Evening star., 1928-04-18
conccraias the Action and Characters.

Concerning the Actiaa and Characters
Gersne, only dsaghter of soniier the
raid on rich merchant Who Is 10 pass alonS
the hlne tNghNay hcSs 70 Se allowed 10
sscerpeny the bandits, ller father com. IN.
rohberS have left Gtrane sAddles her horse
so9 foleows. she catches up wlth the rear
one ot her fathers trusted l5eu,cnsn,s. takes
her - HIM, he Is - oehShted % knew thst
carries os his deDrn6asjons With the std of
his s'sies~-the Countess katrane @shaSsy~s-
her husband ami y small hsnd q conie,i'
least ef all docs any ere suspect The rela.
Ssef Mo % wsr senaTs,e3 se - shilar@a. after
q nolttscsl GpAeSval l0Nolvin9 their tanl14y.
rae Counties kalraac lssrn'nE ina, rsss r,.e
throUEh 1he forest with fortune IN gems
Shat sre Sestjned for sale IA she, cap,tsis oi
l1a1roRe sends The inform alton 10 her hrolhef.
Matthias Is given = small srnerSi eSSoyt 81
soldlers anaer lhe. Nnmmsns OF Can't S9ar-
hand fails anon thc merchant and hts escort
tSeraUe. from = VANTAGE notHt secs fhe ha-
bandits S9a The leotspc of Matthias treasure
boxes She Is =, touched ~ his nbEhJ that
ss;acr has hidden her and cnnlmanss me
hsnG3ts 81 release hlRa. since she - dressd
: mem hor o5 the hand and he "a greatly snF-
rr9Se3 10 los-o that She IS fhe vhiettatn
CAOeh3e- The TRlo. HAVING hcen sci Ter tse~
rSnes haethday 20 provide suitable Sits Tor
her st{dS many pr3,afeSS Articles 10 her al.
t6&aF tAt&S S3NFF NA N@a8ttG@A 1RfNAe- EAt
ehe th.nks more ten of the ToNog cartSln
than sho dass ~ Aer new possessions She
grows pa}e ant }lSj}css snd an oid servant,
knowing fhst sue has fallen 1n }oNe W'3h tee
soldier. prevails NDon Joaitcr 80 gtNe her
some diversion. lsr aTrsntH< to tass h"r 10
so71e festivities al MgmSa's Inn. p0sng the
SHnlmr~ lpnlfsr takes Gefsne and hls neDhe"
Peter to E,ielwrfSS on = Measure 1Aunt Ehev
are disguised as eypsscs Wbie there they
ere Sssreourt setting as the escor; ei the pvla-
cess on her reiayU 80 the pslsce. one look
~ Gersne fscc whea she secs Sla0o:9rt
rtves st the same conclusion and is none too
Pleased, 1or he secretly }oVrs G"rane. How
rot only was his father IoniferS half -hroih-
e.. al UAeE8t3nstF tjrth. hsgt he himself was
8 gHnase desowndan; ~ the Dake ot D~nnn.
Who vas made ar nHGIsw -raBy. many wears
aEo- astrr his s,teupJ 80 se3ze The throne eX-
s7caSe his nrcros atires S head az The family
N war that the 81 his sSNoesSed 3l@cElt3-
r'ste hslE-erother often Hns1s ,l<issfeful, Pc
NeT instantly becomes feaf5us 81 StaT"oUrt.
VI no according II a spectator - shout In
undertake the determination nf IN" AapGts ~
the Foges1 az Deoaa and has |sen made
cc80nc3, FOR he has voluntarily undertaken
The task. Urged IN hy has mother and his
trothers who h5te Jonfer Peter ron'efn-
Css'es revolt AGAINST hEs tsnN}eS authority.
sanitsT, whn. on learning that Gersne IS in
love With Sisrcoor1. makes some sF>'ret plans
COW. DC his way home near the Axphain
saF'arF me stsSe coach - he5d up-not oF
OF soldiers results in the cania~p af the rob-
neEs- The incident serves So inform JoHifef /
shat StatE0afTi with 500 pscked mea, = N /
nsnd, no mailer hoe bong 3ae gssk Keeps him !
thtFs 4enlteY and bs companion, tshn Crss-
70. snieity disappear that nsgAl sad make /
thesr way home realizing that the situation /
ae tos serlans 10 permit tae}T rpnH3Hg the /
rAsk 81 eaptuTv. 1onjgeT's rpfarR puts sa I
end, fer . time at lesst ia Peters thoughts !
OF reaesaHn. The Vhlef= nsxg muvp sx an 1
1ttemnf TO espture SisNsoavg 8 surprise /
attack at nlEht.
tConfinued from Yesterdays Star.) /