The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-11-07

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,ga5F ell himself replied, 'Graustark be
ta5gcdr"
How rude of him, especially when
your uncle was so courteous about it!
He must be very disagreeable per-
son." announced Miss Calhoun.
81 am sure you wouldn't like him.
said the princess. "His brother, who
has been driven from the throne-and
from the capital, in fact-is quite diff
fcrent. I have not seen him, but my
ministers regard him as a splendid
young man.
"Oh, how I hope he may go back
with his army and annihilate that old
Gabrielr' cried Beverly, frowning
fercely.
"Alas," sighed the princess, che
hasn't an army, and besides he is find
Ing it extremely difficult to keep from
being annihilated himself. The army
has gone over to Prince Gabriel"
"Pooh'' scoffed Miss Calhoun, who
was thinking of the enormous armies
The United States can produce at O
days notice. ''What good is ridic1-
lous little army like his anyway? A
battalion from Fort Thomas could
beat it to-
"Don't boast, DEAR" interrupted Ye-
tive, with wan smile. 'Dawsbergen
has standing army of 10000 excel
lent soldiers. With the war reserves
she has twice the available force 1 can
produce"
.But your men are so bravew cried
Beverly, who had heard their praises
sung.
"True-God bless them!-but you for
get that we must attack Gabriel in his
own territory. To recaDture him
means a perilous expedition into the
mountains Of Dawsbergen, and I am
sorely afraid Oh, dear, I hope he'll
surrender peaceablyr'
"And go back to jail for life?' cried
Miss Calhoun. ''It's a good deal to
expect of him, dear. fancy it's much
better fun kicking up rumpus on the
outside than it is kicking ones toes off
against an obdurate stone wall from
the inside. You can't blame him for
fighting . bit.''
"No. suppose not" agreed the prin-
cess miserably. "Gren is actually hap
py over the miserable affair, Beverly.
lie is full Of enthusiasm and positively
aching to be in Graustark-right in the
thick of it all. To hear him talk one
would think that Prince Gabriel has
no show at all. He kept me up till 4
o'clock this morning telling me that
Dawsbergen didn't know what kind Of
a snag it was going up against. I have
g vague idea what he means by that.
His manner did not leave much room
for doubt. He also said that we would
jolt Dawsbergen of the map. It
sounds encouraging at least, doesn't
it,"
"It sounds very funny for you to say
those things" admitted Beverly, "even
though they come secondhand. You
were not cut out for slang"
''Why, I'm sure they are all good
English words" demonstrated Yetive.
"Oh, dear, I wonder what they are do
ing in Graustark this very instant.
Are they fighting or
"No; they are merely talking. Don't
you know, dear, that there is never a
fight until both sides have talked them
selves out Of breath? We shall have
six months of talk and week or two
of fight, just as they always do now
adays."
"Oh, you Americans have such
comforta BILE way of looking at things"
cried the princess. Don't you ever
see the serious side Of life?"
'A1y dear, the American always lets
the other fellow see the serious side Of
life," said Beverly.
"You wouldn't be so optimistic if
country much bigger and more power
full than America happened to be the
other fellow
"It did sound frightfully boastful,
didn't it? It's the way we've been
brought up, l reckon-even we south
erners. who know what it is to be
whipped. The idea Of girl like me
talking about war and trouble and all
that! It's absurd, isn't it,"
"Nevertheless, I wish I could see
things through those dear gray eyes Of
yours Oh, how I'd like to have you
with mo through all the months that
are to come. You would be such help
to me, such joy. Nothing would seem
so hard if you were there to make me
see things through your brave Amert-
can eyes. The princess put her arms
about Beverly's neck and drew her
close.
"But Mr. Lorry possesses an excel
lent pair Of American eyes," protested
Miss Beverly, Loyalty and very happily.
81 know. dear, but they are mans
eyes. Somehow tnere IS a difference,