Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

brown hair was done up properly; her
pink and white complexion was a.
clear as cream, now that the dust Of
the road was gone; her dark eyes were
glowing with the wonder and interest
OF nineteen years, and she was, all in
all. most ent1cing bit Of femininity.
You are much more Of princess
now than when first saw you"
smiled Yetive, drawing her down upon
the cushions Of the window ssat be-
side her.
But she was such pretty boy"
protested Dagmar. You don't know
how attractive you were in those
Candace blushed. "Oh, they were
awful, but they were comfortable. One
has to wear trousers if ono lintands to
be a vagabond. wore them for more
than a week" &l@.s -,.ss,
You shall tell US all about it." said
Yettve, holding the girls hand In hers
1T must have been q most interesting
week for you.s r5Ee8 IS;
"Oh, there ID not much to tell, your
highness." said Candace, suddenly reu-
cent and shy. s'My stepbrother oh,
how / hate him!-had condemned me TO
die because he thought was helping
Dantan. And was helping him, too,
all that I could. Old Bappo, master Of
the stables, who has loved me for a
hundred years, he says. helped me to
escape from the palace nj night They
were to have seized me the next morn
ing. Bappo has been master Of the
stables for more than forty years.
Dear old Bappo! He procured the
boys clothing for me, and his two sons
accompanied me to the hills, where
soon found my brother and his men.
We saw your scouts and talked to
them day or two after became
member Of the band. Bappo's boys are
with the band now. But my brother
Dantan shall tell you Of that. was
30 frightened l could not tell what was
going on. have lived In the open air
for q week. but j love It Dantan's
friends are all heroes. You will love
them. Yesterday old Franz brought a
message into the castle grounds. It
told Captain Baldos Of the Iaaat to seize
Gabriel, who was In the hills near your
city. Didn't you know of that? Oh,
we knew it two days ago! Baldos
knew it yesterday. He met us at 4
O'clock this morning that is. part Of
US. was sent on with Franz SO that
] should not see bloodshed IL it came
to the worst. We were near the city
gates, and Baldos came straight to us.
Isn't it funny that you never knew all
these things? Then at daybreak Bal
dos insisted on bringing me here to
await the news from the pass. 1t was
safer, and, besides, he said he had an
other object in coming back at once"
Il Beverly flushed warmly. The three
women were crowding about the mar
rator, eagerly drinking in her naive
story.
eve came In through one Of the big
gates and not through the underground
passage. That was fb," said Can
dace, looking from one to the other
with perfectly delicious twinkle in
her eye. The conspirators gulped and
smiled guilty. "Baldos says there is
q very mean old man here who is tor
menting the fairy princess mot the
real princess. you know. He came
back to protect her. which was very
brave of him. am sure Where is my
brother?'' she asked, suddenly anxious.
HE is with friends. Don't be alarm
ed. dear" said Yetive.
"He is changing clothes, too? He
needs clothes worse than needed
these. Does he say positively that Ga
briel has been captured :"
Eyes. Did you not know Of it?''
II was sure 1t would happen. You
know was not with them in the pass. :"
Yetiye was rejecting q soft smile in
her eyes.
T was thinking Of the time when I
wore mems Clothes she said, unlike
yours mine were most uncomfortabl BILE.
It was when aided Mr.. Lorry In es-
Gaping from the Tower. wore a
guards uniform and rode miles with
him in dark carriage before he dis
covered the truth" She blushed at the
remembrance Of that trying hour.
"And ! wore boys clothes at glrls
party once-my brother Dams" said
Beverly. .The hostess brothers came
home Unexpectedly, and had to sit
behind bookcase for an hour. l didn't
see much fun in boys clothes"
You ought to wear them for a
week." said Candace, wise In expert
ence. They are not SO bad when you
become. accustomed to them-that is,
II they're strong and not SO tight that
they
You all love Baldos. don't you 2, In
terrupted Yetive. 1t was with difficulty
that the listeners suppressed their
smiles.
Better than any one else. He is our
idol. oh, your hfghness, If what he
says is true that old man must be a
fend. Baldos q spy! Why, he has not
slept day or night for fear that we
would not capture Gabriel SO that he
might be cleared Of the charge without
appealing toto my brother. He has
always been loyal to you" the girl
said with eager eloquence.
IT know, dear, and have known all
along. He will be honorably acquitted.
Count Marlanx was oyerzealous. He
has not been wholly wrong, must say
in justice to him. ','-
How can you uphold him. Yetive,
after what hel has said about me7"
cried Beverly with blazing eyes.
Beverly, Beverly. you know l don't
mean that. He has been cowardly
villain SO far as YOU are concerned.