The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
By Mrs. Baillie Reynolds

''He was last heard of in India," replied the spy. "He escaped in the tumult, and apparently thought the climate of Dalmei "a would not be healthy for the dead kings friends for some time to come. He wrote to the Oestern officials at the palace later Or. to ask them to send him some things he had left behind.'
 q should like him to be found," said the ambassador abruptly.
 q have inquiries on foot in several places" replied Rosmer.
 Understand, all of you" went on his excellency, "that I am quite of Rosmer's Princess Evadne at once from her brother, and also that the best way to do so is to find somebody to woo her"
 Won Reulenz ventured to cut in: "There is the Prince of Grenzemark unmarried"
 The general exploded in coarse laugh.
 "Theobald! Excellentv' cried he. "So deep in debt that he would marry anybody, anywhere, if it gave him chance to pay a few of his mess bills! A handsome devil, too! Whats she like, the young lady?"
 "Can you give us any information about her, Rosmer?" inquired the ambassador.
 "It's hard to obtain sir. Since the mur- der at Dalmeira she has lived in retire ment, in some little cottage which she oc- cupes on the kings country estate at Fibre mar"
 "Floremar! That is on the shores of the Karneru sea, is it not? A lovely spot, I'm told. Any hotel there?"
 "None anywhere near the royal estate. But there is good one at Veros, some miles along the shore"
 Do you feel as if you need change of air?" asked the attache innocently of his chief, with hidden wink at the general.
 Glanzingfors ruminated.
 "How soon could we get Theobald here?"
 ''If he liked our idea he might be here in a week." replied Won Reulenz promptly.
 "Well, it's nice weather for the lakeside, and young people make acquaintance more easily in the country. I think I will send you, Von Reulenz, to engage rooms for the embassy at the hotel at Veros."
 "A good idea, excelency, if I may ven ture the comment" said Rosmer He in clined his sleek head, and with no further leave taking turned and left the room with out noise.
 When he was gone General Helso exhaled deeply, rose, went to the window and flung it widely open.
 "Faugh!' he said, q suppose spies are necessary vermin, like leeches and ferrets But it makes me i'll to breathe the same air with them.'
 One lovely morning in June, when the sun brooded warmly over the shallow tur- quoise waters of the Katneru sea, two young people clad in bathing costume, emerged from two of the sandstone caves upon the stretch of private shore on the southwest of the beautiful lake,
 handsome boy of 15 or so, with the limbs of athlete, fine head and laugh ing eyes; and a girl-or rather a young woman in the full pride of her beauty-who moved with the ease and buoyancy which is acquired only by life of exercise in the open air.
 The two struck out and swan for a small island which law at a most convenient dis tance from the shore It had been named Isola Bella by former queen of Kilistria who came from Italy.
 Both the heir to the throne and his half aunt were evidently putting forth all their strength and skill. Three parts of the way across she was slightly ahead and Prince Raoul beginning to knit his brows. Per haps she saw it, for she cried out jeeringly:
 "Not going to beat your old auntie today, then?"
 The taunt had it's due effect, or perhaps Evadne put shade less power into her own stroke. It really was not quite clear. even to her, whether she was beaten by accident or design: but beaten she was hv a good