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| HIS lnStfuctoiS. ilnnul3lNely giving
him Der hand which he respectfully
raised to his lips, she followed Aunt
Fanny AMI was gone.
Almost Immediately Baldos was re
Quested to present himself before Bar
on bangloss in the adjoining room
Refusing to be carried in, he resolutely
strobe through the door and stood be
fore the grim old captain of police, an
easy, confident smile on his face. The
black patch once more covered his eye
with defiant assertiveness.
"TEey tell ME you are Baldos, goat
hunter said Baron Dangloss, eyng
him keenly.
! YES"
"And you were hurt IN defending one
who Is of much consequence in Grau-
stark. Sit down, my good fellow" Bal
dos eye cleaned coldly for an instant;
then he sank into a chair. while adj
hitting that you have done Graustark
great service, I am obliged to tell
you that | at least know you TO be
other than what you say. You are not
a goat hunter, and Bados is not your
name. Am l not right:'
You have had Instructions from
your sovereign, Baron Dangloss. Did
| they include command to cross Ques-
ton mef' asked Baldos haughtiy.
DanCloss hesitated for a full minute
"Ihey did not. l take the liberty Of
nqulflhg on my own responsibility
Every well, SIR. Until you have a
right 10 question me, am Baldos and
"A goat hunter. | think | am here to re-
ceive surgical treatment"
you decline to tell me anything con-
! corning yourselff'
"Only that l am injured and need re-
| lief"
Perhaps I know more about you
| than you suspect, sir"
81 am not in the least interested,
Baron Dangloss. in what you know.
| The princess brought me into Ganlook.
and l have her promise of help and
! protection while here. That is all
have to say, except that 1 have i'm
! plicit faith In her word"
Dangloss sat watching him in silence
| for some time. No one but himself
knew what was going on in that
shrewd speculative mind. At length
he arose and approached the proud
fellow in rags.
"You have earned every consdera-
| ton at our hands. My men will take
you to the hospital, and you shall have
the best Of care. You have served our
princess well. Tomorrow you may feel
Inclined to talk more freely with me,
for am your friend, Baldos."
81 am grateful for that, Baron Dan
gloss" said the other simply. Then he
was led away. and n comfortable cot
In the Ganlook hospital soon held his
! long, feverisl frame, while capable
hands took care of his wounds. He
| did not know it. but two fully armed
soldiers maintained careful guard
outside his door under instructions
from the head OF the police Moreover
picked detail of men sailed forth
! into the lower pass In search Of the
| goat hunters followers.
| III the meantime Beverly was con
| Quoted to the home of the Countess
RallOwitz. Her meeting with the
| princess was most affectionate. There
We're tears, laughter and kisses The
whole atmosphere of the place sug-
| CeSted romance to the eager American
| girl, Downstairs We're the royal
guards. In the halls were attendants
| All about were m1idservants and OBJ
sequious lackcys, crowding the home
OF the kindly countess. At last com
! Portable aud free from the dust Of
travel the two friends sat down to u
dainty meal
ooh, | am so delighted" murmured
| Beverly for the hundredth time.
I'm appalled, when / think of the
dangers you incurred in coming to me-.
No one but a very foolish American
girl could have undertaken such trip
as this. Dear me, Beverly, | should
have died if anything dreadful had
| happened to you. Why did you do lt:'
questioned the princess. And then they
laughed joyously.
| And you went all the way to St.
! Petersburg to meet me, you dear, dear
! Yetive." cried Beverly so warmly that
the attentive servant forgot his mask
| of reverence.
| Wasn't 1t ridiculous of me? know
Gren would have forbidden it if he had
been in Edclweiss when | started.
And more shame TO me, the poor fei.
| low is doubtless al the conference with
Dawsbergen, utterly ignoran> of my
escapnde. You should have heard the
ministry -er-ah'- And the princess
paused for an English word.
"Kicki' Beverly supplied.
"Yes. They objected violently. And,
do YOU know, was finally compelled
to issue a private edict to restrain
them from sending an appeal to Gren-
fall away off there on the frontier.
Whether or no, my uncle insisted that
he should be brought home, n three
days Journey, In order that lie might
keep me from going to st. Petersburg.
or course they could not disobey my
edict, and so poor Gren Is none the
wiser, unless he has returned from the
conference. If he has, | am sure he is
on the way TO Ganiook at this very
minute"
"What q whimsical ruler you are!'
cried Beverly "Upsetting everything
sensible Just to rush OF hundreds Of
miles TO meet mel Aud Axphain Is