Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-21

handful who are to rouse the many who
know you, who will question me about you.
One or two of them have even seen you"
"Here1" She felt as if she walked amid
invisible presences "Since have reached
the Balkans?"
mo In Paris and in Pau. They realize
what you have signifed to me- | never sue
ceeded in winning them over till you and l
struck an alliance. They call you-they are
plain spoken-my safeguard against myself.
They have put faith in me because of your
faith. They will ask why you have forsaken
me at the crisis, what l have done to turn
you against me-"
Il can't believe l count so much"
cts that l count so little" he admitted
sadly. "They value my name, its an asset,
a rallying cry,-but they don't forget that
some who have borne it were weak. More
than one of my family has been Austrian at
heart. My own father cared only for
Strauss music and women. As for Newell,
I'm not musical; but" he dismissed his
handicap with shrug. @You are SYMBOL"
he concluded, "a symbol of regeneration
"They will believe in you," cried Ann.
@They will believe in you as do"
Il hope he said simply.
"You will prove what you are"
Il must prove it in the face of doubt now.
If only could meet them once with you, let
them see that you were standing by me-
His gaze questioned hers intently for an in
slant. ave can do it., he added slowly, "if
you will.
@How can it be question of willing?"
at is simpler than you think. Our meet
ing place is in the hills near the Montenegrin
border The distance need not stand in the
way. l could motor you all over to see
picturesque monastery that's in the neigh
borhood and then, while the others were ex-
ploring, you and l would slip away for a
time"
ats impossible"
@Why2 Haven't we day left? You did
not plan to reach the yacht before Saturday.
Leave it to me to persuade the others. I'm
less he hesitated, unless it is really you
] have to persuade.
@Don't think that. l would do it if
could" Her heart was in the protestation.
tell youl-whcn left you tonight ran to
my aunt's room. / could not help it. /
could not control myself. said wild things
nothing definite, yet things that fright
ened her. | told her / could never marry
you, that our engagement was pretense to
help you in great work.
3Don't you call that defnite?" he ex-
claimed. @But it isn't for me to reproach
you
You could not reprOacn me more Dit
terly than reproach myself. was afraid.
! made her afraid. l begged her to take me
away in the morning Now you know why
it's impossible for me to do this thing. /
can't unsay what said to Aunt Helen. She
would not believe me-"
Rodoslav frightened. 3Let's make clean
breast of it and ask her help, he suggested.
mo, no! She doesn't understand you as
do She could not see your need. But you
know Aunt Helen. She would be the last
person in the world to let herself be drawn
into such an affair Don't dream of going
to her. You might ruin everything by it."
He threw out his arm in a baffled gesture.
@Think of it" he cried. @There they are,
not an hour away as the crow flies, as | my
self could fly" He swung round, stared
hard at the aeroplane, and then, hope
mounting afresh once more faced Ann.
&As we could fly if you would" he ended.
"But I've shown you"
"If you only would" he persisted. II
thought brought this machine here to spy
on the forts, to use in the great campaign;
but all the time Destiny meant it to serve
you. Don't you see how simple it is3 No
long climb over mountain roads-merely a
fight no longer than I've often made, scarce
" longer than we took together at Pau.
Don't you want to meet these men who are
tn change the face of Europe? Doesn't il