Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19

You old goose" cried Beverly In
spite of herself.
Ain 20 hebin' er good time
honeyi"
'Na I am not"
go de lam sake. An voulHn'
spicioned hit To- minnit. Hits dc
rayest place All mos eveh saw-'cept
Washton an Lex'ton an Vicksbu'g,"
"Well, you don't know everything"
said Beverly GROSSLY, VI wish you'd
take that red feather out of my hat
right away"
shall An frow biz away, Miss
Bavly2"
"we-lh no. You needn't do that"
said Beverly, Put It on my dressing
table. III attend to It."
"Nhas become o. dc gcmman at wo'
hit IN dc fust place? All ain seen him
TO twp--thrce days"
"1'm sure don't know, He's proba-
bly, asleep. That class Of people never
lose sleep over anything"
YES er pow'ful good lookin' pus.
son," suggested Aunt Fanny, Beverlys
eyes frightened,
"Oh, do you think 40" she said, quite
indiNfercntly, what are 5eu doing
with that hats"
"'Takin' out de fcothch-jes' as
"Well, leave It alone. Don't disturb
my things, Aunt Fanny. How many
Zines must tell you".--
Good Lawd" was all that Aunt
Fanny could say,
Don't forget about the time tables"
said Beverly as she scll.cd forth for
her walk in the park.
In the afternoon she went driving
with Princess Yetive and the young
Duke Of MiZrox, upon whose innocent
and sufficiently troubled head she was
heaping secret abuse because Of the
news he brought Later Count Mar
lanx appeared at the castle for his first
lesson In poker. He looked so sure Of
himself that Beverly hated him to the
point of desperation. At the same time
she was eager to learn how matters
stood with Bnldos. The counts threat
Still hung over her heed, yelled by its
ridiculous shadow Of mercy. She knew
him well enough by this time to feel
convinced that Baldos would have to
account for his temerity sooner or
later. 1t was like the cat and the help
less mouse.
cts too hot" she protested. when he
announced himself ready for the game.
Nobody plays poker when it's 90 in
the shade"
But. your highness." complained the
MT tyr-pv
cannot copcede delay"
II think there's n game called shoot
Ing craps" suggested she serenely.
1T seems to me IL would be particu-
Iarly good for warriors You could be
shooting something all the time"
He went away in decidedly irasci-
bic frame OF mind. She did not know
IT. but Baldos was soon afterward set
to work in the garrison stables, a most
loathsome occupation, in addition to his
duties as guard by night.
After mature elaboration Beverly set
herself to the task of writing home to
her father. 1t was her supreme in
tention to convince him that she would
be off for the States In an amazingly
the letter three weeks later found moth
Ing In 1t to warrant the belief that she
was ever coming home. He did OBJ
serve, however, that she had but little
use for the army of Graustark and
was especially disappointed In the set
of men Yetive retained ns her private
guard. For the life Of her Beverly
could not have told why she disap-
proved of the guard In general or in
particular, but she was conscious of
the fact after the letter was posted
that she had said many things that
might have been left unwritten Be
sides, 1t was not Baldos' fault that she
could not sleep. 1t was distinctly
her own. He had nothing to do with
II.
"1'll bet father will be glad to hear
that am coming home" she said ia
Yetive after the letter was gone.
"Oh Beverly. dear, hate to hear of
your going" cried the princess. when
did you tell him you'd start?"
"Why --oh-er-let me see when did
say: Dash me, as Mr.. Anguish
would say, l don't believe l gave a
date. 1t seems to me l said soon,
that's ALL"
you don't know how relieved I nm. "
exclaimed Yetive rapturovsly, and Bev.
erly was in high dudgeon because of
the implied reflection. II believe YOU
are In TIFF with Baldos," went on Ye.
tive airily.
Goodness. How foolish you can be
at times, Yetlve"' was what Beverly
gave back to her hghness the Princess
Of Graustark.
Late in the evening courieis came In
from the Dawsbergen frontier with re-
ports which created considerable ex.
element in castle and army circles
Prince Gabriel himself had been seen
In the northern part Of his domain, ac.
companied by a large detachment OF
picked soldiers. Lorry set out that
very night for the frontier, happy in
the belief that something worth while
was about to occur. General Marlanx
issued orders for the Edelweiss army
corps to mass beyond the southern
gates Of the city the next morning
Commands We're also sent to the out
lying garrisons. There was to be q
general movement Of troops before the