Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02

captain Ba!dos is an exceedingly
discreet person." Beverly volunteered.
HE has told no tales out of school,"
81 am reminded Of the fact that YOU
gave your purse into my keeping one
memorable day the day when we
parted from our best friends at Gan.
looks gates. thought you were a
princess, and you did not know that
understood English That was n sore
hour for us. Bnldos WIS our life, the
heart of our enterprise. Gabriel hates
him as he hates his own brother.
Steadfastly has Baldos refused TO ioin
us In the plot to seize Prince Gabriel.
He once took an oath to kill him on
sight, and l was so opposed to this
that he had to he left out of the final
adventures"
"Please tell us how you succeeded in
capturing that - your half brother"
cried Beverly, forgetting that it was
another's place to make the request
The audience drew near, eagerly atten.
tive.
AT another time l shall rejoice in
telling the story in detail. For the
present let me ask you TO be satisfied
with the statement that we trcked him
by means of letters into the insane
hope that he could capture and STAY
his half brother Captain Baldos sug-
gestcd the plan. Had he been arrested
yesterday | feel 1t would have failed.
Gabriel was and il insane. We led
him chase through the Graustark
hills until the time was ripe for the
final act. His small band of followers
fed ut our sudden attack, and he was
taken almost without Il struggle not ten
miles from the city of Edclwciss. In
his mad rawlings we learned that his
chief desire was TO kill his brother and
sister and after that to carry out the
plan that has long been in his mind.
lie was coming t. E1clwciss for the
solo purpose Of entering the castle by
the underground passage, with murder
in his heart. Gabriel was coming to
kill the Princess Ictive and Mr. Lorry.
He has never forgotten the love he
bore for the princess nor tue hatred he
owes his rival 1t was the duty of
Captain BaldOs 10 see that he did not
enter the passage in the event that he
eluded lis in the hills"
Later in the day the Princess Yetivc
received from the gaunt, hawkish old
man in the fortress a signed statement
withdrawing his charges against Bal
dos, the guard. MarlanX did not ask
III, -
plead. If Tie humble withdrawal Of
charges against Baldos could mitigate
the punishment lie knew Yetive would
impose, all we'll and good. If it went
Cor naught he was prepared for the
worst. Down there in his quarters,
with wine lcforc him, he sat and wait.
ell for the end. He knew that there
was but one fate for the man, great or
small, who attacked Il woman in Grau-
stark. His only hope was that the
princess might make an exception in
the case Of one who had been the head
of the army, but the hope was too
small to cherish.
Baldcs walked forth free man, the
plaudits of the people in his ears.
Baron Dangloss and Colonel Quinnox
We're beside the tall guard as he came
forward TO receive the concentrations
and apologies of Graustark's ruler and
the warm promises of reward from the
man lie served.
He knelt before the two rulers who
were holding court on the veranda.
The cheers OF mobiles, the shouts of SOL
dlery, the ordinations Of the ladies,
did not turn his confident head. He
was the born knight The look Of tri-
umph that he bestowed upon Beverly
Calhoun, who lounged gracefully be-
side the stone balustrade, brought the
red flying to her checks. He took some
thing from his breast and held it gal
lantly TO his lips before all the as.
sembled courtiers. Beverly knew that
it was II f3t,c' r0ac'
(TO Re CONTINUED.)