The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
Continued From Yesterday,

Inc KING Gretchen laughed
shrtliy what Jest II this. Leopold ?"
The king. stiil holding her hands,
..Lsopoi6!" plaintively
SIN he did not speak. stiii he avert
g nis head. nut God knew that his
heart was on the rack.
The prtncess, remaining In the
background. not daring to interfere.
felt the smart Of tears In her eyes.
An. the poor tender little g0ose-giri!
The pity Of III nhis king was scour-
Leo. look at me. You are laugh
ingi Why. did we not work together
In the vineyards. and did we not plan
for the future? Al, yes! You ara !
king only to me. ! see. But II u .
cruel jest. Leopold. Smile at me!
Say somethinE!" Gretchen was hang-
Ing 70 the bars now: her body, held
N the wise Of growing terror, was al
most q dead weight.
Gretchen. forgive met despair
He asks me 70 forgive him!" dull
For being = villain. Yes" his
voice keen with agony. Il am the
king Of Jugendheit. But am ieas 4
man for that! All. God help ma, 1
have right to love like other msn.
Do not doubt me. Gretchen: do not
think that played with you. / love
You better than my crown, better than
my honor!''
Take caro-. nephew came Prince
Ludwigs warning. Some one else il
near
4 care not. Before all the world
would gladly proclaim 1t. love
her. swear mat i shall never mar
~. that my heart u breaking. 0retch-
On. Gretchen! Ny God. she II faiing!
Help her.' wildly: and he shook the
bars With supsrnasurai strength TIL
his hands were bleeding.
But Gretchen did mot answer.
CHATTER XXI.
Twin LoCkc<e
Carmichael trampcd about his
room, restless, uneasy, starting at
sounds. Hall dozen times his cig-
ar had gone out, and burned matches
lAy scattered on the door. He was
waiting for Grumbach and his con-
fFarea Now he looked out Of a
window. now he spun the leaves OF
book, now he sAt down, got mp aud
trMmpsd again. Anything but this
Suspense. A full day. The duel In
TIA Biergarten:s the king of Jugend-
heat and the prince regent In the
elein-schloss: the flight OF the am
baeaadcr TO the palace. more like q
8At@81es$A6 lH8A UBG n0tEu lNE NE Calm
and ciFcumspeetioR; Gretchen carried
into the palace In dead faint. and
her hiEhness weeping: the duke In
rage and brought over only after
the hardest struggle Carmichael had
ever experienced. And deeper, firm-
". became his belief and conviction
that Grumbach's AFFAIR vitality con-
csfned her highness. What binndsr
had been made He would soon
know. He welcomed the knock on
hss door. Grumbach came In. carry
sng under his arm small bundle. He
wAs pale but serene. lille = man who
2kAd put his worldly affairs in order.
Well. captain what did his high
Dsss say7'
Where are your companions
They are waiting outside"
The duke agrees. He will give w
m audience q etghty.thtty had
I time Of it!''s
did you mention my nams?"
mo, went roundabout. also
obtained his promise to say nothing
u Herbeck till the interview was over.
Again he dsmurred, but his curiosity
sayed the day. Now. Hans. the full
story"
orumbach spread out on the bed !
the contents OF the bundle
Look Ut these and tell me what
ycu zee. captain"
Carmichael inspected the little yell
ME shoes. He turue6 them over and
ever In hla hand. He shook out the |
folds or the little cloak. and the lock-
u fen on the bed.
exctsediy. III i her highnssr!''
so Il Il. captain; but have oar |
Stsd 4 about me all these years"
ayes. captain. Count Won Herbeok
n great statesman. but he made = /
terrible mistake this time. LAsten. A.
60So a. no Are IA this room toxether. |
! beitevS that she whom No call the
princess = not the daughter q the
Cesmichasi ~ down on tho edge
AZ the hod. numb ana without any
clear idea where no was. From the
e1u0y look on his face. 0tumnaoh |
1aiakt have carried the heAd Of Aa-i
&USa 81 his hand. Tho blood heat /
iatp MI h4aA with many atr1aGAi
nolsea But BY and BY the world -
cQll1e oeeaFor ana br!gntsr III all
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