The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-09-17
TheDuke'S
Daughter
How She Met Her Fate
By the
BARONESS Won HUTTEN
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.


= Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co
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The train had stopped again, and
Wickham, rubbing the moisture Off
the window with the dingy curtain.
looked out into the night
Wickham shuddered and drew back
into the shabby comfort of his second
class carriage.
Karlsruhe, probably" he thought as
the noise Of banging doors announced
. speedy departure.
1t was too dark to read. Wrapping
his rug well about his legs, he leaned
back again and closed bis eyes. Then
just a. the train started the door of
HI compartment was opened, the light
from lantern flashed across him. and
. woman, vigorously helped forward.
Stumbled into the place opposite him,
and a worn bag was dumped BY q por-
ter directly on his foot As II that
were not enough. the owner paid no
attention to his discomfort, but sat Inn
movable in her place. tiFss4
Wickham was annoyed. He dislik-
ID being the only other person in q
compartment with a woman, and this
one. Judging from the shabbiness of
her wet brown skirt and the cotton
gloves on her Imply folded hands,
was utterly lacking in even the small
charm necessary to reconcile a cross
man to the bore Of opening and clos
ing windows and arranging another's
hand luggage.
Ignoring the small bag at his feet.
he watched the blurred lights of the
city until they were swallowed up In
the darkness. Then, closing his eyes
again. he tried to find his way back to
the comfortable half sleep that had
soothed him since he left Mannheim.
But he could not sleep. The pres
ence Of his neighbor, still as she sat.
made him nervous.
Lifting the bag. he put 1t on the
uc0t pCoiuC hCis Out sun bnO utu nOt
move. And then as the train rushed
round a sharp curve she fell helplessly
sideways. Her hat. crushed into the
angle of the head rest, fell back and
revealed her face In the feeble light.
'Good heavens!' said Wickham. The
girl-for she was not more than four
or Eve and twenty-lay silent and still.
III.
Wickham stared at her for few
seconds. Then. digging his flask out
of his bag. he sat down by her. bal
anced her limp body as well as he
could in the wanton jerkiness Of the
train and poured a few drops Of the
fuid into her mouth.
It seemed hours before little color
came back into the pale face and the
sunken eyes opened.
"Danke schoen.' she said presently,
drawing away from him. Forgive
me-"
Good heavens. have nothing to
forgive" he answered with vehe-
mence that he vaguely recognized as
quite uncaIled for. IF l hadn't been
a brute I'd have seen at once that
you were H.
"Oh, ! wasn't III. wonder wheth-
er, as you have been so kind, you
would let me have little more. Most
Of what you gave me went-outside."
"Why. you are English Wickham
exclaimed. handing her the flask.
"How strange! You'd better drink out
OF the flask. the train shakes So"
THANKS. Yes. am English" she
said. while he watched wave Of bril-
liant color sweep up her thin cheeks.
Then, to his disappointment, she closed
her eyes. and he dared not speak
again.
Her hands, bare now Of the disig-
uring gloves. lay loosely as before, and
he saw that. though painfully thin.
they were white and slim.
Then she opened her eyes.
Don't be frightened" she said. try
ing to smile. but am dreadfully
afraid am going toto do II again."
"Oh. for heavens sake. my dear
yOuuk iuuy, dou I. luxe bouc uOr0
brandy"
She waved the flask away. mo, no!
I"- Then suddenly she added, speak
ing very fast: 1.-THE truth IL l am not
III; / am only hungry. II you happen
30 have
ILL.,
Catching the look In her face a. she
TASTED the meat In the sandwich he
thrust into her hands, he ned to the far
md Of the compartment and stood with
his face to the wet window. positively
sick with pity.
When she called he found her fold
Ing the paper. about the remaining
sandwiches. II ate two" she said.
with a little shamed laugh, 'and-
shan't try to thank you. I suppose
you never were hungry
mo, was never hungry he return
ID, feeling himself an unmitigated
brute. ~ was never hungry In my
life"
"Your people are deadp' he went ON.