Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-03
with that knowledge" she pleaded.
But | want you in reality, not in my

l am to stay The future is before US.
God knows what it may bring to us.
Perhaps it may be good enough to give
us happiness knows? Do not
plead with me cannot endure It, Let
me be strong again You will not be
so cruel as to battle against me now
that am weak 1t would only mean
my destruction. You do not seek that"
His soul, his honor, the greatest rev.
erence he had ever known were in the
kiss that touched her brow.
~ shall love you us you command
without hope" he said sadly.
Without hope for either" she sob
bed.
My poor little soldier" he whisper
I'd lovingly as her body writhed under
he storm of tears.
Ill wish-I were a-soldier" she
allied. He ccmforted her as best he
oud, and soon she was quiet-oh, so
~ quiet. Her head was ON his Shout
r. her lands in his.
How far do we drive?" he asked at
st.
TO the monastery. We are nearly
re-" she answered in tones far
gay.
The monastery? Why do we go
re:" he cried.
You are to stay there"
What do you mean? l thought !
s to leave Graustark."
Int Until
excitement is over the abbey is to
your hiding place. / have arranged
pything. and it is the only safe
on earth for you at this time.
one will think Of looking for you
there
would to God I could stay there
yer. living above you." he said
gily.
'our window looks down upon the
lc: mine looks up to yours. the
is that burn in those two windows
il scnd ont beams OF love and life
i one of us mt least"
For both of us. my sweetheart" he
corrected fonlly You say l will be
safe there. Can you trust these men
who are aiding you:
with my life. Quinnox carried
message to the abbot yesterday. and he
grants you 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 l
am with you, mnsquerading so shame
fully
"Adorablyw he protested.
at is because the abbot insisted that
I bring you to him personally. Hewill
not receive you except from my hands.
There was nothing else for me to do.
then. was there. Lorry? was COM
pelled to come, and could not come
as the princess-as 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 !
nm here. Allode-you remember him
is our driver"
"Alloae? He's the fellow who saw
me-cr--who was in the throneroom."
"Hc is the man who saw nothing.
SIR
II remember his obedience" he said,
laughing in spite Of his unhapptness.
IAN to hive no freedom up here
no liberty at ALP
"You are to act as the abbot or the
prior instructs. and, must not forget.
ouinnox will visit you occasionally.
He will conduct you from the monas-
terry and to the border line at the prop
err time"
Alas. he will be my murderer. !
fear. Yetive. you do not believe
killed Lorenz. know that most of
them do. but swear to you am no
uiore the perpetrator of that cowardly
crime than you. God bears testimony
TO NV innocence. I want to hear you
shy that you do not believe killed
him."
II feared 60 at first-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 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 honrse, manly tones. While they
were busy donnlng their raincoats she
whispered in Lorry's eur. II beg OF
YOU. do not let him know that you
have discovered who am"
He promised. and lightly snatched a
kiss. an act of indiscretion that almost
brought fatal results. Forgetful of the
darkness. she gave vent to little pro-
testing shrek. fearing that the eyes OF
the captain had witnessed the pretty
transerossion. Lorry laughed as he
sprang to the road and turned to assist
her in nlighting. She promptly and
thoughtfully averted the danger his
gallantrys presented by ignoring the
outstretched hands. dlscernible as slen-
der shadows protruding from an OBJ
iect shade darker than the night. and
leaped boldly to the ground.