Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-10

tlel1s beFefly sNtiit0lH FetuctdhlIy aSs
parted, but not until after giving
promise to accompany the Lorrys to-
she railway station,
The trunks had gone to be checked,
and the household was quieter than It
had been in many days. There was an
mir Of depression about the place that
had its inception In the room upstairs
where sober faced Halkins served din
ner for not overtaIkative young
couple.
1T will lie all right, dearest said
Lorry, divining his wife's thoughts as
she sat staring rather seberly straight
ahead of her. Just as soon as we
get to Edelweiss the whole affair will
look SO simple that we can laugh at
the fears of today. You see, we are
long way of just now
4 am only afraid Of what may hap
pen before we get there, Gren," she
said simply. He leaned over and kiss
ed her hand, smiling at the emphasis
she unconsciously placed on the pro-
noun.
Beverly Calhoun was announced Just
before coffee was served and mo-
ment later was IN the room. She stop
ped just inside the door, clicked her
little heels together and gravely brought
her hand to salute" Her eyes were
sparkling and her lips trembled with
suppressed excitement.
II think / can report to you in Edel-
weiss next month, general" she an
nounced, with soldierly dignity. Her
hearers stared at the picturesque re-
cruit, and Halkins so far forgot him
self as to drop Mr.. Lorry's lump Of
sugar upon the table instead of into
the cup.
Explain yourself, sergeant" finally
fell from Lorry's lips. The eyes OF
the princess were beginning to take on
rapturous glow.
May have a cup of coffee, please,
sir? I've been SO excited couldn't
eat mouthful at home. She grace
fully slid into the chair Halkins Of
fered and broke into an ecstatic giggle
that would have resulted in court
martial had she been serving any
commander but Love.
With a plenteous supply of southern
idioms she succeeded in making them
understand that the major had prom
ised to let her visit friends in the Legal
ton at st. Petersburg in April, month
or so after the departure of the Lorrys.
s.He wanted to know where I'd rath-
er spend the spring Washin'ton or
Lexin't ton. and told him st. Peters
burg. We had terrific discussion,
and neither of us ate speck at din
ner Mamma said it would be all right
for me to go to St Petersburg if Aunt
Josephine was still of a mind to go too.
You see, auntie was scared almost out
Of her boots when she heard there was
prospect of war in Graustark, just as
though a tiny little war like that could
make any difference away up in Rus
STA. hundreds of thousands of miles
away''-with a scornful wave of the
hand "and then / just made auntie
say she'd go to st. Petersburg in April,
whole month sooner than she expect
ed to so in the first place, and''
You dear, dear Beverly" cried Ye-
tive, rushing joyously around the table
to clasp her in her arms.
And st. Petersburg really isn't
hundred thousand miles from Edel-
weissr' cried Beverly gayly.
ssIt's much less than that" said Lor-
~, smiling. But you surely don't
expect to come to EdelWeiss if we are
fighting. we couldn't think of letting
you do that, you know Your mother
would never"
my mother wasn't afraid of a much
bigger war than yours can ever hope
to be!n cried Beverly resentfully. You
can't stop me if I choose to visit Grau-
stark"
Does your father know that you
contemplate such trip?" asked Lorry,
returning her hand clasp and looking
doubtfully into the swimming blue
eyes of his wife.
mo, he doesn't admitted Beverly
trife aggressively.
ssHe could stop you, you know" he
suggested Yetive was discreetly ST.
lent
sBut he won't know anything about
it, cried Beverly triumphantly
II could tell him, you know said
Lorry.
NO, you couldn't do anything so
mean as that" announced Beverly,
you're not that sort.
CHAPTER III.
PONDERoUs coach numbered
| n slowly, almost painfully, along
I'M the narrow road that skirted
the base of a mountain. It was
drawn by four horses, and upon the
seat sat two rough unkempt Russians,
one holding the reins, the other lying
back III a lazy doze. The month was
June, and all the world seemed soft