Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-30
CHAPTER VII.

ABOUT the best heroes / ever heard OF
one is a good prince and the other
bad prince. Which would you rather
De. AnatoleF"
"Oh. but the good prince. OF course.
replied NJ Neaudry. good humoredly
conceaing his vexation at being con
stanuy interrupted in his snatched
tete-a-tete with the chld's sister.
Both OF EN- have so many hair
breadth escapes I just can't tell wheth-
er Ia rather be the good one or the
bad one sighed the General Think
Of this The good prince is in secret
passage. and the bad prince gets IL
walled up az both ends. but the good
prince has got n slow fuse lcadiu-
through q crack 90 n barrel OF Cunpow
der under the bad princes throne
where he's sitting. but he doesn't
know about it. What kind Of time was
that 20 tell anybody ne couldn't hear
the rest tin after breakfast
Drink your milk OF you shall never
hear any more" threatened Mime. Ia.
vezac. And the child obedientIy but
unwiiiingly seized The huge glass and
attempted 90 drain 10 nc draft.
You are pale like the camellsa." muir
INJURED NJ. Neaudry. rcsuming his teto-
a-tete with Miss Randall. 1T is only
the air Of the plantation YOU need to
make you the rose. and we are eo'u-
20 make you reuouuce these black: We
go'n' 10 persuade you 90 wear both the
rose and the camclla in your dress
once more"
mot yet" said the girl sternly. du-
gering her black dress.
81 know what you mean" he re-
turned. with deep significance. yet
tell you I think you are rou' 90 take
on your mourning at the plantation
When YOU DO then you viii listen to
what have KEEP in my heart So long
Il viii not listen Co any other man
before then.' she interrupted IstIeSs.
~. "Why Is Colonel Moreau not Goo
come with usF' she added abruptly.
turning 90 her aunt. 81 have such inn
patience go meet him. Are we not to
SEQ hing
oh ycs. Possibly he may come
in time 60 start with u.s." returned
Nine. Davezuc. rcscu.uc the General
from strauCuiatlon as Dee again ate
tempted to drain his milk at q draft
ia order Go the sooner return 90 'Thc
Two princcs-A Romance"
III Colonc. Norcau doesn't come.
said Ann Picydeu. "that leaves au
empty seat in the carriage. Adele.
won't YOU ask Auatoic to take 90 u.
stead OF riding ou horseback
Certainly. I do" replied Miss Ran
.rr
voice. And, although the young creole
impulsiveiy kissed her hand, she rc.
manned as strangely cmouonless and
expreSsiOnlesS.
Come she added colorlessly: "you
and !, Ann, have our packing 90 Gu.
ish"
And there IS "a packing case in the
courtyard" sighed Mime pavczac.
"Win you see Tor me n 70 h. secure.
dear Anatolef" Then as the two girls
left the room she added gravely.
Adele has always been fonder Of you.
Anatole than OF any other man. You
must help 20 rouse her from this
gloom. She wears that mourning now
more than a year. Ugh, She broods
she Is SO bitter. SO strange SO i'm.
pulsive, SO fun OF morbid impulse
Because her father had no one 10 pro
tect him the poor child thinks she
should befriend all the world which
is in trouble. Last week one day com
ing home from the cathedral she has
given her warm cloak 90 ragged wo-
man in the street. That was in the
rain. You must help 20 rouse her. cher
Anatole, from this gloom"
1T is no secret from all what
would give TO make 'er happy once
more he replied, with gloomy sin
cerity.
When the young creole and his host
ess joined the others az their packing
the General. unnoticed and temporarily
forgotten. had taken his book and Sc
GREETED himself under the table. in
which city OF refuge he hoped TO fol
low without interruption the further
adventures Of his two heroes. With all
a childs adaptation 10 environment IL
was not long before he became com
pletely absorbed in the romance. Pres
emily vague and disturbing cries came
stealing in through the open window.
and these he impatiently shook of. for
natural! inQuisitiyeneSs as TO their ORR
gin was trivial compared TO the fate
OF the two princes. But the voices re
fused 10 be thus lightly dismissed. Ex-
cited cries Of: He went this way.
Look in that courtyard. He turned
this corner" certainly merited the
earnest attention and searching inquiry
OF every healthy eight-year-old whose
native inquiSitiveness cannot be damp
ened by being dragged from bed be
fore dawn OF discouraged by the pros
pect OF an AL day journey. After all,
exciting fact is superior 20 exciting fc-
ton. for the former is but temporary
while the latter is comparatively per
manent-to be used as z stimulant Cr
sedative when real life Is lacking 81
appeal.
Turning around and looking up from
under the table. the Generals inquir.
ing eyes met those OF Cameo Kirby.
who. standing motioniess by the cur
t&ins. was warily scanning the room
For a long moment man and boy mute
" estimated each Other. too SURPRISE