The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-08-19

every well. your highness. They
shall be struck off this morning"
"ln large type Gaspon. You must
catch him If you can" she added. HE
H. q very dangerous min, and royalty
needs protection" With this wise bit
OF caution she dismissed the subject
and began to talk of the storm.
As ;he two young plotters were has
tcnlng mp the stairs later on an at
tendant approached and Informed the
princess that Mr.. Anguish requested an
audience.
conduct him to my boudoir," she
said. her eyes sparkling with triumph
In the seciusion of the boudoir she and
the countess laughed like children over
the reward that had been so solemnly
ordered
Five thousand gavvos"' cried Dag
mar, leaning back in her chair to en-
phasize the delight she felt. what a
Joke"
Tap. tap. came knock on the door
and i'm the same instant it flew open
for Mr.. Anguish was in hurry. AS
he plunged into their presence Il pair
of heels found the floor systematically
"Oh. | beg pardon he gasped as If
about to fly. MAY | come inT'
Not unless you go outside. You
are already in. it seems" said the prin-
cess. advancing to meet him. The
countess was very still and sedate. II
am so glad you have come"
Heard about Lorry? The fool is
out and gone" he cried. unable to re-
strain himself. Without word she
dragged him to the divan. and. he-
tween them. he soon had the whole
story poured into his ears. the princess
on one side. the countess on the other
You are wonder" he exclaimed
when all the facts were known to him
He executed little dance of approval.
entirely out of place in the boudoir OF
a princess. but very much i'm touch
with prevailing sentiment. But what's
to become OF mew he asked after cool
ing down. II have no excuse for re
manning in Graustark. and don't like
to leave him here either"
"Oh. have made plans for you"
said she. "You are to be held as hos
tage."
"Whatv
81 thought of your predicament last
night. and here is the solution: This
very day | shall issue an order forbid
ding you the right to leave Edelweiss
You will not be in prison. but your ev-
cry movement is to be watched. \
strong guard will have you under sur
VIGILANCE. and any attempt to escape or
TO communicate with your friend will
result i'm your confinement and his de-
lection. In this way you may stay
here until the time comes to fly. The
AXphain people must be satisfied, you
know. Your freedom will not be dis
turbed. You may come and 90 as you
like. but you are ostensibly prisoner
BY OBTAINING you fOrclbly we gain n
point for you are needed here. There
is no other way in which you can ex-
plain continued presence in Grau-
stark. Is not my plan good one?"
ut is beyond comparison" he said.
rising and bowling low. so shrewd is
this plan that you make me Il hostage
forever. shall not escape its memory
If live to be- thousand"
At parting she said seriously:
"A great deal depends on your dis
erection. Mr.. Anguish. My guards will
watch your every action, for they are
not in the secret-eXcepting QuinnoX-
and any attempt on your part TO COM
municate with Grcnfall Lory will be
fatal"
Trust me. your hlghncss have
had much instruction in wisdom to-
day"
Il hope we shall see you often" she
said.
Daily - as a hostage" he replied
CHANGING toward the countess.
That means until the other man Is
captured" said the young lady sauc.,y
As lie left the castle he gazed at the
distant building in the sky and won.
dered how IL had ever been approached
in carriage she had not told him
that AllOde DRIVE for miles over wini-
Ing roads that led TO tie monastery up
gentler slope from the rear.
The next afternoon Edelweiss thrilled
with new excitement. Prince Bola'
roz of AXphain. mad with grief and
rage, came laundering into the city
with his court Mt his heels. His wrath
had been increased until it resembled q
tornado when he read the reward pla'
card in the uplands. Not until then did
lie know that the murderer had es
capped and that vengeance might be de
MED him.
After viewing the body of Lorenz as
1t lay in the sarcophagus of the roya
palace, where it had been borne at the
command Of the PrlDcess Yetire, he de
manded audience with his sons be
trothed, and it was with fear that SHE
prepared for the trying ordeal. an II
terview with the grief crazed old man
The castle was in furore. Its halls
soon thronged with diplomatists and
there was an ugly sense of trouble II
the air, suggestive of the explosion
which follows the igniting of a powder
magazine.