Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-08-04

you to distant city. Ii mas all Deen
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 1t | 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
has found man who swears he saw
you enter Lorenz's room."
"What damnable lie" cried Lorry
lightly. 81 was not near his room"
"But you can see what means they
will adopt to convict you. You are
doomed If caught by my men or theirs.
l cannot save you again. You know
now that I love you. Could you not
have been content with that last good
by at the monastery? 1t is cruel to
both of US, to me especially, that we
must have the parting again" She
had gone to the diyan and now drop
ped Imply among the cushions, rest
ing her head on her hand.
81 was determined to see you," he
said. "They shall not kill me, nor are
you to sacrifice your fathers domain.
Worse than all, feared that you might
yield to Gabriep-
ZACH. You insult me when you say
that! l yielded to Lorenz because l
thought it my duty and because
dared not admit to myself that l loved
you. But Gabriel! Ach" she cried
scornfully. "Grenfall Lorry, l shall
marry no man. You love, but you
cannot marry. 1t is folly to dream OF
it even as a possibility. When you 80
from Graustark tomorrow night, you
take my heart, my life, my soul, with
you. shall never see you again-God
help me to say this-I shall never allow
YOU to see me again. tell you, l
could not bear 1t. The weakest and
the strongest of Gods creations Is wo-
man." She started suddenly, half ris'
ing. "Did any one see you come to my
room? Was Quinnox sure"
I'VE passed people, but no one knew
me. will go if you are distressed over
my being here"
1T is not that-not that. Some spy
may have seen you. l have strange
fear that they suspect me and that
am being watched. Where Is Captain
QuinnoX"
"He said he would return for me IN
an hour. The time Is almost gone.
How it has flown! Yetive, Yetive,
will not give you up" he cried, sink
ing to his knees before her.
You must. you shall! You must go
back to the monastery tonight! On,
how | pray that you may reach 1t In
safety! And you must leave this
wretched country at once. VIII you
see II Quinnox Is outside the door! Be
quick! | am mad with fear that you
may be found here, that you may be
taken before you can return to st. Val
entine's."
He arose and stood looking down at
the intense face, all aquiver with the
battle between temptation and so1ci-
tude.
II am not going back to St valen-
tines" he said slowly.
"But 1t is all arranged for you to
start from there tomorrow. You can
not escape the city guard except
through st. Valentines"
"Yetive, has 1t not occurred to you
that l may not wish to escape the city
guard"
"May not wish to escape the-what
do you mean" she cried, bewildered.
II am not going to leave Edelweiss,
dearest. 1t is my intention to surren'
der myself to the authorities"
She gazed ut him in horror for mo-
ment and then fell back, with low
moan.
"For Gods sake do not say that!'
she walled. II forbid you to think OF
It. You cannot do this after all have
done to save you. Ach, you are jesting.
I should have known"
He sat down and drew her to his
side. Some moments passed before he
could speak.
81 cannot and will not permit you to
make such sacrifice for me. The prop
osition Of Bolaroz is known to me. II
you produce me for trial, you are to
have a ten years extension. My duty
Is plain. / am no cowardly criminal,
and I am not afraid to face my ac-
cusers. At the worst can die but
once"
"Die but once" she repeated as II in
q dream.
"I came here to tell you Of my deci.
sion, to ask you to save your lands, pro-
tect your people and to remember that
I would die thousand times to serve
you and yours"
after all I have done-after all l
have done," she murmured piteously.
mo, no! You shall not! You are more
to me than all my kingdom, than all
the people in the world. You have
made me love you, you have caused me
to detest the throne which separates
us, you have made me pray that I
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