The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-08

/ her eyes closed, in a kind of supor
had not heard him. But, as he took
her hand and pressed it to his lips,
/ his cheek, she quivered, opened her
eyes and looked at him.
With a cry, sob of joy, Of pas
sionate love. she raised herself on
her elbow, her arm stretched out
to him He caught her to his breast
and held her here. murmuring sof,
broken words of pity, OF love, Of re
assurance
When. after awhile, he went into
the next room, he found the Prn-
cess waiting for him. She had recoy-
cred from the cruelest blow that
Fate had ever dealt her. or. If no,
recovered. had called to her aid all
womans powers of endurance, and
infinite capacity of suffering in Sc
cret and in silence. The face she
turned to him was pale enough and
set she even forced a smile, though
no pen can tell what that smile
cost her. The man she had loved,
worshipped, was lost to her forever
belonged heart and soul TO another
woman
"She is better, stronger al
ready" he said still agtatedly.
Her heart is full of gratitude 10
you, Princess, As for me-'ah. we'll
can't tell you, never shall be abe
to tell you--, And now what is
to be done? seem scarcely able
to think
81 have been thinking for YOU,
Ronald" she said very quietly she
must be taken away to England
Yes" he broke in eagerly, but
despairinely. "But how"
by the yacht" she said.
But can't go'" he exclaimed.
Il cant leave poor Smithers. She
cant go alone
II know" said The Princess, with
culver of her lips droop Of her
eyelids. Il will take her NO; don't
thank me-" she went on quickly,
breathlessly. as he strove 10 break
in with words of gratitude. TT is
very little to do for you. | would
do much more. much more, for You
and for her-than this. Ronnie.
He gave up the idea OF attempt
ing to thank her.
Il will have closed carriage
for you: you shall go to the yacht
at once. | will write an order TO
the captain to sail Immediately. If
possible, will join you at Mar
settles, but I can say nothing about
that; all depends on Smithers--if
we can move him"
81 know" she said 81 will go mp
to her and get her ready"
He nodded.
u have said goodbye he said
in a low voice his face averted.
You will take care of her? But
I know you will. You have proved
yourself a true friend to me. Prin-
cess: we shall never forget it.
Goodbye, must go to that poor
fellow. and face the music what
ever it may be-"
He wrung her hand, looking into
her eyes with the gratitude which
men find il so hard to express In
words and she met his gaze with
look which. though she tried
4 TO mask il, would have told him
/ all would have revealed her So
cret if ne had not been too alb
sorbed in thinking Of Cara 10 heed
il.
In less than half an hour Cara
/ was carried down by him 10 the
carriage. They had already taken
leave of each other alone. but Cara
clung to him for a moment, and
the Princess had to look on with
a white face while the lovers kissed
each other. Immediately the car
riage had started, Ronald drove to
the villa. He found the police
! there
Now as is well known, there =
nothing Monte Carlo detests so much
as row of any kind, and when
one occurs. the first thing the an-
thorities do is to hush it up. Il Is
popularly supposed that q certain
number Of suicides take place every
year I'm this earthly paradise Of the
weak. the foolish. the vicious: but
the authorities Of Monte Carlo
strenuously deny the truth of snch
rumors. If a man is found lying
dead in the gardens. outside the
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