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Tfllii MEDFORD MAJ l TMHUN K. MWUFOU1), OREGON, WE I )NES DAY, i I AR 01 1 10, 1910.
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By GEORGE DARK
M'CUTGHEON
ST CrrtKt. 1909. by 0if Bm
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IKOOUEDC TI1K nUATJTIFOT,
ALIGHT, chilling drlrxlp.had been
falling all evening. pattering
softly upon the roof of leaves
' that covered the sidewalks
f along Cnstlo avenue.
Almost In the center of the Imposing
lln of palatini residences stood the
tmrae of the Duke of I'erse. minister
4t finance, flanked on cither side by
structures as grim and aa gay as It
pelf, jet far less significant In their
generation. Ilcro dwelt the most Im--portant
man In the principality, not
excepting the devoted primo minister
.felraself. Not that Perse was so well
"beloved, but that he held the destinies
of the land lu M Idas-like fingers. More
tk&n that, be was the father of the far
tfaraetl Countess Marlanx. the most
'KlerioM beauty at tfee Austrian and
Jtsmlan courts. She bad gone forth
froa Grasstark as Its most notable
Tericte since the wedding day of the
"PrlaceM Yctlvc late In the nineties,
logomede. the beautiful, had journeyed
far to the hymeneal altar. The hus
feaad who claimed her was a hated.
tMwtionored man In his own land. There
were those who went so far as to say
that her father had delivered her Into
the hands of a latter day Bluebeard,
wlio whisked her off into the high
laads. many leagues from Vienna.
gfee was seen no more In the, pay
eevrts for a year. Then of a sudden
bJm appeared before them all. as daz
Uag!y beautiful as ever, but with a
luiBBtlBg. wistful look In her dark eyes
that could not be mistaken. The old
coast found an uneasy delight In ex
JkiMtlng her to the world once more.
pUIaly as a bit of property that all
saea were expected to look upon with
eavy In their hearts.
Thea the Duke of Perse .resumed bis
residence In Edelweiss, opening the
eld palace once more to the world. Ills
daughter after the death of the prin
cess began her extended visits to the
hoese of her girlhood. So long as the
Itriacess was alive she remained away
from Edelweiss, reluctant to meet the
irleed who had banished ber husband
long before the wedding day In Buda
pest. Now she cams frequently and
stayed for weeks at a time, apparently
happy during these escapes from life
to the great capitals.
Of late she came more frequently to
Edelweiss than before. John Tullls
was always to remember the moment
when be looked upon this exquisite
creature for the first time. That was
months ago. After that he never ceased
being a secret, silent worshiper at her
transient shrine.
Ten o'clock on this rainy night a
carrlago has drawn up before the low
er gates to the Psrse grounds, and a
tall, shadowy figure leaves It to hurry
through the shrub lined -walks to the
massive doors.
Tullls bad long since ceased to be n
-welcome visitor In the home of the
Duke of Perse. The men were openly
unfriendly to each other The duke
resented the cool Interference of the
sandy haired American: on the other
hand, Tullls made no effort to conceal
his dislike. If not distrust, of the older
man.
Tbo countess was alone in the long
warm tinted library.
"It is good of you to come." she said
as they shook hands warmly. "Do you
know it is inmost a year since you lust
came to this house?"
"It would be n century countess, if
J were nut welcomed In other house?
-where 1 tun sure of a glimpse of you
from time to tiuio and a word now and
then."
Thcy both seated themselves befon
n glowing open fire
"The duke has gone to Ganlook to
play bridge with friends." she said nt
once. "lie will not return till lute. I
have Just telephoned to '.nuke sure"
Her irnille did more tbnn to reassure
hlta
"Of courso you will understand bow
impossible It is for me to come here,
countess. Vour father, the duke, does
not minco matters, mid I'm not quite
a fool."
"It is of the prince that 1 want to
jjpeak, Mr. Tullls." she said. "I do
naui 10 mm very senoiiHiy wuu ytiu i
concerning his future I might say Ins
Immediate future."
Ho looked ut her narrowly.
"Are you quite serious?"
"Quite. I could not have asked you
to como to this house for anything
trivial. We have become very good
friends, you and I. Too good, per
iaps, for I've no doubt there are old
tabbies in Edelweiss who are provoked
to criticism. You know what I mean.'"
"The prince Is a sturdy little beg
gar," ho began, but she lifted her hand
in protest.
"And he has sturdy, loyal friends.
Ihat la agreed. And yet" She puus
Bd, a perplexed line coming between
her expressive eyea.
John Tullls opened bis own eyes
rery wide. "You don't mean to say
that be is he Is In peril of any sort?"
She Jcuued nearer to him, dropping
nirea 'mointiw nouov 10 jo wjin
the ash from her i !.;irette Into the re
ceiver as she spoke slowly, Intensely
t "I think he Is In peril-In deadly peril."
j Ho stnrcd hard. "What do you
j mean?" tie demanded, with an liivolun
tnry glance over his alioulder. She In
1 tcrprctcd that glance correctly.
"The peril Is not here. Mr. Tullls. I
; know what you are thinking. My fa
ther Is n loyal subject. The peril I
suggest never comes tp Grnustnrk."
"Never conies to GrnustarkV he nl
most whispered
"You don't - yon
enn't menu your
your husband?"
"I menu Count
Marlanx." she tmltl
Btendlly.
"He means evil to
Prtuco Itobln? Good
heavens, countess,
I-I can't believe It
I know he Is bitter,
revengeful and nil
that, but"-
"Ho Is all that
and more." she said
"First you iuut let
me impress you
that I am not h
traitor to his cause
I could not be that.
"IIS MEAJ.3 KY1LTO
mixes Ronts?"
for the sufficient reason that 1 only
suspect its existence. I am not lu
any sense a part of It 1 do nut
know anything. I only feel. I dare
say you realize that I do not love
Count Marlanx that there Is absolute
ly nothing in common between us ex
cept a name. We won't go into that.
I"
"I am overjoyed to hear you say this,
countess." he said very seriously. "I
have been so bold on occasion an to
assert for your private ear, of course
that you could not by any freak of
nature happen to care for Count Mar
lanx. whom I know only by descrip
tion. You have laughed at my bo
called American wit, and you have
been most tolerant. Now, I feel that
I am Justified. I'm ha measurably glad
to bear you confess that you do not.
love your husband."
"You have never tried to make love
to me." she went on. ""That's what I
like about you. I think most mi are
silly, not because t am so very young,
but bccaifse my husband Is so ridicu
lously old. Don't you think so? But.
never mind! I see you are quite eager
to answer. That's enough. Take an
other cigarette and listen to what 1
am going to say." lie declined the
cigarette with a shake of bis bead.
After a moment she went on reso
lutely: "Aa I said before. I do not
kuow that my suspicions arc correct
1 have not even breathed them to my
father. He would have laughed at me.
My husband is a Uraustarkian, even
as 1 am. but there Is this distinction
between us be despises Graustark.
while 1 love her in every drop of my
blood. 1 know that In his heart he has
never ceased to brew evil for the
throne that disgraced him. He openly
expresses bis hatred for the present
dynasty and has more than once said In
public gatherings that he-could cheer
fully assist In its utter destruction.
That, of course. Is commonly known In
Grnustark. where be is scorned and
derided. But he Is not a man to serve
bis hatred with mere Idle words and
Inaction.
1 it in seeing you here in this big
room openly." she went on. "for the
simple reason that If t am being
watched this manner of meetlug may
be nbove xusplcion. We may speak
freely here, for we cannot be beard
unless we raise our voices. Don't be
tray surprise or consternation. The
eyes of the wall may be better than Its
ears."
"You don't mean to say you are be
ing watched here lu your father's
bouse? be demanded.
"I don't know. This 1 do know the
ount has many spies In Edelweiss.
He N systematically apprised of every
thing that occurs ut court, lu the city
or In the council chamber. Day before
yesterday 1 saw bis secretary in the
streets, a man who ban been in bis em
ploy for five years or more and whr.
now pretends to be a lawyer here. His
name is Brutus. 1 spoke w.ltb him
De said that be had left the count six
weeks ago In Vienna, determined tn
set out 'or himself In bis cboseu pro
fession. He knows, of course, that I
mil not and never have been lu the
confidences of my husband. I asked
hlra If it was known In Edelweiss that
be bad served tbo count an secretary
He promptly banded me one of tils
business cards ou which he refers to
himself as the former trusted and con
fidential secretary of Couut Marlanx
Now, I happen to know that he Is still
In my husband's ncrv!ce.or was no long
er ago than last week. He Is here for
n purpe. as my husband's represent
ative. ' have not been asleep all these
months at Scblosa Marlanx. I bav.
scon and heard enough to convince me
that some great movement is on foot.
My Intelligence tells me that It has to
do with Gruustnrk As he wishes the
prince no good. It must be for evil."
"But thero Is nothing he can do. He
has no following here. The prince Is
udored by tbo people. Count Murium
would not be such u fool us to"
"Ho Is no fool," she Interrupted
quickly. "That's why I urn ufrald. If
ho Is plotting against the crown, ynn
may depend upon It be Is laying his
plans well. John Tullls, that man l
a devil a devil incarnate!" She turned
her face awuy. A spasm of utter re
pugnuuee crossed her face
"1 am afraid of Peter Brutus. He I
here to watch everybody "
She leaned against, the great carved
mantel post, a tall, slender, lissom
creature, exquisitely gowned In rarest
Irish lace, her bare neck and shoulders
gleaming white against the dull tim
hers beyond, the faint glow from the
embers creeping up to her face with
the Insistence of a maiden's flush. He
gazed in rapt admiration, his heart
thumping like fury in his great breast.
She was little more than a girl, this
wife of old Marlanx, and yet how
nun up' hhumiw t" our
' wise, how clever, how brilliant she
was!
She was well untned lugonmlo the
Beautiful.
"Does Baron Dnngtoss know this
1 mnn Brutus?" asked Tullls. arising to
i stand beside her
"I don't know," she said thought
fully "I have uot iokcn to hlin con
cerning Brutus, Perhaps he knows,
The baron Is very wise. Let me tell
you how I hapHn to kuow that Peter
I Brutus Is still servlug count .Marians
j and why I think his presenco signifies.
I a crisis of some sort."
j Her voice, always low and eveu.
' seemed lower still, "lu the first place.
' I have a faithful friend lu one of the
oldest retainers nt Schloss Marlanx.
t nis daughter Is my mtild. She la here
j with me now. The old man came to
i see Josepha one day last week. He
I had accompanied Count Marlanx to
I M.v nn-n it Itllllb trhlfh Ig til Al-
phaln, n mile beyond the Grnustark
line. Peter Brutus was with my hus
band tn Balak for two days. They
were closeted together from morulug
I till night In the house whero Marlanx
l was stopping. At the end of two days
Brutus went away, but be carried
j with htm a vnst sum of monoy pro
vided by my husband. It was glvou
I out that he was on bis way to Scrros.
in Dawsbergon. whero he expected to
nurchase a business block for his mas
ter. Marlanx waited another day in
Balak, permit ling Josepha'a father to
come on to Edelweiss with a message
for me and to sec his daughter. He"
"And Joscpha'B father saw Brutus in
Edelweiss?"
"No. But be did see him going into
Balak as ho left for Edelweiss that
morning. He wore a disguise, but"
Jacob says he could uot be mistaken.
Moreover, be was accompanied by sev
eral men whom he recognhwd aa Grau
atark mountaineers and hunters of
rather unsavory reputation. They left
Brutus at the gates of Balak and went
off into the hills. All this happened
before 1 knew that Peter was living
In Edelweiss. When I saw bim here
I knew at once that his presence meant
something sinister. I can put many
things together that once purzlcd me
the comings and. goings of months, the
secret rcportfl and consultation, the
queer looking men who came.vto the
castle, the Jong absences of my hus
band and my my own virtual impris
onment yes. imprisonment t was
not permitted to leave the castle for
j days at a tlmo during his absences."
I "Surely you will not go back again!"
I he began hotly.
"Sb!" She put a finger to ber Hps.
A manservant was quietly crossing
tbe ball Just off the library. "He is
a new man. I do not nice nis appear
ance." The servant disappeared through a
door at tho end of tbe ball.
"Then there were the great sums of
money that my husband seut off from
time to time." she continued, "and tbe
strange boxes that came overland to
the castle and later went away again
as secretly as they came. Mr. Tullls.
I am confident In my mind that those
boxes contained firearms and ammu-
; nltlon. I have thought It all out rer-
hups I am wrong, but It seems to me
that I can almost see those firearms
stored away in tbo caves and cabins
outside of Edelweiss, ready for Instant
use wbeu the signal comes."
"Godr Au uprising! A plot so huge
aa that!" he gasped, amaxed. It is for
tunate that be was not facing tbe door.
Tbe samo servant passing onco more,
might have seen tbe'telltale constcrnn
I tion In his eyes. "It cannot be possi
ble! Why. Dangloss uud bis men
would have scented It long ago."
"I bavo not said that I am sure of
anything, remember that I leave It
to you to analyze. You have tbo foun
dation on which to work. I'd advise
you to waste no time. Something tells
me thnt tbe crisis Is near at hand."
(To Be Continued.)
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Koguo river trout tho fishonnnn'rt
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