Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-11-03

! Grumbach answered: ''Thts, high
ness. I took these from the little prin-
cess with my own hands They have
never been out Of my keeping. Those
you have know nothing about.
/ The duke rubbed his eyes. my
daughter?''
'gThe Princess HildegaIde is not your
daughter, highness," said Hans.
"Gottw The duke smote the desk in
despair. 'sHerbeck! I must send for
Herbeck!''
mot yet, highness; later"
"But if not Hildegarde-, believe
| must be growing mad!"
Patience, your highness,y said Car
| michael
s'Patience! YEARLY. 'sYou say pa
tience when my heart is dying inside
my breast! Patience! Who then, is
this woman I have called my chiId?''
'God knows, highness!' Hans stood
bowed before this parental agony.
'sBut what proof have you that she
is not? What proof, [ say?"
''Would there be two lockets, Ligh-
ness ?"
''More proof than this will be need
ed. Produce it."
Speak" said Hans to the gypsy.
'fHighness," said the gypsy, bowling,
she speaks truly. He came with US.
For fear that the little highness might
be recognized as we Travelled, we
Tar
together with the locket One day the
soldiers appeared in the distance. We
ali fed. We lost the little highness,
and none Of us ever knew what be-
came of her She wore the costume Of
my own children"
1--WE shall produce that in time" said
Won Arnsberg.
sDamnable wreteh!' said the duke,
addressing the gypsy.
The other shrugged. He had been
promised immunity. That was all he
cared about unless it was the bag of
silver and gold this old clock mender
had given him a few hours gone.
II am summontng her highness,"
said the duke as he struck the bell.
''And, highness," added Grumbach.
dispatch some one for Gretchen, who
lives at 40 the krumerweg."
The goose girl? What does she
know? All, 1 remember. She is even
now with her highness. shall send
for them BOTH
Gretchen? Carmiehaers bewilder-
ment increased. What place had the
goose girl III this tragedy?
Nov, while we are waiting re-
sumed the duke, his agitation some
what under control, 1.-The proof, the
definite proofy'
Her highness stumbled one night"
said Hans, land fell upon the fire.
snatched her back, but not before her
left arm was badly burned"
The gypsy nodded. 4 saw it, high
ness
And that was why Grumbaeh went
to the military ball with opera glasses!
Carmichael was round eyed. But
Gretchen?
THE Princess Hildegarde has no
scar upon either arm" continued
Grumbach- Z have seen them. They
are without a single flaw
More than that" reiterated the
duke. THAT is not enough
They became silent. Now and then
one or the other stirred. The duke
never took his eyes off the door
through which her highness would en-.
ter.
Hildegarde came IN presently, tender
with mercy, an arm supporting Gretch-
en-, who was red eyed and white.
You sent for US, father2n
How the word pierced the dukes
heart! Yes. my child" he answered.
for, it mattered not who she was, he
had grown to love her.
u am sorry you sent for Gretchen"
said Hildegarde. She IS ill.,
Gretchen sighed. To her the faces
Of the men were indistinct, and, be-
sides, she was without interest list
less, dropped.
My child, will you roll up your left
sleeVe?' said the duke
My sleevep' Hildegarde thought
fully looked around.
i cannot roll up this sleeve, IA
Eher,' blushing and a trife angry at
20 strange request.
Hans opened his knife and laid bare
DER left arm. She tried to cover the
arm.
Let me look AT it, Hildegarde.o re-