The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-29

herself quickly. 1t came to her sudden
IL that she must not let these men see
that she was apprehenSiye. Her voice
was a trifle shrill and her eyes glisten-
ed with strange new light as she
went on. changing her tack completely:
How romantic. I've often wanted to
do something like this"
The officer looked bewildered and
said nothing. Aunt Fanny was speech
less. Later Oh. when the lieutenant had
gone ahead to confer with the guides
about the suspicious actions of small
troop of horsemen they had seen Bey-
erly confi,led to the old negreSs that she
but that she'd die before the men
should see sign of cowarlice in
Calhoun Aunt Fanny WAS not SO
proud and imperious. 1t was VIII diff
ficulty that her high strung young mis-
tress suppressed the walls that had
long been under restraint in Aunt Fan
nys huge ana turbulent bosom.
Good Lawd, Miss Bev'ly. dey'll chop
us all to PIECES an take ouah iewl'ry
an money an cl0'es an ev'ythinG else
we done got about us. Good I.awd,
les tu'n back. Miss Bev'ly. We ain
got no mo- show out heah in desc
mountains dan a
BE still, Aunt Fanny commanded
,r.;t Nf
You must be brave. Don't you see
we can't turn back: It's just as dan
gerous and Il heap sight more so. If
we let on were not one bit afraid
they'll respect US. don't you see. and
men never harm women whom they
respect"
"Umph.' yrunted Aunt Fanny, with
exaggerated irony.
We'll, they never do" maintained
Beverly, who was not at all sure about
it. And they look like real nice men
honest men. even though they have
such awful whiSkers.'
"Dey's de wuSt trash All even did
Sec" exploded Aunt Fanny.
'Sh. Don't let them hear YOU" wills
Iered Beverly.
In spite of her terror and perpleXity
she waS compelled to smile, 1t was
ali so like the farce comedies one sees
at the theater.
As the officer rode up his face was
pale in the shadOwy light of the after
noon, and he was plainly very merry
Gus.
What is the latest news from the
'front.'" she inquired cheerfully.
THE men refuse to ride on he ex-
claimed. speaking rapidly. making it
still harder for her to understand. Our
advance guard has met a party of hunt
ers from AXphain. They insist that you
the fine lady in the coach'-are the
Princess Yetive. returning from Sc
cret visit to st. Petersburg, where you
went TO plead for assistance from the
car
Beverly Calhoun %aSprd in aStonsh-
ment. 1t was too Incredible to believe.
1t was actually ludicrouS. She laugh
Ell heartily. How perfectly absurd
Il am we'll aware that you are not
phatically. but what can do? The
men wont believe me. They swear
they have been trickcd and are panic
stricken over the situation. The hunt
err; i tl!,:n that thc ANphain author
j.. l-. iEl.y aware Of The hu ried III 1t
o. III a.. .cr~s throG-h TIE wi.d>
9t' }r....;..- tn tcr.r" lea. i large
detachment ~ j. alrcad.,
across the 60. I,icr. Il l.
Oul" VU'.ii.. w.. u"p L.,
-rt. ~, WIZ % r.. them. haze
.s>ai,t them that heir beautiful
-air-c is not Tie princess, bat al
l..rricau girl. and tina! there is no
mystery about the coach and escort.
All in vain. The ANphaH guides Al
ready feel that their heads are on the
block. while as for the COSSacks. not
even my dire threats of the awful an
ger of the white ear when he finds
they have diSoheycd his commands
will move them
Speak TO your men once more, sir,
and promise them big purses of gold
when We reach Ganlook. | have no
money or valuables with me. but there
| can obtain plenty said Beverly,
shrewdly thinking it better that they
should believe her to be without funds.
The cavalcadc had halted during this
cOlloquy. All the men were ahead con
versin@ sulleniy and eXcitediy with
much gesticulation. The driver. il stol-
i'll creature. seemingly Indifferent TO all
that WAS @0n" on. alone remained at
his post The situation, apparently
dangerous was certainly most annoy
ing. But if Beverly could have read