Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-15

amend which Guelders offered for any
displeasure the count might have occa-
stoned him, such q revulsion of feeling
arose in him that he actually consid-
cred demanding the cancellation of that
act as unjustly excessive. That i'm
pulse subsiding, however, he determined
to leave things as they were, and wrote
courteous and friendly letter to the
Duke Of Guelders, in which he ex-
pressed his appreciation of this vindi-
cation.
Emboldened by the terms of his letter,
Count Anthony wrote to Duke Charles,
begging him, for the sake Of their an
cient friendship, to ease the decree of
Punishment at least to the extent OF
permitting him to pass freely through
Burgundian dominions should he de-
sire to do so.
Charles accorded him so much, but
accorded 1t grudgingly. The Sire An
thony OF Egmont--a ducal secretary
wrote, deliberately emitting q title
which had belonged not to the man
but to the office Of heir to the duchy-
was permitted free passage through
and sojourn In all the states under the
dominion OF his highness the Duke of
Burgundy, upon the condition, however.
that he should not come at any time
within 20 miles Of the ducal court,
wherever it might happen to have its
seat.
At once Count Anthony made such
preparations for departure that men
must assume there was no intention of
returning. He sold his castle and lands
of Valburg which belonged to him per-
sonally, went to take leave Of the ducal
family, and departed the duchy without
any state and accompanied only by a
body servant, that same Francois who
had been with him earlier upon his
travels.
On q morning Of early April he came
to Flushing, and leaving horse and
servant at the inn he repaired on foot
to Johannes house.
Old Jan gasped at sight Of him, and,
breathleSS, ushered him into the house
into that dining room so full of memo
ries-and there left him while he went
in quest of his mistress. Not long was
he kept waiting. The rustic Of a gown
left ajar soon heralded her coming.
The sound seemed to draw the blood to
his heart, to leave him pale, to quicken
his breath and turn his knees to water.
Not in all his life had he known so
overpowering an emotion.
Then as the door opened they faced
each other across that little space. She
regarded him with startled, incredulous
eyes out Of face as pale as his own,
her bosom rising and falling rapidly
within its tapering corsage.
MY lord" she said to him, why
have you Gomez"
His answer went to the heart Of
things.
Because am no lord. All that is
done. In Brussels three months ago
you said to me that had I been Just
the Anthony Egmont I called myself
when first stepped within this house
all might have been possible between
us. Today I am no longer a prince OF
Guelders. no longer heir to q duchy
ALI that I have stripped OF and cast
from me, indeed, constrained to It by
circumstances which leave me no re-
grets. I am Just Anthony Egmont, q
man Of simple estate. Read the safe
conduct under which travel and con-
vince yourself Of that" And he prof
fered her the letter In which the Duke
Of Burgundy sanctioned his sojourn ir
Burgundian lands. Read 1t, Johanna.
In her bewilderment, not knowing
what else to do, perhaps because she
needed a moment to consider, she tool
that scrap Of parchment. When she