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K^v'.yi*'#v -:,j,,,# v*ir - ;\2*r4V .* /. % v , IJ Beverly o ?j Graustar "Remember your promise," he whispered hoarsely. "No harm must come to them." Then he was off Into the defile. Anguish was not to he left behind. lie followed, and then Beverly, more venturesome and vastly more Interested than the others, rode recklessly after. Qninnox was questioning the laconic ltnvone when she drew "rein. The vagabonds seemed to evince but little Interest in the proceedings. ' They stood away In disdainful aloofness. No sign of recognition passed ^ between them and Baldos. H* I ? k?.?I *-?i 4? in jvrivty ?i*ih',ik!<?s icavono explained to the colonel that they were j 1 a party of actors 011 their way to Eilel- ' I I a % ' V v I' P ^VtVV;, 1 l'' V f 11 I ' / t] w W ? VV;jcthcr Otctj partially subdued the an. final. | \veis.< hut that they l:ud been advised s to give the place a wiilt* liorth. Now they were making the best of a hard s journey to Serros. where they expected v but little better stieeess. He produced tl certain papers of identification, which ijuinnox examined and approved, much to Beverly's secret aina/.einent. The princess and the colonel exchanged u glances and afterward a few words n in subdued tones. Yelivq looked furtively at Beverly and then- at Bnldos, y as if to inquire whether these men ti Avere the goat hunters slie had come to g know by word of mouth. The tAVo faces were hopelessly noncommittal. v Suddenly Baldos' horse reared and t< began to plunge as if in terror, so that si the rider kept his seat only by means of adept horsemanship. llavone leaped s forward and at the risk of injury n clutched the plunging steed by the bit. i< Together they partially subdued the p animal and lhtldos swung to the ground a at ltavone's side. Miss Calhoun's horse n In the meantime had caught the fever, el lie pranced o!T to the roadside before she could get him under control. 1, She was thus in a position to observe t| tli6 two men on the ground. Shielded from view by the body of the horse they were able to put the finishing e touches to the trick Bahlos had cleverly v worked. llet-wcly distinctly saw the S1 gujird and the beggar c.xchnnp*? with glauces that meant more |~ than the words they were unable to n utler. Bahlos pressed into Itavone's hand a .. note of some bulk and received in ex- *fj cliange a mere slip of paper. The pa- j, 0k jici's disappeared as if l>y tuagie. and n t the guard was remounting his liorse before lie saw that the aet had Ikmmi de?tQeted. The expression of pain and desj&ir in Beverly's face sent a cold chill o'Ser bim from head to foot. v ^jlio turned sick with apprehension, j Her faith had reeeived a stunning blow. Itllitely siie watched tlio vagabonds withdraw in peace, free to go where they pleased. The excursionists turn- ! od to the main road. Baldos fell back . to'liis necustomed plaee. Ids imploring " look wasted. She was strangely, in- ' explieablv depressed for tlio rest of the ( v d">- t CHAI'TEU XVII. S""' HE was torn by conflicting emotions. That the two friends j had surreptitiously exchanged ^ t___J messages, doubtless by an ar- ^ rangement perfeetod since lie bad en & ?!.? II. 1 1*1.1.. *1... I 1 ^ tcn;? cnu bvi vitu?>> luiin iiiu wiwk?could not be disputed. When and bow had they planned the accidental meeting? What had been their method of communication? And, above all. what were the contents of the messages exchanged? Were they of a purely personal nature or did they comprehend Injury to the principality of Jraustark? Beverly could not, in her j heart, feel that Baldos was doing anything inimical to the country he served, and yet her duty and loyalty to Yetlve made It imperative that the transaction should be reported at once. A \vord to Qulnnox and Itavone would be seized and searched for the mysterious paper. Tlds. however, looked utterly unrea son able, for the vagal>ouds were armed and In force, while Yetlve was v accompanied by but three men who could be depended upon. Baldos, under the conditions, was not to be reck- 1 oned upon for support. On the other band. If he meant no harm, it would be * cruel, even fatal, to expose blm to this charge of duplicity. And while she turned these troublesome alternatives i l81ll$?Slllfi8 f'Svgpj By Sil GEORGE BARR I? MmCHEOIl in kf:l! Hi i?<. n ?s-?j ' ?v?| ovhr in Iter mind tlie opportunity to act was lost. Ilavone ami his men were gone. and the harm. If any was Intended, was done. From time to time she glanced back at the guard. Ilis face was imperturbable, even splitnx-like in its steadiness. She decided to hold him personally to account. At the earliest available moment she would demand an explanation of liis conduct, threatening him if necessary. If lie proveO otxlurnto there was but one course left open to her. She would deliver him up to the justice he bud outraged. Iloar after bour went by, and Beverly suffered more i ? < - ....i.i ni.i; HUM- Kllll. lilt! (IjU.'.uge was done, and the chance to und It was slipping farther and farther out uf her grasp. She begun to look upon herself as the vilest of traitors. Tlsere was no silver anion? the elonds that marred her thoughts that afternoon. It was late In the day when the party eturned to the eastle tired >ut. Hev*rly was the only one who had no longng to seek repose after the fatiguing rip. Iler mind was full of unrest. It vas necessary to question Haldos at nice. There could he no peace for her liitll she learned the truth from him. The strain became so great that at last ihe sent word for him to attend her in he park, lie was to accompany the nen who carried the sedan chair, in vhicli she had learned t-? sit with a debrhtful feeling of being in the oiglitentli eentury. In a far corner of the grounds, now rray in the early dusk, lleverly hade he bearers to set down her eliair and nave her in quiet for a few minutes, 'he two men withdrew to a respectful istanee, whereupon she railed Ilaldos o her side. Her face was flushed with nxiety. "You must tell me the truth about hat transaction with Hnvone," slie aid. coming straiglit to the point. i was expecting this, your highness," aid ho quietly. Tlio shadows of night roro falling. hut sho could distinguish lio look of anxiety in his dark oyos. "Well?" slio insisted inipationtly. "You saw tlio notos exchanged?" "Yos, yos. and I command you to tell le what they contained. It was the lost daring thins I"? "Your liiKhiu'HH, I.ounnot tell you rliat passed between lis. It would be reaoherous," he said (Irmly. Reverly aspod in sheer ama/.ement. "Treacherous? Good heaven, sir! To rhom do you o.we allegiance?to ine or > Ravone and that band of tramps?" jo cried, with eyes afire. "To both, your highness," he anwered so fairly that she was for the loinent abashed. "I am loyal to you? >yal to the heart's core- and yet I am >ynl to that unhappy band of tramps, s you choose to call them. They are ly friends. You are only my sovorIgn." "And you won't tell me what passed etweon you?" she said, angered by lis epigrammatic remark. "I cannot and be true to myself." "Oh, you are a glorious soldier!" she xelaimed. with fierce sarcasm in her oice. "You speak of being true! I Lirprise you in the very act of"? , your highness!" he said colilr. "Yorr ?..? to call me a spy ml a traitor. Spare me, I r._^,or(? nit humiliation. I have sworn tosH^J | on faithfully and loyally. 1 have not eceived you. and I shall not. Phiil laldos has wronged no man, no wtan11. What passed between Ravone and lysolf concerns us only. It had no'tlilg to do with the affairs of Grantark." "Of cpurse you would say that. You rouldn't .4be fool enough to tell the ruth." cried she hotly./ "I am the ool! I have trusted you, and if nttyliing goes wrong I alone am to blame or exposing poor Graustark to danger. )h, why didn't I cry out this after IOOI1 . "I know you would not," lie said, v*i tli cool unconcern. "Insolence! What do you mean by hat?" she cried in confusion. "In your heart you knew I was doing 10 wrong. You shielded me then, as ou have shielded ine from the beginilng." "I don't see why I sit here and let ou talk to me like that," she said, feel ng tlu? symptoms of collapse. "You lave not been fair with me. Haldos. foil are laughing ?t me now and caling mo a witless little fool. You?you lid something today that shakes my aitli to the very bottom. I never can rust you again. Good heaven, I hate o confess to?to every one that you are tot honest." "Your highness!" he implored, comng close to the chair and bending over ter. "Before God I am honest with pou. Believe mo when I say that I Itavo done nothing to injure Grnustark. [ cannot tell you what It was that >asscd between Ravoue and me, but I swear on my soul tlint I have not been lisloyal to my oath. Won't you trust me? Won't you believe?" Ills breath was fanning her ear. Ills voice was ?ager. She could feel the Intensity of Ids eyes. "Oh. I don't -don't know what to say to yon," she murmured. "I have been so wrought up with fear and disappointment. You'll admit that it was very auspicious, won't you?" she cried, tlmoet pleadingly. ^ 'Tes, yeS," l>e answered. Ills hand | f 11 touched her arm, |)erhaps unconscious- 1 1 11 ly. She threw back her lieud to give | I i him a look of rebuke. Their eyes met. and after a moment both were full of I plcndlng. Her Hps parted, but the " words would not come. She was afterI ward more than thankful for this, be cause his eyes Impelled her to give I voice to luiiazing things that suddenly 1 rushed to her head. J "I want to believe you," she wills- I pored softly. "You must?you do! I would give you my life. You have It now. It Is In your keeping ami with It my honor. j t Trust me, I beseech you. I have trust- | ed you." j "I brought you here"? she began, de- I fending him involuntarily. "But. Hal- j dos. you forget that I am the prln- j cess!" She drew away In sudden shy- g ness, her cheeks rosy once more, her K eyes tilling with the most distressingly n , unreasonable teal's, lie did not move * for what swmed hours to her. She ? i........i -i.? - - - - ' .inn me snarp eaten or his breath ? ami felt the repression that was mas- a , terhm unwelcome emotion in him. ? Lights were springing into existence ' g in all parts of the park. Beverly saw 2 the solitary wiiulow in the monastery | ? far away, ant! her eyes fastened on it Jt as if for snstenanee in tliis crisis of he? Li J lift*?this moment of surprise, this mo- IsB inent when she felt him laying hands K upon tlie heart she had not suspected E of treason. Twilight was upon them; S tlie sun had set. ami night was rush- E ing up to lend unfair advantage to the u forces against which they were strug- u giing. The orchestra in the castle was jg playing something soft and tender? j E ell, so far away! a "I forget that I am a slave, your lb highness," he said at hist, and his voice Gfl thrilled her through and through. She Je turned quickly and to her utter dismay found his face and eyes still close X to hers, glowing in the darkness. ' W "Those men over there." she whis- j? pereil helple*dy?"they are looking at W you!" j X "Now I thank (Jod eternallv." he cried softly. -Vow ilo not punish me; j \ you do not rebuke me. (lod. there is no night!" ft "You?you must not talk like that" w she cried, pulling herself together slid- g denly. "I cannot permit it, llaldos. 0 You forget who you are, sir." j fi "All. yes. your highness," he said ho- : rj fore lie stood erect. "1 forget that I R was a suspected traitor. Now I am guilty of le/.e majesty." lteverly felt 1 K herself grow hot with confusion. H "What aifl I to do with youV" she g cried in perplexity, her heart heating , W shamefully. "You swear you are hon- Jc; est, and yet you wou't tell ???? the i rj truth. Now. don't stand like that.* ' gg You are as straight as a ramrod, and I know your dignity is terribly offended. I may he foolish, hut 1 do believe you intend no harm to (Iraustark. You jg cannot no ?i traitor,". i IB "I will some day give my ]ire"i&'re-' pay you for those words, your high Hess," he said, ller hand was resting j ? on the side of the chair. Something ! warm touched it, and then it was lifted resistlessly. Hot, passionate lins humeri themselves* into the white tinkers, niiri a glow wont into every fiber of her boriy. "(Us!" was all she eoulri say. lie gently released the hand and threw up his oh in resolutely. "I am almost ready to die," he said. She laughed lor the first time since they entered the park. "I don't know how to treat you," she said in a helpless flutter. "You know a princess has many trials in life." "Not the least of which is woman hood." "Baldos." she said after a long pause. Something very disagreeable had just rushed into her brain. "Have you been forgetting all tills time that the Princess Yetlve is the wife of (ironfall I.orryV" i . "It has never left my ininri for an n. an.. ihp bottom of my he"-* ' ? I congratulate him. mis \>ne is an angel as well as a princess." "Well, in the code of morals, is it 1 quite proper to be so loyal to another man's wife';" she asked, and then she trembled. lie was supposed to know | her as the wife of (ironfall Lorry, and yet he had -boldly shown his love for her. "It depends altogether on the other man's wife," he said, and she looked up quickly. It was too dark to see his face, but something told her to press the point no further. Deep down ill her heart she was beginning to re- ! Joice in the belief that he had found her out. If he still believed her to be the real princess, then he w?n?but the , subject of conversation at least lind to be changed. "You say your message to Itavone was of it purely personal nature," she I said. I "Yes. your highness." She did not like the way in which he s;ud "your highness." It sounded as if he meant ! it[to ije continued.) I I.lRlitnln.Y Flashes. A four Inch black disk, marked with a white cross and rotating fifty to sixty times a second, has been used by a flerman at night for studying lightning flashes. Some flashes caused the cross ! to appear once, others brought it out j (p several times, and repeated observations confirmed the view that the discharge is very variable. The duration -j of some seemed to be about the one- j.-ol thousandth part of a second. Others pe, were shorter, and some were evidently I not more than a thirty-five thousandth Bu part of a second. t<*r , Ha ! Ice A Svreet Dream Knded. i Ethel?Bobby Jones died very sod- jg I denly, I hear. I suppose his widow Is j Inconsolable? Edith?Yes, poor dear. ! p0 She was looking forward so happily adi to divorce proceedings and alimony.? I New York Press. ||j Chick Springs Company, ?|? Chick Springs, S. C. 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