The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-04

vent il.
II am your obedient slave. What
shall do;" he asked.
''Do not try TO rescue him now, y she
said softly. Il shall come to you again
when we are not watched You can
know me by this dress. There is nc
need for great haste He could live III
the Barrens several days. shall try to
think of some way to save him. though
such thing has never been done
never |"
Footsteps were heard on the other
side Of the row of ferns. man was
passing, and others soon followed him.
The bathers were leaving the great pool.
Il must leave you now, ;" she whis-
pered IF the king honors you again
by talking of his kingdom, continue to
act as you did Your fearlessness and
good humor have pleased him greatly. "
Gould l not persuade him to bring
Johnston back?
"No; that would be impossible. Those
who are pronounced physically unfit are
obliged to die. II has been law for "A
long time. You must not count ON that
l have however, another plan, but |
cannot tell you of it now. for they may
miss me and wonder where | am, and
then, too. my father may be looking for
you. He will naturally desire TO see you
soon again.
Bowling, she turned away and passed
Oh toward the apartments of the king,
which the Englishman now recognized
in the distance. Thorndyke went into
the bathing room to watch those re-
manning i'll the great pool Of rose color
ed water The sight was beautiful. The
waves which Tapped against the shelv-
ing shores of white marble were pink
and white, and the deeper water was
as red as coral.
The Englishman was at once troubled
over the fate of Johnston and elated
over having won Bernardino's regard.
Thoughtfully he strolled away from the
bathers into great picture gallery.
Here hung on the walls and stood on
pedestals some Of the rarest works of
art he had ever seen. He passed through
this room and was entering a shady re-
treat where plants, flowers and um
brageous trees grew thickly, when he
heard step behind him and the rus
thing of silken skirt against the plants.
1t was Bernardino.
"We can be unobserved here" she
said, taking off her thick veil and ar
ranging her luxuriant hair. Il hasten
back. The king thinks, so my maid tells
me, that | am asleep in my chamber.
He is busy with IN audience of police
from neighboring town and will not
think of us. ~
She sat down ON sofa upholstered in
leather, and he took seat beside her.
Il am glad that we can talk alone" ho
said, 'for l have much to ask you.
First, tell me where we are--where
this strange country IS on the map OF
the world.
1T is a long story" she replied,
"and it would greatly incense the king
if he should find out that | had told
you, for one of his chief pleasures is to
note the surprise and admiration of
newcomers over what they see here, but
If you will promise to crafty his vanity
III this particular | will try to explain
it all. "
Il promise, and you can depend on
my not getting you into trouble, " re-
piled Thorndyke. Il never was so puz-
zled in my life with that sulen sky
overhead, the wonderful, changing sun
light and the remarkable atmosphere.
| am both bewildered and entranced.
Every moment l see something new and
startling Where are we?"
Far beneath the ocean and the sur
face of the earth. l only know what the
king has let fall i'll my hearing in his