The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

apt to be dangerous. Why has he been
placed in the Guard:''
Il placed him there TO serve our mutual
convenience replied Selpdorf. He is
an Englishman, with his full share of
English intolerance and courage. On the
other hand. the guard resent the iutru-
sion of foreigners, neither are they-mild-
hammered
Elmur considered.
+ The chances were i'm favor of trouble
certainly. Had there been trouble Rally
wood might have disposed of some of our
chief difficulties for us he remarked,
with a cynical smile.
He might also have been disposed of
himself" said Selpdorf, and he is the
one human being for whom the good
Counsellor has the slightest regard. In
politics it is necessary to consider the
personal equation. To touch Counsellor
in his weakest point would have been to
ALLEVIATE England at the convenient mo-
ment.'
All that might have been true'-El-
muir shrugged his shoulders; 'unluckily
we must face things as they actually
are
Even now Hollywood has his uses.
The guard is composed of the flower of
our nobility-they are not to be tempted.
AT least that is my opinion. although L
believe Count Sagan holds differently.
But this Hollywood is a soldier of for
tune. a mercenery. You perceive?"
Elmur stroked his chin obviously.
Il am very much afraid he belongs to
the wrong breed. However. | would
to carry through this matter quickly If
the duke could be persuaded to accept
the scheme of reversion. the whole ar
rangement would be completed before the
world was the wiser.
1T is the simplest plan, and therefore
the best. But what will England say?
Counsellor is here, that in itself
speaks
Neither England nor the good Coun-
sellor can touch an accomplished fact
AS they say in their own idiom, Posses
sion is nine points of the law 1t re-
mains with US to make the fact
Selpdorf rose.
Your excellency will excuse me, 1t is
time TO start for the palace. Today his
highness the duke holds review of the
guard. | will if possible sound him on
the subject which interests us both.
Should that fail. we must consider the al
tentative scheme"
Half an hour later the two men met
again as they dismounted in the court
yard of the palace. They approached each
other courteously-
success said Elmur in a. low tone.
Selpdorf followed the German ministers
glance. Standing there, in the fireliSht
of the guard-room, was the tall figure
of Anthony Unfair, waiting with naughty
stiffness for the appearance of the duke.
His highness' gentleman. the Maasaun
guard" went on Elmur. with bitter
sheer 1.-The impersonation of an arrogant
''seven-to be counted with" corrected
gently. The other, the
HAS the initial fault of nationality. |
However. he goes to Sagan.
The mist cleared as the sun rose higher |
until by noon. the sky was of a pale
radiant blue. laced with a delicate broid- |
cry of white wind-scattered clouds. Look
ing westward the dark river wound away
to the sea ringed here and there by the
highly decorated bridges of light-toned |
granite peculiar to Nassau. ReVonde, IN
The sunshine shone in the colors of a
moss-grown stone, gray ana green, the
twin ridges on whlcn II sI9ou LIS net tS
palaces and pinacles, the spires ana tow
srs. and gardens of the spreading city.
rhe grand duke. as they rounded the
mounting road to the parade ground.
ooked back upon Revonde with lin
yering glance Selpdorf. who was seat
ID opposite TO him. had been replying to
lis grumbling questions as TO the condl-
ion of the royal exchequer with de-
,ressing account of the hopelessness of
..Reyonde is a jewel after air said
he duke suddenly; "a lewel can always
,e mortgaged Selpdorf.
SeIndorf admitted that this was true, |
md also limited that the jewel mad been
lsed in one way or another pretty freely
q raise the revenues for good manv
ears without giving much in the way of
| ouid pro quo. beyond the vague hopes
nd airy promises which pledged the
iaasaun government 10 little or notnihe-
rowing weary of so Improbable a
peculation and were inclined TO expect
ONE definite return for their assistance.
The duke listened moodily. lying back
n his cushions. a thin-legged paunchy
CURE whose features had lost their |
hapeiy mold under the touch of dis
ipation The nose hung long and fieshy
etween the pouched skin of his cheek |
ones. the eyes showed a tell-tale slack
ess in the under eyelid where it merged
- the loose wrinkles below The lowe- f.;