Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-26

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the man whom you evidently suspect,
countess. He could not know these
things
Il do not say that he does know.
Miss Calhoun, but it Is not beyond rea-
son that he may be the go-between, the
means of transferring informatio fyom
the main traitor to the messengers who
await outside our walls"
-.oh, don't believe itr' cried Beverly
holly.
81 wonder il these things would have
happened If Baldos had never come to
Edelweiss,'' unused the princess. As
though by common impulse, both of
the Graustark women placed their
arms about Beverly.
sTts because we have so much at
stake, Beverly, dear" whispered Dag
mar. Forgive me if have hurt
you"
OF course Beverly sobbed little IN
the effort to convince them that she did
not care whom they accused if he
proved to be the right man in the end.
They left her alone on the balcony.
For an hour after midnight she sat
there and dreamed. Every one was
ready to turn against Baldos. Even
she had been harsh toward him, for
had she not seen him relegated to the
most obnoxious of duties after promis-
ing him far different life? And now
what was he thinking of her? His de-
scent from favor had followed upon
the disclosures which made plain to
each the identity of the other. No
doubt he was attributing his degrade
ton In sense to the fact that she no
longer relished his services, having
seen romantic little ideal shattered
by his firm assertions. OF course she
knew that General Marlanx was alone
instrumental in assigning him to the
unpleasant duty he now observed, but
how was Baldos to know that she was
not the real power behind the Iron
Count?
A light drizzle began to fall, cold and
disagreeable. There were no stars, no
moon. The ground below was black
with shadows, but shimmering in spots
touched by the feeble park lamps. She
retreated through her window, deter
mined to go to bed. Her rebellious
brain, however, refused to Danish him
from her thoughts She wondered il
he were patrolling the castle grounds in
the rain in all that lonely darkness
Seized by sudden inspiration she
threw a gossamer about her, grasped
an umbrella and ventured out upon the
balcony once more. Guilty. she search
ed the night through the fine, drizzling
rain. Her ears listened eagerly for
the tread which was so well known to
4 her.
At last he strobe beneath lamp not
far away He looked up, but of course
could not see her against the dark wall
For long time he stood motionless be-
meath the light She could not help see
ing that he was detected, tired, unhap-
by. His shoulders dropped, and there
was a general air of lstlessness about
the figure which had once been SO full
of courage and of hope. The post light
fell directly upon his face. 1t was
somber, respondent, strained. He wore
the air of a prisoner. Her heart went
out to him like flash. The debonair
knight of the black patch was no more.
In his place there stood sullen slave
to discipline.
"Baldosr' she called softly. her voice
penetrating the dripping air with the
clearness of a bell He must have been
longing for the sound of it, for he start
ed and looked eagerly in her direction.
His tall form Strengthened as he passed
his hand over his brow. 1t was but a
voice from his dream, he thought.
aren't you afraid you'll get wet?" ask
ed the same low, sweet voice, with the
suggestion of a laugh behind it. With
long strides he crossed the pavement
and stood almost directly beneath her.
"Your highnessi' he exclaimed gen.
tly, joyously. sWhat are you doing out
4here?'
wondering, Baldos. Wondering
what you were thinking of as you
stood under the lamp over there
81 was thinking of your highness," he
called up softly.
mo, nor she protested
81, too, was wondering wondering
what you were dreaming of as you
slept, for you should be asleep at this
hour, your highness, instead OF stand
ing out there in the rain"
"Baldos," she called down tremulous-
~, s'you don't like this work, do you? 7"
st has nothing but darkness in it for
me. never see the light Of your eyes.
I never feel the
Ssh! You must not talk like that.
It's not proper, and besides some one
may be listening. The night has a
thousand ears-or is 1t eyes2 But us
ten. Tomorrow you shall be restored to
your old duties. You surely cannot be-
lieye that had anything to do with
the order which compels you to work
at this unholy hour"
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