The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-07

Tiki ing the party was ready for tht
HID last Of the journey to Edel
- weiss. Less than twenty miles
separated Ganlook from the capital
and the road was in excellent condi.
ton. Beverly Calhoun, tired and con.
tented, had slept soundly until aroused
by the princess herself Their rooms
adjoined each other, and when Yetive,
shortly after daybreak, stole into the
American girls chamber Beverly was
sleeping so sweetly that the intruder
would have retreated had 1t not been
for the boisterous shouts of stable
boys in the courtyard below the win
dows. She hurried to a window and
looked out upon the gray cloaked morn
ing. Positions and stable boys were
congregated near the gates, torment.
| ing a ragged old man who stood with
his back against one Of the huge posts
In some curiosity, she called Beverly
from her slumbers, urging the sleepy
one to hasten to the window
as this one Of your friends from the
wilderness7' she asked.
tits Franz" cried Beverly, rubbing
her pretty eyes. Then she became thor
oughly awake. what are they doing
to him? Who are those ruffiansY' she
demanded Indignantly.
They are my servants and
"Shame ON them! The wretches!
What has old Franz done that they
should Call to them; tell 'em you'll
cut their heads of If they don't stop.
He's q dear old fellow in spite of his
rags, and he
The window sash few open, and the
tormentors in the court below were as
tonished by the sound of a woman's
voice coming, as ii were, from the
clouds. A dozen pairs of eyes were
turned upward: the commotion ended
suddenly. In the window above stood
Two graceful white ROBBED figures. The
sun, still far below the ridge Of noun
tains, had not yet robbed the morning
of the gray, dewy shadows that belong
to o'clock.
What are you doing to that poor old
manr' cried Yetive, and it was the
first time any of them had seen anger
In the princess face. They skunk back
in dismay. "Let him alonei You,
Gartz, see that he has food and drink.
and without delay. Report to me later
on, sir, and explain, if you can, why
you have conducted yourselves in so
unbecoming a manner" Then the win
dow was closed, and the princess
found herself in the warm arms of her
friend
81 couldn't understand a word you
said, Yetive, but l knew you were
giving ii TO them hot and heavy. Did
you see how nicely old Franz bowed to
you? Goodness. his head almost touch
ed the groundr'
He was bowling to you, Beverly.
You forgot that you are the princess to
him.
isn't that funny? i had quite for
gotten it. The poor old gooseg'
Later. when the coaches and escort
were drawn up in front of the Rallo-
WITT palace ready for the start, the
princess called the chief position,
Gartz. to the step of her coach.
What was the meaning of the dis
turbanee l witnessed this morning.
she demanded.
Gartz hung his head. I'VE thought
the man was crazy, your highness. He
had been telling Us such monstrous
lies" he mumbled
Are you sure they were liesT'
"Oh. quite sure, your highness. They !
were laughable. He said, for one
thing. that II was he who drove your
highness' coach into Ganlook last even |
ing. when everybody knows that had |
full charge OF the coach and horses"
You are very much mistaken,
Gartz," she said distinctly. He blink
ed his eyes
Your highness." he gasped, you
surely remember
Enough. sir. Franz drove the prin-
cess into Ganlook last night. He says
so himself. does he nOtT'
Yes, your highness," murmured
poor Gartz,
What more did he say to your
He said he had come from his mas
ter. who is in the hospital, to inquire
after your health and TO bear his thanks
for the kindnesses you have secured
for him. Ee says his master is faring
wei and is satisfied to remain where
be Is. Also. he said that his master
y-.s cc-.G.-g him back into the noun
Ia = Sss-re his friends that be is