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NM AA and forever Next he went to the res- iaence of bis banker h the Kenig. s:rasse and got together all his avail ahle funds
 Eleven o'clock found Carmichael in bis rooms al the Grand hotel. feverish- Y packing his trunk and bag. Paris. He would go also even If they passed an 10 the remote ends of the world.
 The train stood waiting in the gloomy Bahnhef The guards natrolled the platform Presently three men came out of the station door. Two were of. feers. The third. Colonel von wallen- stein. was in civilian dress. He was suiien and depreSsed
 Said one of fhe officers: And it Is the express command of General Due witz that you will return here under the pain of death. Is that exnlieity'
 "It is.- The colonel got into his com partment and slammed the door vi ciously.
 In the next compartment sat Grum- bach. He was smoking his faithful pipe. He was withai content. This was far more satisfactory than stand hg up befors ths firing ina cd. be tides. hs had mAds history h EAfen- stein that night They would not for ret the nams of Brsunner right away. To America with . clean slate and . esposefui conscience--it was moro than he had any reasonable right to expect. Tekia! He laughed sarioni- eally. She was no doubt sound asleep by this time. and the end of the chap ter would never be written for her. What fools these young men a-court- ing were, War and famine and pesti- lence-did these not always follow at 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.
 "Captains"
 "You. Hans?"
 ..Yes. Where are you going"
 .I am weary of Dreiberg. so I am taking little vacation"
 For how iongfs suspiciously.
 .oh. for ever So Iongr. eyasively
 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 1t.
 By the aid of certain small briberies f h., nd it nar ria f.sI n gathered bit by bit that the destina- tion of the woman he loved was Amer lea But never once did he set eyes upon her till she and her father mount cd the gangplank to the vessel which was to carry them across the wide At lantic. The change in Herbeek was pitiable His face had aged twenty years in these sixty odd hours. His clothes, the same he had worn that ever memorable night. hung loosely about his gaunt frame. and there was a vacancy in his eyes which was elo- quent of mental collapse Carmichael abided his time.
 French newspaper contained full account of Herbeck's coup and his sub sequent flight. It also recounted the excitement of the following day, the appearance of Gretchen on the steps of the palace and the great shouting of the people as they acclaimed her the queen of Jugendheit
 The second day out CarmichaePs first opportunity came. He discovered Herbeck and his daughter leaning against the rail He watched them uneasiy, wondering how he might ap- proach without startling her At last 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 mistaking the glad ness in her eyes
 MT Carmichaelv'
 "Yes. I was surprised to learn that you were taking the same boat as myself"
 For she had known his every move since the train drew out of Dreiberg.
 Father. here Is our friend. Herr Carmic hael."
 .Carmichael?" said Herbeck slowly. "Ah, yes Good morning"
 And Carmichael instantly compre- hended that his name recalled nothing to the other mans remembrance.
 .You are returning to Americaw she asked.
 For good. perhaps. To tel. the truth. ran away, deserted my post. though technically I have already re- signed But America has been calling me for some days. You have never been to sea beforey'
 No: 1t Is all marvellous and strange to me"
 Let us walk. my child" said Her beck.
 You will excuse me. Mir. Carmi- in the fair mornings; never more the beautiful gardens. the music, the gal ioping of soldiers who drew their sa- bers whenever they passed her. Never more any of these things.
 .Can I be of any assistance" he said in an undertone.
 No" sadly.
 The days. more or less monotonous. went past Sometimes he saw her alone on deck. but only for little while. Her father was slowly improv- ina. but with this improvement came the natural desire for seclusion- So he came on deck only at night.
 The night on which the vessel bore into the moist. warm afr of the gulf