The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-26
blcd expression as he caught the swift
communication in their eyes. After all,


She passed from the room beside
Halfont proud and happy in the vic
tory over despair, glorying in the ex-
nosure Of her heart to the world, her
blood tlngling and dancing with the
joys of anticipation. Lorry and An
gu!sh, the wonder and admiration OF
| all, were given q short but convincing
levec in the hallway. Lords and la
, dies praised and lauded them, over
wlclming them with the homage that
comes to the brdSc. But Gaspon ut
tered one wish that struck Lorry's S
warm, leaping heart like piece Of ice.
"Would to God that you were a
prince Of the rcalnl,' said the minister
Of finance, a look Of regret and long
ing in his eyes That wish Of Gaspon's
sent Lorry away with the sharp steel
Of desolaton torturing intensely as It
drove deeper and deeper the reawak-
ened pangs Of uncertainty. There still
remained the fatal distance between
him and the object Of his hearts de-
/ sire.
He accompanied Captain Quinnox to
his quarters, where he made himself
prcsentable before starting for the en-
chantcd apartment in the far end Of
the castle. Love and fear combined to
give him strength; from bis eyes fed
the hopeless look, from bis brain the
doubt, from his blood the chill.
"Quinnox, give me your hand; don't
mind the blood! You have been MY
friend, and you have served her al
most to tae death. I injured and
would have killed you in that cell, but
1t was not in anger. Will you be my
friend in all that is to follow"
"She has said that she loves you"
said the captain, returning the hand
clasp. II am at your service as well
as hers
a few moments later Lorry was in
her presence. What was said or done
during the half hour that passed be-
tween his entrance and the moment
that brought them side by side from
the room need not be told. That the
interview had had its serious side was
plain. The troubled, anxious eyes Of
the girl and the rebellious, dogged air
Of the man told of conflict now only
in allegiance.
81 will never give you up" he said
as they came from the door. A visit
full CLEAN lickered In her eyes, but she
did not respond in words.
Near the head Of the stairway an anil
mated group Of persons fingered. Har-
ry Anguish was in the center, and the
Countess Dagmar was directly in front
of him, looking up with sparkling eyes
and parted lips. The Count and Count
ess Halfont, Gaspon, the Baron Dan
gloss, the Duke Of Mizrox, with other
ladies' and gentlemen, were being en-
tertained by the gay spirited stranger.
'Here he comes" cried the latter as
he caught sight Of the approaching
couple.
Il am delighted to see you, Harry.
You were the friend in need, old man.
said Lorry, wringing the others hand.
Yetive gave him her hand, her blue
eyes overlowing.
.sMr. Anguish had just begun to tell
US how he-how he''- began Dagmar.
but paused helplessly, looking to him
for relief.
stGo ahead, countess. 1t isn't very
elegant, but it's the way said it. How
got next to Gabriel IS what she
wants to say. Perhaps your hiGhness
would Ike to know all about the affair
that ended so tragically. It's very
quickly told" said Anguish.
Il am deeply interested" said the
princess eagerly.
"Well, in the first place, it was all
bluff" said he coolly.
"a what% demanded Dagmar.
"Bluh," responded Harry briefly.
american patois, dear countess
In what respect?" asked LOFTY, be-
ginning 10 understand.
':In all respects. I didn't have the
slightest sign Of proof against the fes-
tive prince"
do understand you to say that you
have no evidence against Gabriel"
asked Halfont, dumfounded.
'Not particle
"But YOU said his confederate had
confessed" protested Dangloss.
81 didn't know that he had confed-
crate, and I wasn't sure that he was
guilty Of the crime" boasted Anguish,
complacently enjoying the stupefaction.
'Then why did you say so?" demand
ed Dangloss, excited beyond measure.
"Oh, I just guessed at it!'
"God save u.s." gasped Baron Dan
gloss, chief Of police.
Guessed at it?' cried Mizrox.
"That's it. It was bold stroke, but
it won. Now, I'll tell you this much:
was morally certain that Gabriel kill
ed the prince. There was no way on
earth to prove it, however, and I'll ad-
nit it was intuition or something OF
that sort which convinced me. He had
tried to abduct the princess, ana ne
was madly jealous Of Lorenz. AL
though lie kue" lIelS " tlS w w - S-eS1,
he was not certain that Lorenz would
lose, so he adopted clever plan to get
rid Of two rivals by killing one ana
casting suspicion on the other. These
deductions I made soon after the uur-
der, but, Of course, could secure no
pTo04.
early this morning at the hotel
made Up my mind to denounce MN
suddenly if I had the chance, risang
failure, but hoping for such an cxhlDl-
ton as that which you saw. 1t was
clear to me that he had all accompllce
to stand guard while he did the stab
bing, but did not dream it was Ber-
rowag. Lorry's sensational appear
ance, when belieTed him to be far
away from here, disturbed me greatly,
but it made it all the more necessary
that I should take the risk with Ga
briel. AS T watched him became alb
solutely convinced Of his guilt The
o,11- r-or 10 acc,1So him was to do 1t