Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-01

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 i Williamson has Sophy Gfouch! Ana | ox+roo+od +ho you are - Baroness bullet. but I'm
 afraid he's very bad. You won't take MT. Williamson away until-until it's settled-one way or the other, will you?"
 Neither Basil nor I will leave so long as we can be of the least service to you," he told her.
 With a sudden impulse she put her hands in his. Its strangely good to find you here tonight-so strange and sc good. It gives me strength, and l want strength. Oh, my friends are brave men, but you-well, there's some thing in home and the same blood, l suppose"
 Dunstanbury thought that there was certainly something in having two Eng lishmen about, instead of Kravonians only, but such blunt sentiment might not be acceptable. He pressed her hands as he released them.
 T rejoice in the chance that brings us here. You can have every confidence in Basil. He's a first rate man. But tell me about yourself. We have time now, haven't we?'
 Really, suppose we have. Mon seigneur has been put to sleep, but couldn't sleep. Come. we'll go up on the wall'
 They mounted on to the city wall just by the gate and leaned against the moldering parapets. Below lay Lake Talti in the moonlight, and beyond it the masses of the mountains. Yet while Sophy talked Dunstanbury's eyes sel- dom left her face-nay, once or twice he caught himself not listening, but only looking. tracing how she had grown from Sophy Crouch in her scul- lery to this. He had never forgotten the strange girl. Once or twice he and Basil had talked of her. He had re- sented Lady Meg's brusque and un- ceremonious dismissal of her protege. In his memory, half overgrown, had lain the mark on Sophy's cheek. Now here she was. in Kravonia, of all places Baroness DObrava. of all people! And what else. who knew? The train of events which had brought this about was strange, yet his greater wonder was for the woman herself
 And here we arer' she ended, with a woful smile. If monseigneur lives think we shall win. For the moment we can do no more than hold volseni. think we can do that But presently, when he's better and can lead us. we shall attack. Down in Slavna they won't like being ruled by the countess and StenOvics as much as they expect. Little by little we shall grow stronger" Her voice rose a little. At last mon selgneur will sit firm on his throne" she said. Then we'll see what we can do for Kravonia. It's a fine country and rich. Lord Dunstanbury. and out. side S'lvna the people are good ma terial We shall be able 10 make 1t very different if monseigneur lives"
 And if not?" he asked in a low voice.
 What is 1t 10 me except for mon- selgneur? If he dies Her hands thrown wide in a gesture of despair ended her sentence.
 If she lived and worked for Kravonia It was for monseigneur's sake With out him. what was Kravonia 10 her? Such was her mood. Plainly she took no pains to conceal it from Dunstan- bury. The next moment she turned 10 him. with q smile You think I talk strangely. saying. 'Well do this and that Yes. you must. and it's sudden ly become strange to me 10 say ito say it to you. because you've brought back the old things tO my mind. and all this is so out of keeping with the old thinG-vith Sophy Crouch and Julia Robins and Morpingham. But until you came if didn't seem strange Ev- erythinz that has happened since came to this country seemed to leap up to ito bring it about naturally and ir- resistibly. I forgot till just now how funny it must sound to yOu-and how how bad. suppose. Well you must sccustom yourself 10 Kravonia- It's lot EsseI. you know
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 | shah be with nonseigneuT If he HveS.- she answered
 Yes. f vas stTzngs- let already. even 10v-whsn be had known her again for half an hour. had seen her and talked to ber-graduaIly and in- siiioussy fl began to seem less strange. less fsntastic. nore natural Dunstan- t1ry had t0 give himself a mental