The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
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81 saw you this morning riding with
him." said he glumly.
She turned her face away and for o
moment was silent. "Shall we take
those chairs over there, Mr.. Schmidt?
They appear to be as abandoned as
we." She indicated two chairs near
the broad portals.
He shook his head. 'If we are look
ing for the most utterly abandoned
allow me to call your attention to
the two in yonder corner"
at is quite dark over there" she
said with frown.
"Quite," he agreed. (which ac-
counts, no doubt, for your failure to
see them"
"Mrs. CASTOR will be looking for me
before she began hesitatingly.
"Or Mr.. White, perhaps. Let me re-
mind you that they have exceedingly
sharp eyes"
"Mr. White is no longer here" she
announced.
His heart leaped. "Then I, at least,
have nothing to fear" he said
quickly.
She ignored the banality. "He left
this afternoon. Very well, let us take
the seats over there. rather like the
shall l say shadows?"
"Now, tell me everything" he said.
"From beginning to end. What be-
came of you after that day at st.
Cloud, whittier have you journeyed,
and wherefore were you so bent on
coming to this now blessed Inter-
laken?"
easily answered. Nothing at all
became of me. journey thither, and
I came because had set my heart on
seeing the Jungfrau."
"But you had seen it many times"
N"And l hoped that l might find
pkace and quiet here" she added
Quite distinctly.
"You expected to find me here,
didn't you?'
yes, but did not regard you as a
disturber of the peace"
you knew | would come, but you
didn't know why. did you, Bedelia?"
He leaned little closer.
yes, | knew why" she said calmly,
emotionlessly. He drew back instant
ly, chilled by her directness. You
came because there was promise of an
interesting adventure, which you now
are on the point of making impossible
by rather rash exhibition of haste"
He stared at her shadowy face in
utter confusion. For a moment he
was speechless. Then a rush of pro-
testing sincerity surged up within him,
and he cried out in low, intense tones:
II cannot allow you to think that Of
he, Miss Guile. If have done or said
anything to lead you to believe that |
am
She laughed joyously, naturally.
you really are quite wonderful, Mr.
Schmidt. Still | must change the sub
ject. | trust the change will not af-
feet your glibness, for it is quite ex-
hilarating. How long do you purpose
remaining in Interlaken?"
"That isn't changing the subject"
said he. Il shall be here for week
or ten days-or perhaps longer?" He
put it in the form of a question, after
all.
Indeed? How | envy you. | am
sorry to say shall have to leave in
day or two"
His face fall. "Why?" he demand
ed, almost Indignantly.
81 am having such a good time dis
obeying my father. Mr.. Schmidt, and
eluding pursuers. 1t is only a matter
of day or two before am discovered
here, so | mean to keep on lodging.
1t is splendid fun"
do you mind telling me where you
are going to, Miss Guile?"
First to Vienna, then-well, you
cannot guess where. | have decided
to go to Edelweiss."
"Edelweiss." he exclaimed in aston
ishment. He could hardly believe his
ears.
1T is the very last place in the
world that my father would think of
looking for me- Besides, am curious
to see the place | understand that
the great Mr.. Blithers is to be there
soon, and the stupid prince who will
not be tempted by millions, and 1t is
even possible that the extraordinary
Miss Blithers may take 1t into her
head to look the place over before
definitely refusing to be its princess.
! may find some amusement or enter
tainment as an onlooker when the
riots begin"
He was staring at her wide eyed
and incredulous. "Do you really mean
to say you are going to Graustark?"
II have thought of doing so. Don't
you think II will be amusing to be on
the scene when the grand climax &C.
curs?"
All this time she was regarding him
through amused. half closed eyes.
She had distinct advantage over him.
She knew that he was the Prince of
Graustark; she had known II for many
days. Perhaps If she had known all
the things that were in his cunning
brain she would not have ventured SO
far into the comedy she was construct
ing. She would have hesitated-aye.