The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-06

are not the agents vi GFauStafK. May
be permitted to say that they are
spies set upon me by a man who has
an object in disgracing me? Who that
man is leave to your royal conjec-
ture"
"MarlanX?"
"Yes. your hiShness. He bears me Il
deadly grudge and yet he fears me. |
know full well that he and his agents
have built IL strong case against me.
They are almost ready to close in upon
me, and they will have false evidence
so craftily prepared that even my tru
est friends may doubt my loyalty to
you and to the cause serve Before
God. have been true to my oath. l am
loyal to Graustark. 1t was "a sorry
day when left the valley and
"Oh." cried Beverly piteously, don't
say that!''
"Alas, Miss Calhoun. it is true said
he sadly Il am penned up here where
l cannot fight back. Treason is laid
against me. But. beyond all this. l
have permitted my loyalty to mislead
my ambition. | have aspired to some
thing can cherish but never possess.
Better that | never should have tasted
of the unattainable than to have the
cup withdrawn just as its sweetness
begins to intOxicate.'
He stood before them, pale with s-'p-
pressed emotion. The women of Grau-
stark looked involuntarily at Beverly,
Sta "a
the face of the guard She knew what
he meant: she knew that something
was expected of her. A word from her
and he would understand that he had
not tasted of the unattainable. In one
brief moment she saw that she had de-
liberateIy led him on. that she had en-
couraged him, that she actually had
proffered him the cup from which he
had begun to sip the bitterness. Pride
and love were waging a conflict in this
hapleSS southern girls heart But she
was silent She could not say the
word.
Il think know what you mean. Bal
dos" said Yetive. seeing that Beverly
would not intervene. I'VE are sorry.
No one trusts to your honor more than
l do. My husband believes in you. 1
will confess that you are to be arrested
as spy tomorrow. Tonight you are.
IT, serve as a guard in the castle. This
should prove to you that | have I'M
bounded faith in you. Moreover, | be-
lieve in you to the extent that l should
not be afraid to trust you if you were
to go out into the. world with every
secret which we possess. You came
here under a peculiar stress of cir
cumstances. not wholly Of your own
volitiOn. Believe me, l am your
friend y 800
Il shall revere your highness forever
for those Words" said he simply. His
eyes went hungrily to Beverly's avert
ed face and then assumed a careless
CLEAN which indicated that he had re-
signed himself to the inevitable.
~ am constrained to ask you one
question. sir" went on the princess.
You are not the common goat hunter
you assume. Will you tell me in con-
tidence who you really are:" The 9th
ers held their breath. He hesitated for
a moment.
"";:l ii suffice if l say that / am an
unfortunate friend and advocate of
rriaca I'.l:;tan? | have risked every
thing for his sake. and fear l have
lost everything. | have failed to be of
service to him, but through no fault Of
mine. Fate has been against me-"
You are Christobal" cried Dagmar
eagerly.
He gave her a startled glance. but
offered no denial. Beverly's face was
study. If he were Christobal then
what of the game warden's daughter?
I'VE shall question you no further, y
said Yetive. You enlisted to serve
Miss Calhoun. 1t is for her to COM
mand you while you are here. May
God be with you to the end. Miss Cal
houn. will YOU tell him what his du-
ties are for tonight? Come. my dear"
Yetive and Dagmar walked slowly
from the room, leaving Beverly and
her guard alone.
lam at your service, Miss Calhoun"
he said easily. His apparent indiffer-
ence stung her into womanly revolt.
81 was fool last night" she said abb
ruptly.
NO: was the fool. | have been the
fool from the beginning. You shall not
blame yourself, for do not blame you.
1t has been a sweet comedy. summer
pastime. Forget what I may have said
to you last night. forget what my eyes
NAV have said fer weeks and weeks"
Il shall never forget she said. You
deserve the best in the world. Would
that could give it to You. You have
brayed MANY dangers for my sake.