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~o . 'o :otv to d i h jW w ado ovrokn'tegonsfro to. pis Beverly o eneedad howm ersfuo ar I wace h p elvres stood in the window overlookingthae grounds from the Princess' boudoir. Beverly had just entered and thrown herself upon a divan. "Yes; he's here," shit said shortly. "How long do you, with all your cleverness, expect to hoodwink him Into the lbellef that you are the prin cens?" asked Yetive, amused, but anx tous. "He's a great fool for being hood. winked at all," said Beverly, very xuch at odds with her protege. "In an hour from now he will know the -truth and will be howling like a mad. man for his freedom." "Not so soon as that, Beverly," said Lorry consolingly. "The guards and officers have their Instructions to keep him In the dark as long as possible." "Well, I'm tired and mad and hun gry and everything else that isn't com patible. Let's talk about the war," said -Beverly, the sunshine in her face momentarily eclipsed by the dark cloud of disappointment. Baldos was notified that duty would be assigned to him In the morning. He went through the formalities which bound him to the service for six months, listening indiferently to the words that foretold the fate of a traitor. It was not until his new not form and equipment came into his possession that he remembered the note resting in his pocket. le drew It out and began to read it with the slight interest of one who has antici pated the effect. But not for long was he to remain apathetic. The first few lines brought a look of understanding to his eyes; then lie laughed the easy laugh of one who has cast care and confidence to the winds. This is what he read: She is not the princess. We have been duped. 11st night I learned the truth. She is Miss Calhoun, an .American, going to be a guest at the Rasile. Itefuse to go with her into Edelweiss. It may be a trap tuid may mean death. Question her bold ly before committing yturself. There cane the natural impulse to make a dash for the outside world, h if necessary. **round, he won .! been deceived .onal American. retrospection lie ble it was for A 40.1 )- m isrincess. Every act, every word, every look, should have told him the truth. Every flaw in her mu squeradiug now presented it self to him, and he was compelled to laugh at his -own slinplicity. Caution, after all, was the largest component part of his makeuip. The ,craftiness of the huuted was deepliy rooted in lls being, lHe 'saw a very serious side ts the adventure, Stret ching himuself upon)0 the cot in ,the corner of the room, he gave hinmself' over to ;plotting, plan ning, thinking, In the midslit of his flhoughts a suad den light burst in up)on him, Iis eyes gleamed with a new fire, his heart leaped wilth new animation, his lekod ran warmi again, Lea.plug to his feet, he ran to the windo0w to reread athe note from -1(d Frianz.. 'Then he selfled b)ack and :laughed wi:tht a fervor~ that cleared thve brain of' a thousand vsague misgivings. "She is Miss Caihoim, an Amerlean. going to be a guest at the castle;'' not the princess, but Miss Calhoun. Once more the memory od. the clear gray eyes leaped into life. Again he saw her asleep .in the coach on the itoad from Ganlook. Again lhe recalled the fervent throbs his gnilty heart had felt as he looked upon this fair crea tine, at one time the supposed treasure of another man. Now she was MIss Calhoun, and her gray eyes, her en trancing smile, her wondrous vivaell~y. were not for one man alone. It was marvelous what a change this sudden realization wrought in the view ahead of him, The whole situation seemed to be tra nsformed inito something more dlesirable thani ever- before. Ils face cleared, lis spirits leaped higher and higher- with the buoyancy of fresh r'e lief, his confidence in hiimself creopt back iuto existence. And all because the fair deceiver, the slimt girl with the birave gray eyes who had drawna him Into a net was ntot a princess! "-' "'at site had not - - . * 'esent p~osition ire him 01r with 'diee. To her it plealsant comf the *~ ~ ~ ' saw the good - -re .. t:king himt from the(ol life and putting hint into lis present p)osition of trust, Ie had helped her, and site was ready to ihelp him to the limit of her power. is piosition la Edelwveiss was clearly enough defined, Tfho more he thought "Author of "Graustark" -. -Mead and Company - Ohl*. of it the more justifiable it seemed as viewed from her point of observation. Ho w long she hoped to keep him in the dark he could not tell. The outcome would be entertaihiing. Her efforts to deceive, If she kept them~ti>, would be amusing. Altogether he was ready, with the leisure and joy of youth, to await developments and to enjoy the comedy from a point of view whleh she could not at once suspect. His sulitle effort to draw Haddan into a discussion of the princess and her household resulted unsatisfactorily. The young guard was annoyingly un responsive. He bad his secret instruc tions and could not be inveigled into betraying himself. Baldos went to sleep that night with his mind con fused by doubts. His talk with Ihad dan bad left him quite undecided as to the value of old Franz's warning. Elther Franz was mistaken or Haddan was a most skillful dissembler. -It struck him as utterly beyond the pale of reason that the entire castle guard. should have been enlisted in the scheme to deceive him. When sleep came he was contenting himself with the thought that morning doubtless would gIve him clearer insight to the situa tIon. Both he and Beverly Calhoun wvere Ignorant of the true conditions that at-' tached themselves to the new recruit. Baron Dangloss alone knew that Rad dan was a trusted agent of the secret service, with Instructions to shadow the newcomer day and night. That there was a mystery surrounding the character or Baldos, the goat hunter, Dangloss did not qluestion for an In stant, and In spite of the instructions recejived at the outset he was using all his skill to unravel it. Blaldos was not suinmoned "to-the eas tie till noon. HIs serene indlfl'erenlce to the outcome of the visit was calculat ed to decelve the friendly but wvatchll Htaddan. Dressed carefully In the close fitting unIform of the royal guard, taller thani most of his fellows, haind somner by far than anly, he was the most noticeable iigur-e In and about the barrac.lks. Iinddhin coachedl 1him In the way he was to alpproach the p~rinicess, Baldos listening with exaggerated in tentes's and1( with deep re'gardl for de tal. B3e-erly w~as in the. small audience j)'1m oflY the main receptIon hail when he was ushered iuto :her presence. .The servants and ladies in waiting disap peared at a signal from her. She arose to greet him, anmd he knelt to kiss her' hiand. For a monmenlt her tongue wa-:s bound. The keen eyes of tile new guardI had looked into hers with a dIi rectness that seemtedl to penetrain her brain. That this scene was to bei one of the most Iuteresting in thme little comedy was proved by the fari that. two eager yotag wvomien wer'ie hidden behind a heavy cur-tain in a (omerQ of the room. The Princess Yetive andf the Countess ] anmar wvere there to en joy Beverly's 'lirst hour of athority, andl she was aware of thieiir prewne1te. "Ihave they '0o(1 you that you are to aet as5 mty espll guat~trdh and1 escor't she asiked, wuith a queer (lutiter in he(r voice. Sonwhiow this tall fellow wvith the broad ahasthders wasl not thes samel as the ragged goat hunter she had( knowni at irst. "No, your highnmess," he said easIly. "I have come for inlstrutiOms. it pleases mie t4o'kcnowv that I am 't have a place of 2mnor and trust such as this." "General Marmanx has tol me~ that a1 vacanlcy exhts. anud 1 haive selected you to fill 1,t. Theil comlpenlsationi will be attended to by tile proper p~ersonls, and your duties will b~e explained to you by 011e of the otlicers. This fiter 1n00n, I believe, youf mire to aceolimany mne oni miy visit -19 tile fortress, which I am to insp)ct." "Very~i we-ll, your highmess," he' re spectfully salid. ie was1 thinkting oft Miss Calhoun. nn Amerlenn girl, al though lie called betr "your bi1ghnies'." "MIay I be permiti ed to -k forin stru1ctions5 that cani come11 onily fromu your highness?" '"Certainly,'' shei relied. Ills man-t [To BE CONTINUED.] A New Orleans 1 Because she did nourishment from he She took Scott'-r a Result: She gained a pound ALL DRUCGIS' Will cure any case o beyond the reach of me Pickene Drug ( FAR M JT HI Al We Trust Doctors If you are suffering from impure blood, thin blood, de bility, nervousness, exhaus tion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known all your life. Your doctor knows it, too. Ask him about it. 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