The Washington times., 1915-11-23
CHAPTER Xxx.
Katharine.

| Two were alone once more, TWO "hoh
fate had SO strangely cast together In
such scenes The tumult has ceased.
Quiet and order now obtained within
| these ancient walls. These two were
alone I'm the great throne room OF the
kingdom. for the nobleman had signi-
| fled that such was his wish.
He turned toward her now graveiy
and held out his hands. She placed
hers In his. trembling.
Was II true7" she whispered. Did
they indeed and indeed-did they call
! at that? Now. ! must 20 back-l must
leave your
/ You shall never go!" said the quiet
voice of the man who confronted her.
You shall never leave me now"
But how? You are the King? 1t has
been confirmed. The scripts were true
what we thought was true"
Il am the King! Yes. but hoy shall
rule alone? You shall sit beside me. for
It's you have taught me how King
should rule. LIBERTY and justice'-those
words were strangers to nv ears until
you spoke them. Think you could go
on In this business now. this solemn un-
dertaking which l must assume. and
miss your counsel in the future? You
shall be as much Queen as ! am King
In establishing those principles In this
kingdom"
But cannot! l am an unknown
woman. l am of no birth. l am not
YOUR"
Again he laid his fingers upon her
lips lightly.
Cease said he: do not say that
| word. Michael. himself. my father. per-
haps was OF no lofty lineage so far az
traced Kings could be named. He him
self came from where he grew-he
| seized the reins of power-and he gave
| the people such liberty and justice as
| then was possible. Am better than he q?
! Was he better than you-am I? Say no
more. think no more that word whiC..
YOU were about to name"
| Again he held out to her his hands.
, and now. in spite OF all she could DO.
she could not withhold her own-could
not withdraw them. so firmly clasped
, were they now. Trembling. weeping,
she looked up into his eyes
TT Is all clear" said he to her at
! length. 1T was Grahame. my un-
faithful bodyguard. who had the
| knowledge of these things and who
betrayed US by that knowledge. He
accord him but one item OF thanks-!t
was through his treachcry. that I lost
the coin ut the time thai | was in
your country. on the errand OF the
He must have lost or prwned half of
It. or sold It, At lcas;. that IL how
you found II. 50. thank him for 50
much as that.
<NS TOT ltoIedu-lnt "ln III tnut ltltn-
! ful servant OF my father-he shall be
honored by us both. because he has
given loyalty. | myself have gricved
that once | was cruel to him. evcn-
after the old fashion Of our rules here.
| Not again shall that occur. Roleau.
your friend. my srrvant-he shall be
captain Of the Imperial Guard. I
have told him so much as that.
What curse attends these treas.
ures! See now. out Of all these who
| hppn
/ faithful-the son of that man who
was faithful TO our earlier king. and
, you! You fought me. yes. but you
fought fair. You kept your word
ways will do so. trust your word rs
trust the beating of my own heart
You then shall be-you are-my
oucen."
went on slowly: Ahead Of US is duty
serve for liberty ana Justice
He led her gently to the great throne
Of Gretzhoffen. which stood before
Il give YOU my faith. Katharine" said
he. simply. ''Do YOU love me-"
II do" said she. so low he could
scarce catch the words.
And even in these words spoken there
! tho one to the other. in the silence OF
the great throne chamber of the kingdom
their plighted troth seemed az the words
OF the priest and the roar OF the grea'
organ and the later applause Of th'
assembled multitudes. who hailed then
| as saviors of the land.
He gave her hand now up the step!
to the great throne Itself. and bowed
to her as she dropped back unon tn,
great seat of power.
God do so to me and more also,
said he solemuly, 'if ever I betray then
or vou.'
L'ENVOI.
Under the sea there sped from tn,
little kingdom OF Gretzhoffen TO tn,
great republic OF America messag,
carried In the electric spark which unitoc
the world. It was directed to the cit,
editor Of the Daily Star in Kitty Gray'i