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B^^vjp: h- tvs?*ji;?S: **t ti?*&i?fe.vSfc " jj Beverly < JJ Graustar :"& iulUVX-;^.:f.v:' "No, riol" cried IWv'erly. T>on"t you dure to go out there again. You are to stay right here In the castle, sir. We have something elso for you to do. It was that awful old Marlanx who shot at you. He"? "I left General Marians In Colonel Qulnnox's quarters. Miss Calhoun," Interposed Rnhlos grimly. "no could not have flred the shot. For two or three nights, your highness, I have been followed and dogged with humiliating persistence by two men wearing the uniforms of castle guards. They do not sleep at the barracks. May I ask what I have done to be submitted to such treatment?" There was a trace of poorly concealed Indignation In his voice. "I assure you that this Is news to me," said Yetlve In amazement. 4<T nm Kol Ty r? w?o T " " uiu I#viu^ naicuuii 119 1L 1 WCTC & common tblef," he went on boldly. "These men are not your agents; they are not the agents of Graustark. May I bo permitted to any that they are spies set upon me by a man who has an object In disgracing me? Who that man la I leave to your royal conjecture." "Marian*?" "Yes, your highness. He bears mo a 1 deadly grudge and yet he fears me. I j know full well that he and his agents have bulk a strong case against me. They are almost ready to close In upon ? me, and they will have false evidence so craftily prepared that even my truest friends may doubt my loyalty to 3'ou and to the cause I serve. Before God. I have been tme to my oath. I am loynl to Grnustark. It was a sorry day when I left the valley and'*? "Oh." cried Beverly piteously, "don't say that!" "Alas. Miss Calhoun, It Is true," sahl he sadly. "I aiu penned up here where ' I cannot fight back. Treason Is laid against mo. But. beyond all this, I have permitted my loyalty to mislead my ambition. I huve aspired to some thing I can cherish, but never possess. Better that I never should have tasted of the unattainable than to have the cup withdrawn Just as Its sweetness begins to intoxicate." He stood before them, pale with suppressed emotion. The women of Graustark looked lnvohiutarlly at Beverly, who sat cold and voiceless, staring at was expected of her. A word from her and he would understand that he had not tasted of the unattainable. In one brief moment she saw that she had deliberately let! him oiv, that she had en- ' couraged him, that sbe actually had proffered him the cup from which he had begun to sip the bitterness. Pride and love were waging a conflict in this hapless southern girl's heart. But she was silent. She could not say the word. "I think I know what you mean, Baldos," said Yetlve, seeing that Beverly would not Intervene. "We are sorry. No one trusts to your honor more than I do. My husband l>elleve8 In you. I j will confess that you are to be arrested j as a spy tomorrow. Tonight you are [ t.? serve as a guard In the castlo. This i should prove to you that I have un- ! bounded faith In you. Moreover. I be- [ liove in you to the extent that I should i not be afraid to trust you If you were | to go out Into the world with every j ^ secret which we possess. You came | 9 here under a peculiar stress of clr-1 oumstanceH, not wholly of your own volition. Believe me, I am your menu." "I shall revere your highness forever for those words," said he simply. Ills eyes went hungrily to Beverly's averted face and then assumed a careless glenm which indicated that he had resigned himself to the Inevitable. am constrained to ask you one qitestion, sir," went on the princess. "You are not the common goat hunter you assume. Will you tell me In eoutidenee who you really are?" The others held their breath. lie hesitated for a moment. "Will It suffice If I say that I am an unfortunate friend and advocate of Prince Dantan? I hnve risked everything for his sake, and I fear I hnvo - . , lost everything. I have failed to be of service to him, but through no fuult of VV' mine. Fate has been against me." "You are Chrlstobal!" cried Dagmar eagerly. ? H?,l K.lf 1IO gave uer a niumvu i^iuuvv-, uu> offered no denial. Beverly's face was a study. If he were Cbrlstobal, then what of the game warden's daughter? "We shall question you no further," said Yetlve. "You enlisted to serve Miss Calhoun. It Is for her to command you while you are here. May <?od 1m> with you to the end. Miss Calhoun, will you tell him what his duties are for tonight? Come, my dear." Yetlve and Dagmar walked slowly from the room, leaving Beverly and her guard alone. "I am at your service, Miss Calhoun," ho said easily. His apparent Indifference stung her Into womanly revolt. "I was a fool last night," she said abruptly. "No; I was tiie fool. I have been the fool from the beginning. You sball not jHjji blame yourself, for I do not blame you. It has been a sweet comedy, a summer pastime. Forget what I may have said to you last night, forget what my eyes may have said for weeks and weeks." rf& Sji^s? By t'*' $?< W$ GEORGE BARR M i? WCUTCHEOH Hi tobofW-Gnatuf y. J-.-.-v- R R 5i?C.*: ?. > ?;'.: , <S\-^ ii-'M-Vr 0*^*- ?** * ?* j.*!iU; V.-?:*' m?ad jrw Commr ^ v/ fJ ??>V-;?:: ? ;. r#gsxi tSV?i :VK*'"\v>' ""'- x' "I shall never rorget," she sakL "Y deserve the host in tlie world. Won that I could Rive It to yon. You ha braved many dangers for my sake, shall not forget. I>o you know that t | were watched last night?" "Watched?" ho cried Incredulous) "Oh, fool that I am! I might ha' known. And I have subjected you to to?don't tell me that harsh things ha' hCCIl snlll trk von \'l?" 'V....... *** -T jxmi, tuioa vuiuuuu; T was deeply disturbed. "General Marlanx saw you. lie hi threatened ine. Bnldos"? "I will kill hlni! What do I care f the consequences? He shall pay dear for"? "Stop! Where are you going? Yc are to remuln here, sir, and take yoi commands from me. I don't wnat yt to kill him. They'd hang you, or soin thing Just as had. He's going to I punished, never fear!" Baldos smile In spite of his dismay. It was lmpo slble to face this confident chnmplo In petticoats without catching her ei thusiasm. "What have you done wit ?with that rose?" she asked sudden Ij flushing and diffident. Her eyes glis teued with embarrassment. "It lies next my heart. I love It," h 841 id bravely. "I think I'll command you to retur It to me," vaguely. "A. command to be disobeyed. It I In exchange for my feather," he smtta confidently. "Well, of course, If you ajre going t be mean about? Now, let me see," sl> said confusedly, "what are your dutle. for tonight? You are to stand guar< In the corridor. Once In awhile you wll go out upon the balcony au<l take i look. You see, I am afrakl of son* one. Oh, Buklos, what's the uso of m; trifling like this? You are to eseap< from Edelweiss tonight. That Is thi wholo plan?the whole idea In a mit shell. Dont look like that. Don't yoi want to go?" Now she was trembiiuf with excitement. "I do not wunt to leave you." h cried eagerly. "It would be cowardly Marhtnx woukl understand that yoi gave aid and sanction. You would b< left to face the charges he would inuke Don't you see, Beverly? You woukl tx implicated; you woukl be accused Why did you not let me kill him? No I will pot go!** Ngjttlwc..JWtlcflri ttw "But I Insist r she cried weekly "You must go away from me. I?1 command you to**? "Is It because you want to drive tin out of your life forever?" be demand ed. sudden understanding coining tx him. "Dont put It that way," she mur mured. "Ia It because you care for me tba you want me to go?" bo Insisted, draw Ing near. "Is It txjcnuse you fear th love I bear for you?" "Love* You don't re-alls*? Stop Remember where you arc. sir! Yo must not go on with It, Ilaklos. Don' come a step nearer. Do go tonight It is for the best. I bnve been awfull wicked in letting It run on as It hu< Forgive mo; please forgive me." sh pleaded. lie drew back, pale and hurl A great dignity settled npon his fuei His dark eyes crushed her with the! quiet scorn. "I understand, Miss Calhoun. Tb play Is over. You will find the lucklcs vagabond a gentleman, after nil. Yo ask uie to desert the cause I servi That Is enough. I shall go tonight." The girl was near to surrender. Ha It not been for the persistent fear tin her proud old father might suffer froi her willfulness, she would have throw down the barrier and risked everythlr in the choice, ner heart was cry In out hungrily for the love of this ta! mysterious soldier of fortune. "It Is best," she murmured flnnll Later on she was to know the meanli of the peculiar smile he gave her. "I go because you dismiss ine, n because I f?air an enemy. If y< choose to remember me at all, be Ju enough to l>olieve that I am not shameless coward." "You are brave and true npd goo and I am a miserable,deceitful wretch she lamented. "You will seek Itavoi and the others?" "Yes; they are my friends. Tin love my poverty. And now, may please your highness, when am I to | rortn, ana in wniu gnror i Kinmm longer wear the honest uniform of flrnustnrk guard." "Leave It to me. Everything shall arranged. You will he discreet? I one Is to know that I am your"? "Rest assured. Miss Calhoun. I ha a close mouth." And he smiled cc tempt uously. "I agree with you," said she regri fully. "You know how to hold yo tongue." He laughed harshly. "F once in a way will you answer a qui | tion?" "I will not promise." "You say that you are Dantni friend. Is It true that he Is to mat the daughter of the Duke of Ma Countess Iolanda?" 1 "It has been so reported." "Is she beautiful?" "Yes; exceedingly." "But Is he to marry her?" she Insl ' ed, she knew not why. 1 "How should I know, your hi) ness?" t "Tf yoo cflll me 'your highness' again fck! It! despise you!" she flared miserably. I "Another question: Is It true that the :% young Duke Cbrtatobnl fled t>eeouse his ";'r father objected to bis marriage with a ' * ; game warden's daughter?" "I have never heard so," with a touch of hauteur. ! "Does he know that the girl Is dead?" ;.*B ; she naked cruelly. Bnldos did not anJ swer for a long time. lie stared at her /.J steadily, his eyes expressing no emotlon from which she could judge him. 4 ! think be Is ignorant of that ca:jfl lnmlty. Miss ('nlhoun," he said. "With ;w your permission I shall withdraw. There Is nothing to l?e gained by delay." It was such a palpable affront ou ! that she shrank within herself and tould have cried. ve Without answering, she walked un' steadily to the window and looked out w , Into the night. A mist came Into her 1 eyes. l-"or many minutes she remained tliere, striving to regain control of her re i emotions. All this time she knew that |? ! he was standing Just where she had re left him. like a statue, awaiting her le i command. At last she faced him resoi lutely. I ! -Vou will receive Instructions as to | | your duties here front the guard at j t>r the stairs. When you hear the hall ly clock strike the hour of 2 In the morn- i Ing go into the cliapol. hut do not let ; >u t any one see you or suspect. You know ur j where It Is. The door will l>e un- 1 >u ( locked.** e- j "Am I not to see you attain?" he ask- ; >e j ed, and she did not think him properly h! depressed. I ?- "Yes." she answered after a imuse >11 that seemed like an eternity, and be > went quietly, silently away. CHAPTER XXIV. f* Y ?T HII.E Baldos was standing h 14/ guard in the long, lofty hall 1 way the Iron Count was busy e L? with tlie machinations which were calculated to result In a startling n upheaval with the break of a new day. He prepared and swore to the charges < 9 preferred against BaUlos. They were d dispatched to the princess for her ' perusal in the morning. Then he set o i about preparing the vilest accusations e against Beverly Calhoun. In his own a ! I.ra ...1 ?i? ? 1 * * - it in i uvt*r nis own si^na1 tore he charged her with complicity In 1 the l>etrnyal of Grnustark, Influenced a by the desires of the lover who mnse querndod an her protege. At some r length ho dwelt upon the well laid plot 1 e of the spy and hla accomplice. lie told a of their secret meetings, thetr outrages against the dignity of the court and j their unmistnknble animosity toward 5 ; (Jraustnrk. For each and every count in his vicious Indictment against the e girl he professed to hove absolute i . proof by means of more than one j reputable witness, s It wos not the design of Marlanx to . present this document to tl?e princess s and her cabinet. He knew full well . that it would meet the fate It deserved. ; It was Intended for the eyes of Beverly i immruiuugo tney were, no I hoped to terrorize her into submission. 1 [ He longed to possess this lithe, beautlful creature from over the sea. In all j his life he had not hungered for any. thing as he now craved Beverly Onlj houn. He saw that his position In the army was rendered Insecure by the , events of the last day. A bold, vicious stroke was his only means for securing t the prize he longed for moro than he longed for honor and fame. s Restless ami enraged, consumed by ! Jealousy and fear, he hung about the castle grounds long after he had drawn ! u 1 the diabolical charges. IIo knew that t ' Bnldos was Inside the cnstle, favored, ti ' while be, a noble of the realm, wasrelej, | gated to Ignominy and the promise of , ! degradation. Encamped outshle the e ; city walls the army lay without a ? j jeimtr. r^ti'u nuur www iut: huiulft-i^ i , | augmented by tho arrlvul of reserves ! r from tlie districts of tlio principality. I Ills place was out there with the staff. ! e yet he could not drag himself away | (s from the charmed circle in which his ' u ; prey was sleeping. Morose and grim \ f. he anxiously paced to and fro in an obscure corner of the grounds. il "What keeps the scoundrel?" he said to himself angrily, m Presently a villainous looking man. II dressed in the uniform of tho guards, iK stealthily approached. "I missed him, ' ,s general, but I will get him the next U( time," growled the man. "Curse you for a fool!" hissed Mary. lnnx through his teeth. As another ,K hireling came up, "What have you got j to say?" ot The man reported that Baldos had )u i been seen on the balcony alone, ovist ; dently on watch. a Marlanx ground his teeth and his d. \ I Wood's Seeds to roR no FAI L SOWING. 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You know your fate If you full.- Marlanx actually grinned at the thought of the punlshment he wtwikl mete out to them. "Now be off r* Bashly be made his way to the castle front A bright moon cast Its mellow glow over the mass of stone outlined against the western sky. For an hour he glowered In the shade of the trees, giving but slight be??d to the guards who passed from time to time. His eyes never left the cncbaDted balcony. At last be saw the man. B&kios caiuo from the door at the end of the balcony, paced the full length In the ooar that hod afforded him egrees. Iqshle the durk castle the clock at the end of the hall melodiously boomed the hour of 2. I>ead quiet followed the soft echoes of tl?e gong. A tall figure stealthily opened the door to Yetlve's chupel and stepped Inside. There was a streak of moonlight through the clear window at the fur end of the room. Baldos, his heart heating rnpklly, stood still for a moment, awaiting the next move In the game. The ghostlike figure of a woman suddenly stood before htm In the path of the mooul>enm, a hooded fig. I ? _W *AIV/WI *T /V ?a '' uru 111 nil ilk lumra. nc r? iac icm ao i & confronted by the supernatural. "Conic,** came In hu agitated whisper, and he Rtepped to tlie wide of the phantom. She turned, and the moon light fell upon the face of Beverly Cal houn. "Don't speak. Follow me as quickly as you can." He grasped her arm, bringing her t< a standstill. "I have changed my mind," he whls pered In her ear. "Do you think I wll run away and leave you to shouldei the blame for all this? On the balconj near your window an hour ago I"? "It doesn't make any difference," shi argued. "You have to go. I want yoi to go. If you knew just how I feel to ward you you would go without i murmur." "You mean that you hate me," h groaned. "I wouldn't be so unkind as to su that," she fluttered. "I don't knov who you are. Come, we can't delay minute. I have a key to the gate a the other end of the passage, and know where the secret panel Is local ed. Ilush! It doesn't matter where got the key. See! See how easy It is! He felt her tense little fingers In th darkness searching for his. Their hand 1 ? 1 ? ??i.i n.l.nn (ho nlnun mi me Tf ; ufrc nt> vi?ui w uvu u?v ^ ? ? getlier they stood In a niche of the wa I neur the clinncel mil. It was ilnrk. an i a eold drnft of air blew across thel faces. lie could not ftee, but there wa proof enough that she had opened th Becret panel fn the wall and that th damp, chill nlr came from the undei j ground passage which led to a poir , outside the city walls. "You go first," she whispered ner ously. "I'm afraid. There is a la liter j on the steps, and I have some matche We'll light it aa soon as? Oh, win was that?" "iHm't be frightened," he said. ' I think It was a rat." "Good gracious!" she gasped. 4 wouldn't go in there for tli*? world." "I>o you mean to say that you inten eel to do so?" he asked eagerly. "Certainly. Some one has to retui the key to the outer gate. Oh, I su pose I'll have to go in. You'll ke< thein off. won't you?" plaintively. 1 was smiling In the darkness, thinkii what a dear, whimsical thing she was "With my life," he said softly. "They're ten times worse than lions she announced. I "You must not forget that you i r y The fac is so wideh that it is the bes Mr flat plug. Other pi f the size and shape and ?other tags are made to 1 igs?yet there are more poi ved annually than all otl do of only choice selections of well mat can as the cleanest kitchen, situated in the v tg country, by men of life-long expcrieni : directed the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Coi e pleasing, appetizing aroma which create< Expert tests prove that it requires and tan any other kind?and has a wholeson chewers. atistics show that SCHNAPPS and otl ugh chewers in one fiscal year to make a i lion pounds, or one-third of the entire inci :d States on chewing and smoking tobacco. >n the tag and under the tag spell md you will have the genuine. DS TOBACCO CO. Salem, N. C. T turn alone," he sold triumphantly. "But I'll have the lantern going ful! blast." she fluid ami then allowed hln; to lend her Into the narrow passage way. She rinsed the panel and ther felt ahont with her foot until tt located the lantern. In a minute they had a light. "Now, don't be afraid," she mild onciwrnglngly. He laughed In pure delight. She misunderstood his mirth and wus oonsrfcxM of a new and an almost unendurable pang. He was tilled with exhilaration over the prospect of escape! 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