Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-04

HE MEANS EVILTo trnitor to his cause
r ''O-''' | could not be that
Tor the sufficient reason that | only
suspect its existence. am not in
any sense part of it. do no,
know anything. | only feel. dare
say you realize that | do not love
Count Marlanx-that there is absolute
" nothing in common between lis OK.
cept name. We won't go into that
| r.
Il am overjoyed TO hear you say this.
countess" he said very seriously. II
have been so bold on occasion as tn
assertion your private ear, Of course
that you could not by any freak OF
nature happen to care for Count Mar.
Lark. whom l know only by descrip.
ton. You have laughed at my Sc
called American wit, and you have
/ been most tolerant. Now, feel that
am justified. I'm UNNECESSARILY glad
to hear you confess that you do not
| love your husband"
You have never tried to make lows
to me" she went on. That's what
4 like about you. l think most men are
silly. not because l am so very young,
/ but because my husband is so ridicu.
| lousy old. Don't you think so? But,
never mind. | see you are quite eager
to answer That's enough. Take an
other cigarette and--lisren 20 what l
an going to say" He declined the
! cigarette with shake CT his head.
After Il moment she went on reso.
lutely: "As | said before, | do not
, know that my suspicious are correct
l have not even breathed them to my
father. He would have laughed at me.
/ Ny husband is Il uStarkiau, even
as | am, but there Is this distinction
between us-he despises Graustaril,
while love her in every drop OF my
| bleed. | know that in his heart he has
never ceased to brew evil for the
ttrouo that Gisgraced him. He openly
expresses his hatred for the present
/ dynasty ard has more than once said In
public gatherings that he could cheer
fully assist in its utter destruction.
That. az course. is colnmonly known in
| Graustark. where he i; sCCrnod auG
! deridcd. But he IS not Il man - serve
his hatred with mere idle words end
/ ingction.
Il am seeing you here in this big
room openly" she Went on. for the
simple reason that if | am being
watched This manner of meeting may
I've above suspicion. We may speak
ileely here, fer we cannot be heard
unless we raise our voices. Don't be,
tray surprise or CONSERVATION. The
ewes OF the wall may be better than Its
cars"
"Ycu don't mean to say you are be-
| ing watched here In your father i
! hou,N:" he demanded.
81 don't know. This | do know@th3
! count has many spies in Eoelwetss.
lie l. Systematically apprised If every
| thing that occurs 1t court. In the city
OF IN the council chamber. Day beforG
| Yesterday saw his secretary in the
| streets. man who has been in his EN-
| p,oy for five years or more and who
now pretcnds 10 be n lawyer here. flii
/ name is Hrutus. | spoke with him.
| he said that he had left the count six
weeks ago in Vienna. determined tn
set out for himself in his chosen proc
!
! fession. He knows, OF course, that
am not end never have been In the
condolences Of my husband, asked
him If it was known In Edelwelss that
he had served the count as secretary.
! He promptly handed me one " his
| business cards on which he rcfers tn
himself as the former trusted and coma
| fdential secretary Of Count NarlanX,
Now. ! happen to know that he IS still
| In my husbands service, or was no forg-
err ago than last week. lie IL here Tor
q purpose. rs my husbands represents
alive ! have not been asleep all these
months at Schloss Marlanx. have
seen end heard enough 10 convince IKE
that soue great movement IL oA foot.
My inte!ligencc tells me that IL has "a
do with GraWssark, As he wishes tho
prinee no good, it must be for evil"
| "But there is nothing he can do. Ila
= hao ,,n fnlhayyin,r hara l'ha nriur.. IL