The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20

| Mvoa seiu. was 20 teke cnarge OF
coming mail at the spot where I met you.
You arrived queerly. admit, rolling along
| the down limo, but you are undoubtedly the
person OF whom was instructed to take
charge"
All begin to see. There may b many
| mon In Maasau who would rob me, but there
o Is only one man who could do it 90
Count sasanr'
Naturally. But 30 return, left you at
the castle looking for Oolendorp; whether
| you found him or not does not come into
this affair. Perhaps he was in sasan's way
ana he removed him."
with q knife7''
That 10 quite in the Counts manner
Well, got safely to England. where my
business took day and half longer than
I expected. received my Dispatches. and
500 miles from here took the precaution
OF removing them from my despatch box.
After We had left the frontier station no.
ticed that our train had lost half its
length, and that was IN the last carriage.
despatoh-box to travel In an end compare
ment. That is tempting OF fate"
Counsellor stopped 40 II to collect his
thoughts again.
After q little the paoe slackened and
felt sharp JOLT They were switching me
| on to the down line, an Improvement upon
the original plan. % like the Counts manner
that 1t almost proves he must have been on
the spot experimenting operations Next II
was face at the window. used my re-
volver. but they stunned mo, and robbed me,
and left It to the night mail TO close my
mouth for good. Now you know whore you
crime. and . crime against your own count
try, against England"
Hollywood laughed. but laugh against
oneself has bad sound with It.
TT seems the day has como whom Z ma
my enemies dressed In rsdi" he said
why, yes. II you choose to put Il %. II
you either carry these dispatches on for
gnsia5 or remain to keep me prisoner. you
Perhaps not" suggested Rallywood. "The
Chancellor eent mo here"
oounselior's short. angry grunt Of derfsion
surprised him.
dorf Is at the bottom Of the whole plot.
Does he guess there In any bond Of liking
or interest between you and his daughterf
II 90, he sent you here to break you. He
knew that between the conflicting claims Of
q mans public and private honor ie shame
and often death. Do you not soc that among
them they are bent on running your Just
now, whom hoped all might be yours that
Q man can ask for! Your Chicago cousin at
Queens Fain 10 dying and you are his heir.
Yet you are to be ruined-ruined BY the
hate Of Elmur and SagAn. and what are you
to selpdor but fly to be crushed whose
presence annoys him7''
Arc you sure Of thisf His sending me
to be witness Of your assassination fts in
badly with the theory Of his COLLISION"
Perfectly; Sagan stultined the scheme,
that was all. Selpdorf forgot that Saean 10 .
wild beast who oan only be fed with blood"
with violence to which have been subject
cd 10 sagan's bull headed translation Of
selpdorfs hint to detain me. Thus, accord
ing to their calculations, before can get
| to Revonde the duke will have been induced
to lend himself to some other course. It 10
not hard to read their tactics They run on
old lines &c. you see. there is only one way
out Of it-you must help me. john"
What advice he might have offered to
Rallywood, as simple man to man, occupied
no place in Counsellor's intentions. He was
Englands envoy. az opposed to her antago-
nists, and into the scale in her favor he
meant to throw the whole OF his personal
influence with Hollywood.
Hollywood made q sign Of dissent.
But you surely will not side with Sa-
gan's party as against the duker' urged
Counsellor.
'"The duke has BEEN known to change
his mind before now"
Counsellor bit savagsly at his moustache.
The minutes were Tying.
IT wonder II old Gustave has allowed him
self to be humbugged yet once more! no
said to himself. John, on which side do
you suppose Valerie Selpdorf would wish TO
see your" .
Rallywood, stifny.
WHAT Have you not spoken' Docs
she not know"
''She knows-yes. and others know. too.
| that love her. But It 10 ended There
! is nothing more; there never can be now"
Counsellor put his hand to his head.
"Will you help met That. after all. 10
| the question"
hollywood looked down at him. and
| Counsellor fancied there was SHADOW
| Of reproach in the glance.
For you. that Is the question. but for
| me there is another" Hollywood said. de-
| iberately. Until l can resign my oath
to Nassau, honor holds me her sworn SOL
der"
"Of all things in the world. what IL DO
arbitrary as honorf'' said counsellnF.
Honor 10 wild-hower; Goo plants
It, but man prunes it. and the devil
one sometimes meets with. Well. 80 your
own and the DEVILS wayi" The Major
turned irrttably round. I'm my creed.
mans first duty IL to his country"
II wish could see IT So. saia Eaiy-
battle fell upon the little room. The air
was sitting to both, for Counsellor knew
what was in his companion's heart. and
even felt a far-off pity for him. but no
face had grown suddenly sharp and aged,
| and his gray eyes contracted to dark points
under their frowning lids. The man was
| looking on the wreck Of his life. and slow.
ly coming to the conclusion snas ne aSd mus W.
1
| defeat of the land he loved, to his own ruin
He would have died for England happy IN
the sacrifice. but to lose all In her despite
Times up said the Major. You have
one minute to give me your decision"
"A soldier should see no further than the
point Of his sword" replied Rallywood AN
oath stands my desires These oespatcnes
may be yours but you know how they have
come into my charge. As long a. ] am
soldier Of NASSAU. my duty to her &c comes mes
| Give IN these despatched! Curse you'll O
strong flash of emotion breaking In upon
the restraint Of his speech, why have you no
sword? II you had killed me-
Counsellor put his watch oecH An'0 n'
"A mans country should DO HIS con-
science" said the old diplometi1t. % one
who pronounces Definite ana unASnaiiaoie
truth. Then he waited.
Hollywood stood up: ..
IT cannot argue" he said. Dun, MAYOR.