Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-18
BY PERCY BREBNER.
Copyright. 1908. 7. J. Mcbride & Son)


80 a. 'a,e souhu Oh approaching footsteps. One
m ,,an" vas thrust INSIDE ms cloak. ana II
was easy to guess what his fingers played
VIII there. He smiled as he saw who the
.n- - "oS.
.r. i, oe; captain lie whispered.
"sIoo,;,' me >,
.'P'hs' was Wle low answer.
riina opeleu lhe aoor softly, ana then
n n t',ne Iiietey 10 enter; put he came
no ia, ther IMAM the threshold. The prin-
sess iay on couch sleeping peacefully.
| IL s il'vsasanuy IL may De, Tor her
Ups wele nan parted IN a smile; one arm
, Vas tii.oWn ABOVE her mead her fingers
hn, ~" 80 , .ouem hsr pflsht curiS anu over
me- ie.' iiariinh haa spread leorard-skln
| rug. a lamp was stlii burning on table.
anu .he gov from IL lit UP the graceful
mnon ,,,a s some moments EAersN sazed
! 80 49, '''o 'ieepei' 'ahihs III Inc "hoIe pic
nS;iu
. Sna'i ! "dke her asked frlna
&c Nv ~, ieo hei sieep a"fie, said f,lltrey.
| a., 49, p"'h iiito ttie corfluof. ihen hs
aaIneu 10 a Dutni'ru. is there "a WAY OF es-
~,
CIV Ill, ~,
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| ans,or5 . ..9.S suuueIhy, l'ih,iuu
"'s"eiSu' ihere are servants Watching
Mao VIII Jet me Know. Inc countess has
aiiauesu' ne kne" hothlnS or the tala
Which Hao peeh loio concerning the count~
s,d Ilit LIE ia" c!osed ne door ana stood be"
SIZE them, pat she did not speak. AS Eli
o. .; Gu aioT n ,ila' ie ia9 no
ouiei QUESTION 10 ASK lDunitru she led the
way naeh' pu' at The door OF her room she
p" VS., ,o,,o ,,. :, ..
Iou nave come 10 protect the ~ ncess.
hapss and I nav ser lou are we,e1m n sc my
| ho .Ge anu my servants as you thini, ut.
| .. uiieeSs, VIII you give me ieaNe To speak
| 10 , YOU rev moments! You must.
tho donr. tban ' Ern , t ioo'i, anu c'Sseo
80 49, '''" riih' tufheu' iacihs hiH'
az" ..ro mI.tee ,,,,.o.. ., s,,,-,
| nv 20, va, ,.'.s eii,erea SUR 'zhefs
! two thincs o, ~. p,n, ~. " i, ~
been rescued and hrosht 80 MA, "a mao
| Tho ,.I,ar - 80 toueii' ~ sp'.I i''uSe'
| I,ira .tl1,o go w.. t q ''at.' e>H'
ou,cki~ e''' 'eu 'u' r''ieieS went On
IT, a.. 49,, ,, ,
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OIL III no ii,oou ~ 'ahe sou unaware Inc
from T he pa1ace WIS WIS 'a xn, OF you 9ams
! h' nc piace' WY you shouli nave
~. sp.eu upo,i heitiei hho" nor care.
| 49, 80 WI, WIZ YOU si.u 10 'he h'AS iast
80, va" va; ~; anu gu, VI ,leiii c'i!ie thls
80 ma a., SVu lido asreeu 10 petrav 10 ms
prtnna. az a,, S.ose S NM idNoi the Cause OF
| &C.. + =. ~ ie'l liie ou'' CUNT
| 80 ~, ~ Wa' d ne Ie'icscu' o'eIah
CIV 80, oah ~ .o 1919 10 You KNOW, COUNT
hY ,ha 49,, IN. u.s. -. tiouhoeu, "dtelleo
| ~ 'ne MS iioops Every way OF en-
5 ,,,, .n. p'i oi NV y, was sudrueu'
60, ~. - .i us "ai,liis n1Ne We hian-
| ~ W. IN ~ sat uei wan anu ger IN
cass tran,aa It = - ~, ar, Is, Is ,'le prih
! horo., - N 49, WIN 10" "''i' Ga
| " ca, $780, I'll.
| 80 Li HV'i'' 'u' 'ei eyes uiu MOI itli
| .E -, -, ~
| IT. . teaNe,i s.he, speah' countess!
| ,oiia ~ ~ - uh nue' sne SAID IA low
| " iIa IN
| yes, yen me L nave pie"Sed my
, 10 t tth vi 1t IL you WILL o'i'S tel
| .r ' ne !. "tn nov, -
,o, . stai zen ieo 'etnp'eu. she salu. 1's,
!ou aiteh H'dl me uuttl' nave heell
Yen perhaps even L have stumbled.
pu' nave hot laileH' l am woman ifSt,
| . ny 20 :. i'ooh iiito my eyes l'iu my
.eotr,tod - SUH eah anu Jug me. was
n7nn,art anu tie hlls morus seeii'.a LOT a
| $500; ~ lie'p ihH uecIsion; u" NOT
ihini, af t o ou' oiu promise 10
'i. ...r. VI o., ne.,asihg.
SIN IN, maj WAS H. merely 70 gam
my, s'' -; h-iieieS. ..,,
most deciT I'H 70 ar :, p'o'iiiseu l n'u "i-
! 81 -, -. ~ - -, NJ, 49,
-9 9n bow 49, eI T You , tierey tined,
a., ~, ~ H 80. .s.e strs "e'e A"a toiu
stood T., n,o,oert - oG ata LII, LIZ U'uer-
w. 'i 90 a iio ItII .h'.t ne ulu KNOW.
with # came c,eare e,.' tnouieds ne p"T
VII 4. 'aiiIe d cISdier hhowituge' ana I
h Sam 'tat ioi me on: one roau iay o2en.
nv 'a i A. .lalitIi Is IN a room from
WI, mnich mere is an escape, Inc KING suspects
NE. ne mas surrounded my mouse WIN
s1ldlers: presently they VIII hammer at my
cioseu uoois' anu l sHaiI stay 10 lace tlem:
~ ~, I'd VIZ laNe soie anu you VIII go
WIN nei, siie Wou,u stay III oturat2'erg 10
you can persuade her 10 go. DO you UNDER
9Ianu. oiis you! 20 now ana wake her.
i1ahilaiI Ids tIie KEY ol liiat secret way: III
| III my te.nptaIIo,i nave peen t,appeu mo
showing thdt nave power IN stuidtzoers,
MA haNe h'ioMleuse VI .Hls cp.I'''iratN
anu tI,e cohspia'orS' l nave opened mo
way OF escape 700. l am prepared 10 meet
the ,iie hlis wrath. 20 10 Hiafi'Za' ana 'hihh
ie1 1s,, l'aluis vi i,ie. ,, , -,
Eiierey STOOD WIN lowered mead MS
hanuS pressed peIore ms race.
Lat can sly countess ''l las
oIousn. 10 my ny, ny W.. w nonls "p.hei..
am po"eTIsss 10 help the one, 10 ti'1 o'lier
| 1t seems nave oilIE BNtn SoLloW'
GU must NOT say nlat; she saih Soiuy.
you are powerful 10 help Her aid 10
counsel her' AS LOT me- am a weak
woman: II fault there was II was mine. 60
noW-noW 'ilat am iorglNeh-to MaFitZd:
She expects YOU told her would send
you.
The door was suddenly burst open ana
stefan entered
breaking in. The baron and those with him
Will ii,1 hold mem as I ION as POSSIBLE.