Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-23

you all about Y
that soon If we IT. -.
have time. To- VI
night can Oly7
think of moth III ~ IT.
ing but mon $50
seigneur. Mr..
Williamson has "Sophv Crouch! And
...oa +ho yOu are - BdrOneSS
DObrdrd2'
bullet, but I'm
afraid he's very bad. You won't take
Mr.. Williamson away until-until it's
settled--one way or the other. will
your"
"Neither Basil nor 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
SO good! 1t gives me strength. and
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.
II rejoice in the chance that brings
US here. You can have every confidence
in Basil. He's first rate man. But
tell me about yourself. We have time
now, haven't we?"
Really, l suppose we have! Non
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 sell
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 SOUL
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 peoplei 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 arey' she ended, with
q w0ful smile. III monseigneur lives
think We shall win. For the moment
1--WE can do no more than hold volseni
think we can do that. But presently,
Hheh 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 little. AT last mon
Iseigneur 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 Dunsta injury. and out.
jside Slavna the peopls are good ma.
| terial. We shall be able to make I
very different II monseigneur lives"
"And II not" he asked In a low
voice.
what is 1t to me except for mon
seigneur1 II he dies"- Her hand
thrown wide in gesture Of despai
ended her sentence. t"te st
If she lived and worked for KravoniI
It was for monseigneur's sake. With
out him, what was Kravonia to her
Such was her mood. Plainly she tool
no pains to conceal 1t from Dunstan
bury. The next moment she turned t
him. with smile. "You think tall
strangely. saying. Well do this an
,thatv Yes. you must. and it's sudden
~ become strange to me to say TIT
: say it to you. because you've brough
back the old things to my mind. and al
this is SO out Of keeping with the oil
things-with Sophy Crouch and JUL
Robins and Morpingham! But unit
jyou came it didn't seem strange. Ey
erything that has happened since
came to this country seemed to leap u
! to ito bring it about naturally and II
resistibly. forgot till just now no,
funny it must sound to you-and no,
3 how bad. suppose. Well. you mus
{ accustom yourself to Krayonia. 1t
not Essex. you KNOW"
: IF the king lives?" he asked:
II shall be with monseigneur II b
r lives." she answered.
Ito Be Contlnued.)