The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
r,. .oro.s h;s eve1as0AY, APRIL 20, 1923


 excused from any attendance at court sine he gave his advice strongly and uncon promisngly in favor of the allies an against Nordernreich He had opposed tn king and the king could not pardon it. H lived in complete seclusion in his fine castl upon Kyriel Moor, and those who wished t. be popular at court did not visit, him.
 "Did his majesty, when he came down say anything to you about expecting visi from the Grand Duke of Marvilion?" aske the headman slowly.
 Humphrey started No, not a word That would be good news indeed"
 "Well, am told that the grand duke i now in Gailima, incognito; and think tha is most likely why Baron Herluin has bee; sent for"
 'Why, Misttch, this seems to throy more light-something may be actuall. brewing with regard to Pannolia. If ther is anything of course the Swashbuckler ] the man to know of it-and Nordernreicl would give it's head to find out, so is spyins and nosing round hereby the way, ol, dog, you may speak quite frankly to me I know from her highness herself that sh was actually married to the King of Panno nia"
 "Humph! So you know that much? Per haps Nordernreich has also discovered thu fact. So they think, if anything is afoot they may do better down here in the way O picking up information than they would i. the capital. We'll, we must do our poo best to thwart them. One of the brood i at Veros still-Theobald. He is to be ad mitted to see her highness tomorrow after noon, so hear"
 "Mistitch, if that message is by an. miracle true-
 The headman brought down his fist witt a thump upon the horny palm of his ~owl hand 'It can't be true! The man is dea' and buried. He didn't disappear-it wasn' like one of these tales of a man being miss ing. They pierced him with knives, lik sticking pins into cushion-they dragged his body along the street. Then they pu it into the kneeling and sobbing like s many naughty children-when it was to- late.
 "The baron can tell fou that. He wa there at the time. Many a thing he toll me"
 ""Then if it isn't true"
 What are they trying to do? Who practicing upon us? You ask me that and before God cannot answer you. Blu I will. You and went together, boy, int, the Loophole itself for her sake. Vel not leave her now, until we find out"
 When Theobald presented himself at tn, bungalow on the afternoon. of the followin, day he was looking handsomer than ever A little anxiety, little pallor, the shadov of real shock had given depth to his eye and added to his expression sincerit. which had been perhaps the one thing h lacked before.
 Baroness Alberta was alone present whel he made his entry; and she held out bot hands to him, begging to be excused fror rising, as she. was still extremely weak.
 "Ah, prince, have been longing to se you! How good you were to me upon tha terrible rock. But for you I must hay perished! The horror of the whole scene the black, wet walls, the roaring of tn food-the swiftness of that ghastly wate rushing by! It drew me with. horrible at traction! But for your clasp must hay thrown myself in! was hypnotized, . they say, by the force of itg'
 "Thank you. baroness" replied th young man, almost humbly. "You are tn sole creature, fear, who has any cause t feel grateful to me! Heavens, what hay endured since that awful night Tell me how is she!'
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