The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-29
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looking her fellow pgis sones. .squareiy,
n the face. lily hnsb baIfdd wilEnever
nav all those francs down for me.
He will not think me worth 6. Z, Il SIS
"The fcpr said The Irish1nan
dercely. The prince laughed softly.
"How do oyon know That i AM
worth it 2? she asked htly. Be
lieye me, Mr.. ldea; the world viii
say my husband il Wsi h rid bf me. 4
was going to demand a 8eparatiion.
from him In the an ntnml ,Sand now
All, well A scanda dal viii be pre-
vented, anff the best Of 1nessieurs les
brigands' drugs is that their effect is
lasting. Il i, S.,;sg
Lasting indeed II Gerald Gil
deals eyes laughed back into hers.
Then they grew grave again. I'M
glad little Latcys ransom was so
promptly paid. & sfsss
care you angage1 to her?p the
princess asked anickl They told
me so-in Ajaccio. .s s,'
"They told you Lies in Aiaccio.
madame. Lucy jig heart free for me. =
"Ohw And the princess laughed
softly to herself. And when will
they pay your = ransom a Mr! Glider r?
"When yours is paid, madameii' p 81;
"At the Greek kalands ~ The
princess face was white under her.
sunburn, but her eyes laughed still.
Gildea bent his head grayely
cat the Greek kalends, princess.
Did you expect 1T to- be otherwise z"
1-l-=no. What need for more
lies now, when we are: going to die,
Gerald 8?
"No need at allnos& s. Dc. . s jioc;a; ) I.
know, princess, I have never heard
your Christian name ?'' si3Ss i.5s.
"Haye younot 2 It is not a pretty
name-Zenobia. i ..,s
"It is an imperious kind Of name.
It suits you. .S
"You7t think 80 ? Ah, never mind I
How old are you, Gerald !? Twenty.
FIVE? And I am thirty. Neither Of;
us old, and yet neither Of us very
sorry that we shall have our threats
cut in day or so.'.'
'Hushl Do not speak Of it,
"Haye5you q mot ther, Mr.. Gildea..
or a sister p' p 4; 3.i8 S:9il III &;
Both, ~ Gerald, Gil ldea answered,
and for q moment; there came into
his blue eyes The shadow Of q half
conquered pain. It had beset him;
for an hour or Two before, when the.
American girl l's ransom had arrived
and she had turned to him for one
moment viii. 3 Z 5 g {. &.
eyes. She was going back to home
and friends, her look seemed to say.
Mould not he at least send word to-
those who loved him off ff Tie, peril III IN
which he stood 2 The money would
be paid at once, Gerald Gildea knew.s
but then lie must leave behind The
princess, she whom her friends CALI
ed the loYel:est and her enemies the
worst woman in Russia. 1t was NJ only.
death the princess need fear, Gildeas
Knew, too, for he waS aware that shes
had one Dc friend & len 4 $ttshat ts would
help her. from any worse fate And.
so thinking, he mad eup His mind:
to abide the end with her.
"GGiii Ctr i;aa;;lsssS iaa;;llessss ss l...sIisY PLAYING
morrs,o = said the PRINCESS. preafsinrs res iii, d
in upon his thoughts. ssShall we
play, too, Gerald /? & on do not know
howl Fiel CoIis, shut HI your tIr ewes.
and guess how many fingers u hold
up Wen. what are al WOW 81 thin kiinlgrs.s: no
Of to make YOU look! !ss so erave2 Il Ass
woman? Tell me her name N
"Alice and Honor. q Il
The princess, straight brows ! met
in q froWn. &
sTwo women z, she said with an
odd little laugh. ia ttliav fnretty,:
women, then? Tell me about them. 9
sMy mother is lovely, not pretttt 4,
Gerald Gildea said prSyely 6 81 Ho1or
is not pretty either, but she has the
pleasantest face id irl 1 the |. world :,
ssYou speak ais. If "a you as we're sorry.