Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-02-08

VI ehSh ScSrct iutetluSS, tueir OutrlgeS
against the dignity of the court and
their unmistakable animoslty toward
Graustark For each and every count
In his vicious indictment against the
girl he professed to have absolute
proof by means of more than one
reputable witness.
1t was not the design Of Marlanx to
present this document to the princess
and her cabinet He knew full well
that 1t would meet thefate it deserved.
b was intended for the eyes OF Beverly
Calhoun alone. BY means Of the vile
| accusations, false though they were. he
hoped to terroriZe her into submission.
He longed to possess this 1.-the. beauti-
full creature from over the sea. In all
his life he had not hungered for any
thing as he now craved Beverly Cal
houn. He saw that his position in the
army was rendered insecure by the
events Of the last day. A bold, vicious
stroke was his only means for securing
the prize he longed for more than he
longed for honor and fame.
Restless and enraged, consumed by
Jealousy and fear. he hung about the
castle grounds long after he had drawn
the diabolical charges. He knew that
Baldos was inside the castle, favored,
wh,e he. noble Of the realm, was rele-
S.t'I 70 ignominy and the promise of
'''t.@t,1n. Encamped outside the
" "".'s the army lay without a
"" Hch hour saw the numbers
'"' by the arrival of reserves
'HH' '.r districts of the prlncipallty.
,>' '.1ce WAS out there with the staff,
'j lv c1l,I not drag himself away
,r."l 'hc charmed circle in which his
nrNy WAS sleeping Morose and grim
he GnXiously paced TO and fro in an
obscure corner of the grounds.
What keeps the scoundrel? he said
to himself angrily.
Presently a villalnous looking man,
dressed in the uniform of the guards,
stealthily approached. II missed him.
general, but l will get him the next
time" growled the man.
Curse you for foolw hssed Mar
lanx through his teeth. As another
hireling came up, "What have you got
to say?"
The man reported that Baldos had
been seen on the balcony alone, evil
dently on watch.
Marlanx ground his teeth and his
blood stormed his reason. "The lob
must be done tonight. You have your
instructions. Capture him If possible;
but, If necessary. kill him. You know
your fate If you fail" Marlanx actual
ly grinned at the thought of the punish
ment he would mete out to them.
Nov be offr'
Rashly he made his way to the castle
'front.' A bright moon cast its mellow
glow over the mass of stone outlined
against the western sky For an hour
he glowered in the shade of the trees,
giving but slight heed to the guards
who passed from time to time. His
eyes never left the enchanted balcony.
At last he saw the man. Baldos
came from the door ut the end of the
balcony, paced the full length in the
moonlight, paused for moment near
Beverly Calhoun's window and then
disappeared through the same door
that had afforded him egress.
Inside the dark castle the clock at
the end of the hall melodiously doomed
the hour of >. Dead quiet followed
Of tla tan
figure stealthily opened the door to
Yetive's chapel and stepped inside
There was streak of moonlight
through the clear window at the far
end Of the room. Baldos, his heart
beating rapidly. stood still for a mo-
ment, awaiting the next move in the
game. The Ghostlike figure of a wOm-
an suddenly stood before him in the
path of the moonbeam. hooded fig
ure in dark robes. He started as II
confronted by the supernatural.
Come" came in an agtated whls-
per, and he stepped to the side of the
phantom. She turned, and the moon
light fell upon the face of Beverly Cal
houn. Don't speak. Follow me as
quickly as you can"
He grasped her arm. bringing her to
a standstill.
81 have changed my mind" he whis-
pered in her ear. "Do you think l will
run away and leave you to shoulder
the blame for all this? On the balcony
near your window an hour ago p
ut doesn't make any difference" she
argued. you have to 90. want you
to 60 If you knew just how feel to-
ward you you would go without a
murmur"
you mean that you hate me- he
groaned.
II wouldn't be so unkind as to say
that" she futtered. II don't know
who you are. Come, we cant delay a
minute. have a key to the gate at
the other end of the passage, and
know where the secret panel Is locat-
ed. Hush! 1t doesn't matter where |
got the key. See! See how easy II is"
He felt her tense little fingers In the
darkness searching for his. Their hands
were icy cold when the clasp came. To-
gether they stood in a niche Of the wall
near the chancel rail. 1t was dark, and
n coId draft of air blew across their