The Marshall republican., 1908-08-28

Wild geese t"aaG happen to Know
II those you seek are sill ut their
tel In kronburg When | heard from
' brother Egun that they were lcnv-
. Schloss I.yndalbcrg suddenly and
.crc;ly | went Immediately To Kron.
itrg and called upon the ladies. Ny
Intention was to fri-h.cs t,lom away
~ telling them that the fraud vas
found out and they had better disnp.
pear dcccntly Of their own accord I'M
.ess They wished To be assisted over the
frontier. They actually dared refuse
10 zee me. alleging as an cxcuse the
sudden Illness of their companion.
which had prevented their leaving
Kronburg. M they intended. While was
awaiting this answer ! learned that
some person was tclegrnpbing FROM
the railway station 10 the hotel man.
uger iuquiring If the Mowbrays had
gone. ] guessed this person TO he your
majesty aud vcnturcd to use my In.
fiuencc strongly with the manager, so
successfully that ! was permitted 10
dictate the reply and obtain his prom.
~ fthN Nh' hlNAN'l l'Nll w " ~
confidential. I Judged that your mai.
csty had meant Il take the Orient OK.
press. but had missed II. aud. M you
telepboned from the station, ] had no
doubt that you Intended TO follow
either by the next train or by q special.
Soon I learned that no special had been
ordered by any one. ! asccrtuincd the
i Ala. - a.. .a.s t..l. u.I unttVlg tsnttr
majesty IN II. Had my %eloIucncc then
| prevailed with you I should have urged
| your return with me. aud thus yor
| would have been spared the useless
| journey TO Fclgardc. As you remained
obstinatcly faithful, however. ] con
| sidered myself fortunate 10 have you
| out OF. the way. 80 that ! could hurry
back. and. u%nhampered by your sus'
| plclons. set about learning still more
facts 10 Miss Mowbray's dlscrcdlt OF
inventlng n few II those which un'
doubtcdly existed could not be uncarth.
ed In time"
Surprising that Count von Brett
STEMS boosted f%rnnkness had led HIN
To make these statements. IL IL proba
BILE that Rhaetln would not long hnv,
rcIoIced IN n chancellor 80 wise aud 10
self sacrificing.
It was well enough for the old mar
TO declare his willingness Ia retire II
his master desired II. but he had count
cd, nv people who risk all for great
ends do count. on lot being taken al
his word. lie loved power because he
had always had II. and without powcI
life would not he worth the living
hut Il was honestly for the country'i
sake aud for I.copold's sake ratheI
than his own that he desired 10 hol'
and keep his high position. Withou
his strong hand TO seize the helm
should Leopold's fail for some careless
instant he consclentlously believed tina
the ship of state would DE lost.
lie had done his best Ia disilluslol
n young man trlckcd into love for III
adventures. Now neither as chancel
lor nor friend could he make furthe
open protest unless favored by fat,
with some striking new development
There were nevertheless other way
OF working. and he had but taken tn
first step toward interference. III
meant. since worse had come to worst
to go on relentlessly. and lie woul'
hardly have considered It criminal I
destroy n woman OF the type to whic'
he assigned Helen Mowbray. provide
no means less stringent sutiiced (
snatch her from the throne of Rhaetia
There were many plans seething !
the chancellor's head. and Egon's hel
might be necessary. He might eve
have to go so far as to bride Egon 7
kidnap the girl and sacrifice himsel
by marrying her out OF hand befor
she had a chance to learn that tb
emperor was ready to meet her d.
mands. Egon had been attentive I
Miss Mowbray. 1t might well be b'
lieved even by the emperor that tn
young man had been madly enough !
love to net upon his own initiative. III
Influenced "" his BROTHER,