Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14

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separated Ganlook from the capital,
and the road was in excellent c0ndi-
ton. Beverly Calhoun, tired and con-
! tented, had slept soundly until aroused
| by the princess herself. Their rooms
| adjoined each other, and when Yetiye,
4 shortly after daybreak, stole into the
| American girls chamber Beverly was
sleeping so sweetly that the intruder
would have retreated had it not been
| for the boisterous shouts of stable
boys in the courtyard below the win
dows. She hurried to a window and
looked out upon the gray cloaked morn
| ing. Positions and stable boys were
congregated near the gates, torment
| ing a ragged old man who stood with
his back against one of the huge posts.
In some curiosity, she called Beverly
from her slumbers, urging the sleepy
one to hasten to the window.
us this one Of your friends from the
wilderness?" she asked.
"It's Franz" cried Beverly, rubbing
her pretty eyes. Then she became thor
oughly awake. what are they doing
to him? Who are those ruffians?" she
demanded Indignantly.
| "They are my servants and''-
"Shame on them! The wretches!
What has old Franz done that they
should Call to them; tell 'em you'll
cut their heads off if they don't stop.
He's a dear old fellow in spite Of his
rags, and he
The window sash flew open, and the
torInentors in the court below were as
| tonished by the sound of woman's
voice coming, as it were, from the
clouds. A dozen pairs of eyes were
turned upward; the commotion ended
suddenly In the window above stood
two graceful, white robed figures. The
sun, still far below the ridge of noun
tains, had not yet robbed the morning
of the gray, dewy shadows that belong
to 5 o'clock
"What are you doing to that poor old
MANI" cried Yetive, and it was the
first time any of them had seen anger
In the princess face. They skunk back
In dismay sLet him alone! You,
Gartz, see that he has food and drink,
and without delay. Report to me later
on, sir, and explain, if you can, why
you have conducted yourselves in SO
unbecoming manner Then the win
dow was closed, and the princess
found herself in the warm arms of her
friend.
81 couldn't understand word you
said, Yetive, but / knew you were
giving it to them hot and heavy. Did
you see how nicely old Franz bowed to
you? Goodness, bis head almost touch
ed the groundF'
"He was bowling to you, Beverly.
You forgot that you are the princess to
him.,
isn't that funny? had quite for
gotten it. The poor old goosew
Later, when the coaches and escort
were drawn up in front of the Rallo-
WITT palace ready for the start, the
princess called the chief position,
Gartz, to the step Of her coach.
"What was the meaning OF the dis
turbance witnessed this morning"
she demanded.
Gartz hung his head. eve thought
the man was crazy, your highness. He
had been telling US such monstrous
lies," he mumbled.
"Are you sure they were liesT"
"Oh, quite sure, your highness. They
were laughable. He said. for one
thing, that it was he who drove your
highness' coach into Ganlook last even
ing, when every body knows that had
full charge of the coach and horses"
ssYou are very much mistaken,
Gartz," she said distinctly. He blink
ed his eyes.
sYour highness," he gasped, you
surely remember
Enough, sir. Franz drove the prin-
cess into GanloolS last night, He says
SO himself, does he not?"
eyes, your highness," murmured
poor CARTE,
what more did he say to you"
"He said he had come from his mas
ter, who is in the hospital, to inquire
after your health and to bear his thanks
for the kindnesses you have secured
for him. He says his master is faring
well and is satisfied to remain where
he is. Also, he said that his master
was sending him back into the noun
tains to assure his friends that he Is
safe and to bear a certain message Of
cheer to them, sent forth by the prin-
cess. It was all so foolish and crazy,
vo1rr hiphnpss that we could but Qibo
and laugh at the poor creature"
1T is you who have been foolish, sir.
Send the old man to me-"
HE has gone. your highness," In
frightened tones.
$50 much the better said the prin-
cess, dismissing him with wave Of
the hand. CARTE went away In daze,
and for days he took every opportunity
to look for other signs OF mental dis
order In the conduct Of his mistress, at
the same time INDUCING In speculation
as to his own soundness Of mind.