The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-04
Copyright. 1904. BY Dodd.
Mead and Compsny

| "Oh, yOu-yOu miserable wretch"
she cried. hoarse with anger and de-
spair What a cur you are. You
know you are not speaking the truth.
How can you say such things to me?
l have never wronged YOU She was
almost in tears. impotent with shame
and fear
1T has been pretty game of love
for you and the excellent BaldOs. You
have deceived those who love YOU best
and trust you most What will the
princess say when she hears of last
nights merry escapade? What will
she say when she learns who was host
ess to common guardsman at the
midnight hour? 1t is no wonder that
you look terrified. 1t is for You to
say whether she is to know or not
You can bind me to silence. You have
lost Baldos. Take me and all that |
can give you in his stead, and the
world never shall know the truth. You
love him. | know, and there is but one
way to save him. Say the word and
he goes free to the hills: decline and
his life is not worth n breath of air."
And pretending to believe this of
me, you still ask me to be your wife
What kind of a man are you?" she de-
handed scarcely able to speak.
My wife, he said harshly. oh,
no. You are not the wife of Baldos,"
he added significantly.
Heavens" gasped Beverly. crush
ed by the brutality of it all. Il would
sooner die. Would to heaven my IA
Their were here. He would shoot You
as he would dog! Oh, how loathe
you! Don't you try to stop me! l
shall go to the princess myself. She
shall know what manner Of beast you
are"
She was racing up the steps, flaming
with anger and shame.
Remember, can prove what l have
said. Beware what you do. love you
so much that now ask you to become
my wife. Think well over it. Your
honor and his life. 1t rests with you.'
he cried eagerly, following her to tn,
door
You disgusting old fool she Missed.
turning upon him as she pulled the
big brass knOcker on the door.
II must have my answer tonight or
you know what will happen" he snarl-
ed. but he felt in his heart that he had
lost through his eagernesS.
She flew TO Yetive's boutlOir c0nsum-
ed by rage and modification. Between
sObs and feminine maledictiOns she
poured the whole story. in all it's uglt
ness. into the ears of the princess.
"Now. Yetive. you have to stand by
me in this" announced the narrator
conclusively. her eyes beamins hope
fully through her tears.
81 cannot prevent General Marlanx
from preferring serious charges against
Baldos, dear. | know he was not in
your room last night. You did not
have to tell ne that. because | saw
you both at the balcony rail" Bever-
ly's face took on such Il radiant look OF
rejoicing that Yetive was amply paid
fer the surprising ana gratifying ac- !
knowled cment of Il second period OF ,
eaveSdropping. You may depend up
on me to protect you from Marlanx. |
He can make it very unpleasant for
BaldoS but he shall pay dearly for this !
insult to you. He has gone too far"
81 don't think lie has any proof
against Baldos." said Beverly, think
ing only of the guard>man.
But it is so easy to manufacture ev-
idence. my dear. The Iron Count has /
set his heart upon having you, and he
iS n f3,x, to Lao, 10
lily"
HE seems to think he can get wives /;
rs easily as he gets rid Of them, I oh |
serve. | was going back to Washing !
ton soon, Yetive. but I'll stay on now |
and see this thing to the end. He can't |
graph for my brother Dan to come over |
here and punch his head to pieces.'
Now, now, don't be SO high and !
mighty, dear. Let us see how rational .
we can be-" said the princess gently, |
whereupon the hot headed girl from
Dixie suspended hOstilities and became !
a very demure young woman Before /
long she was CONTRASTING timidIy, then t
boldly. that she loved Baldos better
than anything in all the world
Il can't help IT. 'Yetive. | know I
oughtn't to, but what Is there TO DO
when one can't help it? There would
be an awful row at home II | married
him. OF course he hasn't asked me.
Maybe he won't. In fact, I'm sure he
won't. | shan't give him a chance.
But il he does ask me III Just keep
putting him of. I've done 1t before,
you know You see, for long, long
time l fancied he might be prince.