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Picdns SenUnel-JourMl PUBIJBaIED EVERY TIJUR8DAY MORNINo, -BY The Sentinel-Jourmal Company. TiOMPsoN & ReEr. PRoPS. J. L. U. TifMPO1N. EDIToR. rSubscription $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Rites Reasonable. Gntered at Pickens Fustoice as Second 0lass Mail Matter PICKENS, S. C.: THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 1908. BEVERLY OF GRAVSTARK By GEORGE BARR WCUTCHEON. Author of "Graesark" Copyright. 190., by Dodd. Mead and Cbuipany CHAPTER XVIII. EVERLY was speechless. "Of course, your hightiess," said Baldos, deep 'apology 'In his voice. "lHavone is woefully misinformed. He is.vhonest -in thisbe- . Mef, and you should not misjudge rhis motives. How he could llave been so blind as to confound you wIth that frisky American girl-but I beg your pardon. She Is to be your guest. A thousand pardons, your highness." Sh'e had been struck dumb by the wording of the note, but his apparently sincere apology for his friend set her every emotion into play once more. While lie wias speaking her wits were forming themselves for conflict. She opened the campaIgn with a bold at tack. "You-you believe me to be the princess, sure enough. don't you?" But with all her bravery she was not able to look him in the face. "How enn you doubt it, your high ness? Would I be serving you in the present capaelty if I believed you to be any one else?" k . "Ravoie's warning has not shaken your faith In me?" "It has strengthened it. Nothing could atlter the facts in the case. I have not, since we left Ganlook. been in doubt ats to the Identity of my bene factress." "It seems to me that you are beat Ing around the bish. I'll come straight to the poiut. How long have you knowi that I am not the Princess of Graustark ?" "What!" lie exclaimed, drawing back Jn'well assisted horror. "Do you mean -re you jesting? I beg of you, do not Jest. It is very serious with me." Il1s alarm was so UePucine that she was 'omle~ltely dleceived. "I am not jestink," she half wvlh pored, turnIng very "cold.- "Have you thought all along that I ain the prin ess; that I am Gr'enfaill.Lorry's wl'ife?" "You told1 me that you were the prin cess." "But I've never said that I'was-was any one's wife." There was a piteous appeal in her voice, and lhe was not slow to notice it and rejoice. Then his heart smote him. "But wvhat is to become of mec if you are not the princess?" ho asked after a long pause. "I can no- longer serve you. This is my last day in the castle guard." "You ai'e to go on serving me-I mean you are to rota in your place in the serv fe," she hastened to say. "I shall keep my promise to you." Hlow small and humble she wvan beginning to feel! it did not senm' so entertaining after all, this pretty deception of hers. Down in his heart, underneath the gallant ex terior, what was his opinion of her? Slomething was stinging her eyes fierce. .ly, and she closed them to keep back the tears of mortification. "Miss Calhoun," he said, his manner ebanging swiftly, "I have felt from the first that you are not the Princess of Oraustark. I knew -it an hour after I entered Edelweiss. Franz gave me a note at (Ganlook, but I did not read It until I wna a member of the gnuad" FOR SAFTE DWii DEPOSIT - IN LIBE7RT Their Safe has been tried and found B aiss 13 nk has Burglar Insurance, Fr lose your money. Liberv Interest allowed on Time Di you up 8 - . 1-torily, THE LIBElE H, C. SHIRLEY, Cashier. "Not at all, your highness. I Am not" "You have the habit, I see," she smiled. "I have several months yet to serve as a member of the guard. Besides, I am under orders to regard you as the princess. General Marlaux has given me severe instructions in that respect." . "You are willing to play the game t6 the end ?" she demanded, more gratt. fled than she should have lieen. - "Assuredly, yes. It i's the only sate. guard I 'bave. To alter 'my belief pub. licly would exposLb-ie do-to" "To what, Baldos?". "To ridicule, for. one:thing,,,ad to the generous mercies of. Count. Marlan%, Besides, it would dey.ri'qme f thie privilege I mentioned? t mone'nt io the right to kiss yoi- hiiid, T6be your slave and to do horhK"e toth-e only sovereign I can- recogidse. -urM1g, you will not subject ine td exile from .the only.joys that life holds for me. You have.sought to deceive me, and I have tried, to deceive you. Each has found the other out, so we are quits. May we not now combine forces In the very laudable effort to- deceive the world? If the world doesn't know that we know, why, the comedy may be long drawn out and the climax be made the iore amulsing." "I'm afraid there was a touch of your old time sarcasm in that remark," she said. "Yes, I am willing to con tlnue the comedy. It seems the safest way to ilotect you-especially from General Marlaux. No one must ever know, Baldos: it would be absolutely Pitiful. I am glad, oh, so glad, that You have known all the time. It re lieves any mind and my conscience tre nudously." "Yes," he said gently. "I have known all along that youi were not Mr. Lorry's wife." He had divined her thought, and she Ilushed hotly. "You are still a princess, however. A poor goat hinter can only look up1)oni the rich American girl as a sovereign whom he must wor ship from far below." "Oh. I'm not so rich as all that!" she cried. "Besides, I think it Is time for a general clearing III of mysteries. Are you Prince Dantan, Prince.Ired eric or that other one-Christobal some body? Come, he fair with me." "It seems that all Edewivsi l olis uponi ie an a grince In disguise. You found me in the hills". "No; you found me. I have not for gotten, sir."-, "I was a vagabond enud. a fugItive. My friends are hunted 'ae I am. W~e have no0 home. Why every dne should suspect me of being a prlnce I cannot understand. Every r-oamecr in the hllie Is not a prince. There is. a price upon my head, and there is a reward for the capture of every man who was with me in the pass. My name is Paul Bal dos5, Miss Calhoun. There Is no m-ys tory in that. If you were to mention it in a certaIn city, you would quickly find that the name of Baldos Is not unknown to the people who are search ig' for himn. No, your highness; -I re gret exceedingly that I must destroy the absurd impression that I am of royal blood. Perhaps I am spoiling a pretty romance, but it cannot be help ed. I was Baldos the goat hunter; I anm now Baldos the guard. Do you think that I would be serving as a Graustark guard if I were any one of the men you mention?" Beverly listened in wonder and s4ome disappiointmecnt, it must he0 confessed. Somehowv a sparki of hope was being forever extinguished~ by this strai.;ht forward denial. IIe was uot to be tihe prince she had seen in dreams. "You aentlike any one else," she said. "Ta swhy wethought of you as KEEPING YOUR MONEY! 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