Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-02-22

And your though, &.
asleep long ago. ,nu.' u' you We're Son,
aoomInatlng aa',,a the guilty g''tea "a. .Reva
came over her. ME ~, feeling s'
her arm about Beyerlv,.p princess tbrs1
!. \ ,llIi' have !, been watching shoulder vall
an hour she said rentIs you for d.
ona, lOoE q the the moon and star. !. Cant i
us sit here together day.. o,u castlei d
awhile" uear' and drs,'
"You dear Yetiye,p anan
aer ne,,, down own beside her on a. thV's.,yt snl,
But listen. | want Won ~ ! cushion
. tnlng out Of your head. = g 'oa
looking OK at anything in partIcu,aass was y ::
Beverly, believe vou 'uular'
Ing OF Baldos," said the otbo. %s'e tAA
gers straying fondly acres" el !, Aer O
soft hair. s'OSs The gh
"Rldlculousr' said Bevar,n
for the first time that ba ~ :, !, V0nscq
out OF her thoughts. Tbe 'as ra.,' @ldal
came like a blow, and her oas ,oa'llslIl
very wide out there In the da,sa.lsl usss sls
"And you are troubled i '''' !,
count. ! know it, dear. YouS y u'
"Well, Yetive. why sba,,1,
worried! brought him bera -,
ms will protested Beverly. ~ Isaa W
thing should happen to him .ha - y
dered involuntarily -" 'laa
Don't be afraid, Beverly Is.
much confidence in him a. W. IN
HIS eyes are true. GrenfalI baI.Dl IL
IN him, too, and so does Mr.. anas' 's
Gren says he would swear bv ss hIs
matter who he is"
But the othersfo Beverly !,
pered. HaS
Baron Dangloss is his friend ,O,
Is Quinnox. They know a man II
count Is different"
II loathe that old wretchp
"Hush! He has not wronged v0n
any way" ~
but he has been unfair and m..
to Baldos."
1T is a soldiers lot, my dearO
But he may be Prince DantoD !,
Frederic or the other one, don't w.,
know" argued Beverly, cllnchIug M
hands firmly.
"In that event he would be an mD
orable soldier, and we have NOTHING N
fear in him. Neither of them i mi
enemy. 1t is the possibility that be N
not one Of them that makes bis pr.
ence here look dangerous"
Il don't want to talk about bInd
said Beverly, but she was dlsapDOht
ed when the princess ObllgngS
changed the subject,
Baldos was not surprised, scared
more than interested, when, day Y
two later, he was summoned to aDDal
before the board of strategy. II m
one had told him, however, that Oh I
recent night u pair Of dreamy Hay
eyes had tried to find his window ID
the great black shadow he might hTe
Jumped In amazement and delight
For at that very hour he was looking
off toward the castle, and bis thought
were of the girl who drew back Hl
the shadow of the pillar.
The Graustark ministry had reCelYe
news from the southern frontier. Ma
sengers came In with the alarming and
significant report that DawsbergeI
was strengthening her fortihcatlOns /
the passes and moving war supple
northward. 1t meant that Gabriel a
his people expected fight and wen
preparing for it. Count Halfont hiSi
ly called the ministers together aAI
Lorry and the princess took part ]
their deliberations. General Marian
represented the army, and It was
who finally asked to have Balaa
brought before the council.
The Iron Count plainly intlmated al
the new guard was in a position
transmit valuable information 10 .
enemy. Colonel Quinnox sent Tor nla
and Baldos was soon standing ID Y
presence of Yetlve and her adviser
He looked about him with slnguA
smile. The one whom he was suppose
to regard as the princess was DOL
the council chamber. Lorry opened U
examination at the request OF CUal
Halfont, the premier. BaldOs qusu
answered the questions concerning
present position, his age, bis 'srm
enlistment and his interpretauOlS
the obligations required Of him
(To BE CONTINUED