Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-31

tse door and waited with mOjiOnleSS
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.
lmpetuous haste marked his next
movement. He dashed open the door,
sprang inside and closed II quickly.
She was sitting before her escritoire,
writing. and looked up, surprised and
annoyed.
II was not to be dsturbed-oh"-
She staggered 10 her feet and was in
his arms before the breath of her eX-
clamation 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 am with you!
Don't look at me like that 1t is really
IL could not stay away 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 strug-
Cling in their depths.
Am awake" she murmured.
! touching his face with her bewilderej.
! questioning hands. rs ii 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 here" 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
kingdom tomorrow. Tell me every
thing. 1t is another reason for my
coming"
Sitting beside him on the diyan, she
told of Gabriel's visit and his dismiss
sal, the outlook for the next day, and
then sought to convince him Of the
! happiness II afforded her to protect
him from an undeseryed death He OBJ
tanned for Quinnox the royal pardon
and lauded him to the skies. So raw
ishing were the moments, so ecstatic
the sensations that possessed them,
that neither thought of the conse-
quences II he were to be discovered in
I her room. disguised as one of her
guardsmen. lie forgot the real I'M
port of his reckless visit until she cOm-
manded him to stand erect before her
that she might see what manner of SOL
der he was. With a laugh, he leaped
to his feet and stood before her-at-
tentiOn! She leaned back among the
cushions and surveyed him through
the glowing. impassioned eyes which
slowly closed as IL to shut out tempta-
ton.
you are q perfect soldier" she said,
her lashes parting ever so slightly.
mo more perfect than you" he cried.
! She remembered, with confusion. her
own masquerading. but II was unkind'
! OF him to remember II. Her allusion
TO his uniform turned his thoughts into
the channel through which they mad
been surgng 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 brave soldier then" she
substituted. 1T required courage to
come to Edelweiss with hundreds OF
men ready to seize you at sight, pack
of bloodhounds."
Il should have been a miserable
coward to stay up there while you are
so bravely facing disaster alone down
here. ! came to help you, as should"
But you can do nothing, dear, AMI
you only make matters worse by com
ing to me. ! have fought so hard to
overcome the desire to be near you, |
have struggled against myself for days
and days, and | had won the battle
when you came to pull my walls of
strength down about my ears Look.
On my desk is letter | was writing to
you. No, you shall not read it. No
one shall ever know. what II contains"
She darted to the desk, snatched up
the sheets OF paper and held them over
the waxed taper. He stood in the mid
die of the room, a feeling of intense
desolation settling down upon him.
How could he lose this woman?
Tomorrow night Quinnox is to take
you from the monastery and conduct
you TO a distant city. 1t has all been
planned. Your friend, Mr.. Anguish, Is
to meet you in three days, and you are
to hurry to America by way OF Athens
This was letter to you. In it | said
many things and was trying to write
farewell when you came to this room.
Ach, what peril you are in here! You
are innocent, but nothing could save
you. The proof Is too strong, Mizrox
IN .IA L..