Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-27
CHAPTER XIII Continued.

Gretchen laid her head on his breast
She was very tired and much bewildered
Tie duke paced the length of the cab.
met several times. No one interrupted
his meditation. Back and forth. one hand
hanging to the opposite shoulder. the
other folding over his chin. Then he
paused with abruptness.
Your majesty. l regret that you,
father is not alive to accept my apologies
for so baselessly misjudging him. Arms
berg, nothing that l can do will restore
these wasted years. But 1 offer you the
portfolio"
I am only a broken man. your high
eFs; too old
IT is my will"
Arnsberg bent his head In submission.
As for you said the duke to the
Aspsy. go, and IL you ever step this side
he frontier again you will be shot out
OF hand" He stopped again in front of
GruInbach. Il promised to have YOU
shot in the morning. That promise holds
But train leaves for Paris little after
midnight. My advice Is for you not to
miss it.
And my father. your highness?' said
flldegarde, brayely.
Herbeck. your estates are confiscated.
your name fs struck from the civic and
.lhtary lists. Have you any ready
"A little. your highness.''
Enough to take you forever out OF
tlls part of the world?"
les. your highness."
-, fou do not ask to be forgiven. and ]
IKE mat / have judges in Dreiberg. ]
Sodid nave you tried and condemned for
nish treason. shot or Imprisoned for life
but tonight | shall not use this preroga-
1--WE You have. perhaps. three hours to
So your things In order. Tomorrow you
Ri il De judged and condemned. But you.
d1degarde--'
=. No. your highness; we shall both take
De happy"
Gretchen ran and flung herself into
.Auesaroe.s arms. and the two Of them
gently
Come. father. we have SO little time. .
and THIS was the sum Of the dukes re-
IL never took Carmichael long to make
W ms mind definitely. He found his old
ieho the cabman in the platz and they
t.o'e IKE mad to the consulate; An hour
mere sufficed to close his diplomatic ca
hand seal 1t Theoretically. The clerk.
h~ever. would go on like Tennsyson' S
n nooh. forever and forever. Next he
,,eht TO the residence of his banker in
~ honig strasse and got together all
H.; az dlidDie runQS. Eleven O'clock found
~. ai in his rooms at the Grand Hotel
potflshly packing his trunk and bag
Us He would go. also, even if they
World o' VI the
me train stood waiting in the gloomy
fhhof. The guards patrolIed the Mat
IN. Presently three men came ont of
80 80 station door. Two Were officers the
Ia rd Cox Won Wallenstein, was In civil
Dress. He was sullen and depressed
said one of the officers: And il is the
,Hs command of Gen. Ducwitz that
Sea d. VIII return here under the pain OF
IN. Is that explicit?'
II Is The colonel got into his COM
I'Leht and slammed the door yiciousIy
~ tie next compartment sat Grumbacn.
NJ was smoking his faithful pipe. He
Wlthal. content. This was far more
S.. 80 than standing up before the
ling ling line And, besides. he had made
mo'oy In Ehrenstein that night: they
LILO not forget the name of Breunner
.is ISL. away. To America, witt clean
10 ana a reposeful conscience: il was
go go than he had any reasonable right TO
So SCI Iekla! He laughed sardonically.
t,n. vas no doubt sound asleep by this
na.. and the end of the chapter would
thasa De written for her. What fools
Ana Young men accounting were. War
1a'nine and pestilence; did these not