Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-07-07

I should hear all there was 10 hear-the
very worst-from me than from
someone else"
Don't speak like that" the prince
implored her tenderly. "What was
there TO hear. after all? Only that a
man whom l shall kill one day when
/ have the time terrorized you cruelty"
At this moment arrived an anxious
looking gentleman. whose face cleared
at sight of the group of three. Bowling
courteously to Miss Dauvray. at whom
he glanced quickly with yelled curios-
ity. he announced in Indifferent French
that he had been searching everywhere
for his royal highness, in the hope OF
introducing him-by special request
to a very great Parsonage.
Such a request was a command, and
Eloise smiled permission to 60.
That is the Dalvanian ambassa-
DOR" she murmured. as the tall. youth.
full figure and the short, middle-aged
one moved away together.
| HE looks clever" said Christopher
HE is clever" replied Eloise. land
we believe-he is on our side. Not
fcr me- don't mean that. / hope
and pray he knows nothing, and may
guess nothing until too late to inter.
fere. I mean something Of more i'm.
portance to Dalvania than a love at.
fair. Perhaps, after all. it's Just as
well that can tell you what I have
| m tall olnnn Met hnD
for coming. and-isn't he gloriousT"
Yes" said Christopher. If I were
a soldier / should Ike to fight for
him"
BLOW strange you should say that r.
half whispered the girl 1T Is exactly
a soldier Of fortune and fight for US
both? But no: 1t isn't fair to ask you
that until you know the whole story
So she told him the story, briefly
as she could. keeping down her OWE
excitement, which would grow with
the tale. Christopher knew little oil
nothing of Dalvanian affairs. e1cep,
that the people Of that turbulent coun
try had risen some years ago agains,
their king and killed him: that the
queen and her children had been saved
only by flight: that distant relative
Of the dead mana person favored by
Turkey-had been raised to the
throne; and that the Dalvanians. who
ought to have been elated at their sue
cess, had been more or less dissatis
fed ever since.
Now Eloise Dauvray told him thai
the story Of the flight and the mas
sacre was twelve years old. The
queen had lived in great seclusion. in
cognito. sometimes in France an6
England. sometimes in Austria anG
Hungary. Now she was dead-hat
been dead for two years. Her las
words TO her two sons-MirkO. TWEEN
ty-six, and Peter, twenty-one-haC
been: win back Dalvania. Mirkt
must be king"
This chimed with Mirko's hearts
desire. But there was no money; anC
Dalvania-even II willing to accep
him-was weak. while Turkey wa.
near and powerful. Still, he was tn,
rightful heir; and Dalvania was yer,
tired Of King Alexander. spendthrif
and profligate.
Now, Prince Mirko's errand In tn,
most important island Of the wori,
was to enlist sympathy for his Gauss
among those who would lend him theil
money or their help in organizing ,
secret raid; and the adventure. 81
Eloise Dauvray eagerly explained Il
Christopher Race, was not so hopeless
IS 1t might seem.
The Dalvanian Ambassador, VIII
had just called the Prince away, hat
been put In his place by Turkey. Tx
all other Dalvanian diplomats o
King Alexander's day; nevertheless
he had private reasons for being a
heart Mirko's friend. Damiello Rudo
vics knew what was Girko's missio;
In England; knew that he was tryinl
to get together a hundred thousan'
pounds to buy arms and feed a small
army; knew that he was inviting ad
venturous or rich young Englishmel
to join him secretly at the Montenegro
frontier Of Dalvania, for a certain pur
pose: yet Rudovics was giving no hin
to Turkey. his real employer. Of tn
business afoot "And that Is not be
cause of any personal love for IN
Prince" finished the woman who love
the Prince above all. but because b
wants Mirko to marry his wife's daugh
ter. II Mirko would take her, Turke
would let him gain his throne Wit
no more than a mere theatrical strus
pie. Thereby hangs q strange tale.
"Once upon q time q sultan loved
fair lady who was not his sultana
yet she was Of high rank and had ir,
portant relatives who must not be Of
Tended. So the Sultan heaped upo
: her all the honors he could, an
married her OF to q colonel In hi
army, who died rather suddenly 500
after the wedding day. Perhaps b
. that time the great man had tired Q
her beauty; at all events, when sh
: had been long enough q widow, Wit
} q pretty little girl, he smiled upon
match between the lady and the ne'
, Daivanian Ambassador to the Court q
, st. James. Now the girl Is grown u
J that IL, she's sixteen or seventeen
: and you can see that, II Airko q
? Dalvania would please to fall In Low
, with and marry her. there would b