The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-13

pierced his heart like daggerS p0;:rv.
The matter is not an easy on-,'
went on the other The fact that |
nm prince Of Baronia stands IN our
patti. am prepared to make this lady
my true and lawful Wife. This is
against certain conventions expected
from me in my country. against the
wishes Of her father | ask you to
help me-"
Again Carroll bowed. \ feeling Of
modification ana rage prevented him
from speaking
y thank you" said the prince. "The
lady love goes to the theatre tonight
with her father and friends. She will
leaye-in my company. But we need
tie help of a friend"
"You honor me with the word. / am
altogether at your service, sir" replied
Carroll. His cheeks burned with the
falseness of the words A plot had
been revealed to him; he had already
made up his mind to prevent its con-
summation.
As they quilted the restaurant Rod.
crick Carroll noticed for the second
time. the livid faced man whose eyes
were still fixed upon the prince.
The curtain rose for the last act Of
the play. Carroll stepped softly from
the box which held Anthony Stone his
daughter and three friends.
"They are coming" asked the prince,
quickly.
within fifteen minutes" answered
Roderick
Roderick lighted a cigar. He was
strangely calm. 1t was expected of
him that he would accost Margaret on
the theatre steps, and draw her aside.
But what he really meant to do was
to take Margarets arm and quietly
conduct her to her own carriage. He
wished to enjoy the princes discount.
ture.
Suddenly the glass doors of the por-
tco were swung open. The people
were beginning to emerge. At that
moment Roderick noticed, mingling
with the gathering crowd upon the
pavement, the man whose pallid face
and burning eyes had attracted his at
tenton in the restaurant. Whatever
emotion he felt, however, was dissi-
pated by the sight of Margaret and her
father leaving the portico. Carroll
stepped forward.
Your whispered Margaret, turning
very pale.
YES" said Roderick. Its all right.
Come quickly"
Had he heard properly. Was that
his own voice which had spoken? He
felt Margaret's hand tighten on his
arm. Where was he taking her? To
the princes carriage? Then what of
his revenge?
The self-imposed questioning flashed
through his brain. Either the sweet,
appealing face or a sense of honor that
would assert itself had changed, in
half a second, his plan. Before Carroll
quite knew what was happening he
found himself with Margaret at the
carriage of the prince.
Dearest and best" he heard a voice
murmur. 1t was answered by another
"a hoarse, stranged tone that brought
Rodericks wits rushing back.
Death for you! Take thatr'
Margaret uttered a cry. The prince
stepped back hastily from the revolver
leyeled at his heart by a man with a
pallid face and the eyes of a mailman.
A leap, and Roderick was between the
two. His right fist shot out even as
the pistol cracked. Down went the
would-be assassin. and down went
Roderick with a bullet in his shoulder.
There was a great uproar, a surging
wave of people, loud cries of anger
and alarm. No one noticed the girl
who hastily entered a closed carriage,
nor the man who stepped in after her.
Il am glad did it" mutters Rod
erick Carroll, with a sigh.
He feels with his right hand, his
left shoulder, where a bullet is likely
to remain all his life. Then he replaces
in an open drawer two letters One is
from Margaret; a letter Of deep graft
tude. The other is from the prince Of
Baronia, frankly acknowledging a dou-
bic debt of life and happiness and ex-
tending a hearty invitation to the re-
cipient to visit the prince'se country,
his court and his English wife.
There is also a decoration in the
drawer, the highest that Baronia can
beStow.
Eyes, I'm glad did it, repeats Rod
erick, and this time he smothers the
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