The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-24

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. 81 will supply you with better
one later on"
MAY | call him Rex?" she inquired
of her companion.
an moderation" said Mrs. CASTOR.
VERY well, then Rex, | have changed
my mind. shall not motor since you
insist upon risking your neck in pur.
suit of me. | shall go 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
cdelweiss, the capital of Graustark, on
he same lay that the prince returned
'tom his tour of the world. AS a mat
or Of fact. he travelled by special train
and beat the prince home by the mat
ter of three hours. The procession Of
troops, headed by the Royal Castle
guard, it was announced, would pass
the historic Hotel Regengetz at 5 in
the afternoon, SO Mr.. Dlithers had
front seats on the extension porch fac
ing the platz.
He had lost no time in his dash
across the continent In the first
place, his agents in Paris made it
quite clear to him that there was
likely to be "ructions" in Graustark
over the loan and the prospect of
plebeian princess being seated on the
the throne whether the people liked it
or not, and in the second place Maud
Apologize 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 to see what sort
of a place it was that he had been
wasting his money ON.
To say that he was put out by
Maud's aggravating behavior would
be stating the case with excessive
gentleness. He was furious. He sent
for the head of the detective agency
and gave him a blowing up that he
was never to forget. 1t appears that
the detectives had followed a false
lead and had been fooled by the wary
Maud in a most humiliating manner.
They hadn't the remotest notion
where she was and evinced great sur
prise when informed in a voice loud
enough to be heard half block away
that she was on her way to Graustark.
Then he dragged Mrs. Blithers off
to the Care de rEste and took the ex-
press to Vienna. He would see to the
loan first and to Maud afterward.
Going back day or two, 1t becomes
necessary to report that while In VI
emma the perverse Bedelia 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:
Forgive me for running away like this.
II Is for the best. l must have a few days
to myself. dear friend-days for sober re-
fiection uninfuenced by the presence Of q
natural enemy to composure. And 80 l am
leaving you In this cowardly. graceless
fashion. Do not think Ill OF me. I give