Putnam patriot., 1909-09-24

those d0GSp aSke0 the master. WNh a kindly smile.
 ~Sahib. dc net % among them to- day" implered Selim impnlslveiy.
 .sThey are expecting me. Selim. If don't come thcs vii know that have nunked They'll know l am afraid es them
 Do not so today persisted Selin soczesiiy Suddenly he starscd leQs> inS insently te the lest along tho llae of the aIil. Chase followed the dieeS- ton of his gaze and uttered sharp exclamation es surprise.
 Several hundred yards away. out lined against the hine Sky beyond the knoh. stood the motiouiess figure of a horse and its riders w0mss in a green habit. Chase turned his horses $ head and reae rapsiiy toward her. She had left the road to ride out upon the crest of the green knob Chase wss in the need Co curse her temerEty
 As he came ap over the slope she turned in the saddle to watch his ap- praach. He had time to see that two grooms from the stables were in the road below her. She smiled as he drew up beside her. not noticing his uncen- scious frown.
 50 those are the fabulous mines of Japat. .' she said gayly. without other greeting Where is the rcd glow from the rueiesy
 "Who gave you permission to ride So far from the chsteauy' he demanded. almost harshly. She booked at him in amaze ment
 Am a trespasser?" she asked coldly.
 sI beg your pardon" be said quickly. "l did not mean to offend. Don't yeu know that it Is not safe for you to-
 "Nonscnsel. she exclaimed. T am not afraid of your shadows. Why should they disturb mer'
 Look" He pointed to the distant assemblaga. Those are not shadows. They are men. and they are making ready to transform themselves Into beasts Before long ttey will strike. von Blitx and Rasula have sunk my warships. You must understand that 1t is dangerous to leave the chateau on such rides as this. Come, We will start back together-at onee.s
 Il protest, Mir. Chase. that you have no right to say what shall do or'--
 "It isn't question of right. You are nearly ten miles from the chateau. in the most unfrequented part of the island. Some day you will not return to your friends. It will be too late 10 hunt for you then"
 How very thrilling" she said. with a laugh.
 .1 beg of you. do not treat it so lightly" he said. so sharply that she flushed. He wAs looking intently in the direction of the men. She was not slow to see that their position had been discovered by the miners. will you come with me newy'
 Ut seems so absurdl But l will come, of course. have no desire to cause you any uneasiness."
 AS they rode swiftly back to the tree lined road faint chorus of yells came to them across the valley. For some distance they rode without speaking a word to each other. They had tray- ersed two 0dles of the soft dirt road before Chase discovered that Selim was the only man following them. The two men who had come out with the princess were not in sight.
 .rhe dogs, So. you see. princess your escort was not to be trusted, said Chase grimly.
 But they have stolen the horses, she murmured irrelevantly. They be long to the chateau stables"
 Which direction did they take. Sc. 1imy"
 They rode off by the Carter's high way, exceIleney. toward Arafat"
 Tt may not appeal to your vanity your highness. but it is my duty to in form you that they have gone to re port our clandestine meeting"
 "Clandestinel What do you mean sirr
 .'The islanders are watching ne like hawks Every time l am seen with any one from the chateau they add a fresh nail to the coffin they are prepar ing for me. It's really more serious than you imagine. l must therefore IOfDlQ you 10 rue pHislue ei the ptth
 "I dare say you are right. Mir Chase. she said at last, quite frankly 'I thank you"
 T am glad that you urderstand.' he said simply. His gaze was set straight before him. keen. alert, anxious.
 "I begin to fear. Mir. Chase" she said. with a faint smile, that Lady Deppingham deceived me in suggest ing Japat as rest cure. It may in terest you to know that the court al Rapp-Tborberg has been very gay this winter. My brother. christobal, has been with us after two years absence He came with his wife from the ends of the earth. and my father forgaye him in good earnest Christobal was very disobedient fin the old days. He refused to marry the girl my father chose for him. Was 1t not foolish of himf"
 Not if 1t has turned out well in the