The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
Cops"tsht. 1904. By Dodd.
Mead and Compsay

hSi vain III tue park.
In the afternoon she went driving
with Princess Yetive and the yoump
Duke OF MizrOX, upon whose inpocent
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 tbe
point or desperation. At the same time
sue was eager to learn how matters
$1,000 with Baldos. The counts threat
stlll 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 haye to
account for his temerity sooner or
'ater. 1t was like the cat and the helm
less mouse.
ITS too hot" she protested, when he
announced himself ready for the game.
NOBODY plays poker when it's 90 I'm
the shade"
But. your highness," complninoa tho
count. war may break out any day.
cannot conccde delay"
think there's a game called shoot.
ing craps" suggested she serene,v
IL seems to me 1t would be partIcu-
larly good for warriors. You could he
shooting something all the time"
ne went away in decidedly irasci-
oie frame or mind. She did not know
IT, out baldos was soon afterward SGT
10 work In the garrison stables n most
ioathsome occupation, in addition to bis
duties as guard by night.
After mature deliberaton Rever,v CO.
nerself to the task of writing home TO
ner father 1t was her supreme in.
tehtion to convince him that she would
ne on FOR the States In an amazingly
snort time. The major upon receiving
the letter three weeks later found moth,
ing IN II to warrant the belief that she
was ever coming home. He did oh
serve, however. that she had but little
use for the army Of Graustark and
vas especially disappointed in the set
vi men Yetive retained as her nr,yo 70
3Hrd. co,'Hd. For the life Of her Beverly
d ,ud not have told why she disap-
,,.u., - of the guard in general or in
w. liar. but she was conscious of
w.. 1T after the letter was postad
n,aht y had said many tn,.tton 'ua' ma
sn' naye haer -, --.'',t ,tten. be.
could not, sleep. 1t was distinctly
her own. He had nothing to do with
It.
I'll bet father will be glad to hear
that am coming home" she said to
Yetive after :he letter was gone.
"Oh. Beverly, dear. hate to hear Of
your going" ctied the princesA when
did you tell him you'd start?"
''Why-oh-er--let me see. when did
say? Dash me. rs Mr.. Anguish
would say. / don't believe gave a
date. 1t seems to me 1 said soon;
that's ALL"
you don't know how relieved am"
exclaimed Yetive rapturously, and Bev-
erly was in high dudgeon because Of
the implied reflection. 81 believe you
are In a tiff with Baldos," went on Ye-
tive airily.
Goodness. How foolish you can be
at times, Yetivew was what Beverly
gave back to her highness the Princess
Of Graustark.
Late in the evening couriers came in
from the Dawsbergen frontier with re-
ports which created considerable ex-
citement 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
the belief that something worth while
was about to occur. General MarlanX
Issued orders for the Edelwelss army
corps to mass beyond the southern
gates of the city the next morning.
Commands were also sent to the out
lying garrisOns. There was to be a
general movement of troops before the
end of the week. Graustark was not
to be caught mapping.
Long after the departure Of Lorry'
and Anguish the. princess sat on the
balcony with Beverly and the Count
ess Dagmar. They did not talk much.
The mission Of these venturesome
young American husbands was full of
danger. Something in the air had told
their wives that the first blows of war
were to be struck before they looked
again upon the men they loved.
IL think we have been betrayed by
some one" said Dagmar after an al
most interminable silence Her com
panion did not reply. "The couriers
say that Gabriel knows where we are
weakest at the front and that he knows
our every movement. Yetive, there Is
q spy here after all"
"And that spy has access to the very
heart of our deliberations" added Bev
erly pointedly. II say this in behalf OF
the man whom you evidently suspect
countess. He could not know these
things"
IL do not say that he does know
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