Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-19

his conduct TO accuse him would be
to place you in an embarrassing post
ton. There is a siekenag rslnIor III
court circles that you have more than
a merely kind and friendly interest III
the rascal. If believed that. Miss Cal
houn, fear my heart could not be kind
to him, but know it is not true. You
have loftier love to give. he is a
clever scoundrel, and there Is no tell
Ing how much harm he has already
done to Graustark. His every move IS
to be watched and reported to me. It
will be Impossible for him to escape.
TO save him from the vengeance of the
army / am permitting him to remain in
your service, ostensibly at least. His
hours of duty have been changed, how
ever 'Heneeforth he is IN the night
guard, from midnight till dawn. | am
telling you this, Miss Calhoun, because
want YOU to know that in spite of all
the indignity | have suffered you are
more to me than any other being in the
world, more to me even than my loyal
ty to Graustark. Do me the honor and
Justice to remember this. have suf-
fered much for you. / am a rough,
hardened soldier, and you have mis-
construed my devotion. Forgive the
harsh words my passion may have in
Spired. FAREWELL | must off to undo
the damage we all lay at the door of
the man you and are protecting.
He was too wise to give her the
chance to reply. A moment later he
was mounted and off for the eastern
gates, there to direct the movements of
Colonel Braze and his scouts Beverly
few at once to Yetive with her plea for
Baldos. She was confronted BY
rather sober faced sovereign. The
news Of the hour was not comforting
TO the princess ana her ministers.
1ou don't pelieve ne Is a spy s crleu
beserly, stopping just lhslue tue uoor'
presuming seinsniy that Baidos alone
was Tue cause lor worry que resoiveu
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parh
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ins spying pen,iu 'na. aoonl'nap le
cul.ain pue uon wol,y lue Guy io.s
q apou. nilli' piease az nele WIN
lne until we nave ie'oits iiom lug
troops. snal hoe sieep untii = Auo"
WHAT 'nose hres naeah'' rorsee naiuoS
ior an ilour VI ivy lor iny saAe
gu uear oiu plineess, - a. q " u
brute, sure hough. ~ lorset niin LOT,
ever lor Your saAe. :. Won " ne,u
eitner. ne just mere suaru- Iool:
hes no prince.
Wnereupon, REINFORCED Dy mrs. An
gulsn ana the countess Halioht, she
proceeded 10 deyote nerseiI 70 tne task
OF soothing and amusing the dlstresseu
princess while the soldiers OF Grau-
stark ransacked the moonlit NUS. Inc
night passed, and the next day was FAR
on it's way to sunset before the scouts
came in with tidings. No trace OF the
mysterious signalers had been found.
The embers of the half dozen tires
were discovered, but their builders
were gone. The search took IN miles
of territory, but it was unayailing
Not even straggler was found The
so called troupe Of actors, around
whom suspicion centered, had been
swallowed by the capacious solitude of
the hills. Riders from the frontier