The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10

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In the afternoon, while the princess was taking her
inevitable rest which is a part all Italians daily
routine, Honor slipped from the boudoir where they
had been sitting together, and made her way down
the great staircase OF marble that between the
state rooms
She had taken a sudden resolution. She had written
a letter to Mr.. Vaughan and she had told him of
the position in which they were. 81 sure harm
Is meant to the princess" she wrote. "she needs
friend badly. Can you come here and
suit with what done?"
He was her one friend and helper in Rome She
sh s.netyey turned TO him for help in her anxiety
DONE. quickly and expertly, It would be like CLEAN
tn. she made through
great gates the entrance we've securely locked and
f0T es she had you'd se IN the Rg ns
one Of them could mount horse and ride to Rome
herself authority to give him orders but the princess
crossed the vide eouryard skrtng the SHADOW of
the w Of az 9e aood gf snd
me men must be having their afternoon siesta
sternaton the stalls that should have held the horses
with dropped shafts but netReG 6arness me nor Rorse
were to be seen The where the men should have
What could this mean? What had become OF horses
they must have been stolen away that the princess
prince had seen In her sudden u1expeced arrival
him his chance He could MAKE her r his M wS
6 ese an eaS S 1t vas only to take away her
%o5d7 that more rssSp than before It
to help her ana to set e her ~i'h0u' oeay
w as S the 5S s q he Sso
for the third time that afternoon found the
TINS time for she knew where to put her feet She
the heavy door. No it was not fastened as she had
S bG r for was nome Of securing %
G n or bolt to prevent any one making his out
searching through the little for big
inside the passage and use to block the door
b she nges s1a the hose edge Of s thickt Of um
sight Of distant whirl of dust that ran
unTsyse By 'GSa of goats s0e or
dust Cloud SURPRISED that y one 20 o9 s e
smpe eb egS sSeentng fresh danger in even SO
long low body, painted dark red, amid the whrl Of
Fes9gn7ed that it was motor swiftly approaching
1t came upon her with spring of inspiration Here
SCRAMBLED ep on the bS she E sGd but seize him She
and tearing her handkerchief from her pocket she
with ohsT han Ths motor Of pse sa
speed As it o ve with Rt mot 6e at
ma hT aust cloud floating round IT. and she that
cap and asked in rather poor Italian there any
ally to i h OF so 5a a b Fad lady waving
old castle might PERHAPS On have wh a
eOun STa for TGu his so surprise RS Rome, w.,
letter for asked 6reathess and c sdGFE
asking YOU held out his hand With ns t1ne
dropped w {Gp F rGi sto that .
nv ~s so sure GieTtainiy VIII do it with pleasure
Instead notes fancied %hen t sa%
For just a second Honor hesitated. Then she
here She Would She a oS
The strange man looked mystfhed but he bowed
aga i viii do your commission with great pleas
te @s up Pb at the fFOTFnPF height You
out G of wheTe am must have come considerably
1T is the Castle Crescent It belongs to the car
oin She p Ts the princess is here at present"
Princes Fava Crescent NY pFincess TSen he
have Teyot the pleasure OF knowing We met once in
Honor stared with open interest "oh. are you the
5Engiishman who saved her life at the Lido? Then
az am Lord Wntacre ga Has she really to1d vou
sDSuf 5 msy ne said with eagerness she left
L nave never been able to find word about her
bfr placer He glanced at the grim walls above
she lives in Rome, at the Palazzo Lorenzo She
ti 0py m mere for little time cannot tell any
want help for her That letter asked you to take Is
He turned it in his hand and glanced at the name
On i IT, r Hanghani know the man-know him rather
If may III come back here at once. If there's any
shars 70 De done for Princess Crescent claim my
Honor was in confusion of pleased bewilderment
called the only she could have loved. This was
been hateful her thought that he had apl
thing to done for hers She ssd sSe is IS E real
need am afraid. I will tell You when You come
nodded and smiled as he raised some mysterious
speed ike an Honor sooa anS Watced
the dust cloud about IT as il swept of sight
She went back inside the little door in haste now
to tell the princess of this wonderful adventure She
stopped to shut the door, pushing tight. As she
was engaged with il she heard the sound siouchng
steps and low voices coming round the rock outside.
Two men were talking In Italian, stumbling and
hating as they went. There is door somewhere
here that he bade have Of she heard one
say to the other. But the devil may have me II I
know where II is" The other cursed and spat 1T
enough If we see that all the gates end doors out of
the old rat hole fast he said, with a 1.-THE
business is to let of the little out now they
are Gagged. If should let wing hutter VISIT
il You and ]. Giovanni excellence"
They passed out of hearing, still grumbng and
Honor caught her breath. These
Caesars ru1an followers set to prevent their leaving
the castle. There need indeed, outside help.
More and the conviction forced itself into her
heart that there peril, grave and threatening,
this place and all that about iperil to her prin
cess and to those with her, peril to who crossed
the black path of the prince. It with
denly pale and serious, and step weighted with
anxiety and dread. that she more went up the
long, broken flight Of dinly lighted steps and stood
again in the hall Of the Hercules under the shadow Of
the bronze statue.