Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-11-07

most vitality affected by this disturb
ing rumor should be taken as final.
Sufficient pain and annoyance already
have been caused by the malicious and
utterly groundless report" The name
Of Maud Applegate Blithers was ap-
pended to the statement, and 1t was
dated Paris, Aug. 20.
It appears that the signed statement
was left in the counting room Of the
various newspapers by heavily veil.
ed lady at an hour agreed upon as
about 10 O'clock" There was abso-
lutely no clue to the identity of this
woman.
well, she appears to be here" said
Robin as he laid down the last Of the
three journals and stared at Dank as
II expecting hope from that most un-
reliable source.
II suppose you will now admit that
am right about the letter B." said
Dank sullenly.
when I see Miss Guile I shall ask
point blank If she is Maud Applegate,
Dank. and If she says she isn't I'll take
her word for it," said Robin.
"And If she says she Isl"
WELL" said the prince ruefully, "rll
still take her word for it."
"And them"
"Then I shall be equally frank and
tell her that am Robin of Graustark.
That will put US all square again, and
we'll see what comes Of it in the end"
The day was warm and clear, and
Paris was cleaning. Robin stretched
his long legs in brisk walk across
the Place Vendome and up the Rue
de la Paix to the boulevard. Here he
hesitated and then retraced his steps
slowly down the street Of diamonds
for he suspected Miss Guile Of being
interested in things that were costly
Suddenly inspired, he made his way
to the Place de la Concorde and set
tied himself on one Of the seats neal
the entrance to the Champs Elysees
A man came up and took seat beside
him.
"Good morning. Mr.. Schmidt" said
the newcomer, and Robin somewhat
gruf1y demanded what the deuce he
meant by following him. II have some
interesting news" said Baron Gourou
quietly.
From homer asked Robin care
lessly.
Indirectly. It comes through Ber
lin. Our special agent there wires me
that the Offices Of Mr.. Blithers In thai
city have received instructions from
him to send engineers to Edelweiss
for the purpose Of estimating the cos'
Of remodeling and rebuilding the cas-
tle-in other words, to restore 1t to tt
condition prior to the Marlanx rebel
Lion fifteen years ago."
There was tantalizing smile on the
baron's face as he watched the chang
ing expressions in that Of his prince.
Are you in earnest?" demanded
Robin, a bright red spot appearing II
each cheek. The baron nodded hi
head. well, he's got q lot Of nerve!'
II shudder when I think Of what II
likely to happen to those architect'
when they begin snooping around th'
CASTLE" said Gourou dryly. "By th'
way. have you seen Miss Guile thi'
morning?"
Robins cheeks were now completed!
suffused. Certainly not"
"She was In the Rue de la Paix hal
an hour ago. I thought you might
You saw her, baron"
Yes. highness, and it may interes
you to know that she saw you"
"The deuce you say! But how d.
you know that it was Miss Guile
You've no means of knowing"
1T Is a part of my profession to rec
ogni1e people from given descriptions
In this case, however, the identified
ton was rendered quite simple by tn
actions of the young lady herself. Sh'
happened to emerge from shop JUS
as you were passing, and I've neve
seen any one, criminal or otherwise
seek cover as quickly as she did. Sh'
darted back into the shop like on
pursued by the devil.
Where did she go from the Rue'd
La Paix?" asked Robin impatientfy.
ITO the Ritz. I was there almost a
soon as she. She handed an envelop
containing a letter, I fancy-to tn
carriage man and drove away in tn
direction of the Place de TOpera.
have sly notion, my prince, that yo'
viii find note awaiting you on you
return to the hotel. Ah,, you appea
to be in haste. my young hunter"
II am IN haste. II you expect +
keep alongside. baron, you'll have t
rum" cried the prince, and was II
stantly in his seven league boots.
won't you sit down, baron? I'll b
at liberty, in a minute or two he saat
on reaching his room at the hots
and coolly proceeded to scan the brie
message from Miss Guile.