The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-13
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sDamnab!e wretch said the duke,
Addressing the GYPSY,
The other shrugged. He had been
Il promised immunity; that was all he
cared about. unless II was the bag ~
silver and gold this old clock member
had given him a few hours gone.
II am summoning her highness .;
Z raid the duke. as he struck the bell.
And Highness added Grumhaeh,
ssdespatch some one for Gretchen. who
lives at number. forty the Krumer-
veg
..The goose girl what does she
know All ( remem her She If even
now with her hiShness- ! shall send
for them both l
Gretchen Carmichaels hevi}der-
rent Increased What place had the
Koose-girl IN this tragedy?
Now, while we are waiting. re-
Il sumed the duke ms agitation some
what uhder control, "the proof the
definite proof
Tier b1sfTUess stumbled one night,
eaid Hans. and fell upon the FIRE. I
matched her back but not before her
left arm was badly burned
The gipsy nodded. Il saw H. High
/ ness"
And that was why Gtam bach went
te the military BAH with opera glasses
carmichael was round eyed. But
Gretchen?
THE Princess Hildegarde has M
scar upon either arm continued
Grumbach. Il have seen them. They
Hre without a single flaw
More than that" reiterated the
duke. That is not enough,
They became silent. Now and then
one or the other stirred The duke
never took his eyes on the door
through which her highness would
enter.
She came in present. tender with
mercy an arm supporting Gretchen,
who was red-eyed and white.
You sent for us. father
How the word pierced the dukes
heart Yes. my child he answered:
for Ii mattered not who she was or
1 whittier she had come, he had grown
4 III love Her
II am sorry YOU sent for Gretchen.
said Hiidegarde she is H."
Gretchen sighed To her the faces
I of the men were indistinct And. be
ei4ses. she was without interest. list
4 less dropped,
my child. will ven roll up your
left sleeve said the duke.
My sleeve Hildegarde thought
fully looked round RON up her sleeve?
What possessed her father?
"Do 80 at once
II cannot roll up this sleeve Ia
ther4" hlusning ana a tribe angTf al
EvSstrange a request.
Hans opened has knife and laid bare
her l+-fft 4s4-She- Uttered y little
angry cry. How dare you 2' she
tried TO cover the arm.
LET me look at Il, Aildegarde." re
4 Gu6steo the duke,
TO him she presented her arm. for
she now understood that a serious ar
falr MES in Dragressa BLK -IheLe- WAS
neither mole nor scar upon the round
and lovely arm.
+ Why do you do this, father? What
IL the meaning 80
No one ara pered. 40 one had the
heart ~ answer without waiting Tor
the duke to bid him continue. Hans
nnceremoniously ripped open Grretch-
ems left sleeve. The ragged scar Was
!. eex sSssn k@tFa - It, ~ 49, g4e3e $c \
grouped round the astanished goose
girl they heard her hlghness cry out
with surprise
What is this" she said. pointing
To the two pairs III shoes and the
two cloaks She held up the locket,
the twin OF which hung round her
meek Where did these come from H'
'tMy child" the duke answered, un-
ashamed of his tears. only Gods
knows as yet what II means. but the
outward sign testines IL strange aud
horrible biunder The locl>et you hold
In your hand was taken from YOU
when you were an infant. The one
you wear round your neck rs, accord
ing to the statement Of one of these
men NOT genuine
aAnd the significance" She grew
tail, and the torn sleeve ten away
from her arm.
lie a, - am
done | know you TO be brave,
Strengthen your heart, then. | stand
before you the most wretChed man in
All this duchy. These men firm that
! am not your father. They say that
you are not my daughter"
And that Gretchen IS spoke
Hans His conscience was costing
every one something dear.
s.f az Gretchen drew closer 10 I'M
6egarde.
The duke studied the portrait az the
mother and then the faces of these
two girls. Both possessed a resem-
biance, only 1t seemed now that
Gfetchen was nearest 10 tine portrait
and Hildeearde nearest to the doubt
m. say rsttt Of II
gipsy child when you lost her. said
u duke.
.Yes" Won Arnsberg took from ua-
opened with shaking fingers He had
been IN the krumerweg that after
4 moon.
|.s -why, those are mine exclaimed
q 1sKetrhen eKcitedly.
ss ..You see?" said Won Arnsberg
Would you not like to be princess,
f3Fetchen 20
princess Gretchen's heart hgt-
&Ared. princess? She saw the king
ltnking the bars of his cell; she heard
r 61o voice calling out his love for her.
pF1ncess2 She laid her head on Hil-
Hs&Gnrdes shoulder She was weak,
NA this was some dream.
|sSs Bur who then. arm r. asked Hi
III 0Arde There was no sign Of weak
here.
vain there vas no answer.
Tel What you know said Hans
ths Eipsy "Highness. ne alone
1oMs the man who brought about ali
8&E5e.ss
The archpIotter of this damnable
The dukes eyes became
ID 3ve, his face, his whole body Every
Is oA& OF his heart cried out for ven
u e4nce- Who is he Tell me, Give
n l1En 70 mt, man, and all Of you shall
E1 Tree. Give him into these hands
319 name" The dukes hands worked
*GQavuisiSely as II they were already
Il EM11nd the throat Of this unseen, -inl-
Il acaPie enemy. He was terrible in
INK moment.
ne Einsy produced L letter il had
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