The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-12-19
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f1rtable and free from The dust Of
travel, the two friends sat down to a
dainty meal.
"oh, I am so delighted" murmured
Beverly for the hundredth time.
'I'm appalled, when I think of the
dangers you incurred in coming to me.
No one but a very foolish American
girl could have undertaken such trip
as this. Dear me, Beverly, should
have died if anything dreadful had
happened to you. WHY did you do it?"
questioned the princess. And then they
laughed joyously.
ssAnd you went all the way to St.
Petersburg to- meet me, you dear, dear
Yetiver' cried Beverly so warmly that
sie attentive servant forgot his mask
OF reverence.
wasn't it ridiculous Of me? know
Gren would have forbidden it if he had
been in Edelweiss when ! started.
And, more shame to me, the poor fel-
low is doubtless at the conference with
Dawsbergen, utterly ignorant Of my
escapade. You should have heard the
ministry-er-ah'- And the princess
paused for an English word.
sEKick? Beverly supplied.
eyes. They objected violently. And,
do you know, I was finally compelled
to issue a private edict to restrain
them from sending an appeal to Gren-
fall away off there on the frontier
Whether or no, my uncle insisted that
he should be brought home, three
days journey, in order that he might
keep me from going to st. Petersburg
OF course they could not disobey my
edict, and SO poor Gren is none the
wiser, unless he has returned from the
conference. If he has, am sure he is
on the way to Ganlook at this very
Einute."
'What a whimsical ruler you are!'
cried Beverly. "Upsetting everything
sensible just to rush off hundreds OF
miles to meet me! And Axphain Is
trying to capture you too! Goodness,
you must love me"
"Oh, but I Gid have a tifing affair
Of state to lay before the car, my
dear! Tomorrow we shall be safe and
sound in the castle, and it will ali be
very much worth while. You see, Bev-
erly, dear, even princesses enjoy di-
version now and then One wouldn't
think anything Of this adventure in the
United States; it is the environment
that makes it noticeable. Besides, you
travelled as 4 princess. How did you
like it?'
And then the conversation related
particularly to the advantages Of roy.
atty as viewed from one side and the
disadvantages as regarded from an
other. For a long time Beverly had
3een wondering how she should pro-
ceed in the effort to secure absolute
clemency for Baldos. AS yet she had
said nothing to Yetive Of her promise
to him, made while she was prin-
cess.
cat any rate, I'm sure the goat hunt
ers would not have been so faithful
and true If they had not believed me to
be a princess" said Beverly, paving
the way. "You haven't man in your
kingdom who could be more chiyal
rous than Baldos."
"If he is that kind Of man, he
would treat any woman as gently
'sYou should have heard him call me
your highness,'" cried Beverly. Gle
will loathe me if he ever learns that I
Geceived him"
ooh, I think he deceived himself"
spoke Yetive easily. Besides, you
look as much like princess as u
"There is something I want to speak
very seriously about to you, Yetive,"
said Beverly, making ready for the
cast. '.You see, he did not want to
enter Ganlook with me, but insisted.
He had been so brave and gallant, and
he was suffering so intensely. 1t would
have been criminal in me to leave him
out there in the wilderness, wouldn't
it,"
''It would have been heartless.'
so 1 just made him come along.
That was right, wasn't it? That's what
you would have done, no matter who
he was or what his objections might
have been. Well, you see, it's this
way, Yetive: He is some sort Of fu-
gitive-not a criminal, you know, but
just some one they are hunting for, l
don't know why. He wouldn't tell me.
That was perfectly right if be felt that
way. wasn't it?'
3And he had fought lion in your
defense supplemented Yetive. with
schoolgirls ardor.
"And l had shot him in the arm,
too," added Beverly. $50 Of course I
just had TO be reasonable. In order to
induce him to come with me to a hos
pital I was obliged to guarantee per-
feet sa:e.y to him. His men went
back to 1:e hills. al except old Franz,
the drive Now. h" trocble is this,
Yetive:: l a,n not the princess, and /