Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-31

~ bad ! t,,torn he answered easily.
cyan ara very odd nerson.a she
s;gbaa 81 don,t believe that YOU are
. goat hunter 1t all,
III we're not q coat hunter / should
have starved long ago. he said. Why
~ Won flo1ht me- D.
as,mnlv because YOU treat me one
n,o,,ant as If I were a princess and
ts,o rexf 30 81 were q child. Humble
goat hunters do not forget their sta
f;on & lifen
~ have mucb "a learn Of the defer
ance dne 10 oueens.v he said.
4rrhat,s inst ike sThe Mikado or
spinafore, she exclaimed. II be-
Hove Won are q connie opera brigand or
! pirate chjeftain. after ALL
II am a lowly outcast," he smiled.
ssVeu I'VE decided to take you into
Edelweiss and''
uPardon me. your highness," he said
firmly. seThat cannot be. shall not
on ~ Fdelweiss.'
"Rut command you''--
"It's very kind of you, but / cannot
enter a hospital-not even at Ganlook.
I may as well confess that am a
hunted man and that the instructions
are TO take me dead or alive,
nImpossible.n she gasped. inyolun-
tarily shrinking from him.
II have wronged no man, yet am
being hunted down as though were
a beast, he said, his face turning bag
gard for the moment THE hills OF
Graustark the plateaus of Axphain
and the valleys of Dawsbergen are
alive with men who are bent ON cao-
ing my unhappy but inconvenient ex-
istenee. It would be suicide for me to
enter any one of your towns or cities.
Ever you could not protect me, !
fear
serb;s sounds like a dream. oh, dear
me. YOU don't look like a hardened
criminal she cried.
II am the humble leader Of the faith
ful band who will die with me when
the fine comes. We are not criminals,
your bighness. In return for what
service I may have performed for you,
implore YOU to question me no fur
thor Let me be your slave up to the
walls of Ganlook. and then you may
forget Baldos. the goat hunter"
II never can forget you." she cried,
touching his injured arm gently. ssyVill
Won forget the one that gave you this
wound -
ar = a vary oentla wound and love
- 80 tha+ nray Il nav never heal !,
Sbo hooked awav Suddenly.
.srall me one fi,inav she said. q mist
oon,t,,, o,,oy ba,. oves ayou say thev
orc b,ntino, won To fbe death. Then
then vo,1r FAINT must be a grieyous one.
Have vo,,-have Won killed a manY,
she added hastily. He was silent for
long time
At fear have killed more than one
man. he said in low tones. Again she
sbranlx into the corner of the coach.
.T4;storv saws that vour father was a
brava soldier and tonight in MANY bat.
tles.v he went on.
nYes.n she said. thinking of Major
George Calhoun.
"H0 Killed men then. perhaps, as 1
have killed them" he said.
.Oh. nv father never killed a manr,
cried Beverly in devout horror.
"Yet Granstark reyeres his mighty
prowess on the field Of battle.s said
be. half Iaconically.
"Oh.n she murmured. remembering
that she was now the daughter of
Yetiye's father. Il see. You are not
a-a-a mere, murderer. thenY'
mo. I have been soldier. That is
ALL
arhanlx hoavonip sbo nurm,,rad and
was no longer afraid Of him aWould
would pardon be Of any especial
benefit to your' she asked. wondering
how far her influence might 20 with the
Princess Yetiye.
ut is beyond your power to help
me.n he said grayely. She was silent,
but it was the silence Of deep reflec-