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to become Of me?' he asked after cool
ing down. IL have no excuse for re-
naming in Graustark, and don't Ike
to leave him here either
ooh. l have made plans for you"
said she. You are 10 be held 40 hos
tagc."
"Whatw
81 thought of your predicamcnt last
night. and here is the solution: This
very day l shall issue an order forbid
ding you the right to leave Edclweiss
You will not be in prison, but your ev-
cry movement is to be watched. A
vcilancc, and any attempt to escape or
10 communicate with your friend will
result in 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 he dis
turbod. You may come and 90 as you
like but yea are ostcnsibly a prisoner.
Ey dclaining you forcibly we gain n
point, for you are needed here. Th6re
is no other way in which You can ex-
plain Il continued presence in Grau-
stark Is not my plan good one|'
1T is beyond comparison" he said,
rising and bowling low. $50 shrcwd is
this plan that you make me hostage
forever. l shall not escape its memory
if live to be a thousand"
At parting she said seriously:
"A great deal depends on your dis
cretion, Mr.. Anguish. My guards will
watch your every action. for they are
not in the secret-exccptng Quinnox-
and any attempt on your part to COM
municate with Grenfall Lorry will be
fatal"
Trust me, your hghncss. 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 saucily.
As he left the castle he gazed at the
distant building in the sky and won
dorcd how it had ever been approached
in Il carriage She had not told him
that Abode drove for miles over wind
Ing roads that led to the monastery up
a gcntcr slope from the rear.
The next afternoon EdelWciSs thrilled
with new excitement. Prince Bola-
roz of AXphain. mad with grief and
rage, came laundering into the city
wi,h his court at his heels. His wrath
had been increased until it resembled a
tornado when he read the reward pla-
card in The uplands. Not until then did
he know that the murderer had es-
capped and that vengeance might be de-
MED him.
After viewing the body OF Lorenz as
it lay in the sarcophaeus of the royal
palace. where it had been borne at the
command of the Princess Yetive, he de-
manded audience with his sons be-
trOthcd. and it was with fear that she
prepared for the trying ordeal, an in
terview with the grief crazed old man.
The castle was in a furore. Its halls
soon throngcd with diplomatiSts and
there was an ugly sense of trouble in
the air, suggestive of the explosion
which follows the ignting of powder
magazine.
The slim, pale faced princess met the
bury old ruler in the grand council
chamber. He and his mobiles had been
kept waiting but short time. Within
very few minutes after they had been
conducted to the chamber by Count
Halfont and other dignitaries the fair
ruler came into the room and advanced
between the bowling lines of courtiers
to the spot where sat the man who held
GrauStark in his grasp.
Rolaroz arose IS she drew near, his
gaunt face black and unfriendly. Size
extended her hand graciously, and he,
a prince for all his wrath, touched his
! trembling lips TO its white, smooth
| back.
Il come in grief and sadness to Your
| court, most glorious Yctiye. My bur
| den of sorrow is greater than | can
bear" he said hoarscly.
"Would that | could give you conso-
lation." she said, sitting in the chair
reserved for her use at council gather
ings. ".Alas, it Grieves me that l can
offer nothing more than words Tru-
ly she pitied him in his bereavement.
BoiaroZ said that he had heard Of
the murdcrer's escape and asked What
effort was being made to rccapture
him. Yetive related all that had hap
pened expressing humiliation over the
fact that her officers had been unable
to accomplish anything, adding that
she did not believe the fugitive could
get away from Graustark safely with
out her knowledge The old prince
was working himself back into the VIC
lent rage that had been temporarily
suhdued, and at last broke out in a
vicious denunciation of the careless
ness that had allowed the man to es-
cape. lie first insisted that Dangloss
and his incompetent assistants be
thrown into prison for life or executed
for criminal negligence; then he de-
manded the life of Harry Anguish as
an alder and abcttor in the flight of
the murderer In both cases the prin-
cess firmly refused To take the action
demanded. Then she acquainted him
with her intention to detain Anguish
as hostage and to have his every ac-
ton watched in the hope that cew to
be discovered, providing, of course,
that the friend knew anything at all
about the matter. The Duke Of Miz-
rox and others loudly joined in the cry
for AnpliSh'S arrest. but she braVely