The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-05-25

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raised to hid his face. He dropped 1t
as be closed the door.
Mrs. Spencer lowered her book, then
arose with all the sinuous grace she
knew SO well how to assume
welcome, your royal h~ighness," she
said, and courtesied very low. ut was
good of you to come"
The Duke Of Lotzen tossed Off his
cloak and, coming quickly over, took
her hand and kissed it.
"It was more than good Of you to
let me come" he answered when they
were seated.
Il feared you might not get my
note" she said. II believe l am under
constant surveillance"
He smiled. Even the secret police
would hesitate to tamper with my
mail" he said. "Tell me. how did you
know me last night?"
what matters 1t? Particularly since
1t was only because you knew me that
you spoke"
"You think / was searching for your
he asked.
Were you?" she asked.
"If / said yes, would 1t please your
Not unless / thought it true. mon
sieur, and also knew the reason"
He looked at her steadily a moment.
what better reason could | have
than that you are the nos beautiful
woman in Valeria?'
She put her fan before her face.
your highness' compliment is very
delicate" she laughed.
He hooked his hands about his knee
and leaned back.
do you know" he said. fits a cry
ing shame you are married to my dear
cousin"
She looked him full in the face and
smiled.
"Why didn't you make me a widow.
then, last night when you had the
CHANGER"
Iotzen shrugged his shoulders.
1.-THE chance was all right. but the
end was bad. though you didn't stay
TO see It."
She laughed. Didn't /? I stayed
long enough TO see your sword stick
ing in the turf. took that to be the
end. Was there more Of it later?"
mo: that was the cnd-for that
time"
And for that particular method, l
fancy" she said. He yields a pretty
blade. But you seem TO have escaped
last night"
He looked nj her for a bit.
Are you aware. my dear. that you
are conniving at-some might call it
instigating-the death of your hus-
bandY" he asked.
She smiled. Am II"
1T is a very extraordinary situa-
tion." he said. blowing a ring of smoke
and watching it circle away. "You
are so tired of him; you want him
killed. He seems equally tired of you.
and, moreover. he Is determined 10
marry another woman Yet neither
of you gets a divorce. and you actual
~ follow him here. and he then actual
ly refuses to let you depart"
The fan kept moving slowly.
"A very extraordinary situation in
deed, your highness, as you state it."
she said.
"As l state itY' he echoed.
She nodded. "You have omitted the
one material fact in the case"
"And what Is that?" he asked.
The fan stopped. and she laughed
lightly.
simply this. I am not Armand Dali
berg's WIFE"
Dehra reached over and took my
hand. The king looked at US both
and nodded. then clapped me on the
knee. 81
For a space Iotzen stared at Mrs.
Spencer, and she smiled sweetiy back
at him.
"Not his wife!' he calculated pres
emily.
"Come, monsieur. let us be frank
with each other" she said. mot only
am I not Armand Dalberg's wife. but
you have always known it."
He frowned. MY dear girl" he said.
rive been sorrowfuliy accepting your
W word that you are his wife. How
should I know that you've BEEN he
hesitated.
She finished it for him.
Lying. duke. lying" she laughed.
He held up his hands protestingly.
mot at all. my dear; teasing is the
word / wanted"
She sat up sharply.
$50 then it was intended only as a
joker" she exclaimed. 81 thought II
had another object"
He frowned again.
81 don't quite follow you," he said.
She looked Mt him with a queer smile.
"My being brought to Valera to pose
as his wife," she explained.
"You don't mean you came here from
America expressly for that purpose?'
he asked.
Her smile grew broader.
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