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Tj(ORAUI GEORGE' BARI Copuright, 1901, by Herbert 8. Ston 3'4 t++1R+"tt .~+ d'+4+i++A to them. Bolaroz allowed his gaze to leap instantly to that pallid face, and every eye in the room followed. Yetive was standing again, her face glowing. "An acconplice has confessed all. I have the word of the man who saw the crime committed. I charge Prince Gabriel with the murder of his high ness Prince Lorenz." With a groan Gabriel threw his bands to his heart and tottered for .ward, glaring at the merciless face of the accuser. "Confessed! Betrayed!" he faltered. Then he whirled like a maniac upon his little coterie of followers. "Vile traitor!" he shrieked. "I will drink your heart's blood!" With a howl he leaped toward one of the umen, a dark faced nobleman natned Berrowag. The latter evaded him and rushed toward the door, cry ing: "It is a lie, a lie! He has tricked you! I did not confess!" The prince was seized by his friends, struggling and cursing. A peculiar ismile lit up the face of Harry Anguish. "I repeat, lie is the assassin!" Gabriel broke frot the detaining haads and, drawing a revolver, rushed for the (oor. "Out of the way! I will not he taken tlive!" Alloto met hitm at the curtatius and graspi'l himt in his itowerFul artus, Baron 1a, ngloss and others tearing the cofso rein--w.r nsr;uig hear th hols f h avLse pri:e "Letp:n ine In g! iursejn yoCru! l'ur.seyu I willI no1s rrnd11.1 lue d ' l|ln lit I tr:iitor! 4Let int' at hint!" lie'rowaly hadi bneen sizeti by willilg ha4 1: nds, and14 crazy'/ with rai;ge, thet other shiriniking Dan ugloss andt A Illde hlf I'Car iriedt, hlf II d anni Ie the prl ine forwarid. AsI collapnsed nd beca'in ait'i tre'inlin lg, Jnloain ig sitpdIhtut for mer('Cy. An guish's n ttuIsatilolliit ha strck hioine. "PJrin(e l1,I'o'ro, I t rusnt you will not object if' thtelj Price's Yetivte ulbs4tl tutes the4 truez~ a ssaissin for tIhe man11 hatned ini youir lroinnisn to Gratitark,"'' 551h4 Aniguiishut; dramatlically. Isotnroz, knelt bef'ore' tint thlronie. "M3ost adorbl'tIe Yetive.'' lhe saIi, "I eIH for inardlon. I how low anhi y Imny113 op)en htea ri before' the4 trule*st woman1li in the wmorldi."' lit' kissedI l the bl mice hiem, 'of her gown an aro lits('. "1 am31 34our1 inin mnd ail nlyI. A xphini andit (zinstark wni~~ill ie nt tuore wl(l'"il ith h tredt I thir hneartl . l-ntm yOI I Ii -et Iearlnedn Ia len.n,i iln juic e andt ('on l'rin.i (;ahrhn~i wvas t-av:ig liken . i:nia:n aas thte tliiters i'ljn-id hnim th'ns, was hn:aal1y taken'n up1 by tihe wanit ti4w niiet wvihIline. ltn'in.. s h mi lidL44 lnver bn k ~ nwn iisn 'tl the1*ins m is in te w:n ou 'nin abg o te) i tn hadi II th pd ts eix. rOx. "You t rlI'oyal h nighiin.ess, 1.Iiz/ronx is rtdy1 to 1)ay3 his Iforfelt . Aly life is yo~urs,"' hp~ na hI emnhioly. She. dd not 111compre-'C hond utl h e ltr uncle remtinuded her of the onth iz~1!irox~ had taken the morn lng af 1t(er th Inmurdi'er. STARK By... R McCUTCH4EON - "1 was wrong, but I am willing to puy the penalty. My love for*Lorenz was greater than my discretion. That is my only excuse, but it is one you should not accept," said Mizrox, as coolly as if announcing the time of day. Lorry lonked first at him and then at the princess. bewildered and uncertain. "'I have no 1il will against you, my lord duke. Release him from his bond, your highness." "Gladly, since you refuse to hold him to his oath." she said. "I am under an eternal obligation to you, sir, for your leniency, and I shall ever revere the princess who pardons so graciously the gravest error." Yetive .begged Bolaroz to continue to make the court his home while in Grau stark, and the old prince responded with the declaration that he would re main long enough to sign and approve the new covenant at least. Before step ping from the throne Yetive called in low tones to Lorry, a pretty flush tnan tling her cheek: "Will you come to mne in half an hour?" "For my reward?" he asked eagerly. "Ach!" she crled softly, reprovingly. Count laliont's face took oni a trou bled expression as he caught the swift l"ominttiileation In their eyes. After all, she was a princess. She passed fromt t,he rootu beside 1Talfont, proul atndl lap)y in the vi' toi' t,ve"tr de-pair. glorying in tie ex- I os tr&'e of her heart to the w.toirldt, 11t-r bloc'l thi.gling anld dancing wIith the jQ:.J O' antieipt;ation. Lorry auld .\i _ttish. th1' wo el'r and atillliraltio 44 -:'1. werrt" givetn -. shlort hilt colNvinlcing'. S"'t' inl the 114:l':y. lor;" a1ni ja. ''i 141, l t11is d :ncd i:nltllt'h th iti. tve1 V:llth:uIn thlrtu with the holtll:t;l thlat '.l- 11.4to the brave. i 111l (I sptliSo . i-d one wvishl thatt struck l .orr,'s wV:a4 ial. It'apinIg iairt like a Iit'e'e o ice. "%Wtuldl to t;t!d Iii;ti yoil Wtrte : tiriate t t ht 11t t: hlt," ::ait! i t liiin:ster - of lilla1t4t', it ltook of re'gret :lltl lat:' ii I:is I"y is. That wvi-Ih if ::as; ' s'1 ttllt l.orrT 1 1wy w ith4 the ha11' tist ^ tti ttt :1h 141 lton t<ti"'tu 4in ino-Isely' ':s it ! de'> ( 1b ' " i llil d:tt'a- jh' Il .tt t"In'dl 1t:11gs (If Ilntnt'r';lin.ty. 'lTero s,(il r't iiil i! 11he fI ;i:l tji taise hlt e iI, hhi" andlt til' ob,jet"t ttt his o.ti' t;" sire. 15 l.4I4;t4'nl ii t (V4'4 jI "ii' Ili i i lII 'en;tubh- before4 start'ing1 li. 14. e 1:.i::141 ll l 4'4inent i the : (; 444.1 44 hIe 'astle4. Love.0 anid 14ear ('onlihined1 to %4 a t. hi 4 stre;.4 :- rloini his eye,s Il.<I 1loubt,1 fra4in his lood14 thelil 11. ni1!(d 111e hhId.' II YiI have.'4 I,e'In 144 4ietn1 alaI y144' have served1II. her al- 1( I was' n)4* II ill t;. ~\ill you1 lbe mny "She:4 1414s said4 ti14t she4 loves you'' aid4 tIhe 4apai n,4l ''!14 1 rtr ing the 14ntud ( bIasI . "'I :i4n at1 your1 servi'ce aC (s well A fl''W* liOllients 1aiiter' Lorr'y was'11 ini ('r prell(e1e. \\'ha11t waIs said( 01' (10141e iul ing th half hour' 4014 tha t passed4.'( he ha11t brou1ghtI thl(l side1( by 1ide1 fr'oin he4. roonj4) need' 44ot he told. Thait the4 44t rie'4w had4( 1had4 i114 ser1ious side' was11 14a1n. The1( tronble1(d, an uxlous eye'ts of' he gIrl and4( the( rebell'ions5, do(gged aul' f4a the an'told of1 a14 coni.~fl n onily s y I aImel from4 4 i thle do'or.'4, 11( A iet I' 1444leam.(11 ttikre .in her eyes,k141 but''1 she 'onss.14 1)411mar was irectly'.11 (4n frn ''o 44. the IIuke4' of M irox .'4, w i 'other "'live ge comes."41 Iid 14he41 lat'er aIs 4 "ltI 414144n . delghted11, 41ki i to se4 , 41ary ahOld liketory, 0 wrn iI the o~Ithe' nIuid.1 ilt('ye vlowd 10ing. g4!13 ItsVr "114r.I AnguI(sh had11u1{Aeguotel "1 pa1ed hlepliress,dl"okit them ")Gnes ad,couty s'tvr wants tosy eras Iwrlgm Jluii," said he coolly. "A what?" dentndel I)iginar. "Bluff," responded Harry briefly. 'American lpatois, d('la' countess.'' "In what respect':" asked Lorry, be ;ining to understand. "In ill respects. I uidln't have the 3lightest sign of proof against the fes ive prince." "Do I understand you to say that you have no evidence against Gabriel?" tsked ialfont, duinfounded. "Not i particle." "But you said his confederate had confessed," protested Dangloss. "I didn't know that he had a confed orate, and I wasn't sure that he was guilty of the crime," boasted Anguish, ,oniplacently enjoying the stupefaction. "Then why did you say so?" detnand ed Dangloss, excited beyond measure. "Oh, I just guessed at it!" "God save us!" gasped Baron Dan gloss, chief of police. "Guessed at it?" cried Mizrox. "That's it. It was a bold stroke, but it won. Now, I'll tell you this much: I was morally certain that Gabriel kill ed the prince. There was no way on earth to prove it, however, and I'll ad mit it was intuition or something of that sort which convinced me. Ile had tried to abduct the princess, and he was madly jealous of Lorenz. Al though he knew there was to be a duel. be was not certain that Lorenz would lose. so he'adopted a clever plan to get rid of two rivals by killing one and easting susplicion on the other. These deductions I made soon after the inur der, but, of course, could secure no proof." "Iarly this morning at the hotel I made up 11ny niinl to denounce h11in1 suddenly If I had the chance, risking failure. but hoping for such an extilbI tion as that which you saw. It was: clear to ine that he had an accomplice to stand guard while he did the stab bing. but I did not dreatm it was Ier row:g. Lorry's sensational appear ane. wheni I believed hiu to be far aw:ly fri11 hre. (listirled n1e greatly, but it 1inade it all the tiore necessary tilat I should take the risk with Ga briel. As I watched hlii I becate tb solutely ("onvinedtl of his goilt. 'Te only way to aceuse hiin was to do it boldly anid thoroughly: so I rang in the :14.' tii'')ee an1d the witlness features. Y,I ;1' k:now how i1l.-bu ' wori;od." ".\'!1 you iadi nlo It't" I)Oof thtanl 1h7.-:' astld I .:n.glo s wen:k 3l. "TCllat's all,"' laugln--! the' deligh;ited Str:.t 'gist. IiIg'loss stared at h11 for a Innllemlt, 1fan th up t" his Ii.- ;tl w lwd away., shl:tug.l his hen.whethe-r in) "1i&tid ;1ld i:i;tli(n 1)r lutlt"1r di>hel1. no l;nIe ku1w. 'le'I ol!-rs e "oerel Atm gi .viii " tnuIj.iinl"nts. 1n i-l I e V:;s Iuo'' th1:In ever th': heru of tIh tiay . "\ilt I then. you'24t1 did.' haigtldhe I.crly1'. 'ii.\ ['TI-:! NNVII. I' 1 fI! rott." i l t cl:2 \ 1 01 o' eretI o :u, (i+i l lit l2:'i::1: 1 fr n W i- lit i rta11 ta" ke' sl'ee of thle ufterly f'agged. Ye - .a' bii heIr dar'kened'( bedeh'1amb21er reamed w2'l ithIl silinig lipls of a2 tall sol ii'r and1( a thr1onte on which ('ob1web'1 mltiphlied. Grenfilall ILorriy saiw in htis reams, a siin511 sold1ier'~~h wih tr'oiubledo l'e and1 :1verted,I timId eyes'. stanlding SHOES TICU U EKLFN Quali-ty - fshvionf leaden' TIhey have been awarded G onls and, in fact at ceery exp)osi ays awvarded the Gold Medal. ith any other shoes that you cai le prIize. The snap and style ih arison1; m'adle in all shapes andi few of the leadling styles we ar Gun mletal, IBlucher, Oxford Style 4o6-Pat. Colt Ribb)or rge eyeleto, r'ibblon lace, 14-8 ( Style 206-4 buLtton lpat. col ss pat. colt vamplj and tip, 14-8 Style 426--1Patent colt 3 hol atent colt vamp and tip, large e WVe also carry several styles uteen Q)uality for womlen), Cros >otwear for the whole family. niess it combines wearing qutalil D)rop in~ and see these lines: HE~AT H=S F;ti; r(i over li a wiii :1 t 1t., .s .. back and cliin liinfully uplif'ted. ('ap taiin Qtilnox dreamed not, for his 1n11d was tranquil in the ai cissuratn that lit' had bt'e t'or,-itenl by the jrinra(ess. While L.orry slept in the rouil set u1 art for himt An1guish r(:uiwd (h par'k w\ili it h:ipiIy t'aceti sleihlr young lady into whose ears he joured t history of a "er'tain :aTfecti.)n. i'roin 11!, tender beginning to tihe tlistracting e,1, andi shte SmiiI' andi irenu l c w itl (elight, clo:in.g not her ear. against the souid of his Voice notr hr(' heart to the love ihat era\ed .adniis sion. They were nuol dreatming. After dinner that even("i:ng Lorry leil the princess out into thi moonlit night. The November breezes we1"re soft and balny antd the shadows deep. "Let us leave the park to lhgmar and her hero. to the soldiers andi the musicians," said Yetive. "'lhere is a broad portico here, with the tenderest of inemorIes. Do you renember ia night like this a month or more ago the moon, the sentiiel and soine sor rows? I would again stand where we stood on that night and again look up to the moon and the solemin sentinel, but not as we saw themn then, with heartache and evasion." "The balcony, then, without the old restrictions," Lorry agreed. "I want to see that dark old monastery agaii and to tell you how I looked from it. lofty windows through til chill o! wind and the chill of life Into the fair est Eden that was ever denied man." "In an hour, then, I will meet yor there." "I must correct you. In an hour you will find me there." She left hitm, retiring with her aunt and the Countess I)agnmar. Lorry re iained( In the halil wIth 1lalfont. Prince Iolaroz, \Iizrox and A nguish. '1'he coiversaition r"an oice mnoire into the ever recurring topic of the day, Ga briel's confession. The Prince of Dawshergen was confined in the tower with his confedlerate. Berrowi. Ie. ports from I)angloss hite in the after noon1 conveye(d the intelligence thut. the prisoner ha0(d ta'lleti into iel:thi ollt. Twelve Mile. Health in this comutiiunity is vorn ;ood except that Th. r,na ('antriii ha Ahe ritiups, 1)11t he\ will soon be (an1 gagon. 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