Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-18

"GRETCHEN!" MURMURED THE KING.
hours to get your things in order To-
morrow you will be judged and con-
demned But you. Hildegarde"-
NO. your highness: we shall both
take the train for Paris. Gretchen.
you will be happy"
Gretchen ran and flung herself into
Hildegarde's arms, and the two of
them wept Hildegarde pushed Gretch-
en- away gently.
Come, father; we have SD little
time"
And this was the sum of the dukes
revenge.
1t never took Carmichael long to
make up his mind definitely. He found
his old friend the cabman in the PlatZ.
and they drove like mad TO the con-
Sulate. An hour here sufiiced to close
his diplomatic career and seal it her.
metically The clerk. however. would
go on like Tennyson's brook. forever
and forever Next he went to the res
| idence of his banker in the KONG
strasse and got together all his avail
able funds.
Eleven o'clock found Carmichael in
his rooms ut the Grand hotel. feverish-
| Y packing his trunk and bag. Paris
He would go also even II they passed
on to the remote ends of the world.
The train stood waiting in the gloomy
Bahnhof. The guards patrolled the
platform. Presently three men came
out Of the station door. Two were of
licers The third Colonel Won Wallen
stein. was in civilian dress. He was
sullen and depressed
| Said one of The officers: and II Is
| the express command of General Due
WITT shat you will return here under
the pain "f death. Is that cxplicit"'
1T is" The colonel got into his com.
| par,meni and slammed the door vi.
| ciousiy.
! In the next compartment sat Grum-
| bach. He was smoking his faithful
pipe. He WAS wirhal content This
wis far more satisfactory than stand
ing IN before the firing Iine and. be-
sides. he had made history in Ehren-
| stein that night. They would not for
| get the name Of Breunner right away.
To America with clean slate and a
| repOseful consciencc-it was more
than be had any reasonable right to
expect. Tckla. He laughed sardoni-
! cally. She WIS no doubt sound asleep
by this time. aud the end OF the chan
ter would never be written for her.
What fools these young men a-court-
Ing were: War and famine and pesti-
lence-tlid these not always follow Mt
the heels of women:
AS the station masters bell rang the
door opened and man jumped in He
tossed his bag into the corner and
pumped down in the seat
Captain"
You. Hans?'
Eyes. Where are you goins:"
Il am weary OF Dreiberg. so am
taking little vacation"
For how long?" suspiciousiy.
''Oh, for ever so long" evasively.
Hans said nothing more He was
full Of wisdom. He had an idea. The
fleeing chancellor and his daughter
were on the train. and he was certain
that his friend Carmichael knew it,
BY the aid Of certain small briberics
on the train and in Paris Carmichael
gathered bit by bit that the dcstua
ton OF the woman he loved was Amer
lea. But never once did he So, rr..
upon her TIL she and her father nIs,nt
ed the gangplank to the vessel VIII.
was to carry them across The wide ',
iantic. The change In Hprb,ck ~.
pitiable. His face had aged iu "a.
years In these sixty odd hours =
clothes, the same he had wura
ever memorable night. hung TO-.
about his gaunt frame. and there
a vacancy In his eyes which Wa;
quent Of mental collapse. Carnii
abided his time.
"A French newspaper contained >
account OF Herbeck's coup and hi>
sequent flight. 1t also recount,
excitement Of the following day
appearance Of Gretchen on the =
OF the palace and the great sh~"'
OF the people as they acclaimed -.
queen Of Jugendheit.
The second day out Carmi
FIRST opportunity came. He diSco,a
Herbeck and his daughter irn...
against the rail. He watched t!:..
uneasily. wondering how he might II;
proach without startling her. At las
he keyed up his courage.
Good morning, your highness." he
stammered. and inwardly cursed his
stupidity.
At the sound Of his voice she turned.
and there was no installing the glad
ness In her eyes.
"Mr Carmichael.'
Yes. | was surprised to learn tina.
you were taking the same boat rs
myself"
How clumsy he was. she thought.
For she had known his every move
since the train drew out of Dreiberc.
Father. here is our friend. Herr
Carmichael"
"Carmichael?" said Herbeck SLOWLY.
All. yes. Good morning."
And Carmichael instantly compre-
hended that his name recalled nothing
to the other mans remembrance.