The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-06-29

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/ him to be the
| "Marie co you hear me-"
Miss Guile shook her vigorously
Wake upi IL isn't nightmare. Now
listsni"
CHAPTER xi.
The Lieutenant Receives ordera
"HE next day brought not only an
agreeable change in the wealth
! er. but most surprising altera-
ton in the manner of Mrs. Gas.
ton, whose attitude toward r. Schmidt
and his friends had been anything but
amicable up TO the hour of Miss
! Cuile's discovery. The excellent lady.
recovering very quickly from her in
| disposition, became positively polite to
| the hitherto repugnant Mr.. Schmidt.
Ehe melted so abruptly and so COM
pletely that the young man was
vaguely troubled. He began to Won
der If his incognito had been pierced.
| so to speak.
He forbore asking when Miss Guile
might be expected to appear on deck
| for her constitutional, but she volun-
teered the information. which was
neither vague nor yet definite. In
fact. she said that Miss Guile would
be UP soon.
Now ii is necessary to relate that
Miss Guile had been particularly firm
in her commands to Mrs CASTOR. In
the first place. Mrs. CASTOR was given
to understand that she was not to
breathe 1t to a soul that r. Schmidt
was not r. Schmidt. and she was not
to betray to him by word or sign that
he was suspected of being the Prince
OF Graustark. Moreover. the exacting
Miss Guile laid great stress upon an.
other command r.. Schmidt was
never to know that she was not Miss
Guile, but some one else altogether.
You're right. my DEAR" exclaimed
Mrs. CASTOR in an excited whisper as
she burst in upon her fair companion.
! who was having coffee and toast In
her parlor. Marie. the maid. was
waiting to do up her mistress hair.
and the young lady herself was allur-
ingly charming in spite OF the fact
that it was not already done up"
HE is the-er-he is Just what you
think"
Good heavens. you haven't gone
and done 1t. have your" cried the girl.
slim hand hating with a piece Of
toast halfway to her lips.
"Gone and done tt?"
you haven't been blabbing, have
your"
How can you say that to me? Am
l not to be trusted? Am l so weak
and
Don't cry. you old dear! Forgive
me. But now tell me-absolutely-
Just what you've been up to-" and Mrs.
CASTOR repeated every word OF the
conversation she had had with R.
Schmidt, proving absolutely nothing,
but stoutly maintaining that her In
tuition was completely to be depended
upon.
And. Oh" she whispered in conclu-
sion, wouldn't 1t be perfectly wonder
full II you two should fall in love with
each other
Don't be silly"
But you have said that IL he should
fall in love with you for yourself and
not because
IL have also said that I will not
marry any man-prince. duke. king.
count or anything else-unless ! am
in love with him. Don't overlook that.
please"
But he is really very nice. ! should
think you could fall in love with him
Just think how it would please your
father and mother just think
Il won't be bullied!"
Am bullying you?" in amazement.
mo, but father tries to bully me.
and you know it,"
When she appeared on deck long
afterward she found every chair oc.
cupied. A warm sun. far from tur-
bulent sea and a refreshing breeze
had brought about marvellous trans
formation.
She made several brisk rounds OF
the deck. then, feeling that people
were following her with their eyes
admiringly. to be sure. but what OF
| that?-she abandoned the pleasant ex,
ercise and sought the seelusion Of the
sunless corner where her chair was
stationed. The ships daily newspaper
was Just of the press. and many of
the loungers were reading the brief
I telegraphic news from the capitals OF
| the world. She procured copy OF
I the paper from a steward and was
glancing at the headlines as she made
her way into her corner. Double
loaded type appeared over the rumor.
ed engagement OF Miss Maud Apple
gate Blithers, the beautiful and &C
/ complished daughter OF the great CAPT
: talist. and Robin. prince OF Gran
stark. A queer little smile played
/ about her lips as she folded the paper
I for future perusal. Turning the cor
ners OF the deck building. she almost
collided with r. Schmidt, who stood
I leaning against the wall. scanning the
little newspaper with eyes that were
blind to everything else.
/ oh" she gasped.
I'm sorry," he exclaimed. crumpline
/ the paper In his hand as he backed
away, flushing. Stupid Of me. Good
morning"
Good morning. Mr.. Schmidt. II
wasn't your fault should have look
ed where was going see you have
a paper. II appears that Miss Blith
ers and the prince are to be married
after all"