Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Arrest.

BY the following evening tongues were
busy in Revonde. Rumor and mystery and
an absence of any definite
added zest to the town talk. The broken
reports were curious.
Major Counsellor had fallen down the
staircase at the British legation and in
jured his head, his brow being much con-
fused. His return to Revonde was ex-
planned on the ground that Germany and
England had Joined forces in compelling
Selpdorf to lessen the heavy taxation with
which Nassau was burdened. Count Sagan
had been seen in the city with a lowering
face-ah, yes! it was we'll known he had a
most patriotic distrust of German interior
ence. Nine. de Sagan had quarreled with
her husband because she had insisted on
helping Mile. Selpdorf, who was about to be
married to Baron Won Elmur, in the choice
Of her trousseau. Some excitement was
being caused in the guards barracks by the
case of Captain Rallywood, whom Count
sagan accused OF using his influence un-
duly with his brother officers to forward
the projects of Germany. Some even
went so far as to say that he was under
arrest, and others were found who shook
their heads and laughed, processing to be
aware of a yet deeper reason for the
colonel in -chief's animosity against the
English captain.
Out of all this chaff the one grain Of
truth was that Counsellor, released by I'm
ziar on the authority of a telegram from
Hollywood, had arrived by the first train
in the morning and had at once proceeded
to the British legation. There he found
Hollywood waiting for him. "You have
seen the CHANCELLOR" asked Counsellor,
looking hard at R~allywood, whose brown
face wore a look he had never seen upon 1t
before. why was l released? Am 1 al
ready too late?"
NO. you are not too late. You must
zee the duke at once. Here are your dis
patches. Goodby, major, III meet you
presently"
81 shall not in all probability see Duke
Gustave again. My part is over and done
with. The world, my dear John, never
sees a national policy until 1t begins to
fly. There Is no credit for Matching the
egg. One would almost think 1t Matched Of
itself. Occasionally the egg is found to be
added, and then the old birds make away
with 1t in private. But don't go yet. How
have you managed to keep these? What
does 1t mean?"
1T means principally that you must for
get you have been robbed, that Elmur's
game is up and that you were mistaken in
your opiuion OF the chancellor"
Counsellor looked hurriedly through the
papers contained in the packet, John"
he said suddenly, as he folded up a smarl
sheet of cypher notes, you are an Internal
liar"
Hollywood laughed and his spurs jingled
as he LEFT the room, glad to have escaped
so cheaply from Counsellor's keen observa-
tion. The old major went to the window and
watched him ride away in the sunshine, a
gallant figure in his glittering uniform, sit
ting ~squarely on his big bay charger. No
Suspicion crossed his thoughts that Rally
wood was probably taking his last ride
through the sunny streets. that at every
stride OF his housekeeping horse he drew
nearer to the final scene OF all. He had
gathered from ~Rallywood's bearing that the
difficulties in his path had somehow been
s%urmounted. Hollywood was capable. He
had won the day by energy, or pluck, or
both, but the old d%iplomatist had no time
at the moment TO trouble his head as to the
exact means,
The day which had begun in a brief burst
OF sunshine, closed in clouds. Evening
Climbed sullenly up out of the bleak river.
Traffic died in the streets, and the cloaked
troopers passing hither and thither against