Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-18

Lis quarters, where he made himself
pi esentable before starting for the en-
cl.. uted apartment in the far end OF
the .astle. Love and fear combined to
give him strength; from his eyes fed
the hopeless look, from his brain the
Io1bt, rom his blood the chill.
",lui 1ox, give me Your hand; don't
mind t.. blood. You have been my
friend, Ind you have served her al
mast TO the death. l injured and
woul@. have killed you in that cell. but
ii was lot iN anger. Will you be my
frirT.l IN all hat is to follow?
"She has S d that she loves you"
said the capt y returning the hand
clasp. Il am ii your service as well
as hers"
A few rpoInen:' later Lorry was In
her presence. WI t was said or done
during the half h. , that passed be-
tween his entrance Ind the moment
that brought item SHE by side from
the room need nv: b, old That the
interview had had its = "~ious side was
plain. The troubled. a. :ious Eyes Of
the girl and the r,oelliou logged air
of the man told of 6 conflict now only
in allegiance.
81 will never g.7rc you u" he said
as they came from the do. A visit
full CLEAN fiickcred in -er eyes, but she
did not respond i'll words.
Near the head of the stairway an AMI
mated group of persons fingered. Har-
~ Anguish was in the center, n 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.
81 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 oil
eyes ~overfiowing.
mfr. Anguish had just begun to tell
us how he-how he began Dagmar.
but paused helplessly, looking to him
for relief.
go ahead, countess. 1t isn't very
elegant, but it's the way / said it. How
l got next to Gabriel is what she
wants to say. Perhaps your highnesS
. would like to know all about the a1all
that ended so tragically. It's very
, quickly told" said Anguish.
) 81 am deeply interested" said the
: princess eagerly.
"Well, in the first place, it was all {
bluff" said he coolly.
= "a what?" demanded Dagmar.
"Bluff,' responded Harry briefly
american patois, dear countess"
:, 'In what respect?" asked Lorry, be
ginning to understand.
"In all respects. l didn't have tn
~ slightest sign of proof against the les
# tive prince"
ts ''Do understand you to say that 20
have no evidence against Gabriel!
+. asked Halfont. dumfounded.
70 "Not a particle"
~ "Rut YOU said his confederate ha
confessed" protested Dangloss.
IN 81 didn't know that he had a confe6
crate. and | wasn't sure that he wa
80 guilty of the crime" boosted Anguish
complacently enjoying the stupetactlol
m '"Then why did you say SOP demand
IA ed Dangloss. excited beyond measure
"Oh, l just guessed at it"
~ God save us!'' gasped Baron Dal
gloss. chief of police.
"Guessed at it?' cried MiZroX.
- THAT'S it. 1t was a. bold stroke, bl
- it won. Now, III tell you this mucl
l was morally certain that Gabriel XII
=. ed the prince. Their was no way
earth to prove it. however, and III a
I'd nit it was intuition or something
that sort which convinced me. He hf
70 tried to abduct the princess, ana
80 was madly jealous Of LorenZ. A
though he knew there was to be a du'
49, he was not certain that Lorenz Won
os lose, so he adopted a clever plan TO g
rid of two rivals ~ killing one al
~ casting suspicion OF the other. Inc
deductions | made soon after the MI
der. but, of course, could secure
nd proof"
early this morning at the hotel
i'm made up my mind to denounce III
suddenly if l had the chance. rlskl
+o failure, but hoping for such an eXhl
ton as that which you saw. 1t W
clear to me that he had an accompI
to stand guard while he did the sta
, 70 bling, but l did not dream it was b
rowag. Lorry's sensational appe'
ded ance, when l believed him to be
rn- = xay from here, disturbed me great
ova but it made it all the more necessa
tom that | should take the risk with I
in briel. AS watched him | became
IAN. solutely convinced of his guilt. 1
only way to accuse him was to dc
an boldly and thoroughly; so rang in
accomplice and the witness featul
.1v You all know how the bluff worked
"And you had no more proof Il
this? 2" asked Dangloss weakly.
wifi Concluded next week.