         I grew cold with horrorbut I was determined。 

     I crept up the pipe。       As I expected�察�it opened funnel´wise into a room 

where the poor King was playing poker with Black Michael。                       It took me 

but a moment to dash through the window into the room�察�push the King 

aside�察�gag and bind Black Michael�察�and lower him by a stout rope into the 

pipe   he   had   destined   for   another。   Having   him   in   my   power�察  �I   lowered 

him until I heard his body splash in the water in the lower part of the pipe。 

Then   I   proceeded   to   draw   him   up   again�察  �intending   to   question   him   in 

regard     to  Rupert    of  Glasgow。     But   this  was    difficult�察 �as  his   saturated 

clothing made him fit the smooth pipe closely。                 At last I had him partly 

up�察�when I was amazed at a rush of water from the pipe which flooded the 

room。     I   dropped   him   and   pulled   him   up   again   with   the   same   result。 

Then in a flash I saw it all。        His body�察�acting like a piston in the pipe�察�had 

converted it into a powerful pump。             Mad with joy�察�I rapidly lowered and 

pulled him up again and again�察�until the castle was floodedand the moat 

completely drained�         �I had created the diversion I wished�察�the tenants of 

the castle were disorganized and bewildered in trying to escape from the 

deluge�察  �and   the   moat   was   accessible   to   my   friends。     Placing   the   poor 

King   on   a   table   to   be   out   of   the   water�察  �and   tying   up   his   head   in   my 

handkerchief to disguise him from Michael's guards�察�I drew my sword and 

plunged downstairs with the cataract in search of the miscreant Rupert。                     I 

reached the drawbridge�察�when I heard the sounds of tumult and was twice 

fired    at��once�察   �as  I  have    since    learned�察   �by   my    friends�察  �under    the 

impression that I was the escaping Rupert of Glasgow�察�and once by Black 

Michael's myrmidons�察�under the belief that I was the King。                    I was struck 

by the fact that these resemblances were confusing and unfortunate�                       �At 

this   moment�察  �however�察  �I   caught   sight   of   a   kilted   figure   leaping   from   a 



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lower window into the moat。            Some instinct impelled me to follow it。            It 

rapidly crossed the moat and plunged into the forest�察�with me in pursuit。 

I gained upon it�察�suddenly it turned�察�and I found myself again confronted 

with    MYSELFand         apparently     the  King�    �But    that  very   resemblance 

made   me   recognize   the   Scotch   pretender�察  �Rupert   of   Glasgow。         Yet   he 

would have been called a ;braw laddie�察─�and his handsome face showed a 

laughing good humor�察�even while he opposed me�察�claymore in hand。 

     ;Bide a wee�察�Maister Rupert Razorbill�察─�he said lightly�察�lowering his 

sword�察     �before    we   slit  ane   anither's   weasands。      I'm   no   claimin'    any 

descent frae kings�察�and I'm no acceptin' any auld wife's clavers against my 

women   forbears�察  �as   ye   are�    �I'm   just   paid   gude   honest   siller   by   Black 

Michael for the using of ma face and figure sic time as his Majesty is tae 

worse   frae   trink�    �And   I'm  commeesioned   frae   Michael   to   ask   ye   what 

price YE would take to join me in performing these dutiesturn and turn 

aboot。     Eh�察   �laddiebut    he  would     pay   ye  mair   than   that  daft   beggar�察�

Spitz。; 

     Rage and disgust overpowered me。              ;And THIS

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