Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-11
Baldos exhibited l':.tle or no interest

Baldos exhibited Title or no interes
In the fresh topic.
1t Is strange you should have for
gotten his name" he said YEARLY.
Oh, do SO many ridiculous thiprs,'
complained Beverly, remembering VIII,
she was supposed to be. II have neve,
seen him, you know" she added.
1T is not strange, your highness. He
was educated in England and had seer
but little of his own country when he
was called to the throne two years ago
You remember of course that his moth.
er was IN Englishwoman, Lady Ida
Falconer."
I'll think l have heard some of his
history. A very little. to be sure" she
explained lamely.
Prince Gabriel, his half brother. Is
the son Of Prince Louis III. nv bis
nrst wife, who was a Polish countess.
After her death, when Gabriel was
TWO years old, the prince married. Lady
Ida. Dantan is their son. He has n
sister, Candace, who is but nineteen
years of age"
Il am ashamed to confess that Won
know SO much more about nv neigh
bors than l." she said.
Il lived in Dawsbergen for a little
while and was ever interested in the
doings of royalty. That is poor mans
privilege, you know"
prince Gabriel must be terrible
man." cried Beverly. her heart swelling
with tender thoughts of the exiled Dan
tan and his little sister.
You have cause to know" said he
shortly, and she was perplexed until
she recalled the stories of Gabriers
misdemeanors at the court of Edel-
weiss.
lis Prince Dantan as handsome us
they say he Isl" she asked.
1T Is entirely matter Of opinion"
he replied. 81 for one do not consider
him at all prepossessing."
The day went on, fatiguing, distress
ing in It's length and it's happenings
Progress was necessarily slow, the
perils Of the road increasing as the
little cavalcade wound deeper and
deeper into the wilderness There were
times when the coach fairly crawled
along the edge of precipice, a pro-
ceeding SO hazardous that Beverly
shuddered as If in chill. Aunt Fanny
slept serenely most Of the time, and
Baldos took to dreaming with his eyes
wide open. Contrary to her expecta-
tons, the Axphainians did not appear,
and If there were robbers in the hills
they thought better than to attack the
valorous looking party. It dawned
upon her finally that the Axphainians
were guarding the upper route and not
the one over which she was travelling.
Yetive doubtless was approaching Gan
look over the northern pass, provided
the enemy had not been encountered
before Talbot was reached. Beverly
soon found herself fearing for the
safety of the princess, fear which at
last became almost uncomfortable.
Near nightfall they came upon three
Graustark shepherds and learned that
Ganlook could not be reached before
the next afternoon. The tired, hungry
travellers spent the night In snug
little valley through which a rivulet
bounded onward to the river below.
The supper was scant one, the fora
gers having poor luck in the hunt for
food. Daybreak saw them on their
way once more. Hunger and dread
had worn down Beverly's supply of
good spirits; she was having difficulty
In keeping the haggard, distressed look
from her face. Her tender, hopeful
eyes were not SO bold or so merry as
on the day before; cheerfulness cost
her an effort, but she managed to keep
1t fairly alive. Her escort, wretched
and half starved, never forgot the def
ersnce due to their charge, but strobe
steadily on with the deggedness Of
martyrs. At times she was impelled to
disclose her true identity, but discre-
ton told her that deception was her
best safeguard.
Late in the afternoon Of the second
dag the front axle Of the coach snap
ped in two, and tedious delay Of two
hours ensued. Baldos was strangely 81
lent and subdued. 1t was not until the
kA46lOIluuc CualS llaI oCNGlly OpSClN
ed the flushed condition Of his face.
Involuntarily and with the compassion
Of true woman, she touched his hand
and brow. They We're burning hot.
The wounded man was in high fever.
He laughed at her fears and scolfed at
the prospect Of blood poisoning and the
hundred other possibilities that sug-
gested themselves to her anxious
brain.
1--WE are close to Ganlook," he said,
with the setting Of the sun. "Soon you
may be relieved of your tiresome,
cheerless company, your hlghness."
"You are going to a physician" she
said resolutely, alive and active once
more, now that the worst part of the
tourney was coming to an end. Tell
chat man to drive in gallop all the
rest Of the way"