The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15

"No. your Highntss: we shall both
take the train for Paris. Gretchen.
you will be happy"
Gretcheg ran and flung herself into
HDdegarde's arms. and the Two of
them wept. Hildegarte pushec
Gretchen away gently
~CoTno. Gather, H-e have 80 hitle
time,
And This was the sum 81 the duke $
revenge.
III never took Carmichael long 10
MAKE up his nina uenntely lac
aouna hts oiu ITleHd the cabman IA
ahe Plata, and tney grove llhe mao
10 the consuiatt. An naur- there
suffioed TO oi0se his diplomatic career
an1 seal IL hermeucai4S the clerk,
however. would - on ike Tenhy-
saL,S hook Aer-Ana- LnL- ever.
Next he went tU the residence al his
banker ia the honlg strasse and got
together att htS afalla hte funds.
Eleven . clock found lum IN MS rooms
at the Grand Hotel, fegeriShiy pack
ing his trunk and bag. Paris Tie
would CO. also, even IL they passed
on to the remote ends of the world.
The train stood waiting in the
gloomy Bahnnof The guards pa
troiled the platform. Presently three
men came out Of the station door.
TWO were officers; the third, Colonel
won Walienstein. was In civilian dress
He was sullen and depressed, o.
4 Said one of the officers: And ii Is
the express command Of General
pucwitz that yon will return here
under pain OF death Is that eS-
plielt7''
TT is The colonel got into his
4 com parfment and slammed the door
vicionsly.
In the next compartment sat Grum~
bach. He was smoking his faithful
pirsa He WAS. withaI, content, This
was far more satisfactory than stand
ing up before the firing line. And
besides. he had made history. IN
.Ehrenstein that night. they would not
forget the name OF Breunner right
away To America, with clean
slate and . reposefui conscience. it
mas mara- than he had any reason
able right 10 expect, Teckla' lie
laughed sardonically. She was no
doubt sound asleep by this time, ana
the end OF the chapter would never
be written for her. What fools these
young men accounting wers9 War and
faminina and pestiience. did these not
always follow at the heels Of women?
IA
the door opened and man jumped
IN He tossed mis- bag into the cor
ner and pumped Down in the seat
Captain 2''
Y "you. Hans"
Yes Where are Won going"
II am weary. Of Dreiberg, SO / am
taking little vacation
For now long ?" suspieious'y.
@oh. for ever So long!" cvasivcsr.
& a5rh fu 90 Z a
opposite seat and prepared TO go 10
sleep.
IN Hans said nothing more. He was
full of wisdom. He had an idea The
fleeing chancellor ana mis- daughter
were on the train. and he was certain
that his friend Carmichael knew H.
The lights of the city presently
vanished. and the long journey be
gan, throngh tsle great clefts in -the,
mountains. over gorges, across rivers
along wide valleys and into the
mountains again, q journey Of nearly
seventy hours Al each stop Car
michael got out. and every time he
returned Hans could read diss ppoint-
ment on his face. Still he said moth
ing He was an admirable comrade.
BY the aid If certain small briberies
on the train and in Paris Carmichael
gathered. bit by bit. that the destina-
j America But never once did he set
eyes upon her till she ana her father
mounted the gang plank to the YES
sci which was 10 carry them across
the wide Atlantic. The change IN
Herheck was pitiable. His face had
aged twenty years in these sixty odd
hours His clothes. the same he had
wdrn that ever memorable night,
hung loosely about his gaunt frame.
and there was a vacancy in his eyes
which was eloquent Of mental coll
lapse The girl quietly and tenderiy
guided him to the deck and thence tn
his state room Carmichael abided
his time.
A French newspaper contained "a
full account ~ Herbeck's corp and
his subsequent fight II also recount
ed the excitement OF the following
day. the appearance of Gretchen on
the steps Of the palace, and the great
rheuting Of the people as they ac~
claimed her the queen ot Jugendhett.
The second day ont Carmichael
first opportunity came He discover
ed Herbeok and his daughter leaning
against the rail. He watched them
uneasily, wondering how ne might
approach without startling her. AS
Ur he keyed -up his cauFaFe.
s'Good morning, your TTiehnesx. IS
ne stammcred, and inwardly cursed
his STUPIDITY.
AT the sound of his voice she turn
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