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Beverly of 1k Graustarklkrl (Continued from Tbere fame tlio natural Impulse to make a UuhIi for Uie outside world, fighting his way through If necessary. Looking bark over the ground, he won dered how he could have been deceived t all by the unconventional American. In the clear light of retrospection be now ui bow Impossible It was for bar to have been tie princess. Every ct, every word, every look, should bare told him the truth. Every flaw In her masquerading now presented It elf to blin, and be waa compelled to laugh at his own simplicity. Caution, after all, was the largest component part of hla makeup. The craftiness of the bunted was deeply rooted In hli being, lie saw a very serious side to the adveuture. Stretching himself upon the cot In the corner of the room, be gave himself over to plotting, plan ning, thinking. In the midst of bis thoughts sud den light burst In upon him. Ills eyes gleamed with a new tire, his heart leaped with new animation, his blood ran warm again. leaping to bis feet, be rau to the window to reread the note from old Krans. Then he settled back andlaughcd with a fervor that cleared the brain of a thousand vague mlaglvlngs. "She Is Miss Cultioun, un American, going to bo a guest at the castle;" not the princess, but Miss Calhoun. Once more the memory of the clear gray yea leaped Into life. Again he saw ber asleep In the coach on the road from Qaulook. Again be recalled the fervent throbs hU guilty heart had felt as be looked upon this fair crea tore, at one time the supposed treasure of another man. Now she was Miss Calhoun, and ber gray eyes, ber en trancing smile, ber wondrous vivacity, were not for oue man alone. It waa marvelous what a change this sudden realisation wrought In the view ahead of bim. The whole sltuatlou seemed to be trajiisformed Into something more desirable than ever lie fore. Ills face cleared, bis spirits leaped higher and blgber with the buoyancy of fresh re lief, bis coutldeure In himself crept bark Into existence. And all because the fair deceiver, the slim girl with the brave gray eyes who bad drawn him Into a net was not a princess! Something told hlin that she bad not drawn hi in Into hla present position With any desire to lujure him or with the slightest sense of malice. To her It bad been a merry Jest, a pleasant com edy. Uuderueuth all be saw the good ness of ber motive In taking bim from the old llfo and putting bim Into his present position of trust. He bad helped her, and she waa ready to help bliu to the limit of ber power. His position In Edelweiss waa clearly enough defined. The more be thought of It the more Justifiable It seemed as viewed from her point of observation. How long she hoped to keep him In the. dark he could not tell. The outcome would be entertaining. Her efforts to deceive, If she kept them up, would lie amusing. Altogether he was ready, with the leisure and Joy of youth, to aw all developments uud to, eujojf ,tUe. comedy from u point ot.T!,wcylilel she could uot at once ,UKi&itv i .Jll ubUe,-lort -to UrwJ ItaUaa ' intea dlciisaJoQ-'f thai prUiecet and ' ber household reunited! unsatisfactorily. The young guard waa anuoyltigly un responsive. lie hail his secret Instruc tions nnd rouhl uot be Inveigled Into betraying himself Kahlua went to sleep that night with bis mind con fused hy doubts. Mix talk with Had dsn had left him quite undecided as to the value of old Krans's warning. Klther l'ranr. as mistaken or Hnddnn was a most skillful dissembler. It Struck lillli as utterly beyond the pale of reason that the entire castle guard h.iuM have I ecu enlisted In the scheme to ihvelve hlin When Bleep nine be was contenting himself with the thought lh.it morning doubtless would jMvo him clearer Insight to the sltun t'on i.'ui no ami neveriy riillioini were Ignorant of the true conditio') that nt tached lheins,.ve to the new recruit Huron Iniuuloss alone knew that Had dan was a trusted agent of the secret service, with instructions to shadow the newcomer day and night That tbere a n istery Hiiri-nuudlng the elmracter of ltahlos. the goat hunter, J'anch'ss did not luestion fur an In stunt, ami In spite of the Instructions rs-vlvcd at the outset he was Using nil h;n Kk'll 1,, unravel It. llnldoH w ;n uot summoned to the cas tie till iio.ui II, s serene Ind'fference to the outcome of the t-.lt whs calculat ed to deceive tin. friendly but watchful Haddan 1 ircss,-d carefully In the riose lining un.forni ,.f the rv d guard, taller l!.-.u in ",t of l.'s r. .! ., hau l somor by far th in an.v he w as ihe lllO.sl lie! ' ' ;e , ' , , 1 , , I" ' . e barracks II.,1,! . , . , d 1 : .. in v a y be rt.i t ;",! ',:. , . rl'..'. s ;. .- w .1 I , ;, 1 ;:, tt'lltl.cNs lil' I w '! d . 1 - , 1 'V .h- tall. lirtiV v... 1 ; ;'.,. - .. ; , ..... r.'oi.i , : : iv -. Ii. ,is s. ; :,..( . t.ol i i -en, v '!,.. hat week. ) servants and ladles In waiting disap peared at a signal from ber. She arose to greet him, and ho knelt to kiss her band. For a moment ber tongue was bound. The keen eyes of the new guard bad looked Into bers with a di rectness that seemed to penetrate ber brain. That this scene was to be one of the most Interesting In the little comedy was proved by the fact that two eager young women were bidden behind a heavy curtain In a corner of the room. The Princess Yetlvo and the Countess Dagmar were there to en Joy Beverly's first hour of authority, and she was aware of their presence. "Have they told you that you are to act as my especial guard and escort?" she asked, with a queer flutter In her voice. Somehow this tall fellow with the broad shoulders was not the same as the ragged goat hunter she had known at first. "No, your highness," he said easily. "I have come for Instructions. It pleases me to know that I am to bave a place of honor and trust such as this." "General Marlanx has told me that a vacancy exists, and I bave selected you to fill It. The compensation will be attended to by the proper persons, and your duties will be explained to you by one of the officers. This after noon, I believe, you are to accompany me on my visit to the fortress, which I am to Inspect" "Very well, your highness," be re spectfully said. He was thinking of Miss Calhoun, an American girl, al though he called her "your highness." "May I be permitted to ask for In structions that can come oniy rrom your highness?" "Certainly," ahe replied. His man ner was more deferential than ahe bad ever known It to be, but he threw a bomb Into ber flue composure with bis next remark. He addressed her In the Oraustnrk language: "la It your desire that I shall contin ue to address you In English?" Beverly's face turned a bit red, and her eyes wavered. Ky a wonderful ef fort ahe retained her self control, stam mering ever so faintly when she said In English: "I wish you would speak English," unwittingly giving anawer to hla ques tion. "I shall Insist upon that Your English Is too good to be spoiled." Then he made a bohl test, bis first having failed. He spoke once more In the native tongue, this time softly and earnestly. "As you wish, your highness, but I think it Is a most ridiculous practice," lie said, and his heart lost none of Its courage. Beverly looked at him almost pathetically. She knew thnt behind the curtain two young women were en joying Iter discomfiture. Something told her that they wore stifling their mirth with dainty lace bordered hand kerchiefs. "That will do, sir," sho managed to say tlrinly. "It's, very, nice pf jrpw but after .tlls poy youf.homaxe I JCnKWsbil'J ne wenj on inning; a.. WW! ru mica on .loN f.kiriMv': Ifinust have been com flfiAentry sl 'rr-HHoned. As for Bal dttl,)tltf ffiireM Ugn of a smile touched l.lsllpw, htidllHi lyes were twinkling ns 1 1 VI tliNit-'lus bead' quickly. Kratix was right; she did not know a word of the Crnustark language. "1 have entered the mouths, your highness. ' ir tec Amy opjn rt hi re." honored me. and I Will as my arm tv lish "You haw glo niv heart n J our cause." Beverly, br,;,thlii easier, was prop is promise of feal w '-h i ride upon l art pr.Meco. ! ! vv ed that hor- crh Impress,, tv she v as tbe lu ;rv of I bv lo ', er s illV "11. 1 vw iih '." he 1,,'ll'i that nient service for six he said In Kng : i v v. i 1 1 " our n.;iin ., J f.ir v hnw tpiet 'in. ivieo r COURIER. ROGUE RIVER "It shames the rags In which you found me." n "I shall never forget them, Baldos, she said, with a strange earnestness In ber voice. "May I presume to Inquire after the hculth of your good Aunt Fanny and, although I did not see him, your Uncle Snmr be asked, with a face as straight aud sincere as that of a Judge. Ber- :ly swallowed suddenly and checked I laugh with some difficulty. "Aunt Fanny Is never 111. Some day I shall tell you more of Uncle Sam. It will Interest you." "Another question, If It please your highness. Do yeu expect to return to America soon?" This was the unexpected, but ahe met It with admirable composure. "It deiMMids upon the time when Prince Pantan resumes the throne In Uawsbergeu," she said. "And that day may never come, said be. such mocking regret In his voice that she looked upon bim with newer Interest "Why, I really believe you want to no to America!" she cried. The eyes of Baldos had been furtive ly drawn to the curtain more than once during the last few minutes. An oc casional movement of the long oriental hnntrlncra Attracted bis attention. It dawned unon him that the little play was being overheard, whether by spies or conspirators be knew not Resent ment sprang up In bis breast and gave birth to a daring that was as spectac ular as It was confounding. With long, nolselesB strides he reached the door before Beverly could Interpose aha hutr started from her chair, ber even wide with dismay, her Hps parted, but his hund was already clutching the curtain. He drew It uslde reienuessiy. Two startled women stood exposed to view, smiles dylug on their amazed faces. Their backs were against the closed door, and two hands clutching handkerchiefs dropped from a most significant altitude. One of them flash ed an Imperious glance at the bold dis coverer, aud he knew he was looking upon the real princess of uraustark. He did not lose his composure, wiui out a tremor he turned to the American clrl. "Your highness," he said clearly, cool- lv. "I fear we have spies and eaves droppers here. Is your court made up of I should say, they are doubtless a pair of curious ladles In waiting. Sball I bcln my service, your nignness, Dy escorting them to yonder floor T CHAPTER XIII. EVERLY gusped. The countess stared blankly at the new guard. Yetlve .flushed deeply, bit ber Up In hopeless chagrin and dropped her eyes. ' A pretty turn, Indeed, the play had taken 1 Not a word was uttered for a full half minute; nor did the guilty witnesses venture forth from their retreat. Baldos stood tall and Impassive, holding the curtain aside. At last the shadow of smile crept Into the face of the princess, but her tones were full of deep humility when she spoke. "We crave permission to retire, your highness," she said, and there was vir tuous appeal In he eyes. "I pray for giveness for this ludtscretiou ok! Im plore you to be lenient with two'inls erable creatures who love you so well that they forget their dignity." "I nm amazed and shocked," wits all Unit Beverly could say., "You inny go, but return to me' .within an hour. . I will then hear what you have to say,'.' .Slowly," veb humbly ruler of liuDbr."!? ruler of. urausiars. amr ner cousin p iw, oe liea:'!!!' rrr.ral.iAl' arm "of tire' guard.-"!!?' opened a door bu tbtfopfld1' Mite able of the room, aud they went out, to nil appearance thoroughly crest fallen. The steady features of the guard did not relax for the fructlviu of u second, but bis heart was thumping disgracefully. "I'onie here, ll.ildos," commanded Beverly, a bit pule, but recovering her wits vydli admirable promptness. "This Is u ' '.Iter which 1 shall dispose of privately. It Is to g) uo further, you are to uuiletstand." "Yes, your highness." "Vou n. ay gi uow. Colonel Qumnox will exphilu everything," she said hur riedly. She w as eager to be rid of him. As he turned away she observed a faint but pcvculiur smile at the corner of his mouth. "Cotne here, sir!" she exclaimed hot ly, lie puusiM, ills tace us sonihor us nn owl's. "What do you mean by laughing like tha::" she-demanded, ne caught the tierce note in her voice, but gave it the proper Interpretation. "Laughing, your highness?" he said In deep surprise. "Vou must be nils taken. 1 am sure that I could not have laughed In (ho presence of a princess." "It must have been a-a shadow, then," she retracted, somewhat stnr- liM try ills rejoinder. "erv well, then. Vou are dismissed." As bo wi s about to open the door through which he had entered the room It swung wide and Count M.irlanx strode in. ltahlos paus,Hl irres .l.uely and then proceeded on his way wirti out pay lug the sligbti-st attention t the commander or the army. M.irlanx came lo an amaovl stop, aud bis face Hush, si lib resentment. "Halt, sir!" he exclaimed harshly. "Don't you know enough to salute tn'e Sir?" r.nM'w S'.r.'.ic: tvet ll'l.-, WHV.T. .. Willi )'.v a.. : v r 1. v., . reele.l ' . i. - turned Instantly, his figure : - ..'aO a Cash. Ii s ,.yes of the Iron Count and .li 1 'uot i'u. 'iigh his face went white I. sir; 'Hie he ii' ount i. v'.l In almost "ii 1 be 1. v. it!) That half hisi-v PASS. OREGON. JANUARY 11 deadly levelness. Oh. then I see no raiwu should not salute you, air," said Bamos, with one of his rare smiles. He salut ed bis superor officer a shade too elab orately and turned away. eyes glistened. Ston Have I saia you wu.u , sir? I have a bit of advice to" My command to go comes irvm your superior, sir," said Baldos, wuu Irritating blandness. Be patient generaJ." criea oevenj, In deep distress, "tie aoes uui snv better. I will stand sponsor for bim." And Baldos went away wuu iiwht sterv his blood singing, his aewi may-care heart satisfied. The look In her eyes was very sustaining. As he left the castle he said aloud to bim self with an easy disregard of the con- seouences: "Well. It seems that I am to be asso elated with the devil as well as with sna-els. Heavens! June Is a glorious month." "Now, you promised you'd be nice to him. General Marlanx," cried Beverly vtha inutnnt rtaldos was out of the room. "He's new at this sort of thing vou know, and, besides, you didn't ad dress him very politely for an utter stranger." "The Insolent dog!" gnarled Marianx, his self control returning slowly. "He shall be taught well and thoroughly, never fear. Miss Calhoun. There la way to train such recruits as be, and thev never forget what they bave learned." "Ob, please don't be harsh with him." she nleaded. The smile of the iron Count was uot at all reassuring. "I knew be will be sorry for what he has done, and you" "1 am quite sure he will be sorry,' said be, with a most agreeable bow In submission to her appeal. "Do you want to see Mr. Lorry?" she asked quickly. "I will send for him, general." She was at the door, Impa tieut to be with the banished culprits. "My business with Mr. Lorry can wait" be began, with a smile meant to be Inviting, but which did not Imprest ber at all pleasantly. "Well, anyway, I'll tell bim you re here," she said, ber band on the dooi knob. "Will you wait here? Goodby, And then she was racing off through the long balls and up broad staircase toward the boudoir of the princess. There Is no telling hew long the ruffled count remained In the anteroom, foi the excited Beverly forgot to tell Lor ry that be was there. There were half a doaen people In the room when Beverly entered eager ly. She was panting with excitement Of all the rooms In the grim old castle the boudoir of the . princess waa the most famously attractive. It was real ly ber borne, the exquisite abiding place of an exquisite creature. To lounge on ber divans, to loll In the chairs, to glide through her priceless rugs, wn the acme of Indolent pleasure. Few were they who enjoyed the privileges of "little heaven," as Harry Anguish bad christened It on one memorable night long liefore the princess was Mrs. Grenfall Lorry. "Now, how do you feel?" cried the flushed American girl, pausing In the door to iiolut au Impressive flngor at the princess, who was lying back In buge chair, the picture of distress and snnovance. "I shall never lie able to look thai man In the face again,'! came dolefully from Yetlve's, humbled .lpa.Vl-, Paginal was .all sinllps iand,ul teufitfetol w.d.ht-t .v..:-v...... .i.vsif nu,rV S-boVfe , thml.V ettNtf iM foverthe" AViilshmeilt bemuse o WlliiUi.,1f, J M. i.'Pli j;mi ijyi M U1V V.A IIUQ, " """Wasn't it rldlciilous, and wasn't 11 Just too lovely?" she cried. "It wns extremely theatrical," agreed Beverly, seating herself on the arm of ietlves chair and throwing a warm arm around her neck. "Huve you all heard aliont It?" she demanded naive ly, tuniiu': to the others, who unques tlonably had had a Jumbled account of the performance. "You Kot Just what you deserved. said Lorry, who was Immensely amused. "I wonder what your august vaga bond thinks ef his princess and hei ladies In biding?" mused Harry An guish. The Count and Countess Hal font were Mulllro; lu spite of the as sault upon the dignity of the court. "I'd give anything to know what he really thinks," said the real princess. "Oh, Beverly, wasn't It awful? And how he marched us out of that room!" "I thought It was. great," said Bev erly, her eyes glowing. "Wasn't It splendid? And isn't he good look ing?" "He Is giMxl looking, I Imagine. But I am no Judge, dear. It was utterly Impossible for me to look at his face," lamented the princess. "What are you going to do with us?" asked Dugmar penitently. "You are to spend the remainder of your life In a dungeon, w!' Baldos as guard." decided Miss Calhoun. "Beverly, dear, that man Is uo ordi nary person," said the princess quite positively. "Of course lie Isn't. He's a tall, dark mystery." "I observed him as lie crossed the ter raee this morning," said Lorry. "He's a striking sort of chap, and I'll bet my head he's not what lie claims to be." "He claims to be n fugitive, you must remember." t'A Beverly in his de fense. "I mean that he is no common male factor, or whatever it may be. Who and what do you suppose he Is? I con f'vs that I'm interested iu the fellow, nnd he Wks as though one might like l.ini without half trying. Why baveu't you dug up his past history, Beverly ? 1907. you are so keen about him "He positively recuses io explained Beverly . "I tr ea you but be-be-weu. ne - . "Well, after all is sniu auu aught us peeping today . and I am filled with shame." sum iuc - 'It doesn't matter who be Is, he must certainly have a most unflattering opin ion as to what we ore. And he is sure to Know u .. . . .. ,1.. winner .mintess. mo or later, saiu iuc jv,Uu, ...nntnrllv serious. Oh if it ever comes to war i uan I e in n splendid position v -n t,im .' said Beverly. "Don't you ee I'll have to do a lot or expiaium lovself?" "' . i it.. .n.. nnnffinss!" announceu mo ,nrH nf tha unDer hnll. throwing open the door for the doughty little chief of I'olIce' ... , A "Your highness sent for me?' asked he. advancing after tlw formal saluta tion. The princess exlilimea genuine amazement. I did. Baron Duiigloss. but you must have come with the wings of an oaglo. It Is really uot more than three inhmtes slntie 1 gave the order to Colo- Quinuox." The barou smiled mys teriously, but volunteered no sotuuuu. '.'he truth Is, he was entering the cas tle doors as the messenger left them, Hit he was much too fond of effect to noil a good sltuatlou by explanations. It was a long two miles to his office In the Tower. "Something has Just hap pened that Impels mo to ask a few questions concerning Baldos, the new guard." Mav 1 first ask what hus happen ed ?" Iiuneloss wns at a loss for the moanlm.' of the general smile thut went around. "It Is quite personal nntl of no con sequence, wuat uo you Know oi uiuii . . . a ... q My curiosity Is urouscd. Pow, be nnlet Beverly. You are as eager to know as the rest of us." "Well, your highness, I may as well confess that the man Is a puzzle to me. "What are you going to do with uf " He comes here a vagabond, but he cer talnly does not act like one. He admits that be Is being bunted, but takes no one Into bis confidence. For that be cannot be blamed." "Have you any reason to suspect who be Is?" asked Lorry. "My Instructions were to refrain from questioning him," complained Dangloss, -with pathetic look at the Iglnal plotter, Uft 1nvesUgatfopav,a otheue.(,nni ; (iTAoa, wno ib . ner , , crjea eyny ' "I don't know was the disappoint Ins answer. "We are confronted by a queer set of circumstances. Iioubtless you nil know that young Prince Pan tun Is flying from the wrath of his half brother, our lamented friend tlnlirlel. lie i supposed to he In our hills with :l half starved body of followers i-'ivius Impossible that he could have remind our northern boundaries with rit our outpost catching n glimpse of 'villi at so'.i.e time. The trouble Is that ids f.icc Is unknown to most of us, ..Ui ng the others. I have Ira going nn the presumption that Baldos Is r.Mlity I'l'liice luntan, but last night l lie belief received a severe shock.' "Yes?" came from several eager Hps "My men who are watching the iwwsbcrwn frontier came In last i ght ami reported that Iiautun bad been seen by mountaineers no later than Sunday, three days ago. These mount.;. uecrv- were In sympathy with him and refused to tell whither he went. We o:i!y know that he was iu the southern part of (J must ark three day ng.. Our new guard speaks many I:ng-ingtM, but he has never been heard t ) use that of Iiawsbergen. That fact lu itself Is Uvit surprising, for, of all things, he would avoid his mothe tougue. Daman Is part Kngllsh by birth and wholly so by cultivation. Iu that he evidently finds a mate In this Baldos." then tie realty Isn't iT.uce Pan- tan?" cried Beverly, as though a cher ished Ideal had been shuttered. ot if we are to believe the tales from the south. Here Is another com- I'ncuuou, uowever. mere is, as you know. Count Ilalfout, and perhapH all of you, for that matter, a pretender to the throne of Axphaln, the fugitive Trlnce Frederic. He Is described as young, g.vid looking, a scholar and the next thing to a pauper." uaiuos a niere preteuderl" cried Beverly lu distress. "Never!' "At any rate, be Is not what be pre tends to be," said the baron, with a wise smile. "Then you think be may be Prince rreaenc? PROFESSIONAL Cite C. FINDLEY, M. 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