The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-22

charming-in which Theobald issued
 - his invitation; had he but known it, particularly tempting one both for Ra and herself for the moonlight picnic. The Cloiter Isle was out of bounds for them by the Kings orders, and this for two reasons, the fact that it lay in the most tourist-fre- . quented portion of the lake, and the danger of the currents in the vincinity of the loop hole.
 The prince explained that, for the night in question, the isle had been retained for the sole use of the embassy. Evadne had not been told much about the dangerous rapids, and had no doubt about accepting, in view of what Rosamond liad said to her of her brothers wishes.
 When l ring said she, sitting down to her writing table, "send in the princes servant to take the answer from my own hand"
 A few minutes later Nada ushered in stout, rosy individual with surprised look ing eyebrows rimless glasses and a roguish glance. He replied with terrific Nordern accent to her desire to be assured that nobody at the embassy had been unduly fatigued by yesterdays expedition. Know ing HoSHiHS Ol MISIltSHS Wal IiIi5 tO tfie Pole, she was treasured to find that he was not this time the messenger; and dismissed the man with sensation of relief.
 Nada soon had her undressed and com fortably in bed.
 Her bedroom opened upon the veranda with three long windows. As she liked to sleep in summer time with all widely opened, each was protected by pair of light gates in wrought iron scroll work, high enough to keep out all marauders, canine or human.
 If you entered the room by the door fac ing these windows, the head of the bed was against the wall to your left, and the toilet table in the space between the center and the right-hand window. On your right, fac ing the foot of the bed, was the door lead ing to the bathroom. The princess as she lay in bed, coSld see the lake, as she loved to do.
 Dola sent in a tray containing tempt ing little supper, and Evadne discovered that she hungry. She must also have been more tired than she realized, for pretty soon after eating it she fell soundly, even heavily, into slumber
 The moon, setting early, sank lower until she pecped upon the veranda and shone upon the picture of a golden-ha haired girl asleep. Deep as was Evadne's rest, she was dreaming, and in that fantastic world which we enter in sleep Theobald was with her. She was trying to explain to him that she could not hA happy until she had been to Pannonia. It seemed to her that she re- peated several times with urgency, 'If you love me, take me to Pannonia." He replied weary clearly: Did you not know that they have made me King of Pannonia?" As he said the words, both he and she paused as # were in the dream because they had a suspicion that they were being spied upon. 1t was borne in upon them that someone was creeping about-a spy-an caves dropper-and the knowledge paralyzed Evadne with the panic fear which is the property of nightmare.
 The stealthy, hidden intruder dropped Something-or made a noise.
 In an instant the dreamer wide awake, sitting upright in bed, certain that she had been awakened by some sound out side the limits of her dream.
 The door leading through into Nada S room was ajar. Stepping up to it, Evadne