Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-11-10

| Come here. you gypsyp' The duke
seized Herbeck's hand and pressed II
down f1ercely or the desk. Look at
that and tell nle II 1t Is not the hand
| OF a Judas!'
'"That Is the hand. highness," said
the gypsy without hesitation.
| The duke flung the hand aside. As
he did SO something snapped in Her
beck's brain, though at that instant
| he was not conscious OF 1t.
| 1T was you-you! It was your hand
| that wrecked my life-yours. All, Is
there such villainy2 Are such men
born and do they live? My wife dead,
my own heart broken. Arnsberg ruin
ed and disgraced! And these two chill
dren, which Is mine2 Villain. what
have you TO say? What was your pur.
pose?"
How many years, thought Herbeck.
had he been preparing for this mo-
| ment? How long had he been stee1ing
his heart against this very scene2 Flu
tile dream! He drew himself together
with supreme effort. He would face
this hour as he had always planned to
face It. Found out! He looked at his
finger touched 1t with an impersonal
curiosity He had forgotten all about
such possibility. A little finger to
have stopped the wheel OF so great a
scheme. Irony!
s'Your highness,' he said, his voice
soft and strangely clear, Il have been
waiting for this hour. So am found
intendsr'
"You speak of God? You blaspheme!''
Bear with me for space. shall
not hold you long"
"But why? What have I done to
you that you should wreck all I hold
dear?"
Herbeck fumbled with his collar Il
have practically governed this country
for sixteen years. In that time I have
made it prosperous and happy have
given you a substantial treasury. I
have made you an army. | have
brought peace where you would have
brought war. To my people God will
witness that I have done my duty as
I saw It. One day | fell the victim
OF mad dream. And to think that
almost Wonp'
and IY' said Hildegarde, her hands
clinched and pressed against her bos-
ON. What have you done to me, who
am innocent OF any wrong? What
haua vo47 Ga1o -
"You, my child? ] have wronged
you greatest Of all The wrong have
done to you Is irreparable All, have
not my arms hungered for the touch OF
you. my heart aehed for the longing
OF you? To see you day after day.
always humble before you, always
glad to kiss the back Of your hand
Have not lived In hell. yo'sr high
ness?" turning to the duke.
What am |. and who am 17'' whis-
pered Hildegarde. her heart almost
ceasing to beat.
II am your father''
The Grand Duke OF Ehrenstein be-
held the chancellor with that phase OF
establishment which leaves the mind
unclouded What project. What a
mind to conceive It, to perfect it down
to SO small detail as jewelers. mark
10 the gold Of the locket! And a little
finger to betray 1t. In a fash he saw
wildly all this man had undergone
day by day. unfaltering, unhesitant,
forgetting nothing. remembering every
thing but the one Insignificant item
which was to overthrow him.
Prince Ludwig took of his hat. 1sHer-
beck, you are a great politician
mo, prince replied Herbeck with
neffable sadness. Had been great
politician should have succeeded. All.
give this to my merit; self never en-
tered into this dream. It was all done
for my child"
Hildegarde did not move. nor had
she moved since the revelation.
"Hlldegarde,' said the duke, ssyou
shall become my daughter, and you
shall dwell here till the end Of your
days. will try to right the wrong
that has been done to you
mo, your highness,'' she replied.
There IS but one place for me, and
that IS at my fathers side" And res
olutely she walked to the chancellor,s
left, and her hand stole down and met
bis firmly. Ny father. forgive YOU /
she said, with quiet dignity.
You forgive met" The chancellor
could not believe his ears.