The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-10-19
V
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTChEON.
ed by burning Indignation. Inc man
In the cloak was preparing to strike.

ed by burning Indignation. Inc man
In the cloak was preparing to strike.
Your secret Is mine. / know all that
happened In the chapel and underground
passage. You have betrayed GrauStark
in aiding this man to escape The plot
was cleverly executed. but you counted
without the Jealous eye OF love. You can
save yourself and your honor and perhaps
your princess. but the conditions are
mine. This tiSle there can be no trifling.
1 want you to treat me fairly. God help
you II you refuse. Give me the answer
I want and your secret is safe. l will
shield YOU with my life. At IL o'clock l
shall come to sec YOU. l have in my
possession a document that will influence
you. You will do we'll to keep n close
mouth until you have seen this paper.
This alarming ,note was all that was
needed to restore fire to the tagging
blood OF the American girl Its effect
was decidedly contrary to that which
Marlanx must have anticipated. In
stead OF collapsing. Beverly sprang to
her feet with energy and life i'm every
fiber. Her eyes were flashing brightly.
her body quivcring with the sensations
Of battle
THAT awful old wrctch" she cried,
to Aunt Fanny's amaxemcnt. "Ie is
the meanest human being in all the
world. But he's making the mistake of
his life, isn't he, Aunt Fanny? Oh. of
course you don't know what it Is, so
never mind. We've got surprise for
him. I'll see him ut II O'clock, and
them She smiled quite benignly at
the thought Of what she was going to
say to him. Beverly felt very secure
In the shadow Of the princess.
A clatter Of horses hoofs on the pa
rade ground drew her to the balcony.
What she saw brought Joy to her
heart. Lorry and Anguish, muddy and
disheveled, We're dismountIng before
the castle.
"Ah, this is joy! Now there are three
good Americans here. I'm not afraid"
she said bravely. Aunt Fanny nodded
her head In approval, although she did
not know what 1t was all about. Curl
oslty more than alarm made Beverly
eager to see the document which old
Marlnnx held In reserve for her. She
determined to meet him at IL.
A message from the princess an
nounced the unexpected return Of the
TWO Americans. She said they were Ito
use Harry Anguish's own expression>
"beastly near starvation" and clamor-
Ell for substantial breakfasts. Beverly
was urged to join them and to hear
the latest news from rne -rront,o-. .---
Lorry and Anguish were full Of the
excitement on which they had lived for
many hours. They had found evidence
Of raids by the Dawsbergen scouts and
had even caught sight of a small band
Of fleeing horsemcn. Lorry reluctantly
admitted that Gabriers Amy seemed
loyal to him and that there was small
hope of conflict being averted. as he
had surmised. through the detection of
the people. He was surprised but not
dismayed, when Yetivc told him certain
portions Of the story in regard to Mar
lanx; and, by no means aversc to sec
Ing the old man relegated to the back
ground, heartily indorsed the step tax
en- by his wife. He was fair enough.
however. to promise the general Il
chance to speak In his own defense II
ne so desired. He had this in view
when he requested Marlanx to come to
the castle at II o'clock for consulta-
ton.
Gabriel IL devoting most Of his ener-
gy now to hunting that poor Dantun
into his grave" said Anguish. II be-
ilcve he'd rather kill his half brother
than conquer Graustark. Why, the in
human monster has set himself to the
task Of obliterating everything that re-
minds him Of Dantan. We learned
from spies down there that he Issued
an order for the death Of Dantan's sis
ter, pretty young thing named Can
dace, because he believed she was Sc
cretly aiding her fugitive brother. She
escaped fronn~~kA>-r,-s--~--s---@ n
week ago, and no one knows what has
become Of her. There's n report that
she was actually killed and that the
story OF her flight Is a mere blind on
the part Of Gabriel"
~ He would do sanything!' cried Ye-
tive. "Poor child! They say abe Is
like her English mother and Is charm.
Ing"
"That would set Gabriel against her
fancy" went on Anguish. "And, by
the way, Miss Calhoun, we heard some
thing definite about your friend, Prince
Dantan. 1t Is pretty well settled that
he isn't Baldos of the guard. Dantar
was seen two days ago by Captain
Dangloss' men. He was in the DAVIS
bergen pass. and they talked with him
and his men. There was no mistake
this time The poor. half starved char
confessed to being the prince and beg
Sed for food for himself and his fol
lowers"
Il tried to find him and, failing In
that. left word in the pass that If he
would but cast his lot with us in this
trouble we soon would restore him t.
his throne" said Lorry. "He may &C