jyvyy w; w ww yv a"m a yv aw .t,aw w Af vx im && toy V SjKynsi xWAei V i wws S4. suSi y jfH BEVERLY OP GRAUSTARK By George Barr McCutcheon. Author of "Grauslark" Copyright, 1 904, Doid, Mead k Co. ' M .i.,., , x .W Sl A "I will give you tne cnunee to save yourself. I love you. I want you. I must have you for my own," he was saying. "Stop, sir! It may be your expert ence in life that women kueel to you when you command. It may be your habit to win what you set about to win. But you have a novel way of pre senting your devoirs, I must say. Is this the way in which you won the Ave unfortunates whom you want me to succeed? Did you scare them into submission?" ' "No, no! I cared nothing for them. You are the only one I ever loved" "Reallv. Count Marlanx. you are most amusing," she Interrupted, with a laugh that stung him to the quick. "You have been unique in your love- making. I am not used to your meth ods. Besides, after having kuown them. I'll confess that I don't like them In the least You may have been wonderfully successful iu the past, but you were not dealing with an Ameri can girl. I have bad enough of your Insults. Go In and face" "Have a care, girl!" he snarled. "I have It In my power to crush you." "Pooh!" came scornfully from her Hps. "If you molest me further I shall call Mr. Lorry. Let me pass!" "Just glance at this paper, my beau ty. It goes before the eyes of the coun cil unless you" He paused signifi cantly. Beverly took the document and with dilated eyes read the revolting charges against her honor. Her cheeks grew white with anger, then flushed a deep crimson. "You fiend!", she cried, glaring at him so fiercely that be instinctively shrank back, the vicious grin dying In bis face. "I'll show you how much I fear you. I shall give this revolting thing to the princess, She may read it to the cabi net, for all I care. No one will believe you. They'll kill you for this!" She turned and flew into the presence of the princess and her ministers. Speeding to the side of Yetive, she thrust the paper into her bands. Sur prise and expectancy filled the eyes of all assembled. "Count Marlanx officially charges me with with read It, your highness!" she cried distractedly. Yetive read it, pale faced and cold. A determined gleam appeared in her eyes as she passed the document to ber husband. "Allode," Lorry said to an attendant, after a brief glance at Its revolting con tents, "ask Count Marlanx to appear here Instantly. He is outside the door." Lorry's anger was hard to control. He clinched his hands and there was a fine suggestion of throttling In the way ' lis did It Marlanx, entering the room, saw that he was doomed. He had not expected Beverly to take this appalling step. The girl, tears In ber eyes, rush ed to a window, hiding her face from the wondering ministers. Her courage suddenly failed her. If the charges were read aloud before these men it seemed to her that she never could lift her eyes again. A mighty longing for Washington, her father and the big Calhoun boys rushed to her heart as she stood there and awaited the crash. But Lorry was a true nobleman. "Gentlemen," he said quietly, "Count Marlanx has seen fit to charge Miss Calhoun with complicity In the flight of Baldos. I will not read the charges to you. They are unworthy of one who has held the highest position In the army of Granstark. He has' "Head this, my husband, before you proceed further," said Yetive. thrusting Into his band a line she had wrlt:a with feverish haste. Lorry smiled gravely before he read aloud the brief edict which removed General Marlanx from the command of the army of Graustark. "Is this Justice?" protested Marlanx angrily. "Will you not give me a hear ing? I beseech" "Bilence!" commanded the princess. "What manner of hearing did you ex pect to give Miss Calhoun? It la enough, sir. There shall be no cowards in my army." "Coward?" he faltered. "Have I not . proved my courage on the field of bat tie? Am I to be called a" "Bravery should not end when the soldier quits the field of battle. You have had a bearing, Count Marlanx. heard the truth about you last night." "From Miss Calhoun?" sneered be viciously. "I must be content to ac cept this dismissal, your highness. There Is no hope for me. Some day you may pray God to forgive you for the wrong you have done your most loyal servant. There Is 110 appeal from your declslou, but as a subject of Grau stark I iuslst that Miss Calhoun shall be punished for aiding In the escape of this spy and traitor. He is gone, and It was she wbo led I1I111 through the castle to the outer world. She cannot deny this, gentlemen. I defy her to say she did not accompany Baldos through the secret passage last night." "It will do no harm to set herself right by denying this accusation," sug gested Count Halfont solemnly. Every man In the cabinet and army had hated Marlanx for years. Ills degradation was not displeasing to them. They would ask no questions. But Beverly Calhoun stood staring out of the window, out upon the castle park and its gay sunshine. She did not answer, for she did not bear the pre mier's words. Her brain was whirling madly with other thoughts. She was trying to believe her eyes. "The spy Is gone," cried Marlanx, see ing a faint chance to redeem himself at her expense. "She cannot face my charge. Where Is your friend. Miss Calhoun?" Beverly faced them with a strange, subdued calmness in ber face. Her heart was throbbing wildly In the shel ter of this splendid disguise. I don't know what all this commo tion Is about," she said. "I only know that I have been dragged Into It shamelessly by that old man over there. If you step to the window you may see Baldos himself. He has not fled. He Is on duty!" Baldos was striding steadily across the park In plain view of alt Li . . a r "You fiend I " thi cried. CHAPTSR XXVII. OTH Yetive and Beverly experi enced an amazing sense of re lief. They did not stop to con sider why or bow he bad re turned to the castle grounds. It was sufficient that be was actually there. sound, well and apparently satisfied. I dare say Count Marlanx will with draw his Infamous charge against our guest," said Lorry, with deadly direct ness. Marlanx was mopping his damp forehead. His eyes were fastened up on the figure of the guard, and there was something like awe In their steely depths. It seemed to him that the su pernatural had been enlisted against him. "He left the castle last night." he muttered, half to himself. "There seems to be no doubt of that," agreed Gaspou, the grand treas urer. "Colonel Quinnox reports his strange disappearance." Clearly the case was a puzzlhu: oae. Men l oked at one another in wouuer a::d uneasiness. I think 1 understand the nit nation," exclaimed Marlanx. suddenly trium phnnt. "It bears out all that 1 have said. Baldos left the castle last night, as I have sworn, but not for the pur pose of escaping He went forth to carry information to our enemies. Can any one doubt ihxt lie is a spy? Has he not returned to carry out hi work? And now, gentlemen. 1 ask you would he return unless be felt secure of pro tection here?" It was a facer. Yetive and Beverly felt as though a steel trap suddenly bad been closed down upon them. Lor ry and Anguish were undeniably dis concerted. There was a restless, unde cided movement among the ministers. "Colonel Quinnox. will you fetch Bal dos to the veranda at once?" asked Lorry, his quick American perception telling blm that Immediate action was necessary. "It Is cooler out there." He gave Beverly a look of Inquiry. She flushed painfully, guiltily, and be was troubled in consequence. "As a mere subject, I demand the arrest of this man," Marlanx was say ing excitedly. "We must go to the bottom of this hellish plot to Injur Graustark." "My dear count," said Augulab, standing over blm, "up to this time w have beeu unabie to discern any rea sons for or signs of the treachery you preach about. 1 don't believe we have been betryed at all." "But I have absolute proof, sir," grated the count "I'd advise you to produce It We must have something to work on, you know." "What right have yon to give advice, sir? You are not one of us. You are a meddler an Impertinent alien. Your heart Is not with Graustark, as mine Is. How long must we endure the In solence of these Americans?" The count was fumlug with anger. As might have been expected, the easy going Yankees laughed unreservedly at his taunt The princess was pale with indignation. "Count Marlanx, you will confine your remarks to the man whom you have charged with treachery," she said. "You have asked for his arrest and you are to be his accuser. At the prop er time you will produce the proof. I warn you now that If you do not sus tain these charges the displeasure of the crown will fall heavily upon you." "I only ask your highness to order bis arrest" he said, controlling him self. "He is of the castle guard and can be seised only on your command." "Baldos is at the castle steps, your highness," said Colouel Quinnox from the doorway. The entire party left the council chamber and passed out to the great atone porch. It must be con fessed that the princess leaned rather heavily upon Lorry's arm. She and Beverly trembled with anxiety as they stood face to face with the tall guard wbo bad come back to them so mys teriously. Baldos stood at the foot of the stone steps, a guard ou each side of blm. One of these was the shamefaced Haddan. Dangloss' watchman, whose vigil had beeu a failure. The gaze of the suspected guard purposely avoid ed that of Boverly Calhouu. He kuew that the slightest communication be tween them would le misunderstood and magnified by the witnesses. "Baldos," said Lorry from the top step. "It has come to our ears that you left the castle surreptitiously last night Is It true that you were aided by Miss Calhoun?" Baldos looked tbankrui tor tnis cuimeuuy leauing question. Iu a flash It gave him the key to the situation. Secretly he was wondering what emotions possessed the slender accomplice who had said good by to him not so many hours be fore at the castle gate. He kuew that she was amazed, puzzled by his sud den return. He wondered If she were ffiad. His oulck wits saw that crisis had arrived. The air was full of It The dread of this very moment was the thing which had drawn him Into the castle grounds at early dawn. He had watched for bis chance to glide in unobserved and had snatched a few hours' sleep In the shelter of tne snrun- bery near the park wall. "it Is not true," he said clearly la answer to Lorry's question. Both Bev erly aud Marlanx started as the sharp falsehood fell from bis lips. uu made such an accusation?" be demand ed- "Count Marlanx Is our mrormant "Then Count Marlanx lies," came coolly from the guard. A snarl of fury burst from the throat of the deposed general. His eyes were red ana ms tongue was half palsied by rage. "Dog! Dog!" he shouted, running down the steps. "Infamous dog! I swear by my soul that he" "Where Is your proof. Count Mar lanx T" sternly Interrupted Lorry. "You have made a serious accusation against our honored guest It cannot be over looked." Marlanx hesitated a moment and then threw his bomb at the feet of the consDirators. 1 was in the chapel when she opened the secret panel for him." Not a word was uttered for a. full minute. It was Beverly Calhoun wbo annke first She was as calm as spring morning. "If all this be true, Count Marlanx, may I ask why you, the head of Grau atark's army, did not Intercept the spy when you bad the chance?" Marlanx flushed guiltily. The ques tlon bad caught him unprepared. He dared not acknowledge his presence there with the hired assassins. "I I was not In a position to restrain blm." he mumbled. "You preferred to wait until he was safely gone before making the effort to Drotect Graustark from bis evil de signs. Is that It? What was your ob ject In going to the chapel to pray? Besides, what right had you to enter the castle In the night?" she asked Iron lcally. "Your highness, may I be heard?" Asked Baldos easily. He was smiling up at Yetive from the bottom of the steps. She nodded ber head a trifle un easily. "It Is quite true that I left the castle by means of your secret passage last night." "There!" shrieked Marlanx. "He ad mits that he" "But I wish to add that Count Mar lanx is In error when be says that Miss Calhoun was my accomplice. His eyes were not keen In the darkness of the sanctuary. Perhaps he Is not accus tomed to the light one finds In a chapel at the hour of 2. Will your highness kindly look In the direction of the southern gate? Your august gaze may fall upon the reclining figure of a boy asleep there in the shadow of the friendly cedar. If Count Marlanx had looked closely enough last night he might have seen that It was a boy who went with me and not" "Fool! Don't you suppose I know woman's skirts?" cried the Iron Count "Better than most men, I fancy," calmly responded Baldos. "My young friend wore the garments of a woman, let me add." Lorry came down and grasped Bal los by the arm. His eyes were stern ind accusing. Above, Yetive and Bev erly had clasped hands and were look ing on dumbly. What did Baldos mean? "Then, you did go through the pas lage? And you were accompanied by this boy, a stranger? How comes this, ilr?" demanded Lorry. Every eye was accusing the guard nt this Juncture. The men were descending the steps as If to surround him. "It Is not the first time that I have ?one through the passage, sir," said Baldos, amused by the looks of con sternation. "I'd advise you to close it. Its secret is known to more than one uerson. It Is known, by the way, to I'rince Gabriel of Dawsbergen. It is known to every member of the baud with which Miss Calhoun found me when she was a princess. Count Mar lanx Is quite right when he says that 1 have gone In and out of the castle grounds from time to time. He Is right when be says that I have communicat ed with men Inside and outside of these grounds. But he Is wrong when he ac cuses Miss Calhoun of being responsi ble for or even aware of my reprehen sible conduct She knew nothing of all this, as you may Judge by taking a look at her face at this instant." Beverly's face was a study in emo tions. She was looking at him with di lated eyes. Pain and disappointment were concentrated In their expressive gray depths; Indignation was strug gling to master the love and pity that bad lurked In her face all along. It re tired but a single glance to convince the most skeptical that she was Iguo rant of these astounding movements on the part of her protege. Again every eye was turned upon the bold, smiling guardsman. "I have been bitterly deceived In you," said Lorry, genuine pain in his voice. "We trusted you Implicitly. I didn't think It of you, Baldos. After all, it Is honorable of you to expose so thoroughly your own Infamy In order to acquit an Innocent person who be lieved In you. You did not have to come back to the castle. You mieht have escaped punishment by using Miss Calhoun as a shield from her highness' wrath. But none the less you compel me to give countenance "to all that Count Marlanx has said." "I Insist that it was Miss Calhoun who went through the panel with him," said Marlanx eagerly. 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