The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

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 "Oh, l don't say poor old 'Theobald shone the other night" said he. Good biz! Two aces out in the first line! But how could he help not being able to swim-like the Knave of Hearts, you know-historic prce- dent for that! He's feeling it; I may tell you in confidence that he's feeling it horri- bly. Oh, dash! Three black queens all at once. Who shuffled these bally cards last? Varley, I'll bet. He's most incompetent shuffler. Theobalds no bad sort, though out of his element in a boating accident He hung on to dear old Bar-Bar all right and he must have had a pretty thing time all those hours on perch three by three So hope you won't go and give him the bird without consulting me seriously first"
 Evadne did not answer. Perhaps she did not hear, for she was busily engaged in the writing of an autograph note
 The Princess Evadne of Kilistra begged to inform Stepan Woronz that she had been made aware of his very gallant rescue of herself from drowning. She rendered her thanks for such service, and would like him to be assured that she had not in the least understood the nature of her debt to him when she came to her senses upon the beach in Tuich's cove. Otherwise, she would have expressed herself very differ ently. Her brother his Majesty the King, would, no doubt, make known his own grati- tude in suitable manner. Meanwhile, would Stepan 'Woronz accept from herself small gift which he could either turn into money or keep as memory of his brave act?
 She drew from her hand a ring set with two pearls, enclosed in a twist of small slipped it into the letter, which she sealed with her own seal.
 Humphrey Varley's mind, since the boat ing catastrophe, had been in state of some confusion. The action of the man whom he took to be spy of Nordernreich, in saving the princess with such courage and devo- tion, puzzled him at first more than little
 Since his own discovery of Anton's family and the midnight visit to Stepan to the re- mote glen, he had had no chance of com municating with Evadne; and it was borne in upon him with increasing force that Mistitch ought to be informed of the fact that the bungalow had been entered at night in the teeth of the Forest Guard.
 He had talked several times with the headman, who was much impressed by the swimming feat of the waiter, and was in- clined to think that they had been making huge mistake, and that the Pole was no spy, but the victim of hopeless passion His idea was that, having seen the princess when he waited upon her, on the occasion hnr fok kynrr too o% Icfo IL rival of the embassy, the poor fellow had been smitten with romantic devotion, and had since haunted the grounds with the sole idea of beholding the object of it.
 Varley was unable to accept this view He still believed the man to be a spy, and upon reflection he thought his Iife-saving feat quite compatible with such theory. Norderneich wished for match between Theobald and Evadne. Then the loss of the lady through the carelessness of the gentle man would be the last thing they either expected or desired. Their spy had saved the situation, and must be entitled to their extravagant gratitude
 With a keen desire to explore things fur ther, Varley congratulated himself upon having established touch with the house upon Kyreil Moor. He fully intended % keep the engagement made with Anton on the night of the accident Here, however fate was against him; for word was brought to him from Anton few days after that he regretted very much that they could not have the pleasure they had hoped for, of seeing MT. Varley at supper, as his mother was ill and his sister occupied in nursing her.