Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29
Copyright. 1916. by Tic Star Company.
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CHAPTER ".
THl; HIDDEN PRINCE.


might not have been thus bianlily
| amazed; but at best who was Chris
topher Race thut he should be hidden
To reception at the Foreign Office. to
| meet royalty?
OF course. christopher said 10 MIN.
self. he would not go. Before the Gay
OF the reception he would be away IN
the country with Scarlet Runner. trail.
ing Il fat and vulgar Australian mil
lionairc. with his fat and vulgar mil
! iionairess. about rural England.
But there was another letter in this
mornings mail and he suddenly
changed his mind. II covered no more
than page. and was signed "Elolsc
Duurray.'
That nam" had runs in his cars.
mysterious and sweet az ;hc music of
! bells floating over the sea from a city
OF mirage. since the masked ball.
where he had been lucky enough to
serve the fair Southcrncrs purpose
Now his heart gave Il leap AZ lie read
the summons which called him back
into her lifc.
Her letter had no conventional be-
ginning. since | have been Il grown
woman she sad. - have known only
two real mon. and you are one OF those
two. I want YOU to meet the other.
Something great may come OF the
! meeting. and this time you would be
with me In an adventure OF which
q. n
| me. am in IL deeply. heart aud soul
If you VIII throw In your fortune with
mine, come to-morroY night to the
Foreign once reception. for which /
VIII see that you have an invitation.
fours-Gratcfuily for the past hope
| fully for tho futurc-ELOISE DACV-
RAY"
No question now as To whether M
would go or 40, so! lie wan,cd To see
Eloisc 'auvrny; he wanted 10 know
why and how she needed him. H.
wanted to be In that adventure, what
ever ii might prove. because She would
b" IN 1t; and though II was "a draw.
bnck that II" was not the only Real
niun on her horizon. NJ wanted 10 ilnd
out what the other one was like
Chri.torh"r stepped out Of his ear
into blaze of light and colur: and
indoors tn" luscious perfume OF flowers
mingled with tho thought that he was
hhout To SEE Elpisc Dauvray. went TO
his head like some rich Spanish wine
MIR. Race" murmurcd voice tina,
no man who had heard IL once could
forget: and, turning. he was face to
fac" with E!ois" Dauvray- an AS.
tonishingly changed Eloisc Dauvrny
Sh" had been beautiful before. but
she was douhly beautiful now. with
tho radiant morning beauty Of :. girl
OF eighteen. The eyes once clouded
with mystery az tragedy. had been
turned into stars ty some now hap
pincsS: and FOR Eiddy second Chris
t"nhcr asked himself &c it could b" his
presence that
But the thought broke before /, fin
shed: for he saw the other Man. and
seeing him. knew the secret Of III.
change IN i:loisc Dauvrny. This man
was no common man. and suddenly il;
"aS as II christopher saw his iall fig
urc framed In such another niche glow
ing with strange jewels. UNIQUE and
Z i,.I Inns 4.
in Ihris;ophCr's soul IL mus; have been
burnt up Xix" chaT in tho brave fire of
the Other Mans eyes. as they well
coined him.
''Mr Race" said Eloisc Dnuvrny
again. II wanted YOU Ia come and meet
rrinc. Mirlo Of Dalvana. / havc told
him about YOU"
81 ann here with my grandmother"
said Miss Dauvray. You have not
met her. but she il an old friend OF
! The Foreign Se"retary's VIE. Prince
Mirko and you and | mus, talk to-
Gcther.
They found a uli!et corner on: o.,
the way OF tn" crowd Now am
going 10 tell You secret" the girl
went ON. You see how trust you--
how we both ;rms, you: For it's y
secrc; that. II known. might spoil u
plan whose success means everything
To the Princc-cvcrH thing. therefore.
To me"
Whatever you ask Will do" said
christopher rashly. lie was In the
mood TO be rash; not only for Miss
Duuvray's sake. but n.rw for the sake
OF the Prince AS well. There was
something Of that extra ordinary mag
nct!sm about the young man which
the House Of Stuart had, and made
use OF in cniistinG followers
You had better wait aud hear first
Mirko warned him. But n, that mo-
, tlcman. whose face cleared at sight Of
The group OF three. Rowing courteous
ly 20 Miss pHuvray. at whoi:. he glance l
quickly with yelled curiosity. he AN
uoHnccd in indifferent French that he
had been searching everywhere for HIS
Royal li-hness, i'll tie hope OF intro.
dncinG h.n:--hy apecirl rcuncs;-to Il
very great pcrsonago.
such Il request was Z: command. ana
l:l"isc smiled permission 10 SO.
THAT is the b;'ivaniam Ambassahor."
she murmureh. as the tail. youthful
figure and Tho short, m;ddlc-agei one
n"Tcd away together.
''fic looks clever said chri#tGuhcr
lie i" clever replied I.loisc, "rnd--
We beitevc--hc is on our SIDE. Not Tor
me- don, mean that. hope and
pray ne knows nothing. an, may rucS.
nothing until too late to interfere.
! mean something OF more Importance
| 10 Dalvania than Il love affair. Per-
haps. after all. it's just as well that
] can tell YOU what ! have to tell you
alone. First. | thank you fo, coming.
| aud-isn't he glorious?"
Yes SAID Christopher. ''if wero
q soldier ] should li!:r 10 i:"ht for him
How strange YOU should say that"
half whispered the girl. 81; is exact"
what want you To do viii YOU he q
soldier Of fortune and iigh; for rs both =
! l;ut 40; IL ism; fair to ask YOU that
until YOU know the whole story"
! SO she told him the story. briefly as
she could. Keeping down her own cx-
! citcmeni, which would grow with the
tale. christophc: knew little o. moth
Ing OF DarvGnian fairs. except that
| The people Of the turbulent country !au
risen some years ago againS; their sin.!
and Killed him. that the queen ANA he:
children had been saved only by hi.h :
, that II distant rclative Of the dead ma
/ IL person favored by Tt KEY ---nn.
! been raised to the thionc and ;.iai iiIN
! Dalvam!uns. who ought 20 l,uv,, brcn
! clatcd ~ their success. had been mo-,
or less dissatisfied ever SiIcc
| Now. Prince Mirko& GRAND u HE
most important island Of tn" world va.
/ fp 81 I, rn, In