Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-02


II shall love you as you command
without hope" he said sadly.
without hope for either" she sob
bed.
my poor little soldier" he whisper
cd lovingly as her body wrlthed under
the storm Of tears.
II wish--I were a-soldierw she
walled. He comforted her as best he
could. and soon she was quiet-oh, SO
very quiet! Her head was on his Shout
der. her han In his.
How far do we driver he asked at
last
ITO the mona stcry. We are nearly
there" she answered in tones far
away.
"Thc monastery why do we 20
there?" he cried.
You are to stay there"
What do you mean? thought
was to leave Graustark."
You are to lcave-latef on. Until
the excitement is over the abbey is to
bc your hiding place. 1 have arranged
everything. and it is the only safe
place on earth for you at this time.
No one will think of looking for you
up there"
forever. living above you,' he said
irearily.
Your window looks down upon the
castle; mine looks up to yours. The
lights that burn in those two windows
will send out beams Of love and life
for one of us at least"
For both of us, my sweetheart" he
corrected fondly. "You say l will be
safe there. Can you trust these men
who are aiding you?"
with my life! Quinnox carried a
message to the abbot yesterday, and he
grants you n temporary home there,
secure and as secret as the tomb. He
promises me this, and he is my best
friend. Now, let me tell you why I
am with you, masquerading so shame
fully
"Adorably." he protested.
at is because the abbot insisted that
| bring you to him personally. He will
lltl Itt'INt tob tAtNPl IiOiii LIZ
There was nothing else for me to do,
then was there, Lorry? l was COM
PEELED to come, and 1 could not come
as the princcss-as n woman. Discov-
cry would have meant degradation
from which ] could not have hoped to
recover. The military garments were
my only safeguard.'
And how many people know Of your
-deception?"
Three besides yourself - Dagmar,
Quinnox and Captain Dangloss. The
abbot will know later on. and SILVER
as | think Of 1t. The driver and the
man who went to your cell, Ogbot,
know of the escape, but do not know I
am here. Allode-you remember him
is our driver"
"Allode? He's the fellow who saw
me-er-who was in the throneroom."
He IS the man who saw nothing,
sir"
Il remember his obedience" he said.
laughing In spite Of his unhappiness.
Am to have no freedom up here
no liberty at allT"
you are to act as the abbot or the
prior instructs, and, must not forget,
Quinnox will visit you occasionally.
terry and to the border line Mt the prop
er time"
"Alas, he will be my murderer, I
fear! Yetive, you do not believe I
killed Lorenz. | know that most of
them do, but l swear to you l am no
more the perpetrator Of that cowardly
crime than you. God bears testimony
to my innocence. l want to hear you
say that you do not believe / killed
him"
Il feared so at f1rst-no, do not be
angry-I feared you had killed him for
my sake, but now am sure that you
are innocent"
The carriage stopped too soon, and
Quinnox opened the door 1t was still
as dark as pitch, but the downpour had
ceased except for a disagreeable, misty
drizzle, cold and penetrating.
I'VE have reached the stopping
place" he said.
And we are to walk from here to
the gate" said the princess, resuming
her hoarse, manly tones. While they
were busy donning their raincoats she
whispered in Lorry's ear Il beg of
you, do not let him know that you
have discovered who am"
He promised, and lightly snatched n
kiss, an act of indiscretion that almost
brought fatal results. Forgetful of the
darkness she gave vent to a little pro-
testing shrek, fearing that the eyes of
the captain had witnessed the pretty
transgresslon. Lorry laughed as he
sprang to the road and turned to assist
her in alightinR. She promptly and
thoughtfuly averted the danger his
gallantry presented by ignoring the
outstretched hands, discernible as slen-
der shadows protruding from an OBJ
ject shade darker than the night, and
leaped boldly to the ground
With Lorry in the center, the trio
walked off rapidly in the darkness, the
fugitive with the sense of fear that be-
longs only to a blind man. A little
light far ahead told the position of the
gate, and for this they bent their steps.
Reaching the gate, the captain pounded
vigorously, and II sleepy monk soon
pcered from the little window through
which shone the light.
ION important business with the nb-
bot, from her royal highness the Prin-
cess Yetlve," said Quinnox in response
to sharp query, spoken in the Grau-
stark tongue. A little gate beside the
big one opened, and the monk lantern