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IsGRAU GEORGE BAR copyrigt, 1901, by Herbert 8. Sto Berrowag admitted to the pollee that he had stood guard at the door while Gabriel entered the prince's room and killed him as he slept. He described the cunning, deliberate effort to turn suspicion to the American by leaving blood stains. The other Dawsbergen nobles, with the exception of two who had gone to the capital of their country with the news of the catastrophe, remained close to the hotel. One of them con fessed that but little sympathy would be felt at home for Gabriel, who was hated by his subjects. Already there was talk among them of Prince Dan tan, his yonnger brother, as his sue cessor to the throne. The young prince was a favorite with the people. Bolaroz was pleased with the out come of the sensational accusation and the consequent- removal of complica tions which had in reality been un pleasant to him. One feature of the scene in the throneroom was not discussed, al though it was uppermost in the minds of all. The positive stand taken by the princess and her open avowal of love for the dashing American were never to be forgotten. The serious wrinkles on the brow of Hlalfout and the far away expression that came frequently to his eyes revealed the nature of his thoughts. The greatest piroblem of them ill was still to be solved. As they left the room he droiped be hind and walked out beside Lorry, rather timidly detaining hi until the others were some distaiice ahead. "You were closeted with the )rincess this inorinig. Mlr. Lorry, and lerhaps you cana give ine (ie in formation I de sire. Sh1e has vulled a lueeting of the uinisters anld leadlog nien of tie coun try for oionrrow 111orning. Do you know why she has issued this rather itztusmasln call? She did not. offer any ex Phlinmaltion to inle." "I aii only at liberty to say, your ex cellency, that it concerns the welfaire of (raustark," answered the other art or a nomnent's thought. They walked on in silence for somne distance. "I am her uncle, sir, but I love her as I would love iy own child. MAy life has been given to her front tl)e day that her init her, m1y sister, died. You will grant nic the right to ask you a plain question. Have you told her that you love her?" The count's face was drawn and white. "I have, sir. I loved her before I knew she wa.s a princess. As her pro toetor it was to you hat I would have told tlie stoi-y oh' mily uniifortlnate love lonlgago, but myl ar trest and escape preventtedl. 31y love has not been will Ingly ('landeistine, atnd it has beetn in spite of her mtost righteous objections. .We have both seent thle futility ofi love, however' stronmg an td pur ie it tmay 1)e. I have hoped, your exc\Lellency, anmd al Ways shall." "She hans confessed her love to you privately ?" asked IIaIfonit. "'Againust her will, againsat her1 Juldg metnt, sir." "Then the worst hats come to pass," groaned thle old ('ounlt. N(lete spoke for SOntC time. They were tinar time foot or the staiircamse whieni laifont paused0( and1 graspedh Lorrty's armt. Steadily thley lookedl into each1 other's "I aidmiire you lmre thlan any man I have ever known," stid the count huskily. "You are thle sol of honor. of couriage, of malintess. Bunt you can not become the huosbanld of a pinitcess of Grautstairk! I tteed tnot t('ll you that. however. Yout surely must utnder Stand." "I do understand," said Lor'ry diz Lily. "I att tnot ai pritnce, as you are' saying over antd over aiginh to your self. Ini my) 1land( you w'ill fltnd the poor tman e'limig to the hihest plin nacle side by side withI thIt richl mtan. The womnan I love Is a prinlcess. Until deathl detstroysx this power to lov'e and11 to hope0 111mus t say to y'ou that I shall not cnlsidert the l 'r'icess Yetivye he yon ,1 y reacit. Fra nkly, I cannot, T[he cout heiar hunIlt thrioutgh, un.i the sadness05 in his eye's. "There aire Sonle obstacles that bravl~ try an ld Iperseveralm-e'i clhlti ov(imo my ft'ienid," hle said slowly, "One 01' them is late." "As fate is niot gzovernted' by law 01' customl, I hlavet thei biest r'eason in the ori to hope)," said( LOrrly, yet n101 estly. 01ri'eo the reahn!"' fervetly cried tihe counit, andit Lorry' wastl strulck by tile ' fact thait lie repiea ted, w~ord for- wvord, thle w'islhiappomn ha ultteredi some hours beflor'e. IbLE IIONEYmTARt .AaW.-te n. safe. aure. Jto oplatee STARK R McCUTCHEON 1+ +++.t..:.4.t. 2.t..'..r.++.t..t.. ..t.. . . eagerly to thlil ing half an hour early, but glad of the chance afforded for reflection and soli tude. Voices came up from below, as they did on that night five weeks ago# iringing the laughter and song of hap. py hearts. Music swelled through the park from the band gallery; from afar Dff came the sounds of revelry. The people of Edelweiss were rejoicing Dver the unexpected deliverance from it fate so certain that the escape seem Dd barely short of miraculous. Every sound, every rustle of the wind through the plants that were scattered Dver the balcony caused him to look toward the door through which she imust come to him. At last she appeared, and he hasten d to meet her. As he took her hands In his she said softly, dreamily, looking ver his shoulder toward the moen taln's crest, "The same fair moon," and 'miled into his eyes. "The same fair maid and the same [nan," lie added. "I believe the band Is playiig the same air-upon my soul I to." "Yes, the same air, 'La Paloma.' It Is my lullaby. Come, let us walk. I can 3ot sit quietly now. Talk to me. Let ue listen and be happy." Slowly they paced the wide balcony, Lhrough the moonlight and the shad Liws. her hand resting on his arm, his elasping it gently. Lorry talked but little. she not at all, and yet they un lerstood each other. "Why are you so quiet?" he asked at last. stopping near the rall. "I cannot tell you why. It seems to me that I an afraid of you," she an swered. a shy quaver in her voice. "A fraid of me? I don't understand." "Nor do 1. You are not as you were before this morning. You are differ r} - t \ il "Theyj we uery, happy," 8al~d LdTry. ent- --yes, you mtake me feel that I am weak I and htelpless and1( tiat Iyou can say to mec 'Comxe' and 'Go' and I must obey. Isni't it odd that I. who have nev'er known sub m issi ventess, shcoul d so suiddeinly fitiInd yself' tyraninized?" she askied, smiling faintly. "Shall I tell you why you are afraid of me? '" he aisked. "You will say it Js because I am for getting to be a princess." "No: it is because you no longer look upon mue asn you did( In other days. Yes terday you were the prIinicess and look ed down upon01 t'he impiossible suitor; to. Lay you find that you have given your self to him and that you do not regard the barrier as insurmountable. You are zfraid of me because I am no longer a [dream, but a reality. Am I not right, Yetive'?" She look'ed out over the hazy, moonlit park. "Yesterday I might have disputed all you say; today I can deny nothing." Leaning upon the' railing, they fell Into a silent study of' the parade ground and( its strollers. TIheir thoughts were aot of the walkers iand chatterers, nor >f the mausic, nor of the night. They were of the duay to ('otme. "'I shall never forget how you said B3e(nuse I lovp hinm,' this morning, 4wetteart," saId Lorry, bletralying his reflections. "You (dfed tho whole worldl in those fouri wordis. They wvere /orth (lying for." "Ilow couldl I help it? You maust not '9rgetL that you had just leap~ed into he ion's den defenselesns because yeou ovett me. Could i den'Iy you then9. Until that moment I had1( been the pr'in'ess adamant. In a secoind's tune youi swept away ever'y safeguard, ev ery battlemient, and I surrendered as only a womianl enn. But it really sound ed shocklug, didn't it? So theatrical!" "D~on't look so distressed abouit, it, 4aYou couldn't help it, remnem a.--- .0 ber," he said approviiglh. "Ach,-4 dread toiorrow's ordeal!" shO said, ind lie felt the arm that touched his own tremble. "What will they say? A What will they do?" "Tomorrow will tell. It ieans a great deal to both of us. If they will not submlit, %%ha~t then?" "What then, what then ?" she mur Iured faintly. Across the parade, coming from the direction of the fountain, Harry An guIsh and Dagmuar were slowly walk Ing. They were very close together, and his head was bent until it almost touched hers. As they drew nearer the dreamy watchers on the balcony recognized themn. "They are vetry happy," said Lorry, knowing that she was also watching the strollers. 'They are so sure of each other," she eplied sadly. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MAID OF GRAUSTARK. XPECTANCY, concern, the dread of uncertainty marked the countenances of Grau stark's ministers and her chief nien as they sat in the council cham ber on the day following, awaiting the appearance of their princess, at whoso call they were unexpectedly assem bled. All realized an emergency. Not one in that assembly but had heard the vivid, soulful sentence from the throne. Not one but wished in secret as Gaspon and Halfont had wished in open speech. When the princess entered with the prime ninister they narrowly *gnned the tce so dear to them. After the greetings she requested them to draw chairs about the great table. Seating herself in her atcustomed seat, she gazed over the circle of anxious faces and realized, more than at any time in her young life, that she was frail and weak beyond all comparlson. How small she was to rule over those strong, wise men of hers. How feeble the hand that held the scepter! "My lords." she said, summoling all her strength of mind and heart, "I am gratified to find you so ready to respond to the call of your whlnsi'al sovereign. Yesterday you caie with hearts bowed Clown and in deepest woe. Today I as iemble you here that I may ask your adVice conicerling the events of that strange day. Ilolroz will do as le has protniised. We are to lave the exten stonl papers this afterinooni. aid Grau star k may ireathe again the strong, deep Ibreatl of hope. You well remei he'r Ity att-it ide Ont yesterday. If on yuter'day I would not let iny kingdom stld bmetweent me an1d Iy love, I can. n1ot do so today.'. I !ave called you here to tell you. my Jort~C. that I have prom ise'd to bec'ioeit. tle wife of the timan who would hal;ve giveni is life for von anmd for me -that I love as a womia, niot as a1 princevss." . The silenice of dlealt stole Into the roolit. Every iman1 eyes were glued tipol t he white 'fuce of tihe princess, nd nOne ('1otul break the spell. 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It would break my heart. my ,lords. to re. sort to this monstrous sacriflee, but I love one man first, my crown and my people after him." "You would not leave us-you would not thrmv aside as despised the crown your ancestors wore for centuries?" Cried Gaspon. The others were staring with opern mouths and Icy hearts. "Yes, as nuch as it would grieve me, I would do all this," she answered firmly, not daring to look at her uncle. Eer heart ached to turn to him with a prayer for forgiveness, but there could be no faltering now. "I ask you, my lords, to acknowledge the marriage of your ruler to Grenfall rlorry. I am to be his w4fe, but I en treat you to grant me happiness with. )ut making me endure the misery that will come to me if I desert my father's throne and the people who have wor ihiped me and to whom I am bound by i tie that cannot be broken. I do not plead so much for the right to rule as I :o for the one who may rule after I im gone. I want my own to follow me )n the throne of Graustark." Then followed a long, animated dis !ussion, growing brighter and more iopeful as the speakers' willing hearts varnied to the proposition. Lorry was t favorite, but he could not be their rince. Hereditary law prohibited. d!any times the princess and her wise nen met and overcame obstacles, huge it first, minimized in the end, all be uause they loved her and she loved hem. Tihe departure from tradition try Custom, as suggested by the prin :ess, coupled with the threat to abdi :ite, was It he weIghtiest yet the most lelicate questlont that had ever conic )0fore the iler' men of Graustark. lor the first time in the history of the VOUtry a wotnan wis sovereign: for he first tine there had been no direct nale heir to the throne. With the .eath of old Priice Gailook the mas 2nlinie side of tile illutrliious family 3mded. No .inatter whom his daighter took for a husband, the line was bro ken. Why niot the bold, progressive. rich A meri-a i? n rgued some. Count. L'aspar lield out un1til all were again4' hint, giving way fitially in a burst of Jirattor-y wli ch ('n itdd ill te' a and solb.,; aIIi vlt icl made the sense of' tle gath rinig unianiious. The Princess Yetive vrn the day, so rr-as her owtn position w coilerned, .iut there was l.orry to Ie kiisidered. "Mr. Lorry kiowvs tlat I cailled you :oget her in consmltatioii. but he does lot know that I wvould have given i) ny crown for him1. I datred not te'll 'ini that. IHI knowvs oinly that I wavxs o ask your advice on the question of' mnarrige. :my t~ Ihat a lone. I fear lie viii ohbieet to the pIn awe have agreedi mIin." sihe went' on. "H~e is sensitive, 11nd it is possible he will not like the (len of p~x utng. our unarriage to the >Opimr vote of the people0." "I insist, however, that the. people be mx" d is n,.. on mnor. a-ily cur'e< , n the bowels arec opene~d. 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"I have no hesitancy in sying Graustark already idohli. i-s Americean," said Ilalfon, s.ma has won her affection. I wvh I 4 for It that the- whole im t lexa and cry: 'Long live the lauiwe live the princessl Long Ji etUw p consort!' "Goin' back, I see," said Sitzky, the, guard, soe months later, addressing a very busy young man who was hur rying down the platform of the Edel weiss railway station toward the spe cial train which was puffing impatient ly. "Hello, Sitzky! Is it you? I'm glad to see you again. Yes, we are going back to the -land of the stars and stripes." The speaker was Mr. An guish. "You'll have fine company 's fer &is Vienna too. D' you ever see such ,a celebration's dey're havin' here today? You'd t'ink de whole world was inter- - ested in de little visit her roya Magti.. ness is goin' to pay to Vienna.t( Dum. med if de whole city, soldiers - n' all, ain't down here to see 'er off. L ok at de crowdl By glory, I don't b'liele we c'n pull de, train out of' de station. 'QuaIk.ted wid any of de royal crowd?" "Slightly," answered Anguish, smtil Ing. He was wktching a trim figure in a tailor made gkvn as it approached, drawing apart fro) the throng. It was Mrs. Harry Van EVigh Anguish. "Say. you must It some ,ice wid dese people. But a' jest like an American, dough," t little guard went on. "De princR married an American, an' dey say lhe'roin' to put de crown away where di ths won'.t git at It an' take her over live in Washington fer six months. it a sure t'ing?" "That's right, Sitzky. She's back with us, and then we're coming back with her." "Why don't lie keep 'er over dere when lie gits her dere? What's de use -what's do use?" "Well. she's still the Princess or Graustirc, -you know, Sitzky. She can't live always in America." "Got'to he here to hold her Job, eh?" "Inelegnt, but correct. Now, look sharp! Where do we find our-ah Ills wife was with him, aind lie forrof; Sitzky. 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