The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-18

I 1==M4G IL lFSC you must let
- me impress you
that T am not q
80 MEANS Ev1LTo traitor to his cause.
fniNoH ROBIN I could not be that,
Tor the sufficient reason that T only
suspect its existence. / am not i'm
any sense a part Of it. I do not
know anything. II only feel. II dare
say you realize that I do not love
Count Marlanx-that there Is absolute
" nothing in common between us ex-
cept name. We won't 60 into that.
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Il am overjoyed to hear you say this,
countess" he said very seriously. "I
nave been 50 bold on occasion as to
assertion your private ear, Of course
that you could not by any freak of
nature happen to care for Count Mar
lan1, whom I know only by descrip-
ton. You have laughed at my SO
| called American wit, and you have
been most tolerant Now, II feel that
| am justified. Pm immeasurably glad
to hear you confess that you do not
love your husband"
You have never tried to make love
to me-" she went on. That's what II
like about you. I think most men are
silly, not because L am SO very young,
but because my husband is 50 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-listen to what /
am going to say" He declined the
cigarette with shake of his head.
After moment she went on reso-
lutely: "As ! said before, 7 do NOT
know that my suspicious are correct.
have not even breathed them to my
father. He would have laughed at NO.
My husband is q Graustarkian, even
as am. but there is this distinction
between us-he despises Graustark,
while i love her in every drop OF my
blood. ! know that in his heart he has
never ceased to brew evil for the
throne that disgraced him. He openly
expresses his hatred for the present
dynasty and has more than once said In
public gatherings that he could cheer
fully assist in its utter destruction,
That, of course. Is commonly known in
Graustark, where he is scorned and
derided. But he is not man to serve
his hatred with mere idle words and
inaction.
II am seeing you here I'm this big
room openly" she went on, 'tfor the
simple reason that IL I am Icing
watched this manner Of meeting may
be above suspicion. We may speak
freely here, for we cannot be heard
unless we raise our voices. Don't be-
tray surprise or CONSERVATION. The
eyes of the wall may be better than it's
ears"
"You don't mean to say you are be-
ing watched here in your fathers
house?" he demanded.
II don't know. This II do know-tne
count has many spies in Edelweiss.
He IS Systematically appraised Of every
thing that occurs at court, i'm the city
or in the council chamber Day before
yesterday I saw his secretary In the
streets, man who has been i'm his en-
ploy for five years or more and who
now pretends to be lawyer here. His
name is Brutus. spoke with him.
He said that he had left the count six
weeks ago IN Vienna, determined to
set out for himself in his chosen pro-
fession. lie knows, of course, that II
am not and never have been in the
condolences OF my husband. I asked
him if III was known i'm EdelweisS that
he had served the count as secretary.
He promptly handed me one Of bis
business cards on which he refers tn
himself as the former trusted and con-
fidential secretary of Count MarlanX.
Now. happen to know that he Is still
in my husbands service, or wasno long
CT ago than last week He IL here for
q purpose. as my husbands represent
alive. have not been asleep ell these
months at Schloss Marlanx. I have
seen and heard enough to convince me
that some great movement il Oh foot.
Ny intelligence tells me that it has to
10 with GrouStark. AS he wishes the
prince no good, IL must be for evil"
'But there Is nothing he can do. He
has no following here. The prince is
adored BY the people. Count Marlanx
would not be such fool as to-
"He f. no fool" she interrupted
quickly. That's why am afraid. If
he IL plotting against the crown you
may depend upon it he il laying his
plans well. John Tullis. that man is
a deril-a devil incarnater She turned
her face away. 8 spasm Of utter re-
pugnance crossed her face.
III an afraid OF Peter Brutus. Re H.
here tO watch-everybody.''
She leaned against the great carved
nlaatel post. i tall slender. lissom
Creature. eIlGisitclY gOwnrd in rarest
Irish ra- htr bare meek and shoulders
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