Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

one As 1 Sal9s ! was In q hurry.
You said nothing this morning about
geing away from Barscheit.
Neither did you"
Another pause, II take it, from the
character OF this dialogue, that their
morning rides pust have been rather
Interestingly
You told ME that you were In Bar
scheit to study nerves, "--wicRedly.
SO thought /, up to halfpAst nine
tonight; hut ii appears that I am not
-gloomily.
YOU are running away, Soo?"-wfth
suppf essed eagerness.
Running away. toosn he repeated
Are you running aways
AS fast as ever the train can carry
me. ] am on the way to Dresden"
Dresden? II seems that Fate is de-
termined that we shall travel together
this day. Dresden is my destinaticr
also"
Let me BEE your passports, 10y
tending a Arm white hand.
He obeyed docilely, as docilefy as
though he were married. She gave the
paper one angry glance and tossed it
back.
George Ellis; so that is your
name?'-scofnfully. You told me
that II was Scharfenstein- j did not
ask you TO tell me your nane; you
took that service Upon yourself" She
recalled the dukes declaration that he
should have her every movement
watched. II this American was watch
ing her. the duke was vastly more
astute than she had given him the
credit for being. Are you in the pay
of the duke? Come, confess that you
have followed me, that YOU have been
watching me for these four days"
Hgw bitter the cup OF tasted
to her rnow' She had been deceived.
Well, you shall take me from
this train save sg Gurce. ! VIE not
40 back"
Il haven't the slightest idea OF what
you are talking about" he said, might
lily discouraged. u never saw this
country till Monday, sand never want
to see ii again"
From what are you running Hway'
then?r-skept5cally.
Il am running away from a man VINO
slapped me IN the t&ce,"-bitsersy; 'a5d
all his wrongs returned TO him.
"Indeed!'-derisively.
Yes, II" He thrust out both Wis
great arms xliser&bly. "Fm u healthy
looking individual. am l not, to betpun-
ming away from anything?7
Especially after having been asgol-
der in the Spanish war. Why dfu you
tell me thai your name WAS Scharfen-
stein?"
Heaven ON earth, it Is Scf1adfen
stein! I'm simply taking my Chance
on another mans passports"
81 am unconvinced ,"-ungraciously
She was, however. Unfortunately happy;
at the sight OF the picture OF woe on
his face all her trust in him returned,
She believed every word he said, but
she wanted to know everything.
Very well; l see that ] must tell
you everything to get back into your
good graces-Fraulein vun Heideloff."
IF yuu ever were IN my good
graces!7
Graphically he recourted the adven-
ture at Mulfer's. He was a capital
story teller, and he made a very good
impression.
clipping I should not have been here"
he concluded, for my friend would
have had a waiter bT1ng mse that
chair"
THE princess elopingt~-agnast.
why, yes. 1t seems that she eloped
tonight; so tine report came from the
palace
The girl sat tight, as they say; then
suddenly she burst into uncomfortable
laughter. 1t vas the droIsest thing she
had ever heard. She saw the duke
tearing AROUND the palace, ordering the
police hither pnd thither, sending tele-
grams, waking his advisers nj drag
ging them from their beds. My! what
a hubbnbl Suddenly she grew serious.
Have you tine revolver still?"
Yes"
Toss ii outs6S the window; qlack!"
But
d as l say. They viii naturally
search you at the frontier"
He took out the revolver and gazed
%regretfully at II, while the girl could
not repress a shudder.
What a horrid-looking thing1"
81 carried 1T ali through the war.'
Throw 1t away and buy a new one"
But the associationsl"
They will lock you up as a danger
Gus person" She let down the win
dow and the cold night air rushed IL.
Give ii to me" He did so. She furg
st far into the night.
There. that is letter. Some day
you will understand"
Il shall never understand anything
III this country what are you run
ming away FROM"
"A man with a red nose
"A red nose? Are they SO frightful
here as that?"
This one is. He iwknts-to marry