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and little beads Of moisture started
4 out upon the palms.
4 have seen her--I have seen her!
! 1 have seen the woman to whom my
husband was betrothed by the wicked
/ polity! l have seen the fiend who
has nourished in her viper's heart
this black hate for many years! I
have. seen the woman inswhose harpy
1 claws my little boy lies-to his own
destruction, perhaps to his death!''
| The kissing, moaning voice ceased
| The Duchess tottered and sank, half
Efainting. upon a settee.
/ Daisy rushed up to her, and though
she was terribly frightened at. the
paroxysm she had witnessed, it was
with sense of relief that the girl
saw her friend once more human and
ordinary-the terrible, accusing figure
had passed away.
Hush! hush!t hush!" she said, ear
nestly. you must not let this master
you! My dear, you must not do it!
Oh, believe me, / can quite under
stand all you must be feeling now.
4 4 can understand it thoroughly! My
whole heart goes out to you! But,
remember what has to be done! Re-
member that! Everything depends
upon our being sane and wise at this
I moment: Duchess, you said just now
that you trusted entirely in your two
friends be overcome now!,
Pull your self together. i" She
ran to the. side of the room, where
there was a table Uttered with fem
mine belongings. She snatched a
Ivinaigrette from 1t, and held the long,
green. bottle up to her friend
The pungent aroma of the salts
brought the colour back into the pale
cheeks. and in two or three minutes
! the Duchess of London sat up on the
couch, very pale and wan, but with a
slight, sad smile trembling round her
lovely. lips.
Daisy" she said. you have saved
me once more. cannot thank you
enough, but you can imagine you
would more easily imagine ii you
knew all--what felt when saw that
woman riding up in state to the
castle!a"
= can imagine everything Daisy
replied; "but just because l can do
that, don't mean to imagine any
thing. am simply waiting"
AS she spoke there was a knock at
the great. carved door.
The Duchess sat up erect imme-
diately. Her face assumed it's ordinary
expression. Her long social training,
her pride. of blood re.asserted them-
selves, and the woman who headed
the peeresses Of England became as
grave, calm. and statuesque as she
was ever seen in the society or court
of the first metropolis Of the world.
The door opened. hut 1t was ohly
little Herr Schwartz who came prairic-
ling, his face alight with eagernass
and pleasure. In one hand he Held
the historic cup Of the Prinzessinhbf,
which had just been touched by Her,
Royal Highness. The other hand gas-
ttculated with more abandon thar is.
usual in the Teuton. Y
Ghadige Frau! = he cried in his
broken English, YOU saw it all
through the window. Was ii not SO !?
Her Royal Highness touched the cup
the Prinzessinnen ofgWo hlau-L lands
kronai have always done that for
hundreds of years when they passed
this holise.f Y This is the cup. II
thought you waui, Ia like perhaps to See
It. for understand. 1 III your great
country Of America, to such relics as
these lis great honour and interest
given" a. s#a5
The Duchess smiled and took the
cup. looking at 1t curious1y, turning
1T round In her slender fingers.
w y she said, suddenly, there
Isl a great crack In the metal! What
has happened TO your cup, Herr
|Schwartz?'' s:ss s5
The little man almost snatched 1t
from his quest. ss
s.5 He turned It round in his hands
with anguished eyes, and then a
strangely puzzled expression came
over his face.
His voice fa1tered as he answered.
understand not he said must
II have knocked against the staircase
pillar. This to me great loss and
trouble Will 10.
The door or the huge room had
been left ajar, and as the little hotel
pToprietor was speaking voices were
heard ascending the stairs one that
of walter speaking hnrriedly In
[sGermansSwiss patois the other a
deep. ringing voice. In an accent SO
strongl lean that it post vely
exhaled the ,s aroma Of Nantucket
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