Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-04

and gentlemen coming down, and were
soon before the apartments Of the prin-
cess. A tall guard stood in front Of
the boudoir door.
"This is your relief, Bassot. You
may CO." said Quinnox, and with a
careless glance at the strange soldier
the sick man trudged of down the hall,
glad to seek his bed.
els she thereT whispered Lorry, diz-
" and faint with expectancy.
Eyes. This may mean your death
and mine, sir, but you would do it.
Will you explain to her how came to
play her false?"
"She shall know the truth, good
friend"
"After have gone twenty PAGES
down the hall do you rap on the door.
She may not admit you at first, but do
not give up. If she bid you enter or
asks your mission. enter quickly and
close the door. 1t is unlocked. She
may swoon or scream, and you must
prevent either If possible. In an hour
shall return and you must 60 back to
the passage"
.Never! have come to save her and
her country. and intend to do 80 by
surrendering myself this very night"
Il had hoped to dissuade you. But,
sir, you cannot do so tonight. You for
get that this visit compromises her."
"True. l had forgotten. Well, I'll
20 back with you. but tomorrow I am
your prisoner. not your friend"
"Be careful" cautioned the captain
as he moved away. Lorry feverishly
tapped his knuckles on the panel Of the
door and waited with motionless heart
for the response. 1t came not, and he
raped harder, a strange fear darting
into his mind.
"Well?" came from within, the voice
he adored.
Impetuous haste marked his next
Movement. He dashed open the door.
sprang inside and closed it quickly.
She was sitting before her escritoire,
writing, and looked up, surprised and
annoyed.
II was not to be disturbed-oh"-
She staggered to her feet and was in
his arms before the breath Of her e1.
cfamation had died away. Had he not
supported her she would have dropped
TO the floor. Her hands, her face, were
like ice, her breast was pulseless, and
there was the widest terror in her
eyes.
my darling-my queen" he cried
passionately. "At last I am with you!
Don't look at me like that! 1t is really
IL could not stay away-I could not
permit this sacrifice Of yours! Speak
to me! Do not stare like that!
Her wide blue eyes slowly swept
his face, piteous wonder and doubt
struggling in their depths.
"Am awaken" she murmured, touch
ing his face with her bewildered, ques-
tioning hands. "Is 1t truly you" A
smile illumined her face, but her joy
was short lived. An expression of ter
ror came to her eyes, and there was
agony in the fingers that clasped his
arm. why do you come hereT she
cried. 1T is madness! How and why
came you to this room?'
He laughed like delighted boy and
hastily narrated the events Of the past
twenty-four hours, ending with the
trick that gave him entrance to her
room.
"And all this to see me" she whis-
pered.
ITO see you and to save you. hear
that Gabriel has been annoying you
and that you are to give up half OF the
kingdom tomorrow. Tell me every
thing. 1t is another reason for my
coming"
Sitting beside him on the divan, she
told Of Gabriel's visit and his dismissal,
the outlook for the next day, and then
sought to convince him Of the happi-
ness it afforded her to protect him
from an undeserved death. He obtain
ed for Quinnox the royal pardon and
lauded him to the skies. So ravish1ng
were the moments, so ecstatic the SEN
sations that possessed them, that mel
ther thought Of the consequences II ne
were to be discovered in her room, dis
guised as one Of her guardsmen. He
forgot the real import Of his reckless
visit until she commanded him to stand
erect before her that she might see
what manner Of soldier he was. With
a laugh, he leaped to his feet and stood
before her-attention! She leaned back
among the cushions and surveyed him
through the glowing, impassioned eyes
which slowly closed as If to shut out
temptation.
"You are a perfect soldier" she said,
her lashes parting ever so slightly.
mo more perfect than your he cried.
She remembered, with confusion, her
own masquerading, but it was unkind
of I'M to remember 1t. Her allusion
to his uniform turned his thoughts into
the channel through which they had
been surging so turbulently up to the
moment that found him tapping at her
door. He had not told her Of his de-
termination, and the task grew harder
as he saw the sparkle glow brighter
and brighter in her eye.
"You are q brave soldier. them" she
substituted. ut required courage to
come to Edelweiss with hundreds Of
men ready to seize you at sight. pack
Of bloodhounds."
II should have been a miserable cow
ard to stay up there while you are so
bravely facing disaster alone down
here. l came to help you, as should"
"But you can do nothing, dear, and
you only make matters worse by COM
ing to me. l have fought 30 hard to