Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19

eeuf pfbteHSi 4DH are Fnsp0nSIDl6 f0f
his conduct, 10 Accuse hin would be
70 place you IN MI embarrassing POSI-.
Ton, There Ia n siekehiiig tutior In
court circles that you have more than
u merely kind ana friendly interest ia
tho rascal. fff believed that, Miss Gal.
hoiii1, | fear my heart could not be kind
to MIN, but ! know II Id not true. YOU
lidve u loftlar love to rive, Ito Ia n
clever seouhdrel, md tliere Ii no tell.
Ing how much harm he Inns already
done to draustnrk, Its every move Ia
to DO watched md reported 10 inc. II
will 10 impossible for him to escape.
TO save him from the vengeance Of tho
army ! nm permitting him 70 remain In
your service, ostpuslbly NJ lcnst. Ills
hours Of duty have boon changed, how.
over, Honecforth he Is IN tho night
guard, from midnight iii dawn. l am
telling you this. Miss Calhoun, because
I want you to know that Ia spite of nll
tho indignity have suffered you IRE
more to mo than my other being In tho
world. more to mo oven thnn my loyal.
~ to Graustark, DO ME the honor and
justice to remember this. have SUI.
fcred much for you, I am Il rough,
hardened soldier, and you have mis-.
construed my devotion. Forgive the
harsh words my passion may have in.
spired. Farewell! must of to undo
tho damage we all lay at the door Of
tho man you and are protecting"
He was too wise to give her the
chance to reply. A moment lator he
WINS mounted ana or for the eastern
gates, thorc to direct tho movements of
Colonel Brace and his scouts. Beverly
flow at once to Yetivc with her plea for
Baldos. She was confronted by
rather sober faced sovereign. The
news Of the hour was not comforting
to the princess and her ministers.
"You don't believe he is Il spyf' cad
beverly, stopping just inside the Icor
presuming selfshly that Baldos alone
vas the cause for worry. She resolved
to tell Yetive of the conflict in the
park.
Dear me, Beverly, am not think
ing Of him. We've discussed him joint
ly and severally and every other way,
and he has been settled for the time
being. You are the only one who Is
thinking Of him. my dear child. We
have welghtier things to annoy u.s."
Goodness, how you talk. He isn't
annoying. oh, forgive me, Yetive, for
I am the silliest, addle patedcst goose
In the kingdom! And you are so trou-
bled But do you know that he IS be-
ing watched? They suspect him. So
did I at first; I'll admit it. But /
dont-now. Have you read the note
l gave to you out there?"
Yes, dear. It's just as expected
He has known from the beginning
He knew when he caught Dagmar and
me spying behind that abominabe
curtain. But don't worry me any long
er about him, please. Wait here with
me until we have reports from the
troops. l shall not sleep until I know
what those fires meant. Forget Baldos
for an hour or two for my sake"
you dear old princess; I'm an awfu
brute, sure 'nough. I'll forget him for
ever for your sake. 1t won't be hare
either. He's Just mere guard. Pooh
He's no prince"
! Whereupon, REINFORCED by Mrs. An
ghish and the Countess Halfont. she
: proceeded to devote herself to the tasl
; Of soothing and amusing the distressed
} princess while the soldiers Of Grau
stark ransacked the moonlit hills. Tit
night passed. and the next day was fa'
. on its way to sunset before the scouts
came in with tidlngs. No trace Of tn,
mysterious signalers had been found
The ehbers of the half dozen fire.
b. were discovered, but their builders
were gone. The search took in mile
Of territory, but it was unavailing
.. Not even n straggler was found. Tn
; so called troupe Of actors. aroun'
whom suspicion centered, had beel
swallowed by the capacious solitude O
the hills. Riders from the frontie
' posts to the south came in with til
=. report that all was quiet in the threat
t ened district. Dawsbergen was lynn
b Quiescent, but with the readiness of
: skulking dog.
a There was absolutely no solution t
y tIS otciy toLASStcu WIN lAiC III =
: on the mountain sides. Baldos wa
+ questioned privately and earnestly b
+ Lorry and Dangloss. His reply wa
: simple. but 1t furnished food for re
8 Election and at the same time no littl
: relief to the troubled leaders
J. 1T is my belief, Mr.. Lorry, that tn
e fires were built by brigands and nc
a by your military foes. l have see
J. these fires in the north, near Axphail
and they were Invariably meant to e.
Z tablish communication between sep;
a rated squads Of robbers, all belongin
s to one band. My friends and l O
= more than one occasion narrowly g
e capped disaster by prying into the a
o fairs Of these signalers. take 1t thu
r the squads have been operating In I'll
8 south and were brought together la!
Il night by means Of the fires. Doubles
d they have some big project OF the
@ own sort on foot
% That night the city looked for a rel
n etition of the fires, but the mountain
d were black from dusk till dawn. WoI
d reached the castle late in the evenir
IS from Ganlook that an Axphanian II
n bleman and his followers would reat
Edelweiss the next day. The visit WI
d Il friendly but an important one. III