The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27

command that no one in Rapp-Thor-
berg ever had heard before.
you shall pay for this!' screamed
the conductor, Juggling at his collar.
"Scoundrel! Dog! Beast! What do
you mean? Murderer! Robert AS
sassinv'
'You know what l mean, you little
shrimp roared Chase. "Skip! Don't
hang around here a second longer or
III And he took a threatening step
toward his adversary. The latter turn
ed tail and ran twenty PAGES or more
in heartbreaking time, then, realizing
that he was not pursued, stopped and
shook his first at his assailant
Come. Geneva" 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 ,he
shoulder shook him and exclaimed
when it was too late:
"You blooming ass, do you know
what you've done?"
1.-THE miserable cur was annoy
ing the princess" muttered Chase,
Strengthening his cuffs. vaguely realiz-
ing that he had interfered too hastily.
"Confound it, man, he's the chap
she's going to marry"
"Marry?" gasped Chase.
'The hereditary prince of Brabetz-
Karl Brabetz"
"Good Lord!'
'NOu 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 fiouting him for it. She said she
| despised him. don't understand
The princess came forward into the
light Of the path. There was q quaint
little wrinkle of mirth about her lips,
which trembled nevertheless. but her
eyes were full of solicitude
I'm sorry. sir" she began nervous
~. "You have made a serious mistake.
But" she added frankly, holding out
her hand to him. you meant to de-
fend me. I thank you"
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-
neyra, her voice trembling. "He will
be very angry. l am sorry. indeed,
that you should have witnessed our
our scene. Of course you could not
have known who he was"
Il thought he was "a But in 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 right?
I can explain my error to the duke.
He'll understand"
"perhaps-perhaps you'd better 60
at once" said the princess. rather pa
thotically. MY father will not over
lool; the irdignity toto my-to his
future son-in-law. l am afraid he may
take extreme measures"
Forgive me-" muttered the hapless
Chase.
st would not be proper in me to
say that l could bless you for what
you have DONE" she said. so naively
that he lifted his eyes to hers and let
his heart escape heavenward.
THE Whole world will call me q
bungling, stupid ass for not knowing
who he was" said Chase, with
wretched smile.
IF l We're you I'd never confess that
/ Gid not know who he was" she said.
."Let the world think that YOU did
know. 1t will not laugh then. If Vol,
can trust your friend to keep the Sc
cret l am sure you can trust me to do
the same"
Again Chase was speechless-this
time with joy. She would shield him
from ridicule!
"And now please go! 1t grieves me
to feel that / may be the unhappy
cause of misfortune to you"
"No misfortune can appall me now,r
murmured he CALAMITY. Then came
the revolving realization that she was
to wed the little musician The
thought burst from his lips before be
could prevent: II don't believe YOU
want to marry him. He is the dukes
choice. You
And l am the dukes daughter" she
said steadily. touch of hauteur in
her voice. Coed night Goodby.
am not sorry that it has happened"
She turned and left them. walking
swiftly among the trees. A moment
later her voice anne from the shad-
o1s. quicl; and pleading.
Hasten" she called softly. They
are coming. | can see them"
ITS a devil of mess" sighed
Bags when they were far from the
walls I'm sure it will cost you your
job. if nothing else. You'll be relieved