The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-14

A look of AFFECT
terror crossed the
tired. tear stained face She SHRINK
away from him.
What is It? Where am II STE
moancd "Oh. let me go. What hSre
! done that you should bring me here:
Let me go. MIR. King. You are not 80
wicked as
IL bring you herer he inter1,rt-
ed, aghast. Then he understood. Ct
ter dismay filed his eyes, You think
tthat-i have thine this thing to your
God above US, Look. |. too. am a
prisoner here. They are going to kill
me after tomorrow.
"Oh. Mr. King. what does 1t all
mean? Forgive me. l see now. You
are bound: you are suffering; you are
years older. What have you done?
What have don't. 2
Don't shrink from me-" he urged.
Try to calm yourself"
Then. with the utmost Gentlcness. he
persuaded he's 10 rise and walk about
the little room with him.
1t will give you courage" he urged.
Poor little girl"
She looked up into his face, new
light coming into her eyes.
Don't talk now.,s he said softly.
take your time. Hold TO my arm.
please. There
For five or ten minutes be led her
back. and forth across the room very
tenaerly At first she was faint ana
hny Strancfh and
wits came back to her, courage took
the place of despair. She smiled waniy
and asked him to sit down with her.
Where are we? What Is 1t. all
about she asked.
/ Not so loud" he cautioned. I'm be
: perfectly candid with you. You'll have
to be very. very brave. But wait.
/ Perhaps it will be easier for you to
/ tell me what has happened TO you. so
/ far as you know. / can throw light
on the whole situation, think"
She became mere excited. Her eyes
flashed: she spoke rapidly. On the
morning OF the Esd she had gone for
her gallop In the famous Ganlook road.
attended by two faithful grooms from
the royal stables.
Il was In for longer rice than usu-
al" she said. with sudden constrain.-
She looked away from her eager listen
or. II was nervous and had not slept
the night before. A girl never does.
suppose
He looked askance. "YesT he que
ried, -
She was blnshing. he was sure OF
IT, II mean girl Is always nervous
ard distract after-after she has prom
ised, don't you See"
mo: don't see"
Il had promised Count ycs E.9o tho
night before that l. oh, but 1t really
has nothing to do with the story. T.
Truxton was actually glaring at her.
"You mean that you had promised to
marry Count vos Engo. he stammer-
ed.
How very strangely you talk. Ara
you sure--I mean, do you think 1t Ii
fever? One suffers SOL
He sighed deeply. "Well. that's
over, Whew! 1t was a dream. by
Jover'
/ she waited moment and then. look
+ ing down. said very gently. I'm so
sorry for YOU
Then she resumed her story.
She had gone six or eight miles down
the Ganlook road when she came up
with Ave troopers Of the royal guard.
One Of the troopers came forward and
respectfully requested her to turn OF
into another road until detachment
passed. in charge of gang OF despera-
!, does taken at the inn of the Hawk
and Raven the night before. Unsus-
pecting. she rode off into the forest
lane for several hundred yards.
Ii was trap. The men were not
troopers. but brigands got up in the
uniform Of the guard 0ice a way
from the main highway, they mads
prisoners of her and the two grooms
Then followed long ride ,througA
roads new to her. "A
Ito be continued-)