The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-02
Author Of "Graustark"
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Copyright. 1904. by Dodd.
Mead and Company
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to work In the garrison stables. a most
loathsome occupation, in addition to his
duties as a guard by night.
After mature deliberation 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
short time. The major upon receiving
the letter three weeks later found notL
ing III it 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 as 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, it was not Baldos' fault that she
could not sleep. 1t was distinctly
her own. He had nothing to do with
it.
I'll bet father will be glad to hear
that | am coming hOme,' she said to
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. don't believe I gave a
date. 1t seems to me l said soon:
that's all"
"You don't know how relieved | am. ~
exclaimed Yetive rapturously. and Bev-
erly was in high dudgeon because Of
the implied reflection. ~ believe YOU
are in tiff with Baldos," went on Ye-
tive airily.
Goodness! How foolish you can be
at times. Yetive" was what Beverly
gave back to her highness the Princess
Of Graustark.
Late in the evening cOuriers came in
from the Dawsbergen frontier with re-
ports which created cOnsidera BILE ex
element In castle and army circles.
Prince Gabriel himself had been seen
In the northern part Of his domain. &C.
companied by 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 were also sent to the out
lying garrisOns. There was to be Il
general movement of troops before the
end of the week. Graustark was not
to be caught mapping.
Long after the departure of Lorry
and Anguish the princess sat on the
balcony with Beverly and the Count
ess Dagmar They did not talk much.
The mission Of these vcnturesome
young American husbands was full of
danger Something in the air had told
their wives that the first blows of war
were to be struck before they looked
again upon the men they loved.
Il think we have been betrayed by
some one" said Dagmar after an al
most interminable silence. Her COM
panion did not reply. The couriers
say that Gabriel knows where we are
weakest at the front and that he knows
our every movement Yetive, there is
a spy here after ALL.
"And that spy has access to the very
heart of our deliberations added Bev-
erly pointedly. Il say this in behalf of
the man whom you evidently suspect.
countess. He could not know these
things
81 do not say that he does know,
Miss Calhoun. but it is not beyond rea-
son that he may be the gO-between. the
means of transferring information from
the main traitor to the messengers who
await outside our walls
"Oh, don't believe itw cried Beverly
holly
Il wonder if these things would have
happened if Raldos had never come to
EdelWciss." unused the princess. AS
though by common impulse. both Of
the Graustark women placed their
arms about Beverly.
ITS because we have so much at
stake, Beverly, DEAR" whispered Dag
mar. Forgive me il / have hurt
you
or course Beverly sobbed little in
the effort TO convince them that she did
not care whom they accused if he
proved to be the right man in the end.
They left her alone on the balcony.
For an hour after midnight she sat
there and dreamed Every one was
ready to turn against Blldos. Even