The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06

old remote fortress, the Castle of GOllancZ
and from the first was treated as harm
less lunatic. His white hair, which he al
lowed to grow long, his struggling white
beard, his meek, crushed aspect and air of
passive stupidity, served him excellently.
The more completely he regained his mental
powers, the more perfect became his abil-
ity to conceal the fact from his jailers. You
probably remember his extraordinary capac-
ity for disguise?"
CAT Oxford" broke in Varley, eve al
ways said he could make his fortune on the
stage. He could speak most languages, as
sumo the manners and habits of most races,
and make his face perfectly expressionless
at will. l have known him come into a
mans rooms, sit down and talk for half an
hour, and then burst out Laughing and re-
veal himself"
eyes. That is Leonhardt; and these gifts
procured him his freedom. He never varied
in the account Of himself in which Loriscu
had carefully coached him. He was Thad-
deus Milo, born at Odessa. The first gov
ernor of Gollancz, an exact person, went to
the trouble of verifying his assertion, and
found it to be true in every point. He then
wrote to the government, advising the re-
lease of the prisoner, but before an an
swer could arrive the exigencies of war ne
cessitated his taking up an active COM
mand. The governor who succeeded to his
post remained but short time, and was
removed for the same reason. By this time,
the guard set over Thaddeus Milo had be-
come merely formal. The third governor
ybn oth or% boy
our old friend General Helso. He never
gave thought to this prisoner; and finally
one day Leonhardt walked out of the fort
ress arm in arm with his jailer, who had
not the smallest idea that the trim, erect
young police officer with whom he con-
versed so pleasantly could have the smallest
connection with the bent, deaf graybeard
who had to be addressed in Russian, and
passed his time in playing patience"
Marvellous! That's a man to fight for,
srev'
"A man l am proud to call my FRIEND"
replied the Crank Duke ut seems that
Helso, being somewhat ashamed of him
self and fearing blame, did not report the
escape of his prisoner. He was, at the
time, under orders for the front, and he
left Gollancz with the thing hushed up. At
the time when first Loriscu brought me the
astounding tidings l was not in a position
to offer any help, as you may guess. All
we could do was to bide our time and pre-
pare our way with the most careful under
ground work. l am free to strike what
l hope may be the mortal blow to Nordern
dreams of world domination-not yet dead,
in spite of the Entente. l have a couple of
divisions massed on the frontier at Syllis,
where for a few miles Marvillion touches
Pannonia."
Cant do anything to help?" burst out
Humphrey.
I'VE have sent for you today because we
think there is something you can do for US.
We want you to bring the Princess Evadne
safely to Syllis. Do you think this can be
done?"
Humphrey started.
without her brothers knowledge"
THAT is Leonhardt's idea. He thinks it
will be easier for Boris to have his hand
forced, since he is at present on friendly
terms with Nordernreich. If we move with
out his knowledge there can be no ground
of complaint"
Humphrey knit his brow. He hardly
knew what to answer, in view of the dec
laration just made to him by Evadne re-
specting her matrimonial intentions He
hesitated so long that shadow darkened in
Raouls eyes.
you're not going to tell me that she
will fail him now, after all that he has I'M
dergone?"
at is, suppose, my duty to inform you
that the princess this morning told me it
is her intention to accept the Prince of