The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-13

Sight 81 the Big. bury man the count
ess seemed to grow pale n death.
She rose to her feet. Gardiner rose
also. but / could see he had no ink
ling Of the situation. Then. in the
twinkling Of an eye, the big man
raised her in his arms and ran back
with her through the hotel dining
room. carrying her rs though she had
been . bag Of feathers. The room
was filled with diners. But the big
man did not pause for that Every
body made way for him-I can see
now that the affair was prearranged
with tho hotel proprietor-and the
first thing I heard after that was the
snorting Of An automobile outside the
hotel entrance.
"Of course Gardner went after her.
But the two men who had been with
the big man contrived to get in his
way and trip him, SO that when at
last we reached the hotel door togeth-
or there was no sign Of an automo-
bile or Of the countess. The elderly
maid had vanished. and the proprietor
seemed quite indignant when I ques-
toned him about the kidnapping. and
accused me Of being inebriated.
Gardiner spent the night rushing
about the streets. in the wild hope
that the countess was being held
somewhere in Spa, and that he could
him from getting into trouble. though
l had the hardest work in doing SO.
He wanted to see the American con.
sui, and actually did 60 to police head
quarters. OF course they laughed po-
litely at his story and promised to
make investigations. That was all,
except for one thing.
ION the lowest step Of the hotel
Gardiner and l found q lady's visit
ing card. 1t had evidently dropped,
or had been thrown there by intent
as the girl was being carried out Of
the hotel. On 1t was engraved the
name Of the lady who Is now, or was
till recently, Princess Beatrice Of
Luxembourg.
$50 Gardiner had the clue, but that
was all. went with him to Luxem-
burg and we stood before the big, old.
fashioned palace of the ruler. and
/ watched the sentry walking up and
down with his bayonet over his shout
der. Not much use trying to get
past him! We walked all round the
palace by day and by night. but there
was NO sign Of the Princess Beatrice.
We waylaid all the carriages that
drove In and drove out, and II the
princess had been in any Of them !
think Gardiner would have sprung on
the box and tried to take the carriage
to America, duennas, coachman and
all.
I'VE spent, think. three days in
this sort Of nonsense, and then We
read In the newspapers that the
princess was living In seclusioR at thu
court Of Vessel. paying visit to thu
mother Of the young prince whom, i
was rumored. she was to marry. Mex
day the engagement was announced
That day we left for America. Yo'
may have noticed Gardiner ha
seemed changed during the last tire
or four years."
EYES," answered Jimmy Barnes
"Quieter."
HE never got over It." Trevetha
continued. II am sure that he wa
in love with her all the time. kno'
that about the time Of her marrtag
. he went big game stalking In tn
Rockies without a guide, and wa
away for months, living in complet
!. solitude. However, II you really ga
1 him In Yonkers-but guess you wer
,, mistaken, Jimmy. Gardiner isn't tn
!. sort Of man to go to Yonkers. H
d hates the suburbs. Unless he VIZ
making a call there. -. BY the wa
X Id like to see that piece about til
J. princess in the newspaper"
a Somebody picked 1t up and hande
. It to him, and Trevethan read 1t.
!. well, she still has the travelir
instinct" he said. land II she elud'
+. the Arabs as deftly as she elude
4 her father when she was at Spa
. shouldn't be surprised II she did 81
4 coed in crossing the peninsula. VIII
~ here's her likeness! She hasr
:, changed a particle since those da.
= when I knew her. But this doesr
= begin to do her justice. Hello. Jimm,
"a What ais your"
a Jimmy Barnes had picked up q
- paper and was staring 1t the Ill
"a ness.
70 20, nothing much" he answers
lavin9 n down. "Only this happc
~ to be the lady l saw with Gardiner
Yonkers."
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