Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
Ceprioat IsN. " Dodd.
Mad ~ Gouhany


convinced that Baldos would have to
account for his temerity sooner or
later. 1t was like the cat and the help
less mouse
ITS too hot" she protested. when he
announced himself ready for the game.
Nobody plays poker when it's 90 in
the shade"
"But, your highness," complained the
count, war may break out any day. I
cannot concede delay"
Y think there's game called shoot
ing craps" suggested she serenely.
ut seems to me it would be particu-
AEly good for warriors. You could be
shooting something all the time"
He went away in decidedly irasci-
bic frame Of mind. She did not know
1t. but Raldos was soon afterward set
to work in the garrison stables, most
loathsome occupation. in addition tohis
duties as guard by right.
After mature elaboration Beverly set
herself to the task Of writing home to
her father. 1t was her supreme in
tention to convince him that she. would
q on. for the States in an amazingly
shor1 Ghe. The major upon receiving
the letter taxea weeks later found moth
ing n 1t to warrant the Belize that she
was ever coming home He did OBJ
serve. however, that she had but little
use Tor the army Of Graustark and
was especially disappointed in the set
OF men Yetive retained as her private
guard. For the life Of her Beverly
could not have told why she disap-
proved of the guard in general or in
particular. but she was conscious Of
the fact after the letter was posted
that she had said many things that
might have been left unwrltten. Be-
sides. it was not Baldos' fault that she
could not sleep. It was distinctly
her own. He had nothing to do with
It
T'll bet father will be glad to hear
that am coming home" she said to
Yetiye after the letter was gone.
"0h, Beverly, dear. hate to hear Of
your. going" cried the princess. when
did you tell him you'd start?"
sWhy-oh-erlet me see, when did
say? Dash me, as Mr.. Anguish
would say, don't believe l gave a
date. 1t seems to me I said soon:
that's alk''
"You, don't know how relieved am"
exclaimed Yetive rapturously, and Bev-
erly was In high dqdgeon because of
the Implied reflection. II believe you
are If tiff with Baidos," went ON Ye-
tive airlly.
"Goodness! How foolish you can be
a. times, Yedvew was what Beverly
gave back to her hlghness the Princess
Of Graustark.
Late in the evening couriers came In
| from tho pRwsbergen frontier with re.
ports. which created considerable er.
catement IN castle and army circles,
Prince Gabriel himself. had been seen
In the northern part Of his domain, -ac-
compahied BY large detachment of
picked soldiers. Lorry set out that
very night for the frnndler. happy in
Tie belief that Something w6rth while
vas abputto .occitn General Afarlanx
lssued orders for the Edelweiss army
corps to. mass beyond the southern
gates Of the city the next morning.
Commands were also sent to the out.
lying garrisons. There was to be a
general movement Of troops before the
end Of the week. Graustark was not
to. be- caught mapping.
Long after the departure Of Lorry
and Anguish the princess sat ON The
balcony wifi Beverly and the Count
ess Dagn1ar. They did not talk much.
The mission Of these venturesome
young American husbands was full of
danger. Something in the air had told
their wives that the first blows of war
were to Be struck before they looked
again upon the men they loved.
! II think we have been betrayed by
some one" said Dagmar after an al
most interminable silence Her COM
panidn did not reply. 1.-THE couriers
say that Gabriel knows where we are
weakest at the front and that he knows
our every movement. Yetive, there is
b, spy here after ALL"
sAhd that spy has. access to the very
}gart Of our haliherftops" added Rer.
ahypointkalY, EEM yM IN behalf Of
theafran whom Soh AEEteht1y Suspect,
countesA He could nos know these
things
II do not say that he does know,
Miss Calhoun, but 1t is not beyond rea-
son that he may be the go-between, the
means Of transferring information from
the main traitor to the messengers who
await outside our walls."
"Oh,. I don't believe It'll" cried Beverly
hotly.
II wonder If these things wotrl have
happened II Baldos had never come to
Edelweiss." unused the princess. AS
though by common impulse. both of
the Graustark women placed their
arms about Beverly.
ats because wsthave SO much at
stake Beverly. dear" whispered Dag.
mar. Eotgipe ME Il have hurt
you"
OF courae Beverly spbbed little in
the effort to convince them that she did
not dare whom they accused il he
proved 70 be the right man in the end
They Nft hen alone on the. balcony
For an hour after midnight she sat
there and dreamed. Every one was
ready to turn against Baldos. Even
she had been harsh toward him, for
bad she hot Seen him relegated to the
p9st nbnn4}ous bfvdpaes, after promis
Hg 'hllh Ear different life? And now
halfway he thinking Of her? His de
scent from faSar FAD followed upon
the disclosures witch made plain to