Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-11-20

the railway station to the hotel man
ager inquiring II the Nowbrays had
rome. guessed this person to be your
majesty and ventured to use my in
fiuence strongly with the manager, so
successfully that was permitted to
dictate the reply and obtain his prom
Use that the matter should he strictly
confidential. Judged that your maj
esty had meant to take the Orient ex.
press. but had missed It, and. as you
telephoned from the station, had ne
doubt that you intended to follow
either by the next train or by special.
Soon learned that no special had been
ordered by any one. ascertained the
time of the next train and sought your
majesty in it. Had my eloquence then
prevailed with you should have urged
your return with me. and thus you
would have been spared the useless
journey to Felgarde. AS you remained
obstinately faithful. however. con-
sidered myself fortunate to have you
out of the way, so that could hurry
back. and. unhampered by your sus-
PIGEONS, set about learning still more
facts to Miss Mowbray's discredit or
inventing a few If those which UNI
doubtedly existed could not be unearth-
ed in time"
Surprising that Count Won Brett
STEMS boasted franknsss had led him
to make these statements, 1t ts proba-
BILE that Rhaetia would not long have
retOiced in Il chancellor 90 wise and SO
self sacrificing.
1t was we'll enough for the old man
to declare his willingness to retire II
his master desired 1t. but he had count
ed. as people who risk all for great
ends do count. on not being taken at
his word. He loved power because he
had always had 1t. and without power
life would not be worth the living,
but 1t was honestly for the oountry's
sake and for Leopold's sake rather
than his own that he desired to hold
and keep his high position. Without
his strong hand to seize the helm
should Ieopold's fail for some careless
instant he conscientiously believed that
the ship Of state would he lost.
He had done his best to disillusion
a young man tricked into love for an
adventures. Now neither as chancel-
l0r nor friend could he make further
open protest unless favored by fate
with some striking new development
There were nevertheless other ways
Of working and he had but taken the
first step toward interference. He
meant. since worse had come to worst,
to 60 on relentlessly, and he would
hardly have considered 1t criminal to
destroy woman Of the type to which
he assigned Helen Mowbray, provided
no means less stringent suficed to
snatch her from the throne Of Rhaetia.
There were many plans seething in
the chancellor's head, and Bgon's help
might lie necessary. He might even
have to go 80 far a. to bribe Egon 10
ktdnap the girl and sacrifice himself
by marrying her out of hand before
she had chance to learn that the
emperor was ready to meet her de-
mands. Egon had been attentive to
Miss Mowbray. 1t might well be be.
lieved even by the emperor that the
young man had been madly enough In
love to act upon his own initiative, IN
Influenced by his brother.
The chancellor's first act on parting
with Leopold was to telegraph Captain
Won Rreitstein to meet the train by
which he would return to Kronburg,
Therefore on arriving at the station he
was not surprised to see Egon's hand
come face prominent among others less
attractive on the crowded platform.
"Well?' questioned the young man
as the old man descended.
I'm sorry to say it Is very far from
well. But between us we shall, hope.
Improve matters. You have kept your
self au courant with everything that
has happened in the camp Of the en-
emy?"
Eyes"
lis anything stirring?'
"Say amy one.' and can answer you
more easily. Who do you think has ar
rived at the hotel?''
"The devil. probably, to complicate
Matters
'1've heard him called so. but good
looking devil and devilishly pleasant. l
met him In his motor, in which he'd
driven into town from his new toy, the
hunting lodge in''-
what! You mean the Prince
"Of Darkness. you've just named
him." Egon gave laugh at his own
repartee but the chancellor heard nei-
;ther. His hard face frightened. "That's
WELL" said he grimly. Here we have
|just the young man to see us through
this bad pass II he's as good looking
as ever and in his usual mood for mis-.