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CHATTER XXXL
O, HE Duke of Matz and his asso?
ciates reached Edelweiss in the
afternoon. Their attendants j
i and servants carried luggage j
"bearing the princely crest of Daws
bergen and meant for Prince Dan tan
And hi?? sister Candace. In the part of
the castle set apart for the visitors an I
important consultation was held be- j
ioma closed ooors. There Dantan met j
his country naen and permitted them to |
renew the pledge o? fealty that had j
oeen shattered by the overpowering
influence of his mad half brother.
"What took place at this secret meet?
ing the outside world never knew.
Only the happy result was made
kno"?rn. Prince Danton was to resume
his reign over Dawsbergen as if It ?
never had been interrupted.
The castle, brilliant from bottom to j
top\ Siled with music and laughter. !
experienced a riot of happiness such ;
as lt had not known in years. Th? j
"war clouds had lifted, the sunshine of j
contentment was breaking through the !
darkness, and there was rejoicing in ?
the hearts of all. Bright and glorious j
were the colors that made up the har?
mony of peace. Men and women of
. high degree came to the historic old
walls garbed in the riches of royalty
and nobility. To Beverly Calhoun it-1
was the most enchanting, sight she had ?
ever looked upon. From the galleries ?
she gazed down into the halls glitter?
ing with the wealth of Graustark and
vas conscious of a strange feeling of
glorification. She felt that she had a
part in this jubilee. With Candace she
descended the grand staircase and
mingled with the resplendent crowd.
She was the center of attraction.
Dressed in a simple, close fitting gown
of black velvet, without an ornament,
her white arms and shoulders gleaming
in the soft light from the chandeliers,
she was an enticing creature to be ad?
mired by men and women alike. Two
stalwart Americans, felt their hearts
bound with pride as they saw the con?
quest their countrywoman was mak?
ing. Candace, her constant companion
in these days, was consumed with de
.Hght
-"You are the prettiest thing in all
'this world," she ecstatically whispered
into Beverly's ear. "My brother says,
.so, too," she added conclusively. Bev
. erly was too true a woman not to revel
in this subtle flattery.
The great banquet hall was to be ,
. thrown open at midnight There were
?dancing and song during the hours
leading up to this important event.
^Beverly was entranced. She had seen
^brilliant affairs at,home, but none of
"them compared to this in regal splen?
dor. It was the sensuous, overpower?
ing splendor of the cast ,
Prince Dantan joined the throng just
before midnight He made his way di?
rect to the little circle of which Bev?
erly and Candace formed the center.
TTta rich, full military costume gave
him a new distinction that quite over?
came Beverly. They fell into an ani?
mated conversation, exchanging sh nts
of wit that greatly amused those who
eould understand the language.
"You must remember," Beverly said
in reply to one of Ravone's sallies,
"that Americans are not in the least
awed by Europe's greatness. It has
come to the pass when we call Europe
'.our playground. We now go to Eu?
rope as we go to the circus "or the
county fair at home. It isn't much
more trouble, you know, and we must
see the sights." {
"Alas, poor Europe V* he laughed. As j
he strolled about with her and Can- ?
dace he pointed out certain men to her,
asking her to tax her memory in the
effort to recall their faces if not their
.apparel. She readily recognized in the
lean, tired faces the men she had met
first at the Inn of the Hawk and Ra
Ten.
"They were vagabonds then. Miss
Calhoun. Now they are noblemen.
Does the transition startle your*
"Isn't Baldos among them ?" she ask- '
ed, voicing the query that had been i
uppermost in her mind since the mo- '
ment when ?he looked down from tnt ;
galleries and failed to see him. Sh? i
was wondering how he would appear ?
In court costume.
"You forget that Baldos is only a ?
guard," he said kindly.
"He is a courtier nevertheless," abe '.
retorted. j
She was vaguely disappointed be- I
cause he wat missing from the sees* j
of splendor. It proved to ber Chat i
caste overcame all else In the rack i
ribbed east The common man, no i
matter how valiant had no place in j
such affairs as these. Her pride waa |
suffering. She was as a queen among ?
the noblest of the realm. As the wife j
of Baldos she would live in another
world-on the outskirts of this one of
splendor and arrogance. A stubborn, .
?defiant little frown appeared on her
brow as she pictured herself in her
mind's eye standing afar off with "the
man" Baldos, looking at the opulence j
she could not reach. Her impetuous, ;
rebellious little heart was thumping
bitterly as she considered this single
phase of the life to come. She was '
ready to cry out against the injustice
of it all. The little frown was por?
tentous of deep laid designs. She
?would break down this cruel barrier
that kept Baldos from the fields over j
which prejudice alone held sway. Her
Uvea fnr him ?ind her determination to
be bl?, wire were not In the leas* d . <ed
b~ these resections.
if H GEORGE O?lvR ft8$ I
1 gg SCUTCHEON, M j
B *-::?:V:? Author of "GrausUrk" ???.."v?
|? ???v/:: CowrioK. 1904. by Dodi ????3 j
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The doors ?o The great banquet hall !
were thrown open at* last, and in the
disorder that followed she wondered .
who was to lead her to the feasting, j
The Duke of Mizrox claimed the Prin
I cess Candace.
*T am to have the honor," said some
one at her side, and the voice was the j
one she least expected to hear utter j
the words. The spca her was the man |
who deserved the piace beside ieUve,
I Prince Dantan himself.
Bewildered, her heart palpitating j
with various emotions, she took his ?
! arm and allowed herself to be drawn
wonderingly through the massive
] doors. As they entered, followed by
the brilliant company, the superb or-,
chestra that Beverly had so often en?
joyed began to play the stirring
"Hands Across the Sea." The musi?
cians themselves seemed to have
.caught the universal feeling of joy and
mirth that was "in the air and played
as if inspired, their leader bowing low
to the young American girl as she
passed. It was his affectionate tribute
to her. Prince Dantan, to her amaze?
ment, led her up the entire length of
the banquet hall to the head of the
royal table, gorgeous with the plate of
a hundred Graustark rulers, placing
her on his left and next to the slightly
raised royal chairs. Candace was on
his right, the picture of happiness.
Beverly felt dizzy, weak. She looked
nelpl'-ssly at Prince Dantan. His smile
was puzzling. As if in a daze she saw
Grenfall Lorry .. with , the Countess
Yvonne standing exactly opposite to
her, he, with the others, awaiting the
appearance of the princess and the one
who was to sit beside her.
The music ceased, there was a hush
over the room, and then Yetive came
forward, magnificent in her royal
robes, smiling and happy. A tall man
in the uniform of an exalted army offi?
cer stood beside her, gold braid and be?
jeweled things across his breast. Bev?
erly turned deathly white, her figure
stiffened and then relaxed.
It was Baldos!
She never knew how she dropped in?
to the chair the servant held for her.
She only knew that his dark eyes were
smiling at her with love and mischief
in their depths. There was a vague,
uncertain sound of chattering; some
one was talking eagerly to her, but she
heard him not There was a standing
toast to the Prince of Dawsbergen.
Then the audacious ghost of Baldos
was proposing a ringing response to
the Princess Yetive; the orchestra was
playing the Graustark and Dawsbergen
national hymns. But lt was all as a
dream to her. At last she heard Can?
dace calling to her, her face wreathed
in smiles. Scores of eyes seemed to be
looking at her, and all of them were
full of amusement
"Now, say that a girl can't keep a
secret, " came to her ears from the radi?
ant sister of Daiitan. Bavone, at her
side, spoke to her, and she turned to
him dizzily.
**You r.rst knew me as Rarone, Miss
Calhoun," he was saying genially.
'.Then it became necessary, by royal
command, for me to be Prince Dantan.
May I have the honor of Introducing
myself in the proper person? I am
Christobal of R&pp-Thorburg, and I
shall be no other than he hereafter.
The friendship that binds me to Prince
Dantan, at last in his proper place be?
side the Princess of Graustark, is to be
strengthened Into a dearer relationship
before many days have passed."
"The Princess Candace ceases to be
his sister," volunteered the Duke of
Mizrox. "She is and long has been his
affianced wife."
Enchanted and confused over all that
had occurred in the last few moments,
Beverly murmured her heartfelt con?
gratulations to the joyous couple. The
orchestra had again ceased playing.
All eyes turned to Baldos-the real
Prince Dantan-who, glass In hand,
rose to his feet
Tour royal highness, ladies and
gentlemen. Graustark and Dawsber
"I have won your love hy the fairest
means."
gen are entering a new era. I pledge
you my honor that never again shall
the slightest misunderstanding exist
between them. They shall go forth to
their glorious destiny as ono people.
Your gracious ruler has seen fit to be- 1
stow her hand and affections upon an
.'? CSC . I ? gentlemans. y< ix? . ed
n-**>v.- . ?n }.: .,- ' s.,v- -,.-<-.
ally the people bare approved h<
choice. There is one present, a truste
friend 'of your beautiful princess ai
lovingly called in your hearts Bevor
of Graustark. Whose example mo:
worthy fer me to fellow than that i
the Princess ?etive? With whom cou:
I better share my throne and plea:
you more than with your belovcdAmei
can protege? I ask you to drink a toa
to my betrothed; Beverly Calhoun, tl
future Princess of Dawsbergeu."
Every glass was raised and the toa!
drunk amid ringing cheers. The mil
tary band crashed out the air so dei
to all Americans, especially to sour]
ern hearts. Beverly was too overcon
to speak.
"You all"- she exclaimed.
There was a tremendous commotic
in the gallery. People were standm
in their seats half frightened an
amused, their attention attracted t
the unusual scene. A portly n?gres
totally unconscious of the sensatio
Ehe was causing, her feet keeping tim
to the lively strains of music, wa
frantically, waring a red and yellow
bandanna handkerchief. It was Aui
Fanny, and in a voice that could t
heard all over the banquet hall sh
shouted: "Good Lawd, houey, ef de
ain't playin' 'Away Down South I
Dixie!' Hooray! Hooray!"
* * . * ? * * *
Hours later Beverly was runnin;
confused and humbled, through th
halls to her room, when a swifter on
than she came up and checked he
flight.
"Beverly!" cried an eager voice. Sh
slackened her pace and glanced ove
her shoulder. The smiling, triumphan
face of Baldos met her gaze. The ur
per hall. was almost clear of ' people
She was.strangely frightened, distress
Ingiy diffident. Her door wa3 not fa
away, and she would have reached !
in an instant later had he not laid :
restraining, compelling hand upon he
arm. Then she turned to face him, he
lips parted in ftrotest "Don't look a
me in that way!" he cried imploringly
"Come, dearest, come with me. Wi
can be alone in the nook at the end o
the hall. Heavens, I am the nappies
being in ail the world. It has turner,
out as I have prayed it should."
She allowed him to lead her to th?
darkened nook. In her soul she wai
wondering why her tongue was so pow
erless. There were a hundred thingi
she wanted to say to him, but now thai
the moment had come she was voice
less. She only could look helplessly ai
him. Joy seemed to be paralyzed with
In her. It was as if she slept anc
could not be awakened. As she sant
upon the cushion he dropped to his
knee before her, his hand clasping
hers with a fervor that thrilled hei
with life. As he spoke her pulses
quickened and the blood began to rac?
furiously.
"I have won your love, Beverly, by
the fairest means. There has never
been an hour in which I have not been
struggling for this glorious end. You
gave yourself to me when you knew I
could be nothing more than the hum?
blest soldier. It was the sacrifice of
love. You will forgive my presumption
-my very insolence, dear one-when I
tell you that my soul is the forfeit I
pay. It is yours through all eternity.
I love you. I can give you the riches
of the world as well as the wealth of
the heart The vagabond dies; your
poor humble follower gives way to the
supplicating prince. You would have
lived in a cot as the guardsman's wife.
Yob will take the royal palace in?
stead."
Beverly was herself again. The spell
was gone. Her eyes swam with happi?
ness and love. The suffering her pride
had sustained was swept into.a heap
labeled romance, and she was rejoic?
ing.
"I hated you tonight, I thought" she
cried, taking his face in her hands. "It
looked as though you had played a
trick on me. It was mean, dear. I
couldn't help thinking that you had
used me as a plaything, and it-it
made me furious. But if'is different
now. I see, oh, so plainly. And just as
I had resigned myself to the thought
of spending the rest of my life in a
cottage, away outside the pale of this
glorious life! Oh, it is like a fairy
taler
"Ah, but lt was not altogether a
trick, dear one. There- was no assur?
ance that I could regain the throne
not until the very last Without it I
should have been the beggar instead of
the prince. We would have lived in a
hovel, after all. Fortune was with me.
I deceived you for months, Beverly
my Beverly-but it was for the best
In defense of my honor and dignity,
however, I must tell you that the prin?
cess has known for many days that I
am Dan tan. I told her the truth when
Christabel came that day with the
news, ft iras all well enough for me
to pass myself off as a vagabond, but
it would haye been unpardonable to
foist him upon her as the prince"
"And she bas known for a week?"
cried Beverly in deep chagrin.
"And the whole court has known."
'1 alone was blind?'
"As blind as the proverb. Thank
God, I won your love as a vagabond.
I ean treasure rt as the richest of my
princely possessions. You have not
said that you will go to my castle with
me, dear."
She leaned forward unsteadily, and
he took her in his eager arms. Their
lips met and their eyes closed in the
ecstasy of bliss. After a long time
she lifted her lids, and her eyes of
gray looked solemnly into his dark
ones.
"I have mich to ark you about many
explanations to demand, sir," she said
threateningly. x
"By the rase that shields my heart
you shall have the truth." he laughed
back at her. "I am still your servant.
My enlistment is endless. I shall al?
ways serve your highness."
"Your highness!" she murmured re?
flectively. Then ? joyous smile of
TAO "H rn ti or? broke, over h^r fnno "Tcn'f
"Do you think your brothers will let
me come to Washington now?" he
asked teasingly.
"It does seem different, doesn't it?"
she murmured, with a strange little
smile. "You will come for me?"
"To the ends of the earth, your
highness."
The End.
GOLDEN" BALLOONS.
Said to Have Been Seen After Years
of Wandering.
The citizens of Ruston, says the
Lesueur (Minn.) correspondent of the
Chicago Chronicle, were much de?
lighted when there floated ovar their
little village shortly before sunset,
at a distance of not more than half a
j mile apart and at an elevation of
perhaps half a mile, three of the
famous golden balloons which were
sent up several years ago by George
Peabody of Georgetown, and none ol
which has ever been seen in this
country before.
This George Peabody, a strange,
eccentric character, was an enthusi?
astic aeronaut in his earlier days and
in after life, and a short time before
he died, nearly 20 years ago, he con?
structed some dozen or more bal?
loons of pure gold, about five feet in
diameter, and filling them with gas
he sealed them up and allowed them
to float away in the air, stating that
! they would never return to earth
again, that the gold was drawr. out so
thin that they -were almost as light
as silk- and yet were abundantly
. strong to resist the pressure of the
gas from within and that they were
and woul.l peruianently remain whol?
ly impervious to the gas, retaining it
entirely undiminished for ages if
necessary.
Since that time the balloons have
been heard from many times in dif?
ferent parts of the world and have
excited the most intense wonder
wherever they have appeared.
In 1895, in January, one of them
was brought down to the earth with
a burden of ice and sleet which had
gathered upon it in a winter storm
at Haadon, Norway, and was captur?
ed by a policeman and taken by him
to the police station, where it was
seized upon by dozens of wondering
Norwegians who could not make out
what it possibly could be. After it
had been admired at the station for
a time the policeman took it up to
carry it home, but in going out of
the double doors-it would not pass
through the other doorway-he
struck it against a post and the ice
covering it, which had been loosened
by the heat of the station, broke en?
tirely away and the balloon escaped
from him and at once mounted far
away out of his reach.
In Cape Colony in' 1897 one of the
balloons was captured by Piet Saas
mann, an expert marksman, who shot
a Mauser rifle ball through it at a
height of over half a mile, bringing it
to tho ground. He crumpled it up
and melted it, and, as the report goes
on to say, "spent the proceeds in a
wild debauch."
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top coat is desired, the "Prince
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proportion of new voiles, with per- Was as tender
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