Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-28
ing disdain. in the same tongue Julia


demanded:
You brought this message? why%'
II am Nictorine Savatz, employed by
your father. His Majesty King Simon.
to protect you from this adventurcr.
That message from His Majesty should
itself be sufficient credentiai. have
others. In plenty: l can satisfy Your
liEhness. His Majesty the King inn
poses upon me his commands. must.
even at the cost Of your displeasur
persuade you to have no more to do
with this impostor. this pretender to
your fathers throne! If bring you
proofs that what I say of Mr. Barr is
true, viii you accept them? And then.
since | am your fathers servant, will
you make me yours as well-will YOU
give me employmcntJ as your maid?
1t is His MajeSty's WISH
The princess hesitatcd. Then broken-
~ she said: Il presume I must. :.
but until YOU are prepared to submit
TO me such proofs" She added in
abrupt access OF hatred for this crea-
ture who seemed bent on breaking her
heart-"so, and do not venture TO APP
proach /me again.
with another profound obcsiance. in
silence the Savatz accepted her dis
missal and withdrew
TO Philip in the drawing room the
tootman brought this message.
MISS Simon asks re TO say, will you
kindly excuse her. She isn't feeling
well and as retired to 'er room, sir"
In daze OF despair, Philip suffered
himself to be shown the door
And In state OF despair that be-
wiidercd his wits like II sitting black
cloud Inc existed. somehow--not much
caring whether he did or not for the
next four hours.
Toward half after nine he felt that
lie could endure such cruel suspense
no longer. He must know.
Ordering Juan Lopez to lay out his
evening clothes. he changed with few
crlsh haste and. delaying only to yield
TO his mans insistencc that the sealed
packet be left behind. for safety's sake,
In a convenient little safe built into
INC slttinE- room wall. he recrossed the
street TO the Manwaring door,
The footman showed him into the
library where he found Sob Manwar-
ing discontentedly smoking. From this
last Philip seemed unable to get more
satisfaction than statement that
MISS Simon" was slightly indlsposed
ana mad requested that she be not dis
turbeo before morning.
Disconsolately he turned 10 go.
Young Manwaring's voice halted him
on the threshold OF the hallway
II say. Barr, there's something 7
MAX ought to tell you. Julia is a
princess CT the blood royal-.Miss
SIMON is merely her incognita.
wen. she's officially affianccd TO SOM.
rotteh little European princcl!ng or
other. felt it my duty to tell vo,,
You understand
81 understand" said pbi,in crio,I,
Would you mind saving what com.
try it is"
I'D rather not"
very we'll Philip replied as quiet
~ as before. Thank YOU for LETTING.
me know. Goodnight"
lie walked from the room and house
Win the manner OF one sentenced 10
death And that was precisely Nha
he was, though he had no renson 70
suspect 1t. ~
AS lie had stumbled down from III.
doorstep, taNicab that had long been
standing Mt the curb. near the Firm
avenue corner, quickly got in motion
ana ran down the street toward him.
10 approach made not the least i'm
preston on Phillips consciousness. lie
was altogether unaware of il tin a.
| moved slowly past, abreast him, its
window suddenly vomitcd hail of fire
and lead.
Momentarily the lights of the Balti
more, across the street, danced before
Philips eyes like SO many fireflics.
'esl was darkness, profound, i'm :
The New Tootmnn.
After many years cit seemed, twi
hSnt tempered the night that opprcss-
eo MN. and that black void was light
ehed by the dawn OF a new DAY.
fhiiip lay abed in a cheerful sunlit
chamber-whcre. he did not know. but
was soon TO learn: for Juan Lopez was
in waiting.
Four days before jsaid Juan) Philin
had been shot down by gangmeu i'm a
taNicab. The latter had ESCAPED lcav-
ing Philip for dead. Juan. hearing the
shots' had run to tho window in the
baltiniore' getting there in time To
sec ms master fall in front of the Man
warimg door. by tho time Juan reach
ed the street. Fob MIanwarinS and the
tootnan were carrying rhilip into the
mouse. IN one of whose bod chambers
he had over since lain lighting for his
iifo. with bullet hole through his
lungs and another through his left
forearm.
To-day the attending surgeon had
pronounced him on the way to rccov-
cry. But il would he many DAYS be-
fore he could be moved
Philip lay struggling with desire TO
lhterroEatc Juan concerning the Prin-
was.
lie rested with shut eyes. thinking.
There came a new sound into the quiet
OF the room. the barest hint of Il silken
rustic. His pulses thrilled as with a
shock of electricity. his breathing
auicloned. his heart drummed nIadly.
lie scarcely dared open his eyes for
fear lest II be another than his prin-
cess
None tho less, open them he must
Juan was gone: they were alone.
Julia stood at his bedside. looking
down upon him in pity, sorrow and
Solicitnde. When she saw that he
was conscious 4 look OF gladness swift
ly erased al! other emotion from her
coun;enance. with Il low cry she
dropped to her knees and Graded his
head in her arms. Their lips met.
After a time she said in the Gentlest
voice: You mist not talk; YOU may
only listen. Bob Manwsrlng has told
me what he told YOU. that dreadful
night. 1t is true; ain n princess. But
IL is no less true that | ain a woman
and that love you. Nothing else
matters -
Philip would have been hardly hu-
man If, after that. his convalescencc