The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-16
us TO- good? Seems to me he'd

us TO- good? Seems to me he'd
oughteh"-
Now. that will do. Aunt Fanny"
reprimanded her mistress sternly.
You are not supposed to know any
thing about affairs Of state. so don't
ask
At last she no longer could curb her
Impotence and anxiety. She deliber-
ately sought information from Prince
Dantan. They were strolllng in the
park on the seventh day Of her in
QUESTION.
"Have you heard from Paul Baldos ?"
she asked. bravely plunging into deep
water.
HE is expected here tomorrow or the
next day. Miss Calhoun. am almost
as eager to see him as you are" he re-
piled, with very pointed smile.
almost? Well, yes. I'll confess that
l am eager to see him. never knew
l could long for any one as much as
l. oh, well, there's no use hiding it
from you couldn't if l tried. l care
very much for him. You don't think
it sounds silly for me to say such
thing, do you? I've thought great deal
of him ever since the night at the Inn
Of the Hawk and Raven. In my i'm
agination l have tried to strip you of
your princely robes to place them upon
him, but he is only Baldos in spite of
1t ALL He knows that l care for him,
and know that he cares for me. Per
haps he has told you"
Eyes. he has confessed that he loves
you, Miss Calhoun. and he laments the
fact that his love seems hopeless. Paul
wonders in his heart if it would be
right in him to ask you to give up all
you have of wealth and pleasure to
share a humble lot with him."
II love him. Isn't that enough?
There is no wealth so great as that.
But" and she pursed her mouth in
pathetic despair, don't you think that
you can make a noble or something of
him and give him station in life
worthy of his ambitions? He has done
so much for you. you know"
81 have nothing that can give to him,
he says. Paul Baldos asks only that
he may be my champion until these ne
gotiations are ended. Then he desires
to be free to serve whom he will. All
that / can do is to let him have his
way. He is a free lance. and he asks
no favors, no help"
well. l think he's perfectly ridicu-
oh nf tha
is the very thing l like in him. I am
only wondering how vel mean, how
he is going to live, that's an
IF | am correctly informed he still
has several months to serve in the
service for which he enlisted. You
charge him before his term expires"
said he meaningly.
That night Baldos returned to Edel-
weiss, ahead Of the Graustark delega-
ton which was coming the next day
with representatives from Dawsber
gen. He brought the most glorious
news from the frontier. The Duke OF
Matz and the leading dignitaries had
heard of Gabriers capture. both through
the Bappo boys and through a few OF
his henchmen who had staggered into
camp after the disaster. The news
Throw the Dawsbergen diplomats into
IA irplorab'c state of uncertainty. Even
the men hi2h in authority, while not
especially depressed over the fall Of
their sovereign, We're in doubt as to
what would be the next move in their
series of tragedies. Almost to a man
they regretted the folly which had
drawn them into the net with Gabriel
Baldos reported that the Duke Of Matz
and dozen of the most distinguished
men in Dawsbergen were on their way
to Edelweiss to complete arrangements
for peace and to lay their remuneration
of Gabriel before Dantan in a neutral
court.
The people Of DawSbergen had been
clamoring long for Dantan's restOra
ton, and BaldoS was commissioned to
say that his return would be the signal
for great rejoicing He was closeted
until after midnight with Dantan and
bis sister Iorry and Princess Yetive
being called in at the end to hear and
approve of the manifesto prepared by
the Prince of DawSbcrgcn. The next
the word went forth that a
great banquet was TO be given i'll the
castle that night for Prince Dantan
and the approaching nObiemen. The
prince expected TO depart almost i'm
mediately thereafter to resume the
throne in SerrOS.
BaldOs was wandering through the
park early in the morning. His duties
rested lightly upon his shoulders, but