The Marshall republican., 1913-06-06

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the baron, who looked after them with
admiration.
The chevalier proved to be q master
Of waitxing; disregsrding the usual
habit, he did not stop utter the first
tour of the room, but continued" The
countess smiled ut him coduettishly.
~"Chevalier. you dance wonderfully"
"Ah, you. countess. are the dream
Of a dancer" .s ri
They arrived at the countess chair.
but the chevalier showed no signs OF
stopping and carried her along as cas-
fly and gracefully q Q the morning
breeze carries tho fragment Of thistle
down. yT
We are creating q sensation, Chew.
alier di Leon"
His majesty and the princess left
the ball at midnight and 0 after
the Countess Rosiny found an oppor-
tunity to talk ice more TO the cheva-
lier. .na t.siE
Am I asking too much OF you in
inviting you to u house ball on Sat.
urday next?"
The chevaiier bowed and smiled at
tho codntess, whose lons. silky eve
iashes shaded hsr beautiful eyes with
such apparent innocence. lusi' a., ga,
Il am very much boporsds he, said
simply. 4, re,blloa :
He met the chancellor once more In
the buffet that adjoined the great bail
room. He took the Shevalier BY his
arm and led him to a table. There. in
the company Of high mobiles and diplo-
mats. they clinked slssses and drank
70 the health Of HIS Majesty. the EN-.
peror OF Germany. ,s. rr."k
Seemingly II was q pleasant, enjoy.
able social affair. with everything 30
smooth and polished that one might
easily mako q dangerous slip and
break his own neck. oslo .,sr
when Cheyalier al Leon, arrived In
his apartment he was, well aware that
he, had been followed. but he did not
care. He was thinking OF the be
witching Countess Rosiny. Where had
he mot herr tuo
AT last no found the place In his
well classified memories Tho Amer
lean Cafe Restaurant" he calculated.
Then without further delay be went to
bed. -.
The chancellor sat In HIS library
awaiting tho report or his followers.
As soon as he received the i1fcrma-
ton that the chevslicr had goneI to
bed and was safely sleeping he did
likewise, but he dtd not sleep an
soundly as d Leon. He bad troubled
dreams. 4cs .U.ry
Tho reports that the chancellor TO
ceived from the men who were follow
ing the chevalier the hsxt day were
mot exciting. He had visited the mu'
seums, studied new industries andsfn
face. was interested In everything
Shortly before nightfall he went "a
his hangar, brought out his plane and
cruised about above the, city, finally
ascending 20 such q height that he d
most vanished from the eyes OF The
detectives. BY ten O'Clock he was
again at the hotel. ~ 'e,a jtHls',a
Saturday evening the -chevalisr Al
tended the house ball at the palace
OF the Countess Rosiny. He even
played at the card tables, losing a few
gold pieces. The detectives obtained
/. number Of twenty mark coins and
sent tiem- Il 'the chancellor with rtheiI
report; every ions was Oc sAineteenth
heentury rnAke.is ~ si.hf ,rot 90 rshT.
The Gounhsss sRosiny wsgSummepe<
!, 10, . long confidential talk. No, qns
knew what they discussed. but wher
the countess was home and alone III
her dainty. perfumed Z bbhdoir, she
locked the door and flung herself on
her sofa. weeping bitterlysSa ,asliHs'
= FL shah betray him, the int real
man I have ever seen: sbesidea. how
can I bs certain that he yill'love met
She clenched her little dst and shool
Il at the portrait. Of q man, who hap
pened to be her husband. ASYon lend
See aaiat YOU haye 'msdefof mel"
Rterythit1t Wont smosthly, cnobodJ
I'm. NY fdesriAstrS. yobps know hon
much ~ ADORE ycu.'' q Ne had IN
tanned Astra'ss hand. but at thes'
words she slowly Withdrew II, sm,nt
!. IN first aaw you wheI Under "a
dare, Of your father. watched yop IA
yelop. strong and beautiful kte'
you would let me CARR. ~ least par
4. IL your burden. I an snlan ;asid'
can stand moro than fsG1l us0nsahs
ms sifl president bluthe4sftNkinl
DIS TOR encouragement. Mr. Etfhle ~
tinusd: "Astra, ! love yqHs. NNll w
h. my wifa7"
The statesman stood hslplAra befor
i1thS girl Who smiled kldd1y y 'hfh..at'
u down. NJ Vlet-ur< u1dent, ~
fEsA sood. enough - iistss - ~
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