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THE SE NTINEL JOURNAL QutoLrd April 28, 1903 at Pickens, S. o.. s sewif cfam wntter. undor Rot of Uongre',% of Mqroh 3. 1879. .VOL,, 1XXVII, PICKSINS, 301O UT I Af, TURDAY. JANU&RY 30 logo 9 * Ain't .T Two of the C( J3 :44 : THESE ARE BRIGHT F1 We will phtb)$wh two more noxt W4 eau publish the piteres BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK by GEORGE BARR WCUTCHEON. Author of "Graustark" Copyright, 1904., b Dodd. Mead and Compani jerkt bitous. The firat thing thait General Marhu did was to instruct Quinnox to set vigilant watch over Daldos. Hie wi mot to be arrested. but it was unde :stood that .tie surveillance. should . but little short of incarceration. r was found at the barracks shortly aft, the report. conernin-,the signai Sor and told in plain words that.Gener Marlan'z had or'dotc a guard plac4 over hilm for the time being, pendir the result of an investigation. 15ak bad confidently expected to be throu into a dungeon for his affront. He d not know that Grenfall. Lorry stoq firm in his cenviction that Baldos wi no spy and was supported by others high authority. Marianx was bottling his wrath si holding back his revenge for a disUn purpose. Apart from the existence a strong, healthy prejudice in t guad's favor, what the old general t leved and what he could prove we two distinct propositions, Hie w c rafty enough, however, to take adva tange of a condition unknown to BE erly Calhoun, the innocent cause ofa his bitternes, toward Baidos. As he hastened from the coun< chamber his eyes swept the crowd eager, excited women In the grand ha From among them ho picke@l Bever and advanced upon her without rega for time and consequence. Despite Ii animation ho was keen enough to s that she was sorely tr~ulbled. She d not shrink from him, as lhe had lui expected, but met himt with bold d dain in her eyes. "This is the work of your~ chamipiot he~ said in tonen that (lid not reach er other thani her own. "I p~rophesied you must remember. Are you satisli now that you bave been deceived him ?" "I have implIcit confidence in him. Kupposo you have ordered his arrest she asked, with quiet scorn. "He ia uinder surveiliance, at my at gestion. For your* saike, and yoi alone, I am giving im a chanuco. rir your protege. You are responsible his conduct. T9 nccuse him would to place you in an embarrassing pr tion. There la a siekening rumor court circles that you have more t11 a merely kind and friendly interest the rascal. If I believed that, MIss C houn. I fear my heart couldi not be k to him, but I know it is not true. 3 hey Cute. mftestanits an our r C S ln1 Oll Srhow. .... ....., CED YOUNG. AMERWANS. Itk. Send in your pfhotograpbs early so. we ... ce r seoui etlk ~ctii i. oi telT Ing how much hafMf he has already done to Graustark.. Ills every move Is to'be watched and repovtd to me. It will be Impossible for Afn to esenpe. To save him from the vengenie of the army I am permitting blin tro remain in $our service, ostersibly at east. Ills 4e'rs of duty have been Canmged, how Ner. Henceforth he is iW Ahe night guard, from midnight till d'UNWa. I am telling: you this, Miss Calbotib. because I want you to know that in- splbe of all the indigwity I have sufferel .mnu are m.re to we than any other belilW in the world, more to me even than rhy' lsyal ty to Graustark. Dbme the hontdr' and justice to remembor: this. I ba~ srd fered much for you.. I am a rough a hardened soldier, aidf you have' mis construed my devotion. Forgive the r- harsb words my passion may have- tn splied. Farewell! I rmust off to undo. the damage we all hy at the door' off rtheman you and I are 'Protecting." - 15. was too wise th6 give herlwte chance to reply. A rtbment later lie was mounted and off for the osatetin gates, there to direct the'movemmitt of Colonel Braze and his scouts,. bverly n flew at once to Yetive Wtlilierrjllea for Baldos. She was confronted' by a rather sober faced soreratb. Te' news of the hour was not cognforti to the princess and her ministbrs. "You don't believe he Is a spy?" eried id Beverly, stopping just inside the door, 1t presuming selfishly that Baldos alone was the cause for worry. She resolved e to tell Yetive of the conict In the e-- park. re "Dear me, Beverly, I am not think' as lng of him. We've discussed him Joint n- ly and severally and every other way, "- and be has been settled for the time' dU beiag. You are the only one who isV thinking of him, my dear child. We' IIhave weightier things to annoy us." of ."Goness how you talk! Hie Isn't -i annoying. Oh, forgive me, Yetlve, for 1y 1 ami the silliest, addle patedest goose dlin the kingdom! And you are so tron er bld But do you know that he Is be inlg watched? They suspect him. So Id did I at first;iI'll admit it. But I Ifdon't-now. IHave you road the note is I gave to you out there?"' ,~"Yes, dear. It's just as I expected. IIe has known from the hw'glnning. rs . le know when he caught Dagmiar nnd it, me spyIng behind that abomInable ~curtalu. But don't worry me any long ie r ab~out him, please. Wanlt here with mie until we have reports from the troops. I shall not sleep until I know what those fires meant. Forget Rldos4 for an hour or two for my sake." -I"You dear 0o(d prIncess; I'mu an awful brute,'sure 'nough. I'll forget himi for ever for your sake, it won't be hard either. Hle'su Jtitta mere guard. Pooh! si I(e' no0 prInce." I Whereupon, re-enforced b~y Mr's. An ini guishi andi the Countens Halfont, she an' pr1oceededl to devote hierself' to the tas4k Iiof soothing and amusing the dhistressedI mdprincess while the soldlers; of Grau stark ransacked thmemoonlit hills. The -a..s_'adt5nm dyws a 61ii" way to iunset befi~ie 'scout caine in with tidings. No trace of ti mysterious signalers had been fouti The embers of the half dozen fir( were discovered, but their bulkier were gone. The search took 1in mil of territory, but It was unavaii:n Not even a straggler was found, T, lo called troupe of actors, aroun whom susielon centered, had Ic --Vullevr-ed bV .:-e Calmr-lous saliude< the hills. 12. fr':n the~ C postsm io thc :::0euei ihi report th :' v ulet 1it!e th: enid! :t-::e. Dawsbergen was ly:i ::ecent, but with thle readliness of I kulklng Xkg. TIere wv:i nbsoi'itely no ' 1 the nyste'rV c-imected with the flr n the iOUiiinfl sides, Ba ldos w% quest"4n.l pO1ately and earnestly b Lorry An.! Ills reply w' simple, bit It ftlhIrished food for r Ilection and at the utilu tlio 11o littl relief to the troubJed leader, "It is my bellef, Mr. Lorry, ilm hj! tires were bullt by brIgandai and hC by your nilitiry foes. I haIve see these fires in the north, near Axpmalt and they, were Invariably. meant to e. 1it bI Ish communleation between sop. rated squads of roblers; all belongin to one band. My fiends and I o more than one occatsion uarrowly ei caped.. disaster by prying into they a fairs of these signalers. .1 take it thai the squads have ieeii opQratrin,,in Vi soith and were brought together'lai night by means of the tires. Doubtes they have some big project -of tbel ow. sort on foot." That night the city looked for a rel etition of the fires, but the mountain were lack from dusk till dawn. Wor rie.ched the coatle late in - the evenin frow Ganlook that an Axphalnian nt b1timan and his followers wo-ild rede Mdelweiss the next day. The vialt wa a friendly but an Important onq. Ti nobleman was no other th4n the yoniU Duke of Mlzrox. intimate frieid: of ti unfortunate Prince Lorenz who-. m his death at the hand of Prince (1 Iirlel and was the leader o'r the parl which o;posed the vengeful .plans i Princess Volga. Ills arrvail ii Ed< :weiss was awaited with deep anxiet for it was suspected that his nev wouil be of the inost important cha acter. Beverly Calhoun sat on the baileo with the princess long after midnigi The sky was bluck wtth the clouds -an approaching storm. The air w heavy with foreboding silence. -Twiq from their darkened corner near il pillar they saw Iraldos as he pae ateadlly past the custle on patro. wii Haddan at his sid.. Dreamily tl watchers in the cool haleony loole down upon the soaWr park .and 1 eccaional guardsma". Neither was I the mood to talik. As they rone at Ia to go to their room@ something whizze through the air and dropped 'with . slight thud in the center of the balcon; Thie two young women started back I a'lhrm. A faint light from Beverly wrindow filtered acron the stone floor "Don't touch it, Beverly!" cried t? princess as the girl started forwai witr an eager exclamation. But Be erly had been thinking of the very o0 jet that now quivered before her I the dull light. saucy, aggressive an jamity as it was the night when Sh saw it for the first Umne. A long. slim rod foather bobbed t and fro ats IC saluting her with soidllerl: fidelity. Its. laaso was an orange, Jut wlisch it huidi been stuck by the han that tossed it fromn below. Bleveri g?asped it with more ecstasy than wi domn aind then rushed to the stone rds ing, Yettve looking on in amtaeen ilIigently she searched the groun1x .ba lbw for the man who had sent the re message,. butb he was nowhiere in sighl Then came the sudden renaliaton tha she was revealing a most u:naidel eagearness to hint as well as to th princess, for she di not diouti that h was watching from the shadows be low. She withdrew from the rail I confusion and fled to her hedehamnhe followed by hier curious' companioi There were explanatlins-none< whl.hi struckl speaker or listener as lo, ieal-and there were giggles whic c~omletely siminlted the situatlo1 Beverly thrust the slIm red fautht into her hair tiand stiruck tan ntitiu that would have aet Baldos wild wit joy if he- could have sceen It. Thle nier daiy, when site appleare~d in the park. tU feather st ood up deiatntly front ti band of her sailor hat, though womai ly perverseness Imlleld her to ignoi Roidos when hie passed hier Oin his wa to mess. IThe D~uke of Mlzrox came Into tI c iity hours after the time set for bla~ a rival. It was quite dark when thee cort sent by Colonel Quiunox drew 1 Iat the castle gates with the visitc The duke andi his party had been ro hned bw heigands in the brad dnvtil d -a 0 yo] kA '9 ) .- ti d4~ ~1 0 vb ?..~.!L-- .Z tit 1)on'ttouch& it, DeverlU ! tig d nfnaf a3"diufiiBo mordqhan fiv nL muG li tfrom Eddivef And thus the mystery tf0 K f thle aigihal-frats wais exphiued. Count, m< '1. ,iralahn'x dlid raot soon forget th~e triumn- iy I- plhant l'ooft' he' rtteived from .Beverly fa '-Calhoun when the duk~e's 'misfoturnes fuj e seentI,SheC rejoleed er~eedingly ovethe Dr It 'acts of the robbers. b e a 'larox anmnouned to the p rinces enI r sLd her friends thiht e' was Inot ao be .fenissary frI .the 'Axphuintte gyvern SOfnt. Instead he wits. but little less , tplaru a f Wigitrve Mro-u the Wrath of" d Volgai ai the crowui aahidrents, Ear- rm . .er in the week he hld beennmon a d before Volgai tand. intormed that his enu r asenie, for a fewv mhonth . .ast eas p a from the prinepalify was desirable, t l The. -privilege. .fwa -liowed 'iwat f se Ie(ting the .ountry wich he d'esfred to Cl ed - ' oring thant period, rind he hioolly t dhoe 4Gruiastark. He was'i k~lhen to " have- friendly feewinagi for 't: .ste,- t b)mt. nh .ObjptionIsy were eaird This 0 >f ~nM~liip also..gre himn a we'o in t Cl ee;sh.ouMizrox whclie stlated hto Sposition to Yetlve and the i'me olly- m ister. Hle asked for protetion; t d lined. to reveal i of' the plaie Vtiec1n tmaturing In his home country. Tih!.s fil .rehctun.-e to beeome a traitor; even to 3 though he was not in sympalthy w.th his sovereian, was respected b t illIn UW1 N , prnCesS. 716" nhunei "lii wifIbi ness to take up arms agalust Daws ' bergen, bI woul li no way antago- n i nie Axphaft& ftomt nn enmy's cftip. The duke admittad that tho toling in Axphafn's upper ereles was ex tromely bitter tward Graustark. The n old tiene wr spidt bad not died down. it Axphaia CtesWied her progressive neighbor. - a "I may ao well inform your highness that the regent holds another and a a deeper gruige againt. Grauastark." be ,if said In the udlenmce chamber. where, were asemWed many of the- noblets o' e the state, brte on the night of his ar' It ,d rival. "i18si insists that you. are har boring and even shielding the pretend' r or to our throne, Prince- Ftederle. IN Is known that he is In, (iQnustark, and',. moreover. It, Is asserted that he Is hu be direct touch with your government." all Yetive aud her compa-nions. loeked at Il one another with glances of comprp- tb 0hension. lile spoke nah Inglish. nowr for- l the ben~egt of Bleverly Calhoun, an in- p teres-fted spectator', who, felt her heart sh 1leap suzddenly and wi-ftly- into. violent wm Vinsurroction. v "Notinbg couiki be more rldkeulous," tt said YetL~'e after a pause. "We dto not gte ~:Iknow Vrederle, and we are tnt liar- Ju< Sboring hIm." s "I aim only saying what lis beleved) fp Sto he true by Aiphaiu, your ighness. it Is rneported that he joined you In the th itoittffis in JIune and since has held st1 eat positioni of trust ini your army." sip "Wontd.you know I~rinee Frederle if' you were to see hIn.? ' quietly askced y0 1.or'. 0' "1 have not seen hlim since he wats a lhe ve~-ry small boy at-td thaen but for a mo- fut mient-on the day when ho andi his -amother wvere diveni through the streets gr Ii on their way toa exile." a - 1 "We hae at new 11 nanx~ in the eastle th r a guard, a ad there is a mystery alt t achledl SI to him. W.ould you iInd looking at hIi im and teiling us If het is w~hait lFred Et I eri le int be In hl.s manhood?'" Lorry Ile | ut tihe (ques'tlon, andu eve'ry' one~ pres leo' est drewv n deep br'eath of' iinteretst. M-Iizr'ox readily3 constouited, i and Eni- til '0 dloa, inti~'eracpte oin hisa ronni~,. was leil5 * . liunsunpoetin:g into an outerw ('hnmher). The duke, accompanied by Lorry3 anid tc ic) Bnron D)ana:;os, enteredc the r'oom. r'- The~y we're gone fr~oma then assemnbhtge r< s- but a fewv~ minutes, returninugitihg IP) rimiles of unicertalinty' on their (races. r. "It is lhupossible, your highness, for b- m to say whether or not it is Fr'ed tat eic. a t tan anten frnny, una s. int I imiagino the pretd-iaer iiilght at his age, but It would be sheer ly for me to speculate. I do not ow the man." leverly squeezed the Countess Dag Lr's arm convulsively. Hurrah!" she whispered in great re r. agmur looked at her in aston ient. She could not fathom the ilmsqleal Ameriean. T'hey have been keeping an inces it watch over the home of Frederie's nu. ise Ia to marry her when the o ia pr'opitious," volunteered the ui duke. "She is the most beau Ill gll in Axphaiu, and the family one of the wealthiest. Her parents terly or)gwne thle m atch. They werg hare b.x:ti serotly married some miths ago, and there is a rumor to i effeet that they did , succeed in ading the vigilance of her people." 'you mean that they may be mar d?" asked Yetive, casting a quick nme at Beverly. - a jt is not improbable, ydir highiess, fA 14nown to be a darig young feP v. and he ijas never failed in it alege ilust the heart of woman. Iteport 4 it that 11(y is the most Invinelble hicu1o .th-af ever donrred oto'ls air dr9' teverly' ,ais conselou, of fMr e glinea!5 fin Jer directon, ind a nt pink stole Intaher temples. "Our itive princes are Jucky in neither e nor war,' went oir tWe duke. "Poor ntan, who is hiding from Gabrief, Im rothed to the daughter of the' pre%. prime minister of Dawsbergen, the %utiful holanda. I have- seen her., e Is glorious, your highness." 31 too, have seen her,"' said Yetive, re gravely than she thought. "Tis ort of their betrothal fi tru'e, theuF' His sudden overthrow prevented the ptialr wbicb were to have talcem ce In a month had not Gabriel: re ned. Her father, the Dutie- of iatr ey accepted the inevitabe- and be ne prime minister to Gabref. Dolan it is said, remains true to !hm and ids messages to him as he waud'era *ough the mountains." leverly's mnind Iustantly reverted too ? coufessious of Baldoa. lie hand ad tted the snding and receiving of ssages through Franz. Try as she mild, she could not drive the thqught Dm her mind that he was Iantan, Ad now came the distresuIng fear that 4 secret messages were words of re from Iolanda. The audience last Iutil late in the night, but she was occupiedl with her own thoughts that P knew of but little that transpired. f one thing she was suro. She couki t go to sleep that night. CHIAPTER XXI. HE next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard timo of it. Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshsie in the bright lgat day as it appeared to her. To trd dawn, after she had counted Liy millions of black sheep.Jumping rkward *)vpr a fence, she lind fallem nop. Aunt Fanny obeyed her usuat itructionso on this luckless morning.. was Beverly's rule to be called ev r morning at 7 o'clock. But how is her altendant to know that the zeeful yowng croature, who had kick the counterpane to the foot of the LT and had mauled the pillow out of shape. had slept for less than thirty nutes? How was she to know that tiushed face and frown were born the courke of a night of distressing. rplexities? She knew only that the Oping beauty who lay before her is the fairest creature in ail the uni rae. For some minutes Aunt Fanny mod off arnd admired the rich youthful iry of the sleeper, prophetically re 'tant to disturb her happiness. Then a obeyed the ipulse of duty and ske the summoning words. 'Wha-what time is it?" demanded , newcomer from the land of Nod,, 'etching her fine young body with a lendid hut discontented yawn. 'Seben. Miss Bev'iy. Wha' time de' ' s'pose hit is? HIlt's d' reg'lah time, co'se. Did yo' all have a nice sleep,, ney?" and Aunt Fanny went bliss ily about the business of the hour. 'I didn't sleep a wink, confound it," ambled Bever'ly, rubbing her eyes 41 turning on her back to glare up at' a tapestry above the couch. 'Ye' wan' winkin' any when My at comeC Into de room, lemmie tell " cackled Aunt Fanny, with caus freedom. 'See here, now, Aunt Fanny, I'm not' ng to stand any lecture from you ia morning. When a fellow hasn't apt a" "Who's a-lecturin' anybody, Ah'd laic know? Ah'm jes' tellin' yo' what >' was a-doin' when Ah came into de 'em. Ye' was a-sleepin' p'etty dog me tight, lemnme tell ye'. Is yo' goen' it fo' yo' walk befo' b'eakfus', honey? ausce if ye' is. ye' all 'Il be obleeged t clunh ociut'nt dat hajlLmarbig ge~ to Dm eon~WReme)