TP I TYTf'lN
I I\
/X 1 * J i 1
I/’IAJp *’*0* court# you *111 understand how
zw. 1 11 Nj Impossible it is fur me to come here.
mouths nt Schloss MArtatiS. 1 have shifty pye. at the oahffiet of imcifnt
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seen and beard etartlgh to coucim e m< rings aid necklaces. and then depart-
countess. Your father, tbe duke, does that s<>me great movement is on f.sH. '■d with: ut having seen the interesting
1 RLASl RY DEPARTMENT
matters. nn4 I’m uot quite My itiU-iligence tells me that it U.is to Miss Platanova.
Copyright, 1909, by George Bari a not I bo tn!nee
L*^
do with Grunstark
As be wishes the
At his room in the hotel he found a
Otbce’ei Comp ollet ot the Cun -u-y
McCutcheon
"It Is of tbe prince that I want to prlm-e no go*id. It mils» te for evil ’*
note addret uu to himself. It did not
MS'.%.on. D C. X|
1910
si>eak, Mr. Tullis,” she said. “I do
"But there is uotliing be can do. He have much to say. bitt it meant u great
Copyright, 190*), by Botiti, Mead Want to talk very seriously with you has
Ttie ¡»rince is deal, There wan no signature, and the
no following nera
Whereas, by samiacuxv ev.<k-ai< {-.esenled
concerning Lis future—I might say his adoriM by the [»eopie Count Mariaux handwriting was that of a woman.
& Company
to the auJer>i^ned. it hat beta i: a. •
„ppeaf
immediate future.”
Would not be such n foul as to"
“/Tcoac do not come again." That was I
that "The F ust National Bunt ot ■
’ i ’ m
He looked at her narrowly.
“lie is no tool." she interrupted alls
SYNOPSIS
lhe City of Dai doa in the Ct ’vol)
and
“Are you quite serious?"
"That’» why I am afraid. if
quickly,
He laughed with a hue tone of de
CHAPTER 1—1 tuxton King arr.ve* in Ed-
Stale
of
Otegou
Lu
comp-«xl
-a
.
’
I
;!;?
11.>.
in
Belgium
the
month
ot
Muy
is
“Quite. I could not have asked you be Is plotting ngnlnsi the crown, you
fiance and went back to the shop at
elwrtx, cap.tal of Gzau.' k, and nr 4 the to come to this bouse for anything
may deiieml upon u it he is laying bis 5 o’clock. Just to prove that nothing kiiown us the Virgin’s month uud con vuioos ot the Statute* -f the Uuit.u . les. re
beau)Jul niece ol Spantz, a gunmaker.
11— trivial.
\Ve have become very good plnns will
Joltu Tullis,
JldlU
Tullis, that man is so timid as a note could stop him. On secrated to the Virgin Mary. In the quired to be complied with brfcre an . sxiatioa
K ig do-« a I a vo< lor Prince Rolin, the >ourg friends, you and 1.
Too good, per a devil a devil
“I il ii«.trnnte!
L*.irii:ttc ’* Sheturneii the occasion of this last vis't to the province of Liege during May young shah be authorized to conimeuce the buaiat »« of
ru!et cl the country, who«e guardian ii Jchn haps. for I’ve no doubt there are old
her f.n e away
A spasm of utter re shop he did not stay long, but weut girls have a pretty way of learning Banking;
.1)
Tullu. an Air encan.
lll---Baton Dang!< •• tabbies In Edelweiss wb(> are provoked pugnatice crossed tier face
away somewhat dazed to find himself whom they shall marry. A group of
Now Therefore I, Lawr-oce O. Murry.
“1 am afraid of I’eter Brutus Ile U the possessor of a ring he did not want
maidens arrange to meet at sunrise, Compi.-ollcr of the Currency, do herei y certify
mmoter ol police, -nterview« King ar.d WrtU to criticism. You know what I mean."
"Tbe prince is a sturdy little beg here to wat Ii everybody ”
and out of ¡locket just $dt), American. walk through the fields until they come that "The First at onal Bank i I Bandon* in the
him aga nit Olga, the gunmaker'* niece. IV- -
gar.” he began, but she lifted her hand
She leatua! aguluxt the grant curvisi Having come to the conclusion that
King invader the royal (>ark, meet« the ponce
to u hedge, and. selecting a spiff un City of Bandon in the County of Coos and State
in protest.
tmiutel post, a tall, slender, lissom knight errantry of that kind was not
exposed
to the highway, they choose of Oregon u authorized to con.rr -:i the i>u i-
an I *« pr*-enied to the lad « fascinating A un
“And lie lias sturdy, loyal friends. creature, exquisite!) gi wiled ii i rarest only profligate, but distinctly irritating
a honeysuckle bush beneath which to neu of Banking a< pt, , idol in Si :
Loraiie. V—The commil.ee ol ten. conapi-i- That is agreed. And yet”— Shi* paus Irish lace, her bare neck and shoulders
Fifty one
to his sense of humor, he looked up perform Their mystic rites. Each girl
tor« against the prince, meets in an underground ed. a perplexi-d line coming between gleaming white against the dull (tin
hundred and sixty nine of the Revised Statute*
Mr. Hobbs and arranged for a day’s
selects three blades of grass, cuts the
charnier, whgre the girl Olga u di*clo«ed a« one her expressive eyes.
I hts iM'yond. the faint glow from the ride in the mountains.
of the United State*.
John Tullis opened his own eyes embers creeping up to her face with
who i* to kill Prince Kobin with a bomb.
Mr. Hobbs led his patron into the tops to equal lengths and to each ties
in testimony whereof wine;- tn hand
very wide. “You don’t mean to say the insistence of a maiden's flush. 11»' mountain roads early the next morn a colored thread of silk. Black rep
and Seal c.f office this Fifth day . .\p .1. 191(1
that
he
is
—
he
is
in
[>eril
of
any
sort?
”
me to submit to the committee, lie
gazed in rapt admiration, bis heart ing. both well mounted and provided resents a bachelor, red an unknown
.Seal]
Lawrence (J. X urray
She leaned nearer to' him, dropping thumping like fury in Ids great breast
believes it to tie the day of all days
lover and greeu the person the girl in
with, luncheon.
|4-IOt
Comp'.rolkr of the Currency
Nothing should go amiss.
We con the ash from her cigarette Into the re She was little more than a girl, this
It is a good three hours’ ride to the her heart wishes to marry. Ten days
quer with a single blow. By noon cf ceiver as she s|>oke slowly. Intensely. wife of old Mnrlanx. and yet how summit of Monastery mountain. And
| afterward they return to the s|«>t
that day, the 2Gtb of July, the commit “1 Uiln'.c lie is In peril in deadly ¡ ht H." wise, how clever, how brilliant shf after the height has been attained
where they left the blades growing
lie stared hard.
“What do you was!
tee of ten will be in control of the
■
■
one dot's not cure to linger lorg among
state; the new regime will be nt band. mean?” he demanded, with nn Involun
She was well named Ingutnede I li»' the chilly, whistling crags, with their anti that blade of the three which has
i grown highest represents the lovet
A new world will lie iiegun. with ia'.el- tary glance over his shoulder She in Beautiful.
OR photographic film
snow crevas-’es and bit’er winds. The
weiss ns the center, alsiut which all terpreted that glance correctly.
"Does R.iron Dattgloss know thl* utter loneliness, the aloofness of this that is destined for the maiden's llllM
and printing paper,
"The peril Is not here. Mr. Tullis. I man Brutus?” asked Tullis, arising to frost i n wned crest appalls, disheartens butxl.
the rest shall revolve. We. the com
know what you are thinking
My fa Rtand beside her
cameras, pure chemi
mittee of ten, will be its true found
Thera II veil In
pool
one who loves the fair, green things
era. We shall lie glorified forever. Tile ther Is n loyal subject. The peril 1
"I don't know." she said thought
girl uamed Anna
She Was
cals and supplies of all kinds, j
-f life.
death of the prince is the signal for suggest never comes to Grnustark ”
fully
"1 have net «qsikeu to him con
It was 3 o’clock when they clattered an adopted daughter of an old couple
come to this store and you
"Never comes to Graustnrk
he al- cetming Brutus
Perhaps he knows
the overthrow of the present govern
down n stone road and up tj the for j who worked n small farm Alimi was
will be certain of depend
m o s t
wbispered. The baron is very wise. Let me tell
ment and the establishment of the new
bidding vale in which lurked, like an a fair coniplexioiied. (air haired. Iilve
"You don’t — you you flow I liappen to know that I’eter
order of equal human ity."
I
eyed
maiden,
her
¡Hire
heart
being
able
quality. We sell the
evil, guilty thing, the log built home
can't mean your— Brutus is still serving Count Marlaux
Up in the distant hills slept tlie Iron
of the witch of Ganlook gap, that an plainly manifest In her countenance
your husband?"
Count, dreaming of the day when lie
and why I think Ills presence signifies
cient female who made no secret of The adjoining farm on the east was a
“I
mean Count a crisis of some sort."
should rule over the new Graustark —
much larger oue mid owned by a farm
her practices in witchcraft.
Marians." she said
Her voice, always low and eveu.
for he would rule! a smile on bis griz
er
named Deltonde. with one son.
A low thatched roof protruded from
steadily.
seemed lower still. "In the first place.
zled face in reflection of recent wak
Ileileger Delloade Avtis at
th? hill against which the liut was Helleger.
ing thoughts concerning the punish
"He means evil to I have a faithful friend In one of the
built. As a matter of fact, a thin the university when Anna DeWindt
Prince Kobiu? Good oldest retainers at Schloss Marlaux.
ment that should fall swiftly iijmiu the
■himney grew out of the earth itself, came to live at' the adjoining farm
heavens, countess. His daughter is my maid. She is here
assassins of the la-loved Prince Kobin.
for all the world like a smoking tree When he returmsi for his spring vnea
with uie now. The old man came to
1 — 1 can't believe it
He would make short shrift of as
stump
The single door was so low tion he saw her busy about the ad
sassins!
I know he is bitter, see Josephn one, day last week
lie
which makes truer, better-
that one was obliged to stoop to enter joining premises, but she was so far
revengeful and all had accompanied Count Marlaux to
from
him
that
he
could
not
tell
wlieth
balanced negatives, and
the little room where the dame had
that, but"—
the town of Balak. which is in Ax-
Taking a
CHAPTER VI.
been holding forth for threescore er she was comely or ugly
Cyko Paper for deeper,
"He is all that phnln. a mile beyond the Grnustark
INGOMEllK THE BEAVTIFtH..
years, ’twas said. This was her throne glass, he brought the image nearer and
and more.” she said. line. I’eter Brutus was with my hus
softer,
clearer prints.
discovered
what
lie
was
pleased
to
room, her dining room, her bedcham
LIGHT, chilling drizzle had keen
“First you must let band in Balak for two days. They
call his "Madonna ”
Let
us show you our
ber.
her
all,
it
would
seem,
unless
one
falling all evening, pattering
me
impress
you were closeted together from morning
From that time when he would st>e
hnd been there before and knew that
softly upon the roof of leaves
splendid
assortment of
that I am uot a till night in the house where Marlaux
Anna on the porch of tlie house or
that covered tbe sidewalks I “ he means EV ii . to traitor to his cause. was stopping. At the end of two days her kitchen was beyond, in the side
cameras. Pure chemicals,
of the hill. The one window, sans back In the kitchen gulden be would
PRINCE ROBIN?"
along Castle nvenue
I could not lie that. Brutus went away, but he carried
watch her through his glass and long
all photographic supplies.
Almost in tlie center of the imposing for the sufficient reason I liât I ouly with him a vast sum of money pro- glass, looked narrowly out upon an
: < dd opening in the foliage below, giv ed to go out and chat with her
line of palatial residences stood the i sus|M'et Its existence,
Developing and printing
I am not In vided by tn.v husband, It was given
His vacation came to an end. ami tie
ing the occupant of the hut an unob
home of tlie Duke of Perse, minister j any sense n part of It.
I' do not out ttiat he was on his way to Serros.
done.
Reasonable charges, «-s*
experienced
a
pang
jit
leaving
his
Ma
structed view of the winding road that
of finance, flanked on either side by know anything. I only feel
I dare In Dawsbergen. where he expected to
donna,
whom
he
had
been
used
to
led up from Edelweiss.
structures as grim and as gay as it say you realize that I do not love purchase a business block for liis unis
bringing so near to him by means ot
Tlie two horsemen rode into the glen
self. yet far less significant in thpir ; Count Mnrlanx- that there is alisolute
ter. Marlanx waited another day in
his
glass. On the morning of his de
nnd
came
plump
upon
a
small
detach
generation. Here dwelt the most im , ly nothing in common betweeu us ex- Balak. permitting Josepha's father to
parture he was obliged to rise early
portant man in tbe principality, not cept a name. We won’t go into that. come on to Edelweiss with a message ment of the royal guard, mounted and
CO 4PANY
rather resolute in their lack of ami Going out on to the porch, he sniffed
excepting the devoted prime minister
for mo and to see his daughter. He"—
the delicious spring air.. The sun was
ability.
himself. Not that Perse was so well
“And Josepha's father saw Brutus in
"I nm overjoyed to hear you say this,
just rising. He walked about, present
"Soldiers,
I
’
d
say,"
remarked
Mr.
beloved, but that he held tlie destinies i countess." be said very seriously. “I
Edelweiss?"
ly going under a tree with overhang
of tiie land In Midas-like fingers. More have been so bold ou occasion as to
“No
But he did see him going Into King. Ills eyes brightened and his hat
ing branches. A door opened in the
Street Improve inc. l tou.c
than that, lie was tlie father of the far- [ assert ( it your prit ate ear, of course Balak as lie left for Edelweiss that came off with a switch.
next
house, and Anna and another girl
famed Countess Marlaux, the most
“Hello! There’s the prince!”
lie wore a disguise, tmt
rhat you could not by any freak of morning.
glorious beauty at the Austrian and nature bappeu to care for Count Mar Jacob says he could not be mistaken ì
Farther up the glen—in fact at the came out and walked directly toward
Notice i, I *eteby Given, that 11.- cr i :on
They advanced to the hedge
him.
Russian courts, She had gone forth lanx. whom i know ouly by descrip Moreover, he was accompanied by sev very door of the witch’s but—were
council cl the city of Bandon, c. i .it a cellar
separated
the
two
places
nnd
that
from Graustark ns its most notable tion.
5 mi have laughed at my so eral men whom lie recogtiized as Grau- gathered a small but rather distin were screened from him by its twigs meeting thereof, held on the Itah c'ay ol May,
bride since tlie wedding day of the , ailed American wit. and you have stark mountaineers and hunters ot guished portion of the royal household.
1910, pass a .esolution, where' y it was pro
nnd leaves.
posed and determined Io ipi| love ! ow'er Main
Princess Yetive, late in the nineties.
been most tolerant. Now. 1 feel that rather unsavory reputation. They loft It was not difficult to recognize the
Stealing out of his retreat, stooping Street, from Atwater stft et northward to <i <-p
Ingomede. the beautiful, had Journeyed I am justified. I’m immeasurably glad Brutus at the gates of Balak and went little prince. He was standing beside
far to the hymeneal altar. The tius- to hear you confess that you do not off Into the hills. All this happened John Tullis, and it is not with a de that he might not be seen, be went water of the Coquille river, by causing rhe
treading on the soft grass to the hedge. same to b- colored with a [liank and piling
band who claimed her was a hated, love your bu^iand.”
before I knew that i’eter was living sire to speak ill of his valor that we On reaching it he heard coming from bridge work, crowned in the middle, 4 inch
dishonored uian In Ills own land. There
acid
he
was
clutching
the
slackest
"You have never tried to make love in Edelweiss. When I saw him here I
a few yards distant on the other side plank, also 8 foot sidewalk each side, 2 inch
were those who went so far ns to say
I knew at once that tiis presence meant part of that gentleman's riding breeks their soft voices. Anna’s companion plank surfaced one side, for the (u|| width of
to me." she weut on. "That's what I
that her father had delivered her into
said street, i. e„ 75 feet, for the full length or
I can put many , with an earnestness that betrayed ex was speaking
like about you. I think must men are' something sinister
treme trepidation. Facing them, on the
the hands of a latter day Bluebeard,
portion
above specthed. and in detail according
tilings
together
that
once
puzzled
me-
silly, not I localise 1 am so very young.
"This is the bachelor," she said, ty to the usual ciiy specifications for street biidge
who whisked her off into the high
stone doorstep, was the witch herself.
i but because my husband is so ridicu the comings and goings of months, tlie
lands, many league*» from Vienna.
Behind Tullis and the prince were ing a thread on a spear of grass work.
lously old. Don't you think so? But. secret reports and consultations, the!
NOW un!e. the owners of two-thirds ci ¡lie
"This is the unknown," tying another,
She was seen no more in the gay
several ladies and gentlemen.
queer
looking
men
who
came
to
the)
I never mind! I sec you are quite eager
"and this." tying a third, "is my dear real property homing upon Loth sides of the
courts for a year. Then of a sudden
Truxton
King's
heart
swelled
sud
, to answer. That’s euough. Take an- castle, the long absences of my hits- i
sai I portion of sai I Street hie a written rem >n-
she appeared before them all. as daz-
denly. Nyxt to the tall figure of Colo love."
j other cigarette and—listen to what 1 band and tn.v—my own virtual impris- ,
strance against such work with* the C-ty Record
“
And
who
ia
your
dear
love?"
asked
zlingly beautiful ns ever, but with a
I «as nel QuinnoX of the royal guard was
er, on or before the 15th day of June, I'? 10,
am going to say.” lie declined the onment—yes. imprisonment.
Anna, who was tierself tying threads
haunting, wistful look in her dark eyes
then the Common Council will pass an OiJi
not permitted to leave the castle for the slim, entrancing lady of his most
cigarette with a shake of his bead.
on
blades
of
grass
that could not be mistaken. The old
recent dreams, the prince’s aunt. the
nance ¡woviding for the construction of such im
After a moment she went on reso days nt a time during his absences.”
“John Ten Eyck. Who is yours?"
count found nn uneasy delight in ex
provement, also providmg therein that the cost
"Surely you will not go baek again!” Indy of the goldfish conspiracy!
lutely: "As I said before, 1 do not
"1 can’t tell you; It is so foolish of thereof shall be assessed again t the ad).-cent
hibiting her to the world once more,
The Countess Marlaux, tall and os
know that my suspicions are correct. he began hotly
property, and also providing for the collection of
me."
plainly ns a bit of property that all
tile
quisite.
was
a
little
apart
from
“Sli!” She put a finger to her lips 1
I have uot even breathed them to my
“You needn’t. I know already. It the same as a læn again«! the said property.
men were expected to look upon with
others, with Baron Dangloss nnd
A
manservant
was
quietly-
crossing
father. He would have laughed at Mie.
Dated at Bandon, Oregon, this 2bth d_y
envy In their hearts.
young Count Vos Engo, whom Trux is the handsome student in the De-
My husband is a Graustarkian, even the ball Just off tbe library. "He is
May. 1910.
Koade place.”
Then the Duke of Perse resumed his
ton
was
ready
to
hate
because
he
was
I do not like Ills appear
( R. WADE.
as 1 nm. lint there is this distinction a new tnan
Anna made no reply, but Helleger.
residence in Edelweiss, opening the
a recognized suitor for the band of the
20-Jt
‘
C ity Record) !rr.
between us—he despises Graustark, ance.”
old palace once more to the world. Ills
He was having found nn opening Just big
The servant disappeared through a slim young,person in gray.
while I love her in every drop of my
enough
t^
give
him
n
view
of
her
face,
dnughter after the death of the prin
for riding boldly up to this little group,
liloixl I know that in his heart he has door at tbe end of tlie hall.
City Caucus.
saw a blush overspread her features
cess began her extended visits to the
"Then there were the great sums of' but a very objectlonble lieutenant
never ceased to brew evil for tlie
He
was
astonished.
A
girl
whom
home of her girlhood. So long as tin*
barred
the
way,
supported
in
no
small
throne that disgraced him. He openly money that m.v husband sent off from '
he had not suspected of having been
princess was alive she remained awav
expresses his hatred for tlie present time to time." she coutiuued, “and tlie measure by the agitated defection of
aware of bis existence hud Indicated
fr< >tn Edelweiss, reluctant to meet the
dynasty nnd lias more than once said in strange boxes that came overland to Mr. Hobbs.
Notice is hen by given that i cau
with tlie green thread that she bad
friend who had banished her husband
public gatherings tiiat he could cheer the castle and later went away again j The way was made easy by the in
cus
of the legal voters of the Citv of
long before the wedding day in Buda
taken
him
into
her
innocent
heart.
tervention
of
the
alert
young
woman
fully assist in its utter destruction. as secretly as they came. Mr. Tullis.
Having tied the blades of grass nnd Bandon is called, and will be held at
pest. Now she came frequently nnd
That, of i ours<‘, is commonly kuowu in I am confident in my mind that those In gray, She caught sight of the re
stayed for wet*ks at a time, apparently
cut them to a uniform length the two
Graustark. where he is scorned and boxes contaimsl flrearins and ammu- strkted adventurers- ar one of them.
happy during these escapes from life
girls went back to the house and tbe the Opera House in Bandon, Ore.
derhled. I Jut he is not n man to serve nltlou. I have thought it all out. I’er- ; to be quite accurate—and. after speed
upon Thursday, June 9, 1910, at
in tbe great capitals.
student departed for the university
his hatred with mere idle words nnd haps | am wrong, but it seems to me | ing a swift smile of astonishment,
Of lute she came more frequently to
•
•
•
*
•
•
•
the hott of 7:30 D.111 <.f said day,
that I can almost see those firearms I turned quickly to Prince Bobby.
inaction.
Edelweiss than iiefore. John Tullis
The prince broke the ice.
At Amsterdam several years later iortlie purpose of placing in nomina
"I nm seeing you hero In tills big ston'd sway in the caves and cablus
was nlways to remember the moment
“Hello!" lib cried shrilly.
Helleger and his .Madonna met. Her
room openly." she weut on. "for the outside of Edelweiss, ready for instant
when he looki'd upon (bls exquisite
"Hello!” responded the gentleman
people hnd received a small legacy sod tion for the cptning regular city
simple renson that if I am lieing use when tiie signal comes"
creature for the first time. Thai was
readily.
had come to Amstertiam to claim It. election candidates tor the offices of
"Gi d! An uprising! A ¡dot so huge
watched this manner of meeting may
months ago. After that be never censed
John Tullis found himself being drag
Helleger Deltonde did not betray tlie
be above suspicion.
We may speak I as that!" he gasped, amazed. It is for-
Mayor, Recorder, A.unicip.il Judge,
lieing a secret, silent worshiper nt her
freely here, for we cannot be heard tunnte that he was not facing the door. ged away from the witch’s door to fact that be hnd seen Anna before;
transient shrine.
and
three vacancies upon the Board
unless we raise our voices. Don’t be The same servant, passing once more, ward the newcomer at the bottom of certainly did not mention that he hail
Ten o’clock on this rainy night a
the
glen.
Mr.
Hobbs
listened
with
looked
at
her
through
a
fieldglass.
might
have
si'eti
the
telltale
consterna
of
Counciljnen.
carriage lias drawu up before the low tray surprise or consternation. The
eyes of the wall may tie better than its tion iti his eyes. "It cannot be possi deepening awe to the friendly conver Nevertheless he yielded to an Irreslst
This notice is given persuant to
er gates to the Perse grounds, nnd a
ble!
Why. Dangloss and his men sation which resulted in Truxton King ible Impulse to make her his wife.
ears."
tall, shadowy figure leaves it to hurry
an
order of the Common Council of
going
forward
to
join
the
party
in
In Holland if a young man wishes to
"You don’t meirti to say you are be would have scented it long ago.”
through tlie shrub liued walks to tbe
front
of
thg
hut.
“
I
have
not
said
that
I
am
sure
of
;
ask
the
band
of
n
girl
in
marriage
he
said
Citv', made on the 5’h day of
ing watched here in your father’s
massive doors.
anything, remember that. I leave it i Truxton was duly presented to the buys a sweet cake, takes II to her
house?
”
he
demanded.
May,
1910,
Tullis had long since ceased to be a
"1 don’t know. This I do know—the to you to analyze. You have the foun ladies and gentlemen of the party by bouse nnd In presence of her family
welcome visitor In the home of the
dation on which to work. I’d advise : John Tullis, who gracefully announced places It on a table before her The thereof.
Duke of Perse. Tbe men were openly count lias many spies in Edelweiss.
you to waste no time. Something tells that he knew King's parents In New
family nffect not to notice the gift,
Dat *1 at l>in<!on, Oregon, this
He
is
systematically
apprised
of
every
unfriendly to each other. The duke
York. Baron Dangloss was quite an while tbe girl. If she accepts him. eats
me that the crisis Is near at band."
thing
that
occurs
at
court,
in
the
city
16th
day of May, I y to.
resented the cool interference of the j
old friend, if one were to judge by the the cake. It she refuses him she leaves
sandy hatred American; hi the other ’ or in the council chamber. Day Iiefore
C R. W ade ,
manner in which he greeted the young the cake on the table.
CHAPTER VII.
hand. Tullis made no effort to conceal yesterday I saw his secretary In the
man.
The lady in gray smiled so
Deltonde
took
a
cake
nnd
laid
It
19
t4
City Recorder.
strx*ets.
a
man
who
has
been
in
his
em
AT THE WITCH’S HtTT.
his dislike, it not distrust, of the older
sweetly and nodded so blithely that before Anna
A blush came to her
ploy for five years or more and who
man.
N the meantime our excellent Tullis, instead of presenting King to
cheek, and she put out her hand to
The countess was alone in the long. ; tow pretends to lie a lawyer here. His
young friend. Truxton King, was her as ho had done to the Countess
60 YEATJì
ward It. but did not take it. Was she
name
is
Brutus.
1
spoke*
with
him
warm tinted library.
having a sorry time of It. It all l>e- Marlaux and others, merely salt):
EXPEriCfCE
yielding
to
n
natural
coquetry
or
hnd
He
said
that
he
had
left
the
count
six
"It is good of you to come." she snld
gan when he went to the cathe-
"And you know one another, of
M they shook hnuds warmly. "Do you weeks ago in Vienna, determined to dral I In the hope of swing the charming course." Whereupon she flushed very she some renson for hesitating? ileile
ger said to her
know it is nlmost a year since you last : set out for himself in his choseu pro aunt of the little prince once more. prettily.
“Am I not he of tbe green thread?"
fession. He knows, of course, that I
rnme to this house?”
Not only did he attend one service, tmt
Truxton King, scarcely able to be
The blush on her cheek deepened to
“It would be a century, countcss. if nm not nnd never have been in the all of them, having been aaaurvd that lieve his good fortune, crowded Into
I were not welcomed in other houses confidences of my busband. I asked the royal family worshiped there quite the loathsome, squalid room with his scarlet; she hnd her face In her hands
At Inst she snld:
F raoe M ars »
where 1 am sure of a glimpse of you him if it was known in Edelweiss that ns regularly mid as religiously ns the aristocratic companions.
D esigns
“Tell me how yon learned ntxiut the
from time to time and n word now nnd he had served the count as secretary. lowliest communicant.
She did not
COFVntGMTS Ac
Never had Truxton looked upon a green thread "
He promptly handed me one of his appear.
then."
Auron* ii«l!n< a »ketch end d^crti.th-n mn*
creature who so thoroughly vindicated
nh’kiy p- err.un our oplnli>n free t/i-. nr r »
“l will if yon will toll mo nbont how
They both seated themselves before business cards oti which he refers to
More than nil this, he met with fresh the lifelong reliance be bad put in the
HTentltrti >» |«r<th»tilr patent »«’»In. Cornmtintm*
ft
himself
as
the
former
trusted
and
con
you
came
to
know
anything
about
me.'
iVvi»«trictljre<
‘iil>dPtifbd. HANOROOK ««» Pntenta
a glowing open fire.
disnppointmetit when lie ambled down description of witches given by the
»Ant fr«e.
agency for .•*crurinu j a:• m««,
"You
must
first
tell
me
how
yon
f'.ntettt«
tAken
tnr>»utfh Minin A. < ■ . recHre
“The duke lias gone to Ganlook to fidential secretary of Count Marlanx
to the armorer’s shop. The doors were fairy tale tellers of his earliest youth.
wdlcc. wini- ut chnrge, in the
Now.
I
happen
to
know
that
he
Is
still
knew
nbont
ni<>."
she
replied
play bridge with friends." she said M
locked nnd there was no sign of life She had the traditional hook nose nnd
He shrank from telling her that ho
once. “He will not return till late, I In m.v husband's service.or was no long about the shuttered place
peaked chin, the glittering eye», the hnd boon looking at her through a spy
have Just telephoned—to make sura. »• er ago than last week. He Is here for
. ’»«ndtomely illnrtrnft 1 weekly. fj»rirc«t rfp.
The next day King made n purely thousand wrinkles and the toothless
Union t<( en» r»
Journal T. » n< ■ f ; a
glass He took u|i the enke nud handed
Iler Mille did more than to reassure a purpose, ns my hnstatid's represent business cull nt the shop of Mr. Spnntt. gums. He looked alxiut for the raven
•; four II.Ili, fl. old by Mil <!W h • alerR.
ative.
I
have
Dot
been
asleep
ail
these
hpr
it
to
him
lie looked long, with a somewhat and tbe cat. but if she had them they
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