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

! mo, am not.
| .Fo de lam sake. All wouldn'
s'picioned hit To- a minnit. Hits de
gayest place All mos even saw cept
/ Wash ton an Lex ton an Vicksbu' :
"Well, you don't know everything, !"
said Beverly Grossly Il wish you'd
take that red feather out Of my hat
right away"
sshar All frow hit away, Miss
Bev'ly?1
aWe-ll, no. You needn't do that, :"
said Beverly. ePut it on my dressing
table. I'll attend to it."
"Wha's become O de gemman at wo'
| hit in de fust place? All aim seen him
fo' two-three days
"Tm sure / don't know. He's proba-
bly, asleep. That class Of people never
| lose sleep over anything"
"'E's er pow'ful good Iookin' pus-
son" suggested Aunt Fanny. Beverly's
eyes frightened.
"Oh, do you think so7' she said. quite
indifferently. what are you doing
with that hat?"
.aTakin' out de featheh-jes' as"
"WelI, leave it alone. Don't disturb
my things, Aunt Fanny. How many
times must tell you
"Good Lawdr' was all that Aunt
Fanny could say.
"Don't forget about the time tables"
said Beverly as she sailed forth for
her walk in the park.
In the afternoon she went driving
| with Princess Yetive and the young
Duke of Mizrox, upon whose innocent
and sufficiently troubled head she was
heaping secret abuse because of the
news he brought. Later Count Mar
lanx appeared at the castle for his first
| lesson in poker. He looked so sure of
himself that Beverly hated him to the
point of desperation. At the same time
she was eager to learn how matters
stood with Baldos. The counts threat
still hung over her head, yelled by its
ridiculous shadow of mercy. She knew
him well enough by this time to feel
convinced that Baldos would have to
account for his temerity sooner or
later. 1t was like the cat and the help
less mouse
tits too hot" she protested, when he
announced himself ready for the game.
Nobody plays poker when it's 90 in
the shade''
"But, your highness," complained the
count, war may break out any day.
cannot eoncede delay
81 think there's game called shoot
ing craps" suggested she sereneIy.
at seems to me it would be particu-
larry good for warriors. You could be
shooting something all the time"
He went away in decidedly irasci-
Bile frame of mind. She did not know
1t, but Baldos was soon afterward set
to work in the garrison stables, most
loathsome occupation, in addition to his
duties as a guard by night.
After mature deliberation Beverly set
herself to the task of writing home to
her father. 1t was her supreme in
tention to convince him that she would
be off for the States in an amazingly
short time. The major upon receiving
the letter three weeks later found moth
ing in 1t to warrant the belief that she
| was ever coming home. He did OBJ
serve, however, that she had but little
use for the army of Graustark and
was especially disappointed in the set
OF men Yetive retained as her private
guard For the life of her Beverly
could not have told why she disap-
proved of the guard In general or in
+ rsff ar11o hrT% Oh <f
the fact after the letter was posted
that she had said many things that
might have been left unwritten Be
sides, it was not Baldos' fault that she
could not sleep. 1t was distinctly
her own. He had nothing to do with
lie.
''I'll bet father will be glad to hear
that am coming home." she said to
Yetive after the letter was gone.
"Oh Beverly, dear, hate to hear of
your going" cried the princess. when
did you tell him you'd start?"
ssWhy-oh-er-let me see, when did
say? Dash me, as Mr.. Anguish
would say, don't believe gave a
date. 1t seems to me said soon;
THAT'S all.
'sYou don't know how relieved am, y
exclaimed Yetive rapturously, and Bev-
| erly was In high dudgeon because Of
the implied reflection IT believe you
| are In tiff with Baldos," went on Ye-
tive airily.
Goodness! How foolish you can be
at times. Yetiye!" was what Beverly
| gave back to her highness the Princess
of Graustark.
| Late in the evening couriers came Ia
from the Dawsbergen frontier with re.
ports which created considerable ex-
element in castle and army circles.
Prince Gabriel himself had been seen
| in the northern part of his domain. ac-
companied by a large detachment OF
picked soldiers. Lorry set out that
very night for the frontier, happy in