Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-03-18

nhtNs ,,.1,Il-n. Ev iL,o traitor to his cause.
'o'iNs could not be that
Tor the sufficient reason that I onIv
suspect its existence. L am not in
any sense part of it. do not
know anything. only feel. dare.
say you realize that | do not love
Count Marlanx-that there is absolute.
~ nothing in common between us OK.
cept name. We won't go into that.
In-
am overjoyed to hear you say this
countess" he said very seriously. ~
nave been so bold on occasion ms IN
assertion your private ear. of course
that you could not by any freak of
nature happen to care for Count Mar.
lanx, whom | know ohy by descrip-
uon. You have laughed at my so
called American wit and you have
Deen most tolerant. Now, | feel that
am justified. I'm immeasurably glad
TO hear you confess that you do not
love your husband"
You have never tried to make love
to me-" she went on. "Thats what
like about you. | think most men are
silly, not because l am SO very young.
but because my husband is so ridicu-
lously old. Don't you think so? But.
never mind! see you are quite eager
to answer. That's enough. Take an.
other cigarette and-listen to what |
am going to say He declined the
cigarette with shake of his head.
After a moment she went on reso-
lutely: "As | said before, do not
know that my suspicious are correct.
l have not even breathed them to my
father. He would have laughed at me.
My husband Is Graustarkian, even
as l am, but there is this distinction
between us-he despises Graustark.
while l love her in every drop Of my
blood. l know that in his heart he has
never ceased to brew evil for the
throne that disgraced him. He openly
expresses his hatred for the present
dynasty and has more than once said In
public gatherings that he could cheer
fully assist in its utter destruction.
That of course. is commonly known in
Graustark, where he is scorned and
derided But he is not man to serve
his hatred with mere idle words and
inaction.
Il am seeing you here in this big
room openly" she went on. for the
simple reason that II am being
watched this manner of meeting may
be above suspicion. We may speak
freely here. for we cannot be heard
unless we raise our voices. Don't be-
tray surprise or CONSERVATION. The
eyes Of the wall may be better than its
ears"
You don't mean to say you are be-
ing watched here In your fathers
houseT he demanded.
81 don't know. This do know-the
count has many spies in Edelweiss.
He is Systematically apprised Of every
thing that occurs at court. In the city
or In the council chamber Day before
yesterday ! saw his secretary In the
streets. man who has been IN his EN-
ploy for five years or more and who
now pretcnds to be lawyer here His
name Is. Brutus. spoke with him
He said that he bad left the count SIX
weeks ago in Vienna. determined to
set out for himself IN his chosen pro-
fession. He knows. of course. that
am not and never have been In the
condolences Of my husband ! asked
him II II was known In Edelwelss that
be bad served the count as secretary.
He promptly handed me one OF bis
business cards on which he refers to
himself as the former trusted aud con
feential secretary Of Count Marlanx