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THE REO ij^ f >N'^ IIAK ^-Beverly ( \ Wt Graustai * IfK. ' ; ; ?*. t .? r.Ws.vv.'.'tvrt::*,'^ V.*!; V~ 'v; >? ' . '.".v Jj , 9 ? -e.\ i * mm 111 1 *m^mLamm -u* ybe '"Iron count," as he sotfiottmes called, was past his sixtieth year, ^?r twenty years he bad been In eoniof the . aVmy? ? One had -Out to at 8|roiig, san^jnie Jac^e to 5;lSbw that he was a fearless leatfer, a \?jjjyage fighter. Ills eyes were black, l-ylercliij? imtTfurrer tjnh?t :111s -htftr" ntift \?close cropped beard were almost snow ^jW$lto; bis volee was heavy and with'.VbM a vestige of warmth. Since her "'.iJ)jift)yhood Yetlve had stood in awe of "vtbis grim old warrior. It was no uncommon thing for mothers to 'subdue st?dl#obedliuit children with tho. threat to ;,&lve thorn ' over to the Irou' Coi^it. ' ,*'&ld Marians will get you if you're 'nQt good," w^is a household phrase In lidefcrelKs. lie had l>een murrled i Ave M ?v..v?fw mapy times had he \ loft 'a- widower. If he were disoon** ?olale In any instance, no one hjd l>yeu i *' -able to discover the fact. Enormously I , Tleh, as rlchea. go In (Jraustavk. he had I , .found young women for his wives who * "thought only of his gold and his lauds ' Ju the trade they made with Cunld. *411 was said that without exception ? they died happy. Death was a Joy. The fortress overlooking the valley to \ the south was no more rugged and un* yielding thail tlie man who made his . iiomc within Its walls. He lived there from choice, and It was with his own ( t unoney that he lltted up the coaiinau-daiit's quarters In truly regal style. . Power was more to him than wealth, "though he enjoyed both. Colonel Qulnnox brought news from \ the cap^le. Yetlve's uncle and aunt, the Count and Countess Hulfout. were -eagerly expecting her return, and the ' -city was preparing to manifest Its Joy in the most exuberant fashion. As '< they drCW up to'the gates {ho shouts'of the people came to the ears of the travelers. Then the boom of eanuou ' -and the blare of bands broke upon the 4 .silr, thrilling Beverly to the heart. She wonderinl how Votive could be so 7 -calm and unmoved In the face of all ' > fills homage. j Past the great Hotel Itegengotz and . the tower moved the gay procession into the broad stretch of boulevard that led to tlie gates of the palace .grounds. The gates stood wide oi>en . -and inviting. Inside was Jucob Fraasch, rhe chief steward of the grounds, with "< ills men drawn up In Hue; upon the Avails the sentries cauie to parade rest; on the plaza the royal hand was pluying as though by Inspiration. Then the gates closed behind the coach and es cort, and Beverly Calhoun was safe inside the castle walls. The Iron Count handed her from the carriage ?t the i>ortals of the palace, and she v .-stood as one in a dream. m '? CHAPTER XI. IIE two weeks following Bover111 ly Calhoun's advent Into the .-111 royal household were- tilled % i with Joy and wonder for her. Dally she sent glowing letters to bet *, -father, mother and brothers in Wash ington, elaborating vastly upon the 2>aradise Into which she htul fallen. ,Tc her highly emotional mlnil Uie praise." '* of tlraustark had been but poorly -i wung. The huge eld castle, relic ol * the feudal days, with Its turrets and tinstlons and portcullises, impressed iier with u never ending sense of won ?der. Its great halls and stairways, Itf chapel. the throne room and the armoi V -closet; Its underground passages and -dungeons all united to till her Imaglna five soul with the richest, rarest Joyf > of romance. Simple American glr V that she was, unused to the. rlgorouf ? etiquette of rhyalty, ifhe found' einhar rassment In the first confusion ol events, hut she was not long in recov 'A whig her poise *v Her apartments were near those ol . if the Princess Yetlve. In the private in > tereouree enjoyed by feeee young worn i * nJVIil vr ?!# vr!#^ w ># W i# *? IS RIGOT. | DwlliK CO.'1 r- ^ if''fe GL0KGP' BARR ?Sf Jt H? MXUT6HfON. JH< k'..,:'v,''i Author ol "Qatihrk"' .7H $'&(? cow**"- lip*' G D?4i.. fr&v?^! ;???; ;: MmJ aoB1 tonmeor ? .*V'vV:Tk &?:o&C j en t^ll manner or restraint was uban' tlonod by the visitor ahd every vestige of royalty slipped from the princess. Cquu( HalJIpnt ainkhla odorabtb wife, tlfo CtftmfqFs Yvofte_?lK>th of whom had grown .old lu Ae^'eourt.-foiind the girl and her strnngo servant a source of wonder and delight. Sosrie' " 'days "after""ItSVctTVft" ntrtvnl tliere came to the castle Harry AnI pulsh and his wife, the vivacious Dapmar. With them came the year-old coolnp bat?o who was to overthrow the heart and head of every bcinp In the household, rroui princess down. The tiny Dn^rinar became queen at once, and no one disputed her rule. Anguish the painter became Anguish the strategist and soldier. He planned with Lorry and the ministry, advancing some pf jy>e most harebrained pro?1 ccts that ever In a solemn Conclave. The staid, cautious mruisters looked upon him with woui d'-r, but so plausible did he make liis proposals appear that " they were forced to consider them seriously. The old Cotint of Mnrlaux held him in preut ' disdain and did not hesitate to^xpose his contempt. This did not disturb Anguish in the least, for he was as optimlstle as the hunshine. His plan lor the recaiKuro of Gabriel was ridiculously improbable, but it was after wurd seen that had it been attempted much distress and delay might nctuully have l?een avoided. Yetlve and Loverly, with Dagmar | and the baby, made merry while the men were In council. Their mornings wore spent In the shady park sur| rounding the custlA. their afternoons iu driving, riding and walking. Ofierj times the princess was barred from these simple pleasures by the exigencies of her position. She was obliged to grant nucHouces. oliserVd certain cus Toms or state, attend to tne ennrttlc# j that en mo directly under her supcrvl' slou and confer with the nobles on uffa Ira of wel^t and lmiH>rtauce. Beverly delighted In the tlfVone room and I the underground passages. They slgI nitled more to her than all the rest. I She was shown the room In which I,ori ry had foiled the Viennese who once i tried to abduct Yetlve. The dungeon where (Jabrlel spent his first days of I confinement, the tower In which Lorry had been held a prisoner and the monastery lit the clouds were all places of unusual Interest to her. j Sonto of the people of the city began to recognize the fair American girl who was a guest In the castle, and a certain amount of homage was paid to her. When she rode or drove In the streets, with her attendant soldiers, the people i bowed as deeply and as respectfully j as they did to the princess herself, and | Beverly was Just as gvnnd and gracious as If she had been born with a I seepter In her hand. The soft moonlight nights charmed hef with a sense of rtlpture never known before. With the castlo brilliantly Illuminated, the halls and drawing rooms filled with gay courtiers. *ho harpists at their posts, the military hand playing In the parade ground, the balconies and porches offering their most Inviting allurements, It is no won, ! der that Beverly was entranced. War , hud no terrors for her. If she thought I of It at all It was with the fear that It mlcrht- fllutnrh (ha tlronm Intn wVilr?lt sho had fallen. True, there was little or nothing to distress the most timid In these first days. The controversy between the principalities was at a standstill, although there was not an hour In which preparations for tho woOst were neglected. To Beverly Calhoun , it meaht llttlo when sentiment was laid aside. To Yetlve and her peQfdo this probable war wltli Dawsbergrift meant everything. Ij Da ngtosa. going back and forth tweeh E^fwefos ffriflthe ffonptr nofth of Ganlook, where the best of police and secret service watched with the sleepless eyes of the lynx, brought unsettling news to the ministry. Ajcpbaln troops were engaged In the annual i maneuvers Just across the border In i their own territory. Usually these were held In the plains near the capl| tal, and there was a sinister significance in the fact that this year they were being carried on In the rough southern extremity of the principality, 1 within u day's march of the tiraustark line, fully two months earlier than | usual. The doughty baron reported that foot, horse and artillery were engaged In the drills, and that fully. 8.000 men were massed in the south of Axphain. The fortifications of Ganlook, Lab hot and other towns In northern ( Jpniiatfifb \vorn utrniurH?n?\??il *? ! !? n 1 , most the same pare as those -in the south. where conflict with I)nwsbergen might first he expected. General MarJaiyc and hjs staff rested nclthpr day nor night. The army of Gntpstark was ready. I'nderneath the castle's gay ?exterlo'r there smoldered the-;&'r<* of battle, the tremor of defiance. .. .Late. one afternoon Beverly CftilYibon ahTT Mrs. Anguislf drove up in sttke to the Tower, wherein sat I)anglo&. 3?nd Mis watobdpgs. The scowl left Ul^ iace as far as nature would permit, vftfit? he tyfcleoihed the ladies wtirmly. .' "I came to ask about my frietwf.'^the goat hunter." s^iitl Beverly, her. Vhgeks a trifle rosier than usual. ' 'Tie ls( far fr,om an amiable person, your highness," said the ofilcer. "\Vhcn . discussing Baldos he never fni^| to amlress BeverlV as? "your liighli^ss." "The fever is gone, and lie is -JVMe to walk without, much pain, but he.'Ks us restless as a witch. Following3ihdruc ; lions. I-have-not questioned lunjjl'oneernlug Ill's plans, hut l' fancX"-5ie is ocager to return to *lie liills." *"What did lie sh.<* when you Tgave him my tpessage V'-asJiod l?everj?."i "Which one. your highness ?MM>iiBked he, with tantalizing density. "Wliy.-vrtie suggestfoir that hc^lMCiuld come to Kdelweiss for betted treatment." retorted Beverly severed "He said he was extremely grateful for your kind oIHceS.: hut he did not j deem It advisable to come to thfls city. I Hi' rOilllPStoil I1W? ti\ til-nil- i-nii I" ??lo behalf and to "toll you that lie will never forget what you have (lone for him." . "Anil laW refuses to co&jo to ^flileh | wolssV" IrfRtably demanded IlevejJy. "Yes, your highness. You stll -JTSlKiinlSL himself with disfavor. r TirgTtTve. It Is Tiarifly- fair to blijVbeblu for respecting the security pf.1 tbi lillls." && j. I "I hoped that I might induceijdni t: j give up his old life anil engage $> book : thing perfectly honest, although, ?aln' you, Ilaron Hangloss, I do not <juea! tlon his Integrity In the lc$$tv! H? should have a chance to prove lilhiscii worthy, that's all. Tills morning.1 pe tltioued Count Mnrlanx to give: btm a I placg In the castle guard." . \j4 j f ;^'ATV-de?ir Miss. Calhoun he has"? began the captain. *..V^ "Ilia* hlglurvss has sanctioned th^equost." Interrupted slie. "And the count has promised to dj j cover a vacancy," said Dagmar, witlil smile that the baron understood iyj feotly well. "Tills Is the first time on record t |t ; old Mnrlanx has ever done nnythliu |> i oblige a soul save himself. It is i\\derful. Miss Calhoun. What spell p ] you Americans cast over rock and 111nl that they become as sand In \<t finger.;?" said tlio hnron, nilmlrath and wonder in liN eyes. "You dear old flatterer!" cried Itovfly so warmly HintMio caught his breuj. "I believe that you can conquer evi that stubborn fellow in (lanlook," j? said, fumbling, with his glasses. "J? Is the most obstinate being I kno(, i and yet In ten minutes you could brl* him to terms, I am sure. lie could r,. res fit you." "He still thinks I am the princess Vf 'He does and swears by you." "Then my mind Is made up. I'll p to Gnnlook and bring lilin hack wlj, me. willy irflly. He Is too good a 111/ to he lost In the hills. Gooilhy, Barf Dangloss! Thank you ever and e\j so much. Oh, yes; will you wnife t , , ,, , , . . . umiT in nvermg mm over to mov to hospital people may be?er?disohll^ Inn. you l;ii?v." "It shall he In your lilphness' hanj ! this evening." The next morning, with Colonel Qui 1 tiox anil a small escort, Beverly CiJ 1 houn set off In one of the royal eoaehi | for Uanlook, accompanied bj' faltbf Aunt Fanny. She carried the oidj 1 from Baron Dangloss and a letter f of Yetlvo to the Countess Rallowitz H , surlng hospitality overnight In t!? northern town. Lorry and the rqi household entered merrily Into i r project, and she went away with I: ? i godsjieeds of all. The Iron Count 1] self rode beside her coach to the t y gates, an unheard of condescension. "Now, you'll be sure to find a > e place for him In the castle guard, wi t you. Count Marlanx?" she said at I a , parting, her hopes as fresh as the da f lu the dew, her confidence supre?% The count promised faithfully. eagerly. Colonel Qulnuox. trainer ii ho wus In the diplomacy of slice* i could scarcely conceal bis astoish ment at the conquest of the hurdp|c warrior. Although the afternoon was \ cnotlf 1 va f a??a dl\t?/?..l ?? j ^ * ' "V >n;ivi<l UCICI i; ll'UCUtm llfllli'OK . she was resolved to Visit'the olnlimtt patient at once, relying upon hetHft-, soureefulness to secure his proil* to start with her for Edelweiss oDtfc ' following morning. The coaeh din ered her at the hospital door In gsS< style. When the visitor was usltre* Into the snug little anteroom of th governor's office her heart waa tlr<Jj| bingand her composure was nollli going a moat unusual strain. It noyed her ;to discover that the j4 . preaching contact with a bumble m I . hunteo was giving her s^ch uu?dli?*I .... ' -J - I CHIC iJH If you are lool , If you are If yot ... ?t ?~??? Ampng the ad dicinal wateij .knov Kidney and Liver tr ^ If you go then are not benefitted, r ient and best equips fT^s mile off Southern K /$53 foothilis of the BIu< iJSsr davs cool, no ivios [?fs AM the.popula Best orchestra Dances.' 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More thauonee he called himself a fool and more than once he dreamed foolish dreams of iter, princess or not. Of one thing.he was sure ?he had come to love the adventure lor the sake of what it promised, and there was no bitterness beneath his suspicions. Arrayed In clean linen and presentable clothes, pale from Indoor confinement and fever, hut once more the straight and strong cavalier of the hills, he hastened Into hef presence when the summons came for him to descend. lie dropped to his knee and kissed her hand, determined to play the game notwithstanding his doubts. As he arose she glanced for a flitting second Into his dark eyes, and her own long lashes drooped. "Your highness!" ho said gratefully. "How well and strong you look!" she snid hurriedly. "Some of the tan Is |0!ie, hut \ou look as though you had never been ill. Are you quite recovered ?" "They sav I am as good as new," he smilingly pnswered. "A trifle weak and uncertain in my lower extremities, but u few days of exercise in the mountains will overcome all that. Is all well with you and (Jrnustark? They will give me no news here, by whose order I do not know." "Turn about is fair play, sir. It is a well established fact that you will give them no news. Yes, all is well with me and mine.- Were yon beginning to think that I had deserted you? It has boon two \Veoks, hasn't it?" "Ah, your highness. I realize that you have had much more Important things to do than to think of poor liahlos. 1 am cxe?>ediiigly grateful for this sign of Interest In my welfare. Your visit is the brightest experience of my life." "He seated!" she orled suddenly. "Y'ou are too 111 to stand." [TO TBE COXTIXCKTJ.] v' Sure Cure. ' "Ae fcri In* love at the agtTof eighteen." "I auppoee be feooo got over that." ? ' "eato.* ^e gdt ( ; : ? ?' , ? .. y; ?.? . ? -r x>. 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