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i Essaidiaig the conference with Prince ?abrieTs represenfatiTes, he had but kittie to say.- The escaped murderer siaturalbj refused to surrender and was 4? ?31 appearances quite firmly estab Bsbed ir. power once more.*" Lorry's ax ?j hope was that the reversal of f eel in? ir- Dawsbergen might work ruin for tat prince. He was carrying affairs "wi A a high hand, dealing vengeful ??ows to the friends of his half brother ??'i ?.mo3uraging a lawlessness that, sooner or later, must prove his undoing. Sis representatives at the conference .were an arrogant law defying set of anea who laughed scornfully at every proposal made by the Graustarkians. *We told them that if he were not veered to oar authorities inside of sixty days we would declare war and go down and tal:e him," concluded the .American. "Two monthsf cried Yetive. "I don't linderstand.'' **There was method in that ultima? tum. Axphain, of course, will set up a howl but we can forestall any ac? tion the Princess Tolga may under .take. Naturally one might suspect thai we should declare war at once, inasmuch as he must be taken sooner ?OT later, but here is the point: Before two ino atas have elapsed the better element of Dawsbergen will be so dis &2sizl with the new dose of Gabriel -Shat ii will do anything to avert a war os his account We have led them to tt?ieve ? iiat Axphain will lend moral if not physical support to our cause. ! Xxive them two months in which to get j over this tremendous hysteria ..and ! they'll find their senses. Gabriel isn't ! ?worth it, you see, and down in their fceaxts they know it They really loved young Dantan, who seems to be a ?devil of a good fellow. I'll wager my iiead that in six weeks they'll be wish? ing he were back on the throne again. And just to think of it, Yetive, dear, y GS were off. there in the very heart of Axphain risking everything!" he cried, Spiner the moisture from his brow Is just eleven days since I left J&ft&weiss, and I have had a lovely |?nrney/! 'she said, with one of her irare siniles. He shook his head grave? ly, and she resolved in her heart never him another such cause for i ind in the meantime, Mr. Grenfall .TV. you rre blaming me and hat : all that for being the real \ cause of your wife's escapade," said Beverly -Calhoun plaintively. "I'm awfully sorry. But you must remem? ber one thing, sir-I did not put her op to this ridiculous trip. She did it ?af'her own free will and accord. Be gj&DS, I am the one who met thfe lion and.almost got devoured, not Yetive, ?f you please." "Pli punish you by turning you over to old Count Marlanx, the commander of the army in Graustark," said Lor? ry laughingly. "He's a terrible o^re, j ftrorse than any lion." -"Heaven pity you. Beverly, if you fall into his clutches!" cried Yetive. "He has had five wives and survives to look for a sixtn. You see how terrible it would be." "rm not afraid of him," boasted Bev? erly; but there came a time when she JBaought of those words with a shudder. "By the way. Yetive, I have had ?ward from Harry Anguish. He and the. countess will ieave Paris this week, the baby's willing, and will be In Edelweiss soon. You don't know how ft relieves me to know that Harry will be with us :-.t this time." Yetive's eyes answered his enthusi? asm. Bol h had a warm and grateful memory of the loyal service which the young American had rendered his friend when they had first come to Graustsrk in quest of the princess, and both had a great regard for his wife, the Countess Dagmar, who as Yetiv?'s lady in waiting had been through all the perils of those exciting ?days with them. As they drew near the gates of Edel? weiss a 1-trge body of horsemen ro?e tor?h to moot them. The afternoon was wei] on the way to night, and the air of the valiey was cool and refresh . ravs 0f tjje june sim> Y.- s at last," murmured Bev ??r*y, ce aglow. "The heart of ? - . E>o you know that I have ag up on my grammar? I j the meaning of the word and it seems so^appropri is gray, hoary, o?d; 'stark' Old and strong, isn't it. rides the oldest and stron l all Gra istark - the Iron arlanx," said Yetive, look tug down the road. "See; the strange ?Cray Baan in front there is our greatest general, ov.r rrafrirst fighter, our most heai*tless \.*ar;ior. Does he look flke the eagle or the hawk'.'" A moment later the parties met, and the newcomers swung into line with the escort Two men roce up to the carriage and saluted. One was Count Marlanx, the other Colonel Quinnox of the royal guard. The count lean and gray as a wolf, revealed rows of huge White teeth in his perfunctory smile o? welcome, while young Quinnox's face fairly beamed with honest joy. Iii the post that he held he was but follow i -? g in "the footsteps of his fore?V.?h?'rs. ??wc history began in Graustark a mox had been in char ero of the eas **? xfoa't know Kow to tre- * ou,** she fetid, ia a helpless flutter, -ou know "fc. Recess has many trials in life." **Not the least of which is woman fcaod"" **BaIdos" she said after a long {ftuse, Something very disagreeable %ad Just rushed into her brain. "Have "yo? been forgetting all this time that the "Princess Yetive is the wife of tkSB?aH Lorry ?" **tfc has never left my mind for an fe-?tant From the bottom of my heart *t .congratulate him. His wife is an ^ngei as well as a princess."' ."Well, in the code of morals, is it xjuite proper to be so loyal to another "man's wife?"* she asked, and then she trembled. He was supposed to know ber as the wife of Grenfall Lorry, and ^e*t be had boldly shown his love for ber, *Tt depends altogether on the other ? taoaz^s wife," he said, and she looked tn> <iuickly. It was too dark to sea fcis face, but something told her to "press the* point no farther. Deep down i& lier heart she was beginning to re? joice in the belief that he had found iier out If he still believed her to be Va? real princess, then he was-but the subject of conversation at least had ^? be changed. "TPOB say your message to Ravone >oras ?e? st purely personal nature," she "Said. ."Yes, your highness." She did not the way in which he said "yo ar t?gfcness," lt sounded as if he meant *t **How did you know that you were *"to see him today T "We have waited for this opportunity mace last week, Franz was in the cas 32e grounds last Thursday." '.'Good beavens! You don't mean it!" '.^??s, your highness. He carried a Message to me from Ravone. That is "* Sere is what Ravone says." "*s$sy Ravone and the others waited for ""fte ls the hills." ^?ec amaze mer' "."t "have seen Franz often," he con? fessed easily. "He is an excellent "aaessFjucr^r." ""So lt would seem. We must keep ** lookout for him. He is the go-be- ! ''tween Xor you all. t see." **3?".d you learn to say you ell' in ! America?" he asked. Her heart#gave ? "* ^great leap. There was something j 'S? ?ubtle in the query that she was j "*ofiy Thieved. *""3"*evcr mind about that. sir. You "?""?<E"i"t tell me what you said In your J9&be? to Ravone." "?"? cannot." ""-"WGTI, he gave you one in return. If *3?osa are perfectly sincere. Baldos, you j '"?ss? hand that note over to me. It j go no further, I swear to you, if, ? "Ss ycu vow, it does uot jeopardize Qra*os?:?"k. Now, sir, prove your loy- ? *"fesfcy and your honesty." He "hesitated for a long time: theo j *?r&zn an inner pocket he drew forth a ; fc*?n>f paper. s **""i <ion't see why it has not been I ".Sesfcr^yed.'' he said regretfully. 'What 1 % ?egiec?fu* fool I have been!" ? **-"S>a might have said it had been de- ! ".toye?C*". she said, happy because he ; te$ zxrii said it. i ?**&o:t that would have been a lie. j "Seayi it. your highness, and return it j 1? tese. It must be destroyed." **Xt?s*?Dadark to read it here." With ^???t^i "word he handed the paper to her w? <&Ded the chair bearers, to whom ?te g*ve instructions that brought her "^peexXriv "beneath one of the park lamps. *Sfee sj ? -ward recalled the guilty im "jssilae tv*!;ich forced her to sit on the *tei?fea!e bote while the men were carry Sfc? "ber-a!oug in the driveway. When SSfii?s c^te'safe clo ?lyly openeH the "missive. Iiis hand closed over hers :at2u? xhe note, and he bent close once *ana *""Hv only fear is that the test will T3C3?te it impossible for me to kiss your "?sa?ad tigair.," said ho in a strained YO?ee. She looked up In surprise. ^TTfcen it is really something dislov *"*"? *&ave called it a test, your high *"ft*BaC* "ne responded enigmatically. """."JS^-II, we'll see," she said and forth "w?Ot 'turned her eyes to the all ?mpor 'J?Kt?t paper. A. <juick flash crossed her ^hKwr; tier eyes blinked hopelessly. The .?a0*?**-?as written in the Graustark lan "f? read it later, Baldos. This is no place for me to be reading notes, don't you know; really, it isn't. I'll give it back to you tomorrow," she was in haste to say.. An inscrutable smile came over his lace. "Kavone's information is correct, I am now convinced," he said slowly. "Pray, your highness, glance over it now, that I may destroy it at once," he persisted. "The light isn't good." "It seems excellent." "And I never saw such a miserable i scrawl as this. He must have written it on horseback, and at full gallop." "It is quite legible, your highness." "I really cannot read the stuff. Yon know his handwriting. Read it to me. ni trust you to read it carefully." "This is embarrassing, your highness, but I obey, of course, if you command. Here is what Ravone says: "We have fresh proof that she is not the princess, but the American giri. Be ex? ceedingly careful that she does not lead you into any admissions. The Americans are tricky. Have little to say to her and g^ard your tongue wei!. "We are all well and are hoping for the best" CHAPTER XVIII. 0EVERLY was speechless. "Of course, your highness," said Baldos, deep apology ia his voice, "Ravone is woefully misinformed. He is honest in his be? lief, and you should not misjudge his motives. How he could have been so j blind as to confound you with that I frisky American girl-but I beg your I pardon. She is to be your guest A ! thousand pardons, your highness." I She 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 he was 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. "Hov can you doubt it, your high? ness? Would I be serving you in the any one else?" "Eavone's warning tsns not shaken ; your faith in mo?" i :'It has strengthened it. Nothing ! could aiter the facts in the case. I j have not, since we left Ganlook, been in doubt as to the identity of my bene? factress." "It seems to me that you are beat? ing around the bush. I'll come straight to the point. How long have you known that I am not the Princess of Graustark?" "What!" he exclaimed, drawing back in well assumed horror. "Do yeo mean -are you jesting? I beg of you, do not jest. It is very serious with me." His alarm was so genuine that she was completely deceived. "I am not jesting," she half whis? pered, turning very cold. "Have you thought all along that I am the prin? cess; that I am Grenfall Lorry's wife?" ' You told me that you were the prin? cess." "But I've never said that I was-wai? any one's wife." There was a piteous appeal in her ^oice, and he was not slow to notice it end rejoice. Then his heart smote him "But what is to become of me if you ?ire not the princess?" he asked after a long pause. "I can no longer serve you. This is my last day in the castle guard." "You are to go on serving me-I mean you are to retain your place in the serv? ice." she hastened to say. "I shalr keep my promise to you." How small and humble she was beginning to feel! It did not seem so entertaining after all, this pretty deception of hers. Down in his heart, underneath the gallant ex? terior, what was his opinion of her? j Something was stinging her eyes fierce- j ly, and she closed them to keep back '[ the tears of mortification. "Miss Calhoun," he said, his manne? j changing swiftly, "I have Tell from fh? first that you are not the Princess of ? Graustark. I knew it an hour after ? j entered Edelweiss. Franz gave me a ! noie at Ganlook, but I did not read it until I was a member of the guard." "You have known It so long?" she cried joyously. "And you have trusted, me? You have not hated me for de? ceiving you V" "I have never ceased to regard you as my sovereign," he said softly. "But'just a moment ago you spoke of me as a frisky American girl," she said resentfully. "I have used that term but once, while I !:nve said 'your highness' a thous.:-:'} Knowing that yon were Mi.;s Calhoun, 1 could not have meant either." "I fancy I have no right to criticise you," she humbly admitted. "After all, it does not surprise rue that you were not deceived. Only an imbecile could have been fooled ali these weeks. Ev? ery one said that you were no fool. It seems ridiculous that it should have gone to this length, doesn't it?" "Not at all, your highness. I am not" "You bave 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 Marians has given me st. ere instructions in that ?espec "You are willing to play the game the end?" she demanded, more grs fled than she should have been. "Assuredly, yes. It is the only sa guard I have. To alter my belief pi licly would expose me to-to"' "To what, Baldos?" "To ridicule, for one thing, and to t generous mercies of Count Mariai Besides, it would deprive me of t privilege I mentioned a moment agc the right to kiss your hand, to be yo slave and to do homage to the or sovereign I can recognize. Surely, y will not subject me to- exile from t only joys that life holds for me. Y have sought to deceive me, and I ha tried to deceive you. Each has fou: the other out, so we are quits. May i not now combine forces in the ve t laudable effort to deceive the worl ' If the world doesn't know that i know, why, the comedy may be kw drawn out and the climax be made t more amusing." 'Tm afraid, there was a touch your old time sarcasm in that remar! she said. "Yes, I am w?ling to co tinue the comedy. It seems the safe way to protect you-especially fro General Marlanx. No one must ev know, Baldos; it would be absolute pitiful. I am glad, oh, so glad, th you have known all the time. It i lieves my mind and my conscience ti mendously." "Yes," he said gently. "I have knov j all along that you were not Mr. Lorry i wife." He had divined her thougl and she flushed hotly. "You are stili princess, however. A poor goat hunt1 can only look upon the rich Am eric* girl as a sovereign whom he must wc j ship from far below." "Oh, I'm not so rich as all that!" si j cried. "Besides, I think it is time fl a general clearing up of mysterie Are you Prince Dantan, Prince Fre eric or that other one-Christobal som body? Come, be fair with me." "It seems that all Edelweiss lool upon me as a prince in disguise. Ye found me in the hills" "No; you found me. I have not fo gotten, sir." /' "I was a vagabond and a fugitiv My friends are hunted as I am. T\ have no home. YTh-r every one shouj suspect me of bcin^ a prince I cann< understand. Every roamer in the hil is not a prince. There is a price upc my head, and there is a reward for tl capture of every man who was wit me in the pass. My name is Paul Ba dos, Miss Calhoun. There is no my: tery in that. If you were to mentio it in a certain city, you would quickl find that the name of Baldos is n( unknown to the people who are searcl lng for him. No, your highness; I rt gret exceedingly that I must des tro the absurd impression that I am c royal blood. Perhaps I am spoiling pretty romance, but it cannot be heit I ed. I v. is Baldos the goat hinter: j ana now Baldos the guard: Do yo j think that I would be serving as i Graustark guard if I wert: any one o I the men rou mention?" Beverly i listened iu wonder and som disappointment, it must be confess?e" Somehow a spark of hope was bein; forever extinguished by this straighl forward denial. He was not to be th' prince she had seen in dreams. "Yoi j are not like any one else," she said "That is why we thought of you as? as-as" "As one of those unhappy creature they call princes? Thank fortune, you: highness, I am not yet reduced to sud straits. M'y exile wi2 come only whei you send me away." Taey were silent tor a long time ? Neither was thinking of the hour 01 I the fact that her absence in the casth j could not be unnoticed. Night nae fallen heavily upon the earth. Th? ! two faithful chair bearers, respectful I but with wonder in their souls, stooc afar off and waited. Baldos and Bev '. erly were alone in their own little ! world. "I think I liked you better when yon ' wore the red feather and that horrid patch of black," she said musingly. "And was a free hearted vagabond," he added, something imploring in his voice. "An Independent courtier, if you please, sir," she said severely, j "Do you want me to go back to the hills? I have the patch and the feather, and my friends are" "No! Don't suggest such a thing yet." She began the. protest eagerly ? am? ended it in confusion. "Alas, you mean that some day ban? ishment is not unlikely?" j "You don't expect to be a guard all your life, do you?" j "Not to serve the Princess of Grau ! stark. I confess. My aim is much high I er. If God lets me choose the crown I j would serve I would enlist for life. The ! crown I would serve is wrought of i love, the throne I would kneel before is j a heart, the scepter I would follow is 1 in the slender hand of a woman. I i could live and die in the service of my own choosing, but I am only the hum I ble goat hunter, whose hopes are phan ? toms, whose ideals are conceived in im? potence." ! "That was beautiful," murmured Beverly, looking up. fascinated for the i moment. "Oh, that I had the courage to enlist" ho cried, bending low once more. She felt the danger ia his voice, half tremu? lous with something more than loyalty, i and drew her hand away from a place .' of instant jeopardy. It was fire that I she was playing with, she realized with ? a start of consciousness. Sweet as the I spell had grown to be she saw that lt j must be shattered. I "It is getting frightfully late." she ! sharply exclaimed. "They'll wonder i where I've gone to. Why, it's actually ; dark!" I "It has been dark for half an hour, ? your highness," said he, drawing him I sell up Milli sudden rigidness that dis ? tressed her. "Are you going to return . to the castle?" 1 "Yes. They'll have out a searching party pretty soon if I don't appear." "Yon have been good to me toda he said thoughtfully. "I shall try merit the kindness. Let me" "Oh, please don't talk in that hum way! It's ridiculous! I'd rather h; you absolutely impertinent, I decl upon my honor I would. Don't you member how you talked when 3 wore the red feather? Well, I lil lt" Baldos laughed easily, happily. ] heart was not very humble, though voice and manner were. "Red is the color of insolence, 3 mean." "It's a good deal jauntier than blu she declared. "Before you call the bearers. Mis your highness, I wish to retract sor thing I said awhile ago," be said v( seriously. **I should think you would," she sponded, utterly misinterpreting his tent. "You asked me to tell you what 3 message to Ravone contained and refused. Subsequently the extent his message to me led us into a m< i thorough understanding. . It is 01 ! just and right that you should kn< what I said to him." * "I trust you. Baldos," she protest simply. "That is why I tell this to you. Y< terday, your highness, the castle gua received their* month's pay. You m not know how well we are paid, sc will say that it is 10 gavvos to ea< The envelope which I gave to Ravo contained my wages for the past s weeks. They need it far more thaD do. There was also a short note good cheer to those poor comrades t mine and the assurance that one d; our luck may change and starvati be succeeded by plenty. And, st more, I told him that I knew you to Miss Calhoun and that you were r angel of inspiration. That was a your highness." "Thank you, Baldos, for telling rn? she said softly. "You have made r ashamed of myself." "On the contrary, I fear that I ha been Indulging in mock heroics. Tru and egotism, like a salad, require certain amount of dressing." "Since you are Baldos and not fairy prince I think you may Instru the "men to "carrylmel??ck, "b?lng~wlt out the magic tapestry which cou transplant me in a whiff. Goodnes who's that?' Within ten feet of the sedan cha and directly behind the tall guard sta a small group of people. He and Be erly, engrossed in each otfter, had n> heard their approach. How long th? had been silent spectators of the litt scene only the Intruders knew. T? startled, abashed eyes of the girl j the chair were not long in distingu?a lng the newcomers. A pace In froi of the others stood the gaunt, shadow form of Count Marians. Behind him were the Princess Y .hV??. the old prime minister and Bare : Dangloss. ? CHAPTER XIX. I "IYATT^* good evening. Is +hz lifUf Fou?" struggled somewhx j ff 1| hysterically through Beve; I 1 ly's Ups. Not since the dea old days of the stolen jam and suga bits had she known the feelings of culprit caught red handed. The Hgt from the park lamps revealed a merr] accusing smile on the face of Yetivt but the faces of the men were serioui Marianx was the picture of suppresse fury. "it Is the relief expedition, your higl ness," said Yetive warmly. "W thought you were lost in the wilds 0 the jungle" '"She is much better protected tha: we could have Imagined," said the Iro: Count malevolently mild and polite. "Can't I venture Into the park with out being sent for?" asked Beverly ready to fly Into the proper rage. Th< pink had laft her cheeks white. "I an proud to observe, however, tiat th? relief expedition is composed of tl* most distinguished people in all Grau stark. Is there any significance to b< attached to the circumstance?" ..Can't we also go strolling In th< park, my dear?" plaintively asked Ye trve. ."it depends upon where we stroll, 3 fancy." suggested Marianx derisively Beverly flashed a fierce look at th* head of the army. "By the way, Baror Dangloss, where is the incomparabli Haddan?" Baldos shot a startled glance at th? two men and In an instant comprehen? sion came to him. He knew the secret of Haddan's constant companionship. An expression of bitter scorn settled ? upon his mouth. Dangloss mumbled a ! reply, at which the Iron Count iaughed J sarcastically. "I am returning to the castle," said j Beverly coldly. "Pray don't let me Interfere with your stroll. Or is lt possible that yen think it necessary to deliver me safely to my nurse now that you have found me?" "Don't be angry, dear," whispered Yetive. coming close to her sida. "I will tell you all about it later on. It was all due to Count Marianx." "It was all done to humiliate mo," replied Beverly, indignation surpassing confusion at last "I hate all of you." "Oh. Beverly!" whispered the prin? cess in distress. "Weil, perhaps you were led into It," retracted Beverly, half mollified, j "Look at that old villain whispering ! over lhere. No wonder his wives up and died. They just had to do it I hate all but you and Count Halfont and Baron Dangloss," which left but one condemned. "And Baldos?" added Yetive, patting her hand. "I wish you'd be sensible," cried Bev ; erly most ungraciously, and Yetive's soft laugh Irritated her. "How long ! had you been listening to us?" "Not so mu?h as the tiniest part of a minute," said Yetive, recalling an? other disastrous eavesdropping. "I am much wiser than when Baldos first came to serve you. We were quite a distance behind Count Marianx, I as? sure you." . ... .'Then he heard something?" as! Beverly anxiously. "He has been in a detestable m ever since we rejoined him. Could have heard anything disagreeable?" "No: on the contrary, it was qi agreeable." All this time Baidos was standing attention a few paces off, a model : dier despite the angry shifting of black eyes. He saw that they had b? caught in a most unfortunate positi No amount of explaining could rem* the impression that had been for? upon the witnesses, voluntary or voluntary, as the case might be. I dos could do nothing to help her, wi she was compelled to face the sus cions of her best friends. At best could be considered nothing short o clandestine meeting, the consequen of which she must suffer, not he. h:s heated" "brain "he vr?s^b?gTni??ng picture scandal with all the disgust details that grow out cf evil misrep sentation. Count Ha If ont separated hims from tho grono of tiree auJ advan( to the sedan chair. Marlanx and D; glos; were arguing earnestly in I voues. "Shall we return, your nighties: a-koi Balfour, addressing both w cue of his rarest smiles. "If I rome ber r.r.'gh?, we were to dine en fazni tonight, and it is well upon the ho Besides. Count Marjanx is a little d tressed by your absaut^indedue Miss Beverly, and ! fancy he is eui to have ic out with you." "Hy absentmindedness? What is that I have forgotten?" asked Bever puckering her brow. "That's the trouble, dear," said "5 rive. "You forgot your promise to tea him how to play that awful game ca ed poker. He has waited for you at t castle since 6 o'clock. It is now 8. it any wonder that be led the search! party? He has been on nettles for ; hour and a half." "Goodness, I'll wager he's in a te? per!" exclaimed Beverly, with no i morse, but some apprehension. "It would be wisdom to apologize him," suggested Yetive, and her une nodded earnestly. "All right. I think I can get him in good humor without half trying. O Count Marlanx! Come her?, pleas You aren't angry with me, aie yoi Wasn't it awful for me to run awi and leave you, to play solitaire instes of poker? But, don't you know, I wi so wretchedly tired after the ride, ar I knew you wouldn't mind if I"- ai so she ran glibly on, completely for stalling him, to the secret amusemei of the others. Nevertheless, she w< nervous and embarrassed over the si nation. There was every reason 1 fear that the Iron Count had heard an seen enough to form a pretty good opii ion of what had passed between he self and Baldos in this remote com? of the park. A deep sense of sham j was taking pys^easion of her. ; Marla ax. snailing significantly; locke j into her brave little fa^e and perm! j ted her to talk on until she had run ot i of breath and composure. Then h bowed with exaggerated gaiiactry an informed her that he was hers to con mand and that it was not for him t forgive, but to accept whatever wa her gracious pleasure. He called upo the chair bearers, and they took u their burden. Beverly promptly change her mind and concluded to walk to th castle. And sb they started off, th chair .going ahead as if out of con mission forever. Despite her effort to do so the American girl-feelin very much abused, by the way-wa unsuccessful in the attempt to kee] the princess at her side. Yetive d?lit erately walked ahead with Ha If on and Dangloss. It seemed to Beverl; that they walked unnecessarily fas and that Marlanx was provokingly slow. Baldys was twenty paces be hind, as was his custom. "Is it necessary for me to ask you t< double the number of lessons I am t< have?" Marlanx asked. He.was quiti too close to her side to please Beverly. "Can't you learn in one lesson? Mos Americans think they know all abou poker after the first game." "I am not so quick witted, your high ness." "Far be lt from me to accelerate your wits, Count Marlanx. It mighl not be profitable." "You might profit by losing, yon know." he ventured? leaning still clos? er. "Poker is not the only game ox chance. It was chance that gave me a winning hand t?is evening." "I don't understand." "It shall be my pleasure to teach 3*ou in rotura for instructions I am tc have. I have tried to teach your ex? cellent guard ene phase of the game. He has not profited, 1 fear. He has been blind enough to pick a losing hand lu spite of my advice. It is the game of hearts." Beverly could not but understand. She shrank away with a shudder. Her wits did not de? sert her, however. "I know tiie game," she said steadily. '*One's object is to cast off a!l the hearts. I have been very lucky at the game. Count Marlanx." "Uump!" was his ironical comment. "Ah. Isn't this a night for lovers?" he went on. changing tack suddenly. "To stroll in the shadows, where even the moon is blind. Is a joy that love alone provides. Come, fair mistress, share tiiis joy with me." With that his hand closed over her soft arm al>ove the elbow, and she was drawn close to his side. Beverly's first shock of revulsion was succeeded by the distressing certainty that Bal? dos was a helpless witness of this in? dignity. She tried to jerk her arm away, but he held it tight. (TO BB CUH TIN U ??IX J Anise is a favorite flavoring fer beverages in the Mediterranean countries. In Athens anise brandy is a popular drink, and is sold not only at cafes, but also by street venders, who carry their glasses in a belt made especially therefore. PITTSBURG MOBS NEGRO. Attempt To Lynch A Negro-Other Negroes Who Came to His Rescue Had Their Heads Bumped On Stone Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 30.-C. A. Jack? son, a negro, bleeding from many wcunds on the head, is locked up in the central police station following an exciting and almost successful at? tempt to lynch him tonight by a crowd of several hundred persons in the heart of the business district. A number of : nknown. negroes who trie to protect Jackson were roughly handled by the mob. Several women who were caught in the crush were taken to their homes suffering from nervous shock. The trouble started when a news? boy asked the negro to buy a paper. Jackson shoved him roughly into the street. The boy threw a stone and struck Jackson on the head, and the negro choked the boy. In a moment several men caught the negro and be? gan to beat him. Some one cried ''lyn? ch the nigger" and hundreds of men and boys rushed upon Jackson. Canes,' stones, roled up newspapers and fists were the chief weapons used by the mob. Several other negroes endea? vored to protect Jackson. Immediate? ly there were cries of "lynch them" and "kll the niggers." ** The infuriated mob caught several of the negroes and bumped their heads against the stone buildings. Jackson, bleeding and his clothes almost torn off, was temporarily for? gotten, and he ran down Fifth avenue. Somebody cried "the nigger's es? caping" and several hundred persons tock up the chase. Down Fifth avenue to Liberty avenue to Fifth street, the chase continued. Just below Fifth street Jackson ran into the arms of several policeman. The officers hurri- , ed Jackson into an alley and attempt- ' ed to hold back the crowd with their night sticks. They were fast losing ground, however, when a force of city fireman from a nearby engine house came to their aid. The police and fire? men guarded the entrance to the alley until the patrol wagon, loaded with officers, responded to ? riot call. The crowd was scattered by the free use of night sticks and Jackson was taken to the central station and locked up on a charge of disorderly conduct The Speaker's Power. I am not making a personal assault upon the speaker. I have a high re for the speaker person:-Hy, bac I am making an attack upon the rules or this housf which gh<.- ?ny man the power TO th ware the will cf this^ house and the people of the United States.-Mr. Lever in the House. Few save the parliamentarians would object if the gentleman from Sou ch Carolina had made Speaker Cannon the object of his philippic. What he says is true. The White Mountain and Appa? lachian reserve measure is of incalcu? lable importance to a large section of this country in New England and in the south' it has been recommend? ed by two presidents of the United States in their annual message, and three times passed by the senate; it has been favorably reported by a j unanimous vote of the house com? mittee. It is "held up" by Mr. Can? non, who is abusing a public crust New York Times. .All headaches go When you grow wiser And learn to use An "Early Riser." Dewitt's Little Early Risers, safe, sure pills. Druggists. DOG EATS $250 DL1MOND. Bites Sto*^ Off Master'* Hand-May Be Operated On. New York, Feb. 1.-Frank R. Karff, Jr., of Main street, Orang?.-, N. J.? has a terrier dog valued at $1 which has a diamond valued at $250 somewhere \ in its insides. hTe dog swallowed the stone last Sunday. Its owner in con? sidering having an operation for the removal of the precious stone. On Sunday afternoon, while enjoy? ing a romp with Mr. Harff, the dog took hold of its master's finger, gave'4 a gentle bite, and rhea a gulp. The canine jumped back, looked puzzled, and then swallowed hard. Mr. Harff looked at his ring and the diamond was gone. The dog has been kep in close confinement since it swallowed its expensive meal. Specialists have X b> t n consulted on the case. Sk":i Disease of 20 Years Standing Cured. *I want you to know how much Chamberlain's Salve has done for me. It has cured my face of a skin dis? ease of almost 20 years' standing. I^j have been treated by several as smart "j physicians as we have in this country and they did me no good, but two boxes of this salve has cured me. Mrs. Fannie Grnun, Troy, Ala. Cham? berlain's Salve is for sale by De Lorme's Pharmacy. Mrs Lydia Commander, who scores race suicide in her recently pub? lished book, says, "In America two children in a family is the limifj Sometimes one child in a family ii the limit for outsiders who have t? endure .he youngster.