Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-01

.fined TO reveal any Of the plans Inen
-.,t.,,.i,g -, in his home country. Ihis
l-,,a+orco to become traitor. even
,t,ongh he was not in sympathy WIN
tIs sovereign. was respected by lhe
r.i,coss He announced his Wiling
rass 70 take up arms against DAVIS
bergen. but would in no way an'asV
nIze Axphain from an enemys camp
The duke admitted that the feelins
IN Avnhain's upper circles was eA'
,ron,eIv hitter toward Graustark, Inc
olJ time war spirit had not died down
Ayphan desplscd her prosreSSN'
ueighbor ,,..h.,oss
81 NAV as well inform your hlghheSS
t,,,t the regent holds another ana
deeper grudge against GraustarE' ne
s,ii in the audience chamber where
,,.ora assembled many of the mobiles ol
the STATE late on the night of his ar
rival she insists that you are mar
horlng and even shielding the pre'ehu,
ar TO our throne. Prince Frederic ~
T., lpovn that he is in Graustark' anu
,.,ornover II is asserted that lie Is III
.irect touch with your government.
Yetive and her companions looked a'
no another with glances OF cohlpre'
,eusion. He spoke in English now ioi
rle benefit Of Beverly Calhoun an III
,arested spectator, who felt her heait
.nap suddenly and swiftly into violent
msurrectiOn.
"Xothlng could be more ridiculous
.,id yptiyc after pause. 1--WE do not
,now Frederic. and we are not mar
boring him."
81 am only saying what is believed
to be true by AXphain, your hlghness'
II is reported that he Joined you IN the
mountains in June and since has held
Il positlon of trust in your army"
"WorId you know Prince Frederic II
Won were to see hlm?" quietly asked
Iorry.
az have not seen him since he was
very small boy and then but for mo-
mention the day when he a1d MS
mother were driven through the streets
on their way TO exile
1--WE have new man In the castle
guard, and there Is a mystery attached
to him. Would you mind looking at
him and telling us if he is what Fred
eric might be In his manhoodW Lorry
put the question, and every one pres
est drew deep breath of interest.
Mizrox readily consented, and Bal
dos. intercepted ON his rounds, was led
unsuspecting into an outer chamber.
| The duke, accompanied by Lorry and
Baron Dangloss, entered the room.
They were gone from the assemblage
but a few minutes, returning with
smiles of uncertainty on their faces.
at is impossible, your hlghness, for
me to say whether or not 1t is Fred
eric" said the duke frankly. He Is
what imagine the pretender might
be at his age, but it would be sheer
folly for me to speculate. ! do not
know the man"
Beverly squeezed the Countess Dag
| mar arm tOnN ulSlNelys
"Hurrahr she whispered in great re
| lief Dagmar looked at her In aston
ishment She could not fathom the
whimsical American.
"They have been keeping an inces
SAINT watch over the home of F'rederic's
cousin. He is to marry her when the
time is propitlous." volunteered the
young duke. "She is the most beau
tiful girl in Axphaln, and the family
is one of the wealthiest. Her parents
bitterly oppose the match. They were
to have been secretly married some
months ago, and there is rumor tC
the effect that they did succeed In
evadlng the vigilance of her people"
"You mean that they may be mar
ried?" asked Yetive. casting a quick
glance at Beverly.
ut is not improbable, your highness
He is known to be daring young fel
| low. and he has never failed in siege
| against the heart of woman. Report
| has it that he is the most lnvinciblC
] tslbhlllp ludl tNtl NplllCN lbNt at
lor." Beverly was conscious Of fur
| we Z anccS in her direction. and 4
..ut pink stole into her temples. "Om
,lg.tive princes are lucky in neither
! I'VE nor war" went on the duke. "Pool
! Dantan. who Is hiding from Gabriel. is
betrothed to the daughter of the pres
| ant prime minister of Dawsbergen. the
beautiful Iolanda. have seen her
She is glorious, your highness."
Il, too, have seen her." said Yetive
more gravely than she thought. "The
report of their betrothal is true. thenY'
His sudden overthrow prevented the
nuptials which were to have taken
place in month had not Gabriel re,
turned Her father, the Duke of Matz
wisely accepted the inevitable and be
came prime minister to Gabriel. Iolan.
da, it f. said, remains true to him and
sends messages to him as he wanders
through the mOuntlnS."
Bever'y'S mind instantly reverted ia
the confessions Of Baldos. He had ad.
mitted the sending and receiving of
messages through Franz. Try as she
would, she could not drive the thought
from her mind that he was Dantan
and now came the distressing fear that