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Bvr/*;Vj^ '- iU*#vV vir & : mV / Vvl*VV* i P Beverly ol IS Graustarl ??! :<" vi V": '" ? '\>y " v." ?"*" ? -%V": * ?** r.S CHAPTER XXI. so mHE next morning Aunt Fanny 'K bad a hard time of it. Her mistress was petulant; there w was uo sunshine in the bright D August day as It appeared to her. To- ?" ward dawn, after she had counted I10 many millions of black sheep Jumping no backward over a fence, she had fallen lai asleep. Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual 1? Instructions on this luckless morning, hi) It was Beverly's rule to be called ev- po IB cry morning at 7 o'clock. But how sh was her attendant to know that the st< graceful young creature, who had kick- stl ed the counterpane to the foot of the rlr bed and had mauled the pillow out of hli all shape, had slept for less than thirty co minutes? How was she to know that ac the flushed face and frown were born hit In the course of a night of distressing let perplexities? She knew only that the ? sleeping beauty who lay before her an was the fnlrest creature In all the unl- "X verse. For some minutes Aunt Fanny tin stood off and admired the rich youthful ? glory of the sleeper, prophetically re- co, luctant to disturb her happiness. Then oai she obeyed the impulse of duty and spoke the summoning words. "Wha?whnt time Is It?" demanded ?jj the newcomer from the land of Nod, |ar stretching her fine young body with a 8jj( splendid but discontented yawn. j \'Seben, Miss Bev'ly. Wha' time do j '0jc . yo* Hit's d' reg'lah time, i 4^ o' co'se. Did* j,yo' all hare a nice sleep, * lionoy?" and A unit Fanny went bliss- |on fully about the business of the hour. I (, "I didn't sleep a wlnkX confound It." i , grumbled Beverly, rubbing- jier eyes 1 . * and turning on her back to gla.vc Uj, at 101 the tapestry above the couch. i 1PI 'Yo' wasn' wlnkln* any when xii , fust come into de room, lomrae bpjj ;n\" cackled Aunt Fanny, with enws_ 8lM tie freedom. , "See here. now. Aunt Fanny. I'm nob j 'nfi < , going to stand any leeture from yon wn this morning. When a fellow hasn't slept n"? ! us( "Who's n-looturln' anybody, Ah'd lak Va to know? Ah'm Jes"~tellin' yo' what ol yo' was a-doln' when Ah came into de Km room. Yo' wns a-sleepln' p'etty dog- POl] gone tight, lemme tell yo'. Is yo* golu' ; Pro out fo' yo' walk befo' h'enkfus', honey? imr 'Cause If yo' Is, yo' nil '11 he obleeged to climb out'n dnt baid maghty quicklike. Y'o' baf Is ready. Miss Bev'ly." ln'J Beverly splashed the water with un- R,(* reasonable ferocity for a few minutes, 001 trying to en^oy a diversion that had ^er nat failed her until this morning. "Aunt Fanny," she announced after looking darkly through her window thn into the mountains above, "if* you Yei can't brush my hair?ouch!?any easier " than this I'll have some one else do it, that's all. You're a regular old did bear." j " ' "Fo* 111* honey," was all 'the com- I placent bear said in reply, without cl- wo tcrlng her methods in the least. dai "Well." said Beverly threateningly, tht with a shake of her head, "be careful, " that's all. Have you heard the news?" ex< 'Wlia' news. Miss Bev'ly?" erl "We're going back to Wasbln'ton." the "Thank ele Lawd! When?" are "I elon't know. I've Just this Instant tlv tnude up my mind. I think we'll start " ?let's see, this Is the Oth ef August, nt isn't it? Well, look and see if you ga don't know, stupid! The loth? My of goodness! Where has the time gone, 1 I ^ anyway? Well, we'll start some time frr * between the lltli and the 12th." I po "Of dis motif, Miss Bev'ly?" ] elt "No. September. I want j'ou to Pr look up a time table for me today. We In must see about the trains." I co "Dey's ou'y one loavin' lieah daily, an' pli hit goes at 0 in de mo'nin'. One train ve a day! A in' dat scan'lous?" th t "I'm sure, Auut Fanny, It is their wi business, not ours," said Beverly se- ls? verely. co "P'raps dey mought bo ruunln' a gn excuhsion roun' 'bout Septembeh, Miss Ct Bev'ly," speculated Aunt Fanny con- ly solingly. "Dey gen'ly has 'em in Sep- go tembeh." er "You old goose," cried Beverly in to spite or Herself. "Ain* yo' hnbin' er good time, at honey?" br "No. I nm npt." es 0"Fo' de lan' soke. Ah wouldn' T1 s'picioned hit fo' a mlnnit. Hit's de yc gayest place All mas' eveii saw?'cept dr Wash'ton an* Ix?x'ton an' Vlcksbu'g." til "Well, you don't know everything," w ' said Beverly crossly. "I wish you'd nj take that red feather out of ray hat right away." sc "Shall Ah frow hit away, Miss m fcev'ly?" pi t "We-11, no. You needn't do that," sr said Beverly. "Put it on my dressing w table. I'll attend to it." oi "Wha's become o' de gemman 'at wo' a hit in de fust place? Rh alu' seen him is fo' two?three days." h< i "I'm sure I don't know. He's proba- ei bly asleep. That class of people never tl lose sleep over anything." 1 c< " 'E's er pow'ful good lookin' pus- tl son," Suggested Aunt Fanny. Beverly's eyes heightened. I M "Oh. do you think so?" she gakl, quite s< Indifferently. "What are you doing rr rwlth that hat?" tl "Tukln' out de featheh?jes* as"? a "Well, leave It alone. Don't disturb ! . my things, Aunt Fanny. How many h times must I tell you"? "Good Lawd!" was all that Aunt h Fanny could say. a,; ' * */. [y ^Vt;i*V v^.Vv^I'i4 :Ui-:tjV v?jJ*JvA? vnJ; _ V-.'vi-: f?::-X^y . By *vVt&6$? GEORGE BARR ?? IWCUTCHEON. j|H '.li'b&Z Anlh?r of **Gr?u?UiV* "*/C"-""- ."V r-;.Vv\-.V V.?Va>;;1 f S:M ?? k mft! Co?r?8?- 1904. br OoM. \gU*% 5*."::<sV: *k4j ilw l ' V * .,.?n'r forgot a tout the time tames, iill Beverly as sue sallied forth fo >r walk ip the park. In the afternoon she went drlviuj 1th Princess Votive and the younj like of Mizrox, upon whose innocen id suiBclently troubled head she wai aping secret abuse beenus\e of tin \V8 lie brought. Later Count Mar ux appeared at the castle for his firsi ison in poker. lie looked so sure ol tnself that Beverly hated him to th< int of desperation. At the same tlnn e was eager to learn how mat ten xxl with Baldos. The count's threat ill hung over her head, veiled by iti IIflllnna oh?<l/v? ? o?uuun ui uieruy. mio Know m well enough l>y this tl>ne to foe nvlnced that Bahlos would have tc count for Ills temerity sooner 01 tor. It was like the est and the help is mouse. "It's too hot." she protested, when lit nounoed himself ready for the game, tolwidy plays poker when it's 02 In s shade." 'But. your highness," eopaplulned the ant, "war may break out any duy. I anot concede delay." 'I think there's a game called 'slioot5 craps,'" suggested she serenely, t seems to me It would be partleuly good for warriors. You could be noting something all the time." le went nwny In a decidedly Irascl> frame of mind. She did not know but Bahlos was soon afterward set work In the garrison stables, a most thaome occupation, in addition to his ties as a guard by night, tfter mature deliberation Beverly set rself to the task of writing home to r father. It was hor ? - ? ou|/irmtJ 1 LIition to convince lilm that she would off for the States In an amazingly >rt time. The major upon receiving t letter three weeks later found nothr In it to warrant the belief that she s ever coming home. lie did ol>-ve, however, that she had but little > for the army of Grnustark and s especially disappointed In the set men Yetive retained as her private ?rd. For the life of her Beverly 'M not have told why she dlsap'yed of the guard In general or In ticujnrt but she was conscious of *"t after the letter was pocM 'lit lsvhe"L!""^ H'S-fUZ*. I'0_ es. It vas not Baldos' fault that she dd not- sleep. It was distinctly own. He had nothing to do with I'll bet father will he glad to hear t I am coming home," she said to live after vhe letter was gone. Oh. Beverly, dear. I hate to hear of ir going," efcled the princes*. "When 1 you tell him you'd start?" Why?oh?er?let me see, when did say? Dash me, as Mr. Anguish uld say. I don't believe I gave a te. It seems to me I said soon; it's all." You don't know how relieved I am," claimed Yetive mnturouslv. and Rev y was In high dudgeon because of > implied reflection. "I believe you i In a tiff with Baldos," wont on Yee airily. 'Goodness! How foolish you can be times, Yetive!" was what Beverly ve back to her highness the Princess Graustark. .ate in the evening couriers came in >m the Dawsl>ergen frontier with rerts which created considerable element In castle and army circles Inee Gabriel himself had been seei the northern part of his domain, ao m pan led by a large detachment oi eked soldiers. l.orry set out tlia ry night for the frontier, happy it e belief that something worth whll< [is alK>ut to occur. General Marian: sued orders for the Edelweiss nrraj rps to mass beyond the southern ites of the city the ne&t morning nnmands were also sent to the out Ing garrisons. There was to l>e j neral movement of troops before th< id of the week. Graustark was no l>e caught napping. Long after the departure of Lorrj ul Anguish the? princess sat on th< dcony with Beverly and the Count s Dagniur. They did not talk'much he mission of these venturesoim >uug American husbands was full o mger. Something In the air had toh lelr wlves^that tlie first blows of wa urn to Im struck before tbev lnoke< ;ain ypon tlio mon they loved. "I think we have hoon betrayed b; imc one," said Ltagmar after an nl ost interminable silence. Iler eoni inion did not reply. "The courier ly Hint Gabriel knows where we nr eakest at the front and thaj lie know ir every movement. Yetive, there 1 spy here after all." "And tlint spy lias access to the ver; part of our deli Iterations," added Re^ *ly pointedly. "I say this in behalf o 10 man whom you evidently suspeci rnntess. lie could not know thes lings." "I do not say that he does kn [iss Calhoun, but it Is not beyond rer in that bo may be the go-between, th icans of transferring Information froi le main traitor to the messengers wh wait outside our walls." *'Oh, I don't believe It!" cried Reverl otly. "I wonder If these tilings would.Iiav appened If Haldos had never come t + ; Edelweiss," mus<sl tlio princess. As 1 I! though by common impulse, both of i , the Graustark women placed their j I arms about Beverly. "It's because we have so much at I stake, Beverly, dear," whispered I>agj mar. "Forgive me If I have hurt 11 you." J Of course Beverly sobbed a little In i the effort to convince them that she did W ; not care whom they accused if he A proved to be the right man In the end. J SThey left her alone on the bah*ony. ; For an hour after midnight she sat . 11 there and dreamed. Every one was : I I ready to turn against Baldos. Even * ' she had been harsh toward him, for had she not seen him relegated to the I most obnoxious of duties after promlsr Ing him a far different life? And now ! what was he thinking of her? His de; scent from favor had followed upon ; the disclosures which mjtde plain to t each the identity of the other. No j doubt he was attributing his degrada? tlon in a sense to the fact that she no - tynger relished his services t seen n romantic little Ideal shattered F by Ills firm assertions. Of course she ? knew that General Marlnnx was alone ? instrumental in assigning him to the i unpleasant duty he now observed, but t how was Raldos to know that she was i not the real power behind the Iron r Count? 1 ' A light drizzle began to fall, cold and > disagreeable. There were no stars, no moon. The ground below was black . with shadows, but shimmering In spots touched by the feeble park lamps. She retreated through her window, determined to go to Bed. Iler rebellious , bralu, however, refused to banish him from her thoughts. She wondered If he were patrolling the castle grounds In the rain In nil that lonely darkness. Seized by a sudden inspiration she threw a gossamer about her, grasped an umbrella and ventured out ujrnn the balcony once more. Guiltily t\lie searched the night through the tine, drizzling j rain. Iler ears listened eagerly for t the treud which was so well known to j her. At last he strode beneath a lamp not j far away. He looked up, but of course could not see her against the dark wall. For a long time he stood motionless beneath the light. She could not help seeing that he was dejected, tired, unhappy. Ills shoulders drooped, and there was a general nlr of llstlessness about the figure which had once been so full of courage ami of hope. The post light fell directly upon his face. It was somber, despondent, strained. He wore the air of u prisoner. Her heart went out to him Mke a flash. The debonair knight of the black patch was no more. I In his place t?. stood a sullen slave ! to discipline. | "Baldos!" she called softly, her voice J penetrating the dripping air with the j clearness of a bell. He must have ?jee 1 J longing for the Houndjof^"ilor direction. \ \i UIU!, eft?ghtened as he pu1*?^ \. *1 his hand over his brow. It was but .?i' 5 "| voice from his dream, he thought. J _ "Aren't you afraid you'll get wet?" ask- ! ~ e<l the same low, sweet voice, with the | suggestion of a laugh behind It. With long strides he crossed the pavement and stood almost directly beneath her. "Your highness!" he exclnimed gently, joyously. "What are you doing out there?" "Wondering, Baldos. Wondering what you were thinking of as you stood under the lamp over there." "I was thinking of your higlyiess," he called tip softly. [continued.] Hnrtlcnltnre. Knlcker?Dot's your wife have you 1 water the plants- while she is away? Booker?Yes. I just put them uuderthe place where the buthroom floor leaks.? New York Suu. 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