The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-02

.sYo1 Ana hpt g.
shall marry Gretchen IsshaI1
mike Iuael. Z. That DO psoolc.
"a dne stroke, nephew: bold
strQke Prince Ludwig laid his hand
upon stlIez kinG's shoulder with rare
ahectjon.
..If You accept her without further
proof l. her father. can DO no less =
And the duke led her over. to the King,
graveIy Joining their hands, =
'tGretchen!' murmuFed the. king.
II do not know how TO act Ike ..
princess"
! 81 shall teach you"
Gretchen laid her head on his breast.
She was very tired and much Devil
dered.
The duke paced the length OF the
cabinet several times. No one inter
rupted his meditation. Back and forth,
one hand hanging to the opposite
shoulder. the other folding over his
chin. Then he paused with abrupt
ness.
..Your majesty said the grand
duke. II regret that your father is not
alive to accept my apologies for 50
basely. misjudging him. Arnsberg.
nothing that can do viii restore these
wasted years. But 1 Offer you the
portfon5.''
II am only broken man, your high
ness-too old"
1T is my WILL"
GAS for you.' said the duke to the
gypsy, Ego. and If you ever step this
side Of the frontier again you will be
shot out Of hand" He stopped again
in front of Grumbach. 81 promised to
have you shot In the morning. That
promise holds. But train leaves for
Paris a little after midnight. My adj
vice Is for you not to miss It's
'sAnd my father, your highness2"
said Hildegarde bravely.
''Herbecb, your estates are confiS-
Gated; your name is struck from the
civic and military lists. Have you any
ready funds?"
"a little. your hiGhness."
Enough TO take you forever out Of
this part of the world?"
YES. your hIGhness."
You. do not ask to be forgiven. and
like that. You have. perhaps, three
hours to get your things in order To-
morrow you win be judged and con
demned. But you. Hildegarde"-
mo, your highness; we shall both
take the train for Paris. Gretchen.
, you will be happy"
Gretchen ran and flung herself into
uildcgarde's arms. and the two of
them wept. Hildegarde pushed Crotch
en- away gently.
Come, father; we have so little
time
And this was the sum of the dukes
revenge
1t never took Carmichael long to
make up his mind definitely. He found
his old friend the cabnan in the Platz
and they drove like mad 10 the con
suIate An hour here sutElced to close
his diplomatic career and seal 1t her
metically The clerk. however. would
go on like Tennyson's brook. forever
and forever. Next he went to the res
Idcnce OF his banker IN the KONG
strasse and got together all his avail
able funds.
Eleven O'Clock found Carmichael in
ais rooms at the Grand hotel. feverish-
Is packing his trunk and bag. Paris
ne would go also even II they passed
on to the remote ends of the world.
The train stood whiting in the gloomy
Bahnhof. The guards patrolled the
platform. Presently three men came
out of the station door. Two were of
ficers. The third. Colonel Won Wallcn.
stein. was in civilian dress. he was
suIlen and depressed.
Said one of the officers: "And 1t is
the express command OF General Duo
WITT that you will return here under
the pain OF death. Is that expl.citT"
ut Is" The colonel got into his com
partment and slammed the deor vi.
ciously
In the next compartment sat Grum-
bach He was smoking his faithful
pire. He was wIthnl content. This
was far more satisfactory than stand
ing up before the firing line. and. be-
sides, he had made history IN Ehren-
stein that night. They would not fc--
get the name Of Rreunner right away.
To America with a clean slate and
reposeful conscience-it was more
than he had any reasonable right to
expect. Tekla! He laughed sardoni-
caIly. She was no doubt sound asleep
by this time, and the end Of tho chap
ter would never be written for her
What fools these young men a-court-
ing were! War and famine and pesti-
lence-dId these not always follow at
the heels Of women2
As the station masters bell rang the
door opened and a man jumped In. He
tossed his bag tInto the corner and
pumped down in the seat.
Captain
"You, Hans7'
Eyes. Where are you going2"
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