Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-25

Won committed this outrage before II
Is too late should have killed you
then. might have known Could
ever y woman trust man" She
laughed contemptuously. you would
have made me thing of scoru. and
trusted you"
AS God is my Judge" cried. my
respect Tor you is as high as heaven
Itself, ! love You. is there nothing In
that: am but human. am not
stouc image. And You have tempted
N" beyond all control Pardon what
! have done. il WAS not the want OF
respect"-
spare ne your protestntions. | be-
licvc your minute Is nearly gone" she
interrupted.
Aud then there was crunch on the
gravel behind Us. The princess and
turned ia d.>Iuay. We had forcot ten
all ahuut the anonymous note Two
officers were approaching Us and rap.
idly, The cldpr of ~ TWO came
straight rs me knew him to be a.
iueNu'able as his former master. the
victor of Sedan The princess look 81
III mechanically.
Come, said the count IN brslsen
Eu4lsh' Il believe your carriage is ut
the gaze"
! glanced Al the princess She might
have been Of stone for all the life she
exhibited
- Mc, tile comedy Is a poor one. !"
- ii. count
i,l w aim out Of the garden. My
Indifference a. personal safety was due
e. "a numiA, which had taken hold
ol lau
Get IN, he said when we reached
the carnage, did So. and he got lu
after me. he driver appeared cnnfus.
ed II Was not his fare, according TO
the agreement TO the city" he was
briefly toAi Your hotel| turning to
me. named it. DO you understand
German
"I'a; indiderently," | answered list.
leSsly.
III appears that YOU understand neI.
thor the language nor the people Who
a,e yuu:"
THAT is my concern | retorted !
was coming about and not unnaturally
became vicious.
1T concerns me also" was the srui
reply.
"tlave ypur own way about ii.
How came, YOU by that medal:"
pointing to my breast.
Honestly" said /.
Honestly or dishonesty. it is all the
same" He made Il move 10 detach IL,
and | caught his hand.
please don't do that. l am ey-
ucmely irritable, and | might throw
you out of the window can get back
to my hotel without guidance"
Il am going 10 see You TO your lodg.
ings." assorted the count, rubbing his
wrist for | had put some power into
my grasp.
"Still might take it into my head to
throw ynu ont"
You'd better not try"
Are you afraid:'
yes. There would be a scandal
Not that | would care about the death
Of a miserable adventurer. bat it might
possibly reflect upon the virtue of hei
highness the Princess Hildegarde"
What do you waDtF' | growled
81 want to see if your passports are
proper. SO that You will have no diff
Guilty in passing over the frontier"
perhaps it would he just rs well to
wake the American minister" | sug-
gcStCd.
Not ut all If you were found dead,
there might be a possibility Of that.
But | should explain t. him, and he
would understand that it was II case
without diplomatic precedent"
"WellT'
"You are to leave this country nj
once sir that is, If YOU place any val.
ne upon your life"
"Oh, then ii is really serious:"
Very. X is Il matter of life and
death to you. Moreover, You must
never enter this country again. If vnu
do, Will not give pfennis for yout
life"
lie found my passports in good or
DER. | permitted him to rummage
through some Of my papers.
"Ach, scribbler, tool" coming across
some OF my notes.
quite right, Herr General" said |.
submitted because didn't care.
MY luggage was packed Off to the
station, where he saw that my ticket
was for Paris.
Good morning" he said as entered
inc carriage compartment. "rhe devil
VIII soon come to his own. -Achr'
MY compliments to him when You
see hlm!, | called back, not to be out.