Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-05-12


"If were a prince with a
crown and debt that couldn't pay"
admit that l have had no
| real chance to win out against such
| Odds" etc.
She faced Robin coolly. 1T will be
necessary to abandon our little lunch
con for tomorrow. am sorry. Still
Mr.. Totten informs me that he will be
In Vienna shortly. The pleasure is
merely postponed"
Are you in earnest about this trip
by motor tomorrow morning?" de-
manded Robin darkly. you surely
cannot be-
Il am very much in earnest" she
said decisively. Goodness. know I
shall not sleep wink tonight"
Nor l." said Robin gloomily. Sud-
denly his face lightened. A wild. reck-
less CLEAN shot into his eyes. and. to
their amazement, he banged the table
with his fist. by Jove, know what
shall do. Ill 60 with you!"
moi" cried Bedelia. aghast. IL
cannot permit It, Mr.. Schmidt. Cant
you understand You-you are the
man with whom I am supposed to be
carrying on atrociously."
well, can tell you fatty Just what
l intend to do" said he. setting his
jaws. II shall hire another car and
keep you in sight every foot Of the
way. Where you go. CO."
DO you mean it," she cried. q new
thrill in her voice.
~ intend to see you every day." he
declared, from now till the end Of
time"
Really. Mr.. Schmidt. YOU
III there is one thing I despise be-
yond all reason. Bedelia, 1t is the
name Of Schmidt wish you
wouldn't call me by that name."
II can't just call you mister" she
demurred.
Call me Rex for the present" said
he. Il will supply you with a better
one later on"
May call him Rex?" she inquired
Of her companion.
I'm moderation" said Mrs. CASTOR.
VERY we'll. then Rex. have changed
my mind. shall not motor since you
insist upon risking your neck in pur-
suit Of me. I shall 60 by train in the
morning. We will be in Vienna in
two days. There shall say goodby
to you. for am going to Graustark.
the new Blithers estate. Surely you
Will not follow me there"
you are very much mistaken.
shall be there as soon as you and
shall stay just as long. provided Mr..
Blithers has no objections" said
Robin. with more calmness than he
had hoped to display in the face Of her
sudden thrust.
Mr. William W. Blithers arrived in
Edelweiss. the capital of Graustark, on
the same day that the prince returned
from his tour Of the world. AS mat
ter of fact, he travelled by special train
and beat tss prince home by the mat
ter of three hours. The procession Of
troops, headed by the Royal Castle
guard il WIS announced, would pass
the historic Hotel Regengetz at in
the afternoon. so Mr.. Slithers had
T I
ing the plG52
He had lost no time in his dash
across the continent In the first
place, his agents in Paris made 1t
quite clear tc him that there was
likely TO be "ructions" in Graustark
over the loan and the prospect of a
plebeian princess being seated on the
the throne whether the people liked it
or not. and in the second place Maud
Applegate had left note on his desk
in the Paris Offices. coolly informing
him that she was likely TO turn up in
Edelweiss almost as soon as he. She
added an annoying postscript. She
said she was curious 20 see what sort
Of place it was that he had been
wasting his money on.
To say that he was put out by
Maud's aggravatins behavior would
be stating the case with excessive
gentleness. He was furious. He sent
for the head Of the detective agency
and save him blowing up that he
was never to forget. II appears that
the detectives had followed a false
lead and had been fooled by the wary
Maud in a most huriiliating manner
They hadn't the remotest notion
where she was and evinced great sur
prise when informed in voice loud
enough to be heard a half block away
that she was on her way 10 GraustArk.
Then he dragged Mrs. Blithers of
to the Care de rESte and took the en-
press TO Vienna He would see TO the
loan first and to Maud afterward.
Going back day or two, il becomes
necessary to report that while in Vi
emma the perverse Bedelis played a
shabby trick On the infatuated Robin,
She stole away from the Bristol in the
middle OF the night and was halfway
to the Graustark frontier before he
was aware Of her flight She left a
note for him in which she said:
ForSiye TIE fer raanias away like this
II is for tire hest | sf,aSt have i few days
to myself, dear f-ie,i3-<sSys for sober re-
t'eo,ion unintiuenoe3 by. the presence u $
natural enemy 70 cey,iy>Nsssre. And 50 am
leaving you in this covarsly. graoesess
fashion Do No; think iil Of me. ssvs
yea my solemn i,-oriisa that II 3 few days
shall let yca Saow where l may Ns
found If yea chooSe to come t. me. Even
then may not Re fs.liS convinced Il, my
own rfssr5 that cur adventure has REACHED
is Climax, You have said that ysoa would
ACCOMPANY me 10 ts-1aS.srS | am lesv-
ms tonisht for tbs; Country, where shall
remain in seciussea fer s Few days eefa-e
S>saasatiss you with my future r3sns II
10 not NY irteSstSols - step il HaissweiSS
3. present Tess nevSsNsre-s proclaim. 3