The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-09

face and folded arms. Beckendorn stood
with his back 10 the window his eyes
fixed on tho ground. And Vivian. TO his
astonishment, perceived what escaped
the ministers notice--that while the lady
bade adieu with one hand she made rapid
signs with the other hand 10 some person
| In tho garden.
Vivian was the first TO break the
silence. MIR Beckendorn." said he. you
have disgraced both yourself and me by
giving me blow. II is, the lady well
STYLED H. an outrage wait for your
apology"
AN apology An apology" cried
Beckendorff, beginning TO stamp up and
or TO the archduchess?' The arch
duchess" said Vivian. Good God, what
can you mean? pid ! hear arightT' ~
said tho archduchess.' replied Becken-
dorr princess OF the house Of Aus.
tria and the pledged wife Of his royal
highness, the crown prince Of Reisenburg.
Perhaps YOU may now think that other
people have apologies 10 offer
MIR Beckendorff," said Vivian, II am
overwhelmed declme upon my hon
or" Stop. sir. YOU have said too, much
already, but, surely you will allow me
to explain
Sir. there is no need OF explanation
know everything more than YOU know
yourself You can have nothing TO eT-
plain 10 me. ! suppose YOU are now fully
speaking to her.
1T Ia now within an hour Of noon. he
fore sunset YOU must he twenty miles
from court SO far "a that YOU will be
attended DO not answer me. You know
my power. 4 remonstrance only and
write TO Vienna. Your progress shall be
st oppcd throughout southern Europe For
the sake Of the srchduchess this business
must he hushed up, An important and
secret mission will te the ostensihle rea
son for your suddenly taking leave OF
Rclsclnburg This will be confirmed by
Your attendant, who will he an ENJOYS
courier. Farewell
As Reckendorff left the room his con.
fidcntlal servant entered and informed
Vivian that the horses were ready, In
about three hours time Vivian Grey, fol,
lowed by the special ENJOYS courier, ar
rived at his hotel In the capital of Refs.
enhurg 10 landlord and walters bowed
with increaNed ohsequlouHness when they
saw Vivian so attended. And IN II few
minutes all Reisenbury was ringing with
the news of Vivian's appointment 10 th'
undersecretaryship OF state. which, they
all said was n settled thing
The landlord OF the hotel Of the Fou
| Nations Mt ReiNnhurg was somewha
consoled for the sudden departure OF hi
distinguished guest by selling him tray
cling carriage taken over for doubtful
debt-owed by a gambling Russian gen
: eral-and selling II Mt large profit
Vivian had no time to haggle over terms
In this convenient vehicle In the cours
OF couple of hours after his arrival II
= Reisenburgs capital, Mr. Vivian Grey wa
e borne through that grand entrance 4
the city known ms the Cato OF the Allie,
, ESsngr George, who hae reached tn
hotel about half after his master, followe
; behind the carriage on his horse, leadln
4 kiviRn's riding horse, Max.
4 Tho courier cleared the roads hefor
D and expedited the arrival of the speCin
envoy ~ the grand duke OF Rciscnbur
; at tho point of his destination BY order
inR tho horses, clearing the barriers an
. paying the ostillions In advance. Nlv,s
4 was goln. out of the grand duchy I
state-hut with considerable spect
% Never before had he travelled NO swift
e and IN so much pomp and circumstanc,
. lie sank back In the travelling Carting
q and fell into n rcveties IN which the onl
= figure that came before his vision wa
that OF the archduchess, and the on
10 sound that he remembered WAS the yolC
4 Of beckcndorn After some hours traN
n cling he reached thr frontiers ot Relser
4 burg and the courier handed him pas,
o port N was made out IN Vienna nm
81 had been forwarded ,a the frontier
. Esspet George rode up 60 the carrias
+. and placed In Nlvipn's had packe,
. doing II secretly, 30 that no one sa,
e The packet" said Essper, "ls from NJ
4 Beckendorffs daughter" Niue compr,
Il hended At once that II was from n
10 archduchess lissper George had be,
" hiding IN tho shruhhery when the seer
" took place hetween the archduches
\, BeckendorN and Vivian. The archduchei
n knew he was there aud N was to him m,
e she had made the signals NJ she le
N tho room
10 The letter Of the srchduche- was ,v