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me5Y he cried. hfs 6eart chilling.

much 1 care for you. Alas, you have
found Inc out! My love was made rash
by fear. You could never have es-
capped III vengeance OF Axphain. /
could not have shielded you. This was
the only course, and 1 dared not hesI-
tate. l should have died with terror
had you gone to trial, knowing what I
knew. You will not think me unwom-
AMY for coming with you as / am. 1t
was necessary-really 1t was! No one
else could have But he smothered
the wall In kisses.
'Unwomanlyr' he exclaimed. at was
by divine inspiration. But you will
come with me, away from Graustark,
away from every one. Say that you
will!''
IL cannot bear to hear you plead, and
1t breaks my heart to go back there.
But 1 cannot leave G~raustark-I can
not! 1t would be heaven to go with
you to the end of the world, but I have
others besides myself to consider. You
are my god, my idol. 1 can worship
you from my unhappy throne, from my
chamber, from the cell into which my
heart Is to retreat. But I cannot, 1 will
not, desert Graustark-not even for
you'll"
He was silent, impressed by her no.
bility, her loyalty. Although the joy
ebbed from his craving heart, he saw
Ii justice Of her self sacrifice.
IL would give my soul to see your
face now, Yetive. Your soul Is In your
eyes. l can feel it. Why did you not
let me stay in prison, meet death and
so end all? 1t would have been better
you"
eve can live for each other, die for
each other-apart. Distance will not
lessen my love. You know that 1t ex-
lists. 1t has been betrayed to you. Can
you not be satisfled-just Il little bit
with that knowledgef" she pleaded.
"But L want you in reality, not in my
dreams, my imagination"
Zach, we must not talk like this!
There Is no alternative. You are to 60;
/ am to stay. The future is before us.
God knows what 1t may bring to us.
Perhaps it may be good enough to give
us happiness-who knows? Do not
plead with me. L cannot endure 1t. Let
me be strong again! You Will not be
so cruel as to battle against me now
that l an weak. 1t would only mean
my destruction. You do not seek that!"
His soul, his honor, the greatest rev.
eren he had ever known were in the
kiss that touched her brow.
81 shall love you as you command
without hope" he said sadly.
without hope for either" she Sob
bed.
"My poor little soldier" he whisper
ed lovingly as her body writhed under
the storm OF tears.
I'll wish-I were a-soldier" she
walled. He comforted her as best lie
could, and soon she was quiet-oh, so
Very quiet! Her head was on his Shout
der, her hands in his.
GLOW far do we driver" he asked ut
last.
'To the monastery. We are nearly
there" she answered in tones far
away.
"The monastery2 Why do we go
thcrc!" he cried.
"You are to stay there"
"What do you mean? 1 thought I
was to leave Graustark."
You are to ~lcavc-latef on. Until
the excitement is V e the abbey Is to
be your hiding place. 1 have arranged
everything, and 1t is the only safe
place on earth for you at this time.
No one will think Of looking for you
up there"
81 would to God 1 could stay there
forever, living above you," he said
drcarily.
"Your window looks down upon tho
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 1 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
l bring YOU to him personally. lie will
not receive you except from my hands.
There was nothing else for me to do,
then, was there, Lorry? 1 was com
PEELED to come, and 1 could not come
as the prlncess-as n woman. Discov-
cry would have meant degradation
from which l could not have hoped to
o The military garments were
my only safeguard"
"And how many people know Of your
-dcccption?"
"Thrcc besides yourself Dagmar,
QuinnoN and Captain Dangloss. The
abbot will know fhter on, and l SILVER
rs l think of 1t. The driver and the
man who went TO your cell, Ogbot,
know of the escape, but do not know l
am here. Allode-you remember him
is u driver"
"Allode? He's the fellow who saw
me-er-who was in tho throneroom."
"He is the man who saw nothing,
sir"
II remember his obedience" he said,
laughing in spite Of his unhappiness.
Gam I to have no freedom up here
no liberty at allf"
You are to act as the abbot OF the
prior instructs, and, I must not forget,
Quinnox will visit you occasionally.
He will conduct you from the monas-
terry and to the border line at the prop
ar fp,oD