Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-12

! CONTENTS ~ the bundle.
Look NJ these aud tell me what you
ste. captain"
Carmichael inspected the little vel.
low shoes. lie turned them over and
over In his baud lie shook OUT me
fold Of the little clonk mud the lock"t
fell on the bed
when did you get thisT' he cried
exciirdly. ut Is her hi"hncss'
"so II IL. captain. hut have carried
II about NV MI these years"
"What?"
"Ycs. captain Count Won licrbeck
Is n great statesman. hut h' made
terrible mistake this time. Listen. AS
sure MS we are In this room together
| 1 believe that she whom we call tue
princess is not the daughter OF tue
grand duke"
Carmichael sat down on the edge OF
the bed numb aud wlth"w any c""r
idea where he was. Free! III she was
not a princess she was free. free!
The duke allowed the quartet to re-
main standing for some time. lie
strobe up aud down bcCntr thcm' MS
eyes strulning ut the floor, MS hhhus
behind his back.
81 do not recognize any Of these per
sons" he said to Carmichael
Your h!ghncss does not recognize
me. thcuy" asked the clock member.
Come closer" commanded the duke.
The clock member obcycd Take of
those spectaclcs." The duke scanned
the features. and over his own came
the dawn of recollection. Your eyes.
your nose Arnsbcrg. here ana a'iVeE
oh, this Is too good to he true! Inc
duke reached out toward the bell, out
Carmichael intcrpoacd.
your hiyhncss will remember he
warned.
lila. So you have trapped inc blind.
iy? begin to understand. Who Is
this fellow Grumbach? Did ! offer I'm
munity to him."
Il am Hans Brcunncr highncss. ana
! ask for nothing"
"Breunucr, Breunncr. Hans Brcun-
ncr, brother OF Hermann! And you put
yourself into my hands, The tone
developed into suppressed roar. The
duke took hold Of Hans by the shout
ders and drew him close. You dog!
So you ask for nothing? II shall be
given 10 you. Tomorrow morning !
shall have you shot! Hans Brcunncr!
God Is good to me this night! Thanks.
Herr Carmichael, thousand thanks!
And need not ask who that damnahlc
scoundrel is who has the black face
and heart OF n gypsy"
"Your highness." said Won Arnsbcrg
quietly. "all | have left In the world
are these two withcrcd hands. and may
God cut them or II they ever wronGed
you In any act. anu innocent. Those
letters ,purportcd 10 have been written
by me were forgcries. Tonight shall
leave this@palacc a free man, and you
shall ask. pardon for the wrong you
bave done me- 10
There was no fear In the voice. The
! duke glared at the speaker somberly,
, recalling what lIcrbeck had often said.
"What you say still remains TO be
proved Now. what * ut the bottom
Oh MI tUlSs WIS lHtNueHlHHu.
Hans crossed the room TO the dukes
desk and spread out mis- treasures un.
der the fllckering candlclight The
duke. with cry OF terror. sprnuG To.
ward the secret drawer. His first
thought was that the shoes and cloak
upon which only his eyes ever rested
now, had been stolen. Nothing was
D missing. He was overwhelmed. hut h,
steadied himself. He came back I,
= the desk and fingered the lOcket. Tn,
!. duke opened the locket. looked lonI
: and stcndfastly at the portrait AN,
+ shut II. Then he went 10 the drawe
again and returned with the counter
n parts. lie laid them side by side. Til
n likeness was perfect In all details.
0 "Carmichael," he said. will 20,
please help me? Do see these thing
or do not? And II do which /
mine, and what does this signify"
Grumbach answered: "rhls. high
;. ness. took these from the little priu
cess with my own hands. They hav
!, meyer been out Of my keeping. Thos
yorhavc I know nothing about"
The duke rubbed his eyes. M
: daughter
5 THE rrlncess Hildcgarde is not you
daughter. highness.' said Hans.
/. Cot" The duke smote the. desk |
o despair. "lIerbeck. must send "a
!. Herbeck.."
+? Not yet, highness; later"
>. But II not IIlldegnrde- j bellev
!. i must he growing mad"
Patience. your hlghness." said Ca
michael
,. "P0t!cnce" YEARLY. you say pi
thence when my heart IL dying insld
a my breast. Patience! Who. then.
q this woman have called my child"
n God knows, highness" Hans stoo
n bowed before this parental agony.
n But what proof have you that 81
n Is not? What proof. | say"
~ Would there be two lockets, hig
I, nessT'
more proof than this Will be nee
ed. Produce IT,"
speak" said Hans to the gypsy.
"lllghness." said the gypsy, bowln
"hr speaks truly. He came with u