Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-02

his life is not worth breath OF air"
s.And pretending to believe this OF
me, you still ask me to be your wife
What kind of man are your" she de
manded, scarcely able to speak.
.AIy wife?" he said harshly. "Oh
no. You are not the wife of Baldos, y
he added significantly.
"Heavensl' gasped Beverly. crush
ed by the brutality of it all. II would
sooner die. Would to heaven my IA
Their were here. He would shoot you
as he would dog! Oh, how 1 loathe
you'll Don't you try to stop me! /
shall go to the princess myself She
shall know what manner of beast you
are
She was racing up the steps. flaming
with anger and shame.
Remember, can prove what have
said. Beware what you do. / love you
so much that now ask you to become
my wife. Think well over it. Your
honor and his life! 1t rests with you, .
he cried eagerly. following her to the
door,
.sYou disgusting old fool" she Kissed,
turning upon him as she pulled the
big brass knoeker on the door.
81 must have my answer tonight or
you know what will happen" he snarl-
ed, but he felt in his heart that he had
lost through his eagerness.
She flew to Yetive's boudoir, consum-
ed by rage and modification. Between
sobs and feminine maledictions she
poured the whole story, In all its ugli
ness, into the ears of the princess.
snow, Yetive, you have to stand by
me in this announced the narrator
conclusively, her eyes beaming hope
fully through her tears.
81 cannot prevent General Marlanx
from preferring serious charges against
Baldos. dear I know he was not in
your room last night. You did not
have to tell me that, because I saw
you both at the balcony rail-" Bever-
ly's face took on such radiant look of
rejoicing that Yetiye was amply paid
for the surprising and gratifying ac-
acknowledgement of second period of
eayesdropping. "You may depend up
on me to protect you from Marlanx.
He can make it very unpleasant. for
Baldos, but he shall pay dearly for this
insult to you. He has gone too far"
81 don't think he has any proof
against Baldos," said Beverly, think
ing only of the guardsman.
s.But it is so easy to manufacture ev-
idence, my dear. The Iron Count has
set his heart upon having you, and he
is not the man to be turned aside cas-
n.y."
"He seems to think he can get wives
as easily as he gets rid of them, OBJ
serve, was going back to Washing
ton soon, Yetive, but I'll stay on now
and see this thing to the end. He can't
scare a Calhoun; no stree! I'll tele-
graph for my brother Dan to come over
here and punch his head to pieces"
ssNow, now, don't be SO high and
mighty, dear. Let us see how rational
we can be-" said the princess gently,
whereupon the hot headed girl from
Dixie suspended hostilities and became
a very demure young woman. Before
long she was confessing timidly, then
boldly, that she loved Baldos better
than anything IN all the world.
II can't help IL, Yetive. / know /
oughtn't to, but what is there to do
when one can't help It? There would
be an awful row at home if I married
him. OF course he hasn't asked me.
Maybe he won't, In fact, I'm sure he
won't. I shan't give him a chance.
But If he does ask me I'll just keep
putting him of. I've done it before,
you know. You see, for long, long
time l fancied he might be prince,
but he isn't at all. I've had his word
for it. He's just an ordinary person,
like = like well, like am, only he
doesn't look so ordinary. Isn't be hand
some, Yetive? And, dear me, he IS SO
tmpulsivel If he had asked me to
Jump over the balcony rail with him
last night / believe I would have done
it. Wouldn't that have surprised old
Marlanx?" Beverly gave a merry
laugh. The troubles Of the morning
seemed to fade away under the warmth
Of her humor. Yetive sat back and
marveled at the manner In which this
blithe young American cast out the
blue devils"
..You must not do anything foolish,
Beverly" she cautioned. "Your par
ents would never forgive me If al
lowed you to marry or even to fall in
love with any Tom, Dick or Harry
over here. Baldos may be the gallant,
honest gentleman we believe him to
be. but he also may be the worst of adj
venturers. One can never tell, dear.
wish now that had not humored
you in your plan to bring him to the
castle. I'm afraid have done wrong.
You have seen too much Of him, and
al. wen. you will be sensible, won't
Won. dearY There was real concern IN
the face Of the princess, Beverly kissed
her rapturously.
ssTany,f worry ahout me. Yetive.