The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-31
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.eThev must have been misinformed
as 70 your route or else your Russian
escort decided to take you through by
the lower and more hazardous way
1t was our luck that you came by the
wrong road. Otherwise we should not .
have met each other. and the lion," he /
said, smiling refectively. |
"Where is Labbot?' asked she, IN
tent upon the one subject uppermost IN |
her mind.
"In the mountains many leagues |
north of this pass. Had you taken that
route instead of this you would by this
\ time have left Talbot for the town OF
Eros. a half days journey from Gan
i look. Instead of vagabonds your es-
cort would have been made up OF loyal
soldiers. we'll fed, well clad and well
satisfied with themselves at least"
"But no Drawer. no truer than my
soldiers Of fortune" she said earnestly
.'By the way, are you informed as to
the state Of affairs in Dawsbergen?"
Scarcely as well as your hghness
must be-" he replied.
1.-THE young prince = what's his
name?' she paused. looking to him for
the name.
"Dantanw
"Yes. that's 1t. What has become OF
him? l am terribly interested in him."
"He is a fugitive, they say"
'They haven't captured him. then?
Coed! I am SO gladr'
Baldos exhibited little or no interest
in the fresh topic.
1T is strange you should have for
gotten his name" he said YEARLY.
.Oh, do so many ridiculous things"
complained Beverly, remembering who
she was supposed to be. II have never
seen him. you know" she added.
1T is not strange. your highness. He
was educated in England and had seen
but little of his own country when he
was called to the throne two years ago.
You remember of course that his moth
err was an 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. by his
first wife. who was Polish countess.
After her death. when Gabriel was
two years old, the prince married Lady
Ida. Dantan is their son. He has
sister, Candace who Is but nineteen
years of age"
81 am ashamed to confess that you
know so much more about my neigh
|. bors than l." she said.
81 lived in Dawsbergen for little
while and was ever interested in the
e doings of royalty. That is poor mans
!. privilege. you know"
prince Gabriel must be terrible
!, man." cried Beverfg, her heart swelling
! with tender thoughts of the exiled Dan
!. tan and his little sister.
:. you have cause to know" said ne
: shortly, and she was perplexed unit
= she recalled the stories Of Gabriers
misdemeanors at the court of Edei
!, weiss. ss.
: as Prince Dantan as handsome a:
they say he isT she asked.
/, TT is entirely a matter of opinion
he replied. 81 for one do not considel
!. him at all prepossessing.
J. The day went on, fatiguing. distress
! ing in its length and its happenings
Progress was necessarily slow, tn
perils of the road increasing as tn
= little cayalcade wound deeper AM
= deeper into the wilderness. There wer
= times when the coach fairly crawle
along the edge of a precipice, pre-
= eeeding so hazardous that Beverl
y shuddered as If ina chill. Annt Fam
- slept serenely most of the time. an
I, BaIdos took to. dreaming with his eye
!. wide open. Contrary to her expects
- tions, the Axphainians did not appeal
- and IL there were robbers in the hill
= they thought better than to attack tn
"a valorous looking party. 1t dawne
- upon her finally that the Axphainlan
were guarding the upper route and nc
the one over which she was travelin;
Yetive doubtless was approaching Gar
IN look over the northern pass, provide
~ the enemy had not been eacountere
" before Talbot was reached. Beverl
a. soon found herself fearing for th
4. safety of the princess. fear which 9
s.. last became almost uncomfortable.
"a martyrs. At times she was impelled
ON disclose her true identity, but discr'
uv ton told her that deception was ht
best safeguard
- Late in the afternoon of the secon
day the front axle of the coach snal
,rs ped in two, and tedious delay OF Nv
IA hours ensued. Baldos was strangely
lent and subdued. 1t was not until Il
I'VE misfortune came that Beverly opser
los ed the flushed condition Of his rae
an Inyoluntarily and with the compassi'
our Of a true woman, she touched his haI
and brow. They were burning h'
,ro. The wounded man was in high feyt
40. He laughed at her fears and scoffed
Ok the prospect of blood poisoning ana :
hundred other possibilities that su
nth gested themselves to her anxio
ook brain.
n ssxx-o 40 close IN GanIoOk." he so