Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-19

HAPPIER XIV.
pIScIOSuRree.

~ARMICHAEL sat In the Office
OF the consulate. His letter
ofresgnat1on was on its way
but It would be In November
before he heard definitely from the
department. BY that time tho great
0nows would have blanketed the earth
and the nadir Of his discomfort would
be reached. But what to do TIL that
dme9 He could ride for some weeks,
but riding without companionship was
rather a lonesome affair. His own de
lance Of the chancellor had erected q
barrier between her highness and him
self. They would watch him now,
evade him. put small obstacles in, his
path, obstacles aga1nst- which he. could
enter no reasonable complaint. A
withered Neaf, a glove and a fan-these
represented the sum of his romance.
T~wo.ngures moved in the garden be-
heath. When the two heads came to-
gether swiftly and then, separated, both
smiling, he realized that he had wit
messed a kiss. All, here was the OPP
portunity, and, by the Lord Harry, he
would not let It slip. IT this fellow
meant wrongly toward Gretchen-and
how could he mean else ?-he, Carmi-
chael, would take the matter boldly
into his hands to do some Gaming. He
laughed. Here would be another SOU
Fenir, to have caned-
He jumped to his feet, dropped his
pipe on the sill Of the window and
made for his hat and sword zane. The
clerk went on with his writing.
To gain the garden Carmichael
would have to pass through the tav-
ern. The first person he encountered
was Colonel Won Wallenstein. Wallen-
stein spoke to Frau Bauer, who an
swered him with cold civlity. Wallen-
stein twirled his mustache, laughed
and went into the garden. Neither
Gretchen nor the vintner saw Walien-
stein. He watched them with an evil
smile. After some deliberation he
walked lightly toward the lovers.
IA pretty picture!" he said.
leave us. Gretchen said the vint.
saer, with a deceiving %gentleness.
Gretchen started reluctantly down
the path. AS she stepped of the path
TO SO round the colonel he grasped her
rudely and kissed her on the cheek.
She screamed. and this scream brought
Carmichael upon the scene. he saw
the winter run forward and dash his
INST into the soldiers face. W~allenstein
! fell back hurt and blinded. The vint-
ner, active as a cat, saw Carmichael
coming on q run. He darted toward
him and before Carmichael could pre-
vent him dragged the sword cane
49, rY>~ llndo <hiA AnA r,lio~f
Mashed md none too soon. The colonel
had already drawn his saber.
"Save him" Gretchen wrung her
hands.
The two blades met s%pitefully. Half
a dozen thrusts and parties convinced
the colonel that the raging youth knew
what he was doing. Down swocped
the saber cuttingly. The blade Of the
sHord cane snapped like a pipestem.
The latter came on, and there was
deaths intent
Meantime Carmichael had found a
short hop pole. BE hit the saber with
good will. Back came the steel. The
colonel did not care whom or what he
struck at now. When Carmichael re-
turned the compliment he swung his
hop pole as the old crusaders did their
broadswords. The saber dropped I'M
injured, but the colonel's arm dangled
1t his side. He was in agony. Car
michael's anger abated none.
you're q fine example Of a soldier!
Are you mad to attack a man this
gay? They will break you for this. or
" names not Carmichael.
81 shall kill you for this"
sBah! I have fought more times
IAN YOU have years to your counting"
18th good, Yankee spirit But II you
INK I'll waste my time in fighting q
.uel with you, you're up the wrong
'ee."
"Go to the DEVIL"
"Not just at present. There's too
much for me to do"
Gretchen and the vintner had an
shed. Carmachael agreed that 1t was
he best thing for them to do. The
vintner was no coward, but be was
discreet. Somebody might ask ques-
lions. So Carmichael returned to the
consulate, equally Indifferent what the
olonel did or where he went. OF the
vintner he thought, 'The hot headed
sung fool, to risk his life like that!'
would see later what he meant In
I'D 20 Gretchen. Poor little goose
Are you hurt, exceRencyT' asked
clerk solicitously.
'Hurt?"
yes. I heard a woman scream and
to the window. 1t was a good
It. But that felew-ach! To run
d az and leave yen, AN outsider, to
t his battler
lie would have been sliced In two
hadn't come to the front. A hop
isn't half bad. I'll bet that lady's
a~has a bad arm for some time to
,e. AS for the, winner, he had good
sons for taking to his heels"
Good r~easons2" But there was q
look IN the clerks eyes.
No questions, If you please"
Very well, excellency." And quietly
clerk returned to his table Of fg-
&: But later he intended to write
Nter, unsigned, to his serene high
Van urI.swling, undertook to
not with any re