Putnam patriot., 1909-08-13
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 By GEORGE BARR \ MCUICHf0N Il Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead U O Co
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
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fa touch ne. sle CEleu. uf3 WIng aWay from her tormentor. her voice trem. Hing with anger The little conduct er,s manner changed on the instant He gave a snari of rage.
 .Rv heaven. I'll make you pay for this some day. You shall learn what man can do with woman such as you are You
 Just at that moment a tall figure lpaped from the shadows and confront ed the auivering musician. heavy hand fell upon his collar. and he was almost jerked from his feet, half ehoked. half paralyzed with alarm Not q word was spoken. Chase whirled the presumptuous suitor about uDiil he faced the gates to the garden Then. with more force than he reaiiz- ed. he applied his boot to the person of the offender--onee. twice. thrice.
 The princess stared. wide eyed and unbelleving upon the brief tragedy She saw her tormentor hurled vicious ly toward the gates and then. with new alarm. saw him pick himself up from the ground. writhing with pain and anger. lis sword flashed from is scabbard as. with q scream of rage he dashed upon fhe tail intruder She saw Ghase-even in the shadows she knew him fo he the Ameriean-she saw Chase lightly leap aside. avoiding tHe thrust for his heart Then. as if he were playing with 1 child. he wTest ed the weapon from the conductors hand. snapped the blade in two pieces and threw them off Into the bushes.
 .Skips' WAS his only word. It was a command that no one in Rapp-Thor- berg ever had heard before.
 You shall pay for this!" screamed the conductor, tugging at his collar. "Seoundrel. Dog! Beast. What do you mean? Murdereri Robber! As sassin.''
 You know what mean, you little shrimpt' roared Chase. skip. Don't hang around here a second longer or In'- And he took threatening step toward his adversary. The latter turn ed tail and ran twenty paces or more in heartbreaking time. then, realizing that he was not pursued. stopped and shook his first at his assailant.
 Come. 'Genevra." he gasped. but she remained as if rooted to the spot. He waited an instant and then walked rapidly away in the direction of the palace. Baggs grasped Chase by the shoulder, shook him and exclaimed when it was too late:
 You blooming ass, do you know what you've done?''
 .fThe miserable cur was annoy ing the princess" muttered Chase. strengthening his cuffs. vaguely realiz. ing that he had interfered too hastily
 "Gonfound it. man. he's the chap she's going to marry"
 -Marry?" gasped Chase.
 'sThe hereditary prince of Brabetz- Karl Brabetz.'
 Good Lord!"
 You must have known
 How the dev- Of course I didn't know" groaned Chase. But. hang it all. man, he was annoying her. She was nouting him for 1t. She said she despised him. don't understand"-
 The princess came forward into the light of the path. There was a quaint little wrinkle of nireb about her lips. which trembled nevertheless. but her eyes were full of solicitude.
 I'm sorry. sir.- she began nervous ly. You have made serieus mistake. But" she added frankly. holding out her hand to him -yoa meant to de- fend me- I thank you.r
 Chase bowed low over her hand. too bewildered to speak. Baggs was pull ing at his mustache and looking nerv- ously in the direction which the prince had taken.
 Hell be back here with the guard he muttered
 He will go to my father" said Ge- nevra. her voice trembling He will be very angry. am sorry. indeed. that you should have witnessed oar our scene. Of course you could no1 have known who he was
 II thought he was a. But fn any event. your highness. he was annoying you" supplemented Chase eagerly. You will forgive me if I've caused you even greater. grAver annoyance What can do to set the matter rignff can explain my error to the duke He'll understand"
 Perhaps you'd better go at once.- said the princess. rather pa- thetieaily. My father will not over look the indtgnity toto my-to his te.<x. S- take extreme aneasures."
 -PorE1ve me- muttered the hapless Chase
 ~If would not be proper in me to say that l could tless you for what you have done.- she said. 90 nAfveiy that he nftsA bis eyes to hers ahA let his heart escape heasenward.
 The whole veeid will call me | bungling. stuptA ass fer not knowing who he was" sad Chase. with . wretched smile
 If I were you I'd neser confess thai did not know who he was.~ she said Let the world think that you did know. It will not laugh then If you can trust your friend to keep the se- eret I am sure you can trust Ds to do the same.r
 Again Chase was speechless-fhis time with joy. She would shield aim from ridicule.
 And now please go. It grieves me te feel that I may b. the unhappy cause of misfortune to you-"
 No misfortune can appali me now. murmuresl he gaIlantly. Then came the revolting realization that shs was 10 we'd the little musician The thought burrf from his lips before he