Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1907-02-08

contrltlon was Im'nss, 'ss y see 4.
Pardon, your -ss'als Sasa =
rude, ungrateful w,s,as 'splea' N
punishment lnstead J, snd Ids',.
proposal was 80 astoes 4 / reward
got myself complets,s tauulns thstl%
Whereupon, catchIS. L Y Sad
s.,.s4 srlse mood she began . -ila aata..a Y aA
sault against his reso,a.' u.s''efnha
hour she devoted her 'S'l,a' ~aa, Me
soul to the task or rsSle o. heart
pre1udices- fears and oD,Sas' S,ssson's; /, .'.
Ing his protestatlons ss'' ssS'l0ns III
ally, unconscious Of NJ 10y and
very enthusiasm was ho, 81! Aal
him. The first signs or osrS',asIasAa vsse
splred her afresh and at "ssselllE ~.
riding over him rougbsOoS ,a1' sAe
victor, She made promises ,s4' tAa.I ! l
herself could not have ms6ai uas \ ls
eu inducements that never II a'.,. w
carried out although IN Il, ,aas v,
dld not know It to be 50; 4, Il. ~ ",
such pictures Of ease. co~,Ill ,us aIas
pleasure that he wondered 'nlS' rSS /. v
ty did not exchange place' " w NJ
servants. In the end, Overc0ms M
spirit of adventure and ! dss's. ls y
near her, he agreed to enter ' M ~. Y
for six months, at the eSnI,.,.' ,'''
which time he was TO be reIe0ssa '',
all obligations If he 80 deslrsa
But my friends in the NJ,
highness," he said in surrs.S.,l -
"what is to become Of themg ' Tsa
waiting for me out there ii fra ~,,l
ness. ! am not base enough i ,'' M
them" w
Cant you get word to thenp J.
asked eagerly. LET them cam. N
the city too. We will provide II n
poor fellows, believe me.p
"That, at least, is Impossible 4.
highness," he said, shaking m NJ NJ
sadly. "You will have to sav n
before you can bring them WITHIN n
city gates. My only hope Is that gns y
may. be here tonight. He has DelnI
sion to enter, and am expectIDgIh
today or tomorrow"
"You can send word to them Aa
you are sound and SAFE and yOp /,
tell them that Graustark soldiers Nj
be instructed to pay no attention
them whatever. They shall not hA
turbed." He laughed outright at &
enthusiasm. Many times during
eager conversation with Balda 4
had almost betrayed the fact that \
was not the princess. Some Ot NJ
expressions were distinctly unrI
and some Of her slips were hoDa
as she viewed them In retrospect
"What am /? Only the humble III
hunter, hunted to death and eager
a short respite. Do with me as "a
like, your highness. You shall bq
princess and sovereign for six mont
at least" he said, signing "PeInni
Is for the best"
"You are the strangest man l'yegu
seen,' she remarked, puzzled bgl
expression.
That night Franz appeared at b
hospital and was left alone with b
dos for an hour or more, What paa
between them no outsider kAeI
though there were tears in the eyal
both at the parting. But Franz dida
start for the pass that night, as Y
had expected. Strange news bad 60
to the ears of the faithful old follow
and he hung about GanlOOk "
morning came, eager to catch the
of his leader before 1t was too late,
The coach was drawn up In trOal
+ha hosnitaI at 8 O'Clock, Beverly
umphant in command. BaldOs g
down the steps slowly, carefully
yorlng the newly healed llgamenll
his legs. She smiled cheerily at
and he swung his raklsh bat
There was no sign Of the black p
Suddenly he started ana peeleu
tently into the little knot o. "
near the coach. A look Oh aux
crossed his face. From the crow
yanced a grlzzled old begsai,
boldly extended his hand Dl
grasped the proffered hand ana
stepped into the coach. NO one sa1
bit of white paper that passed
Franz's palm into the poSses'., !.
Baldos. Then the coach was ~
Edelweiss, the people Of Ganl'0I
loving the unusual spectacle o. =
terious and apparently undistlngu
stranger sitting in luxurious sa''
side a fair lady in the royal e0a'
Graustark.