Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
CHAPTER XIV (Continued)

branch fell across the barred rectangle,
y cutting the lines of light into broken
lozenges of shadow. The room was fur
nished somberly but richly with heavy
hangings and teakwood furniture deco
rated with mother-of-pearl. A lantern
Of curious design depended from the
ceiling. There was a figure standing
In the corner. She raised hersef upon
one elbow and examined the figure
attentively, not frightened yet, but
merely curious.
1t was suit of ancient armor Of
period with which she was unfamiliar
She moved her limbs painfully and sat
up Her head throbbed for a few mo-
ments, but she found that she was able
to think clearly again. Slowly she real
lied where she was and what had nap
pened The blue door in the wall-this
K the house that adioined the garden. She
had slept-how long she did not know,
but the beams of sunlight were orange
In color and made a brilliant arabesque
upon an embroidered hanging on the
opposite wall. She must have slept long:
Her dreams returned to her, fleeting and
elusive, like the ignes fatui which had
been p part of them. The wh,r Of Of
4 wheels, the vision of the varicolored
crowd, the murrhur of voices speaking,
these. too, had been a dream. She tried
to recall what the voices had murmured;
Phrases came to her. Ten thousand
kroner-the goose that lays the golden
\ egg" 1t was all like story from a
& fairy tale She looked about her-a
dream-of course Who could have been
speaking of kroners and golden eggs
here?
There were two doors to the apart
ment in which she lay, ornate with
Turkish fretwork, which had in its center
1 panel what seemed to be small window
I covered by a black grille. At the other
& end of the room another door. open,
from which came flicker of cool light.
the soft pad of footsteps and the SOUND
OF voice humming some curious Orien-
tai air. Marishka did not get up at once,
y hut sat among the pillows, her fingers
It her temples as she tried to collect her
Z thoughts. She knew that she must think
Everything seemed to depend upon tht
clearress with which her mind emerged
from the fog of dreams. Slowly the
happenings of the last few days REQUIRED
the flight, the wild ride down the ra-
vines of the Brod. Sarajevo, the tragedy
the car of Death She put her fngers
before her eyes and then Strengthened
= brayely. And what now? Goritz What
was he going to do with her? She tried
TO judge the future by the past. She
had given herself unreservedly into his
hands in the hope of reaching sophie
Chotek before-before what had hap
pened. Their interests had been lden-
: tiral-the saving of life-and II they
had succeeded, there would have peen nc
q need for anxiety as to her own future
H,,t now the situation seemed to have
changed Failure had marked her Tor
a It's own. an unbidden guest IN a stranee
country in which she was for the present
NJ At the mercy of her captor. She couid
not forget that she was his prisoner
and the terms of her promise 10 MN
came to her with startling ciearness
4 His recantation, his courtesy, his arden,
looks had allayed suspicion, but mac
not ouite removed the earlier impression
N this hour of awakening and depres.
SION there seemed to be room Tor any
dreadful possibility. 49,. ;r,
Aow was not barred and she saw that II
let upon the tiny garden hfteen Zee
below. .,, :. mich,
- ,a Sifficult to lower herself from tn,
window sill-drop, to the ga garaeah sht sb.
nee. But where? To wnpmt ss
turned quickly listening for the souna' r,
Ss, hand at her breast. where her hear
vas throbbing with new hope Hugh
!, Hugh in Sarajevo And yet why not
& Il came to her in a tn throb 3b, OF che ,oySa ba,
1ons TO deter him he had persisted il
helping and protecting her; onllv!ou
y Of her denial Of him and Of her cut Guttin'
disdain. But would the iran eiue ers, %
to point her object and destination ,lt
The memory of his cieverness ane
initiative in their night ride 10 KONG
ptsht gave her new hope' Hs styea
* the lines of the note she had Write
y him he must have read the tenoefh99ss
that had always been in her hearl; n "a
Va no coward, and the idea or heein
"a England when danger threatened ne
would. of course, be the last that woui
come into his mind. 1t was curiou
that she had not though. ra oi ,evn tnis r. y, b
conid-perhaps he was here now
A heavy figure stood in the doorwa
regarding her. She could not az nrs
decide whether II was a man or woma
| for the wide, baggy trousers resemble
4 skirt. and the short, sleeveless JACKIE
was similar to that worn bi the ma
Moslems she had seen IN the Sarsils
but in a moment, voice Of rather lo'
: Ditch spoke kindly, in atrocious German
.sThe Fraulein is at last awake. Doe
ohe feel better?
4 last deciding that it was woman.
sSeven hours at least, and like tn
III dead. But you must be hungry. WI
prsgsrs i, somethingA net And ai Gpcf # could was
my face and hands.
s1t shall be as you wish. II you WI
but come with me- -.
door with the black grille opened frol
within, and a girl came into the room
Like the older woman she wore page
trousers and slippers. out apoye a u
and West, somewhas soiled sat
/ Siouse which might have been mac
either in Paris or Vienna The Ia
was very pretty. regular Of feature ar
oval in contour. but the effect OF !
Es konuty was marred by the hair abo'
Il. which was dyed with henna sa
non red. But she wore a flower at n
Ereast. and in spite of her artihcialiti
0xhaled the gaiety OF youth 81
~ <niled very prettily and came forwal
8rith confiding air, giving Marisni
koP hand
sI have been waiting for you to wal
N. I" she said in a soft voice. Il ha'
ever known any one TO sleep SO SCUM
She laughed like a child who Is vel
- zach pleased with q new top and. hol
= IN Narishka's hand. looked at her cuI
SSly from head to foot. There WI
na6thing very genuine in her intere
~ kindliness. and Marishka -four
rnalf smiling.
must have been very tired" 81
- sprry. You are feeling bett