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eee > eats 7 “What do you want é v |. The Exploite of In New York and C PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK | a Lise Princeling tir GEORGE BARR WM’ we (oprright. 1914, by Dodd, Mead & Co,) OF PRECHDING OMAPTERS. 4 ite way out hi Below him lay the ited lf ike. cloud almost at his on the mountainside were the t misty lighte in the Windows of the lwetlers on the al: at pol! far apaft the Street lamps, * dim , Rename of of light in the gloom. Far al the almost obscured lights of i, cuumt ‘set ie edie es the qeky | ought of mon! He What He would’ nat be"! monk, not he, | i iy 1" exclaimed Hobbs, but; be sa resumed hie character as y. A woman came swiftly out of the) blackness and stopped by) the cab. | ; She was swathed in a long gossamer , CHAPTER XIV. | Pingari’s. INE o'clock of a rainy night, on the steep, winding road that climbed the mountain side from the walied-in city to the crest on which “stood the famed monastery of st. vi ine-—-8 o'clock of a night gras with pleasurable anticipation Db the part of one R. Schmidt, whose gager progress up the ‘slope wag all Joo glow notwithstanding the enoour- agement offered by the conacience- fess Jehu who frequently begt his qpoor steeds into 4 gallop over level @tretches' and never allowed them to pause on the cruel grades. te * in ‘vel afternoon there had me'to the eral post-office a for. Mr. Ke Schmidt. He had told her’'t any message intended for tot im would pone’ his hands If directed 0 -@ pies t-oftice, Sinee his arrival je city, three days before, he had drapsoeiy woided the main streets sand @venues of Edelwelas, venturing “forth but seldom from the Castle and all because he knew could not go abroad during " 6 without forfeiting the jon His would betray their prinee be- they loved him; his passuge rou ee hacpode S gies only be a ded by respect OMAse OD part of every man, woman and nila in the place. If Bedelia were there she os ee knowing who and what he with every ono stupidly Tine? 4 eee bowing to him aa he Bia he did not want Bedtila to know fr about him until ehe had an- @n all-important question, aa Sos: mentioned béfore on one occasion in the cour: simple tale. Jetter was brief. She. merely eeesintes him with the fact that jbad arrived tn Edelweiss that from .Ganlook,. twenty miles and was. sti Pps, at at, the ie Stars outside ‘half way up the imouat n‘eide, fring the quiet, ancient tavern t ber ow stad Regengetz for reasons id that she would him when it was to come to her, +. De eho Felecoet, w served to cover the Tower part of hi rely well, and completed his y Pulling far down over nis eyes the villatnous broad- . med hat affected by the ape, in the hills, He had of eyeglasses in reserve for Fhe teat te the Inn, ing away from the Castle at * ate entered the ramshackle eab fodbs had engaged for the ex- 8 pion, and which awaited bim not bed the private entrance to the . Warders at the gate : ce as he passed them by, but not of presumed to question him. They kéd slyly at each other, however, he hee deenpenred yi ou: owe beyond the rays of the le CS Ay’ they carriod, It was i dein tives, of that rattling old veni- was no be than the versatile » who, jt appears, had rented ; outfit for % xed sum, guaran- 5 the owner againat loss by theft, ie or. diasolution. It te not even re- motely probable that the owner would covered the ground so quickly as Hoobs and it is certain that the hherees never suspected that they had it in them. 1¢ mud-covered vehicié was near- the Inn of the Stars when’Robin his head out of the window and Hobbs to drive slower. ery good, sir,” said Hobbs. “E | thought as how we might be late after *Tostng time at the SHY ss on, try wot t silly id th wee are 1a 00. good ‘ime, Hobbs. Take 1 Note lights of the Inn were gleaming a the drizzle not more than @ Robin's heart was pine furiously Little chills ran him, Gpileigue chills of exclt it. His blood hot_and cold, nerves were tingling. The adven- hoa!" said Hobbs suddenly. Kilo, wot the ‘ell is"—~ a dark Bare had sprung into the ar beads; and up a warning hand es 2 Schmidt's carriage?” arse, suppressed voice. “for the time the waa of i head came throught “fliome one 14 comilog out here to #1 rou, gir. not drive up to the Yornbse are the orderm Tou sto wait here, if you pleas.” “Then the man’ shol awhy into the darkness, leaving the wayfarers mystified by his words and action, *Wot am I to do, sir?” inquired bs. fost hextraordinary -o! , and who the deuce ts be that's wot I'd like to know, Hobbs, wait here, Maaid that would come with his and heoded. The carrii da strong against the dripping | coat. “Ia that you?” cried Robin, throw- ing open the door and leaping to the around, “It is I, M’aiour,” said the voice of Marie, Miss Guile'’s French maid, Bleak disappointment filled his soul. Ye had hoped for—but no! He might have known, She would not meet him in this manner. “What ry pened?” hi eveaping| ‘m. Has eh “s) ed fi. not speak in French?" ie, lowering her voice after me to may to M’sieur that ehe has chan her mind.’ *Gkanged ed her mind,” gasped Robin. * M'steur, She will not receive you at the Inn of the Stara, She bids you to drive to the end of this Ladd where there is a garden with a Mag- yar band, and the most delicious of Reireommente to be had under vine- “A pudiic garden? exclaimed Robin in utter dismay. “Pingari's, sir,” said Hobbs, with- out thinking. know the place well. Rape lena very quiet, orderly place—I fs he ‘understands French, eh?” cried Marie “It n't matter,” cried Robin im- patien ‘Why, in heaven's name, did select a public eating house in welch to receive me?” wishes comes the maid, but he Anterrul ‘an Rot accustomed 8 > mesting 8, sure you it is the first time committed an indiscretion of kind, May I put a flea in M'steur’e ear? The ge is quite empty to- night, and ides there is the drive back.to the inn with cereus: Is not that something, M’ jove!” exclaimed Robin. “Drive on—xou! Verbal: bat me take you to, the inn, oe “Nol, Ismay po’ accept M'sieur’s thougatfut invitation. Bon ae wap Reng ke. flash. Robin imbly into cab, A \ngari's, driver!” he sald, his heart thumping once more. ‘Very , air,” and they were off at @ lively rate, rattling quite gaily the cobblestones, ig the jumping off plac the sharp corner of an elbow. in the mountain, with an al- most sheer drop of a thousand feet into the quarries below. A low- roofed, rambling building, once used as @ troop house for nomadic fighting men who cai 1 parts of the principality on draft by Souda bar- ‘ons in the days before real law ob- tained, it was something of a historic place. Parta of the structure are said to be no less than 600 years gi but time and avarice have relegati history to a rather uncertain back ground, and unless one is pretty wel up in the traditions of the h be taken in nicely by shame! attendants who make no distinction betyrece the old and the new so long it pays them to matter of solr, te! now considered the kitchen, and one never rs inside of them unless he anne to he connected in & somewh: jal_way with the on grocer, the fishmonger, the utcher or the poultry man. The wonderful vine-colored porches, reek- ing with elgne of decay and tottering with ai are in truth very gubstan- tial ire constructed by an an- cestor of the present Signor Pingari no Tengen than the Napoleonic era—which is quite recent as things wl in Grauetark. Hobbs drove bravely into the court- rd, shouted orders to a couple of and descended from the box. ‘ar band was playing bilthely to the scattered ocoupants of the porches overlooking the preci- climbing long way from home, my _Kood man,” He hurried up the steps and cast an eye about the place. There were no ladies unattached. he was about to start on a tour of inveati- gation, a polite person in brass but- tons came up to him, “Alone, sir?” he inquired pityingly. “Quite,” said Robin, still peering into the recesses. “Then come with me, if you please, 1 am directed to escort you to one who ia alone. This way, alr. Robin followed him through a door, down a narrow hallway, up a flight of stairs and out another door upon a small portico, jeltered by a heavy canvas § awni ‘wo. men were standing at the railing, \ jo upan the | Impressionietic lights of the ¢ Prince drew back, his face Sunsaeninn, “What does this mean, You pai At the sound of his voice the two men turned, stared at him intently far an instant and then deliberatly atrod@ past bim, entered the doo: an8 disappeared. he person in buttons followed them. A soft, wurt tng laugh fell upon his ears—a laug' pure delight. He whirked about and faced—one who vee no longer alone. Was veal Oe o polleary itle tat in the corne: cacapm bia votice tor Mine a8 Gactllont fed alrrah? ead ‘The Rvealat World Daily Magazine. Saturday. January § 30. By Robert Minor| Men Who Fail—XIl. ot Pee, Wena.) “Why should | bother With this dry detail? I'rm cut out for bigger Work. reagon that it was outside the path of light from the open doorway, and the faint glow from the adjacent porches did not penetrate the quiet retreat. Ho sprang toward her with a glad xpeocting her to rise, She re- mained seated, her hand extended. This indifference on rt may have been tho result of premedi- tation. In any event, it served to check 2 impulsive ardor the Prince, w! — it Is to be feared, had lost sometiting in the way of self- restraint. It is certain—absolutey certain—that had she come forward to meet him, she would have found herself imprisoned in a pair of strong, aes, arms—and a crisis precipitated. He bad to be content with a warm hand-clasp and a smile of welcome that even the gloom could not hide from his devouri: 'y dear, dear mured. "Thad almost ‘Three long days bave you. You"—— “I have never broken a promise, Rex," she said, coolly. “It is you who are to be commended, not I, for la,” he mur- given you up. waited for you see I was coming to Graustark - anyway. I should not havo been sur- prised if you had falled me, sir. It is @ long way from Vienna to this out-of-the-way”—— “The most distant spot in the world would not have becn too far to cause an instant’s hesitation on my part,” sald he, dropping Into the chair oppo- site her. “I would go to the end of the world, Bedelia.’ “But your personal affairs—your business,” she protested, “Can you neglect it ao”— “My business {s to find happiness,” sald he. “I should be neglecting it indeed if I failed to pursue the only means of attaining It. You are hap- Pines, Bedelia.” “What would you sacrifice for hap- piness?” she asl softly. “All else in the world,” he replied steadily, “If I were a king, my realm should go if tt atood between me and you, Bedelia.” She drew back with a Gueer Ittle gasp, as if suddenly breathie “Walt—walt just for a m “This night may eee th ry of our adventure, Rex. Let us think well before we say that it ls over. know, if you do no deal depends upon w! to each other to-night. You will as! me to be your wife. Are you sure that you appreciate all that it means to you and to your future if I should Say yes to that dear question?” He looked at her intently, “What do you know, Bedelia?” “T know that you are the Princé of Graustark and that it Is ordained that you shall wed one whose station ia the equal of your own. You must think well, dear Rax, before you ask Bedelia Guile to be your wife.” “You know who | am," he began fa... and then burst into @ mirth- leds ‘laugh. “And knowing who am, why do you not leap at the ehance to become the Princess of Graustark? Why not realize an ambition that-—” “Hush! You see how well I con- sidered when I advised you to think before speaking. You are now say- ing things that are unworthy of you. You are forgetting that it fe my privilege to say no, J, too, am in Bearch of happiness. J, too——" He stood up, leaning far over tha table, a penetrating look in hia eyes. “How long have you known, Bo- devia” “Bince the second day out on the Jupiter,” she replied gerenely. He slowly resumed hie seat, over- whelmed by the sickening realiza- tion that his bubble had burst. She had known from the beginning. Bhe it had had ged pierre with him. She had de- “I know Poe ad you are thinking, Rex," phe said, almost eadingly. “Yqu are (gas | me, and you are unjust. fap as fair for me es it was for you. We played &@ cautious game, You eet about to win my love as you saw fit, my and am I to be condemned it exercised the same privilege? I was no more deliberate, no more reprehensible than you. Am: Imore guilty of deceit than’ you?” He gave a groat sigh of relief. “You are right,” he said. “It is my turn to confess. I have known for many days that you are not Bedelia Guile, We are quits.” She laughed softly. Bedelia. 1 think I good-luck name. rived at the time for templation of the results of our @: periments. In the Lager Th “I rather like had no dinner. he will not decline to past with me. ordered—for two, “By jove, you—you amaze me!” he exclaimed, “Please remove that dreadful mac- Kintosh and touch the bell for mi You aee, 1 am a very prosaic person, after all. Even in the face of dis- aster I can have @ craving for food and drink. better. In a sort of Nttle table bell. on the Instant, “Give us more ight, walter,” her command, once." The lights went wp, and Robin looked into hor soft, smiling eyes. “Tt doesn’t matter,” he whispe hoarsely. don't care what happe: to me, Bedelia, I—I shall never give you up. You are worth all the king- dome In the world, You are the love- Lest, most adorable"— of your people iven the waiter recognizes his 1 . He is overs come, Ah! He falters with the con- somme, It is @ perilous moment. There! I knew something would haps pen, poor fellow. He has spilled—but, all is well; he has his wits again, Seo! He replenis from the steaming We are saved.” Her mood was so gayly satiric, so in- ntial, that he allowed a won- uncertain smile to banish the from his eyes as he leaned back in the chair and studied the vivid, excited face of the girl who had created havoc with his senses, She was dressed as ha had seen her on board the Jupiter during those de- Ughtful days on deck; the same trim figure in a blue serge suit and a limp white hat, drawn well down soft brown hair, with th tle and the hever-to-le-forgotten scent of a perfume that would linger “Do you'think it strange that I shoukl have asked you to meet me ere in this unconventional way in- id of at the Inn?” she inquired, juddeniy serious. Again the shy, ing expression stole into her my re- It has already been wal “and serve dinner at are upon you Tam inside,” she informed him quickly. “I do not come alone. An hour » the Inn became quite impossible as a trysting place. mall party from the Regengetz ar- fivea for dinn Can you guess who is giving the dinner? The great and only William W. Blithers, sir, who comes to put an obstinate ehter upon the thro: of Graustark, whether she will tried Robin. je see you 'N he answered, with a mis- chievous gleam in her eyes. “I atole out through the back door, and sent Marie out with one of the port to head you off, Then I came op here. i ns even stop to change my wont and seek ts a bull: paid he. “It can’t last muc! nner, Bedelia, I think it is only right that we should go to your father and tell him that—everything is all right. It ig his.due. You've solved your. own problem and are satisfied, so why not reveal yourself. Tnere is nothing to be gained ig further secrecy.” She watching him ‘closely. “Are you, Manse ‘all is at and dono, sure that you want marry the daughter of William Bithers, in the face of all the bitter Sansea ences that may follow euch an act? Think hard, my dear. She ta being forced upon you, in a w Mr. Bilithers’s money ts behind her, Your péople are opposed to the bargain, for that je the way in which they will look upon, it, Sha ee act very harshly toward you, he name of Biithers is detested in your land. His daughter is reviled, Are you eure that you want to marry her, Re--Robin?” “Are you through?” ho asked, transfixing her with a determined look, “Well, then, U'll answer you, I do- want. to marry you, and, more than that, I mean to marry you. I love" “You may tell me, Robin, as we are driving back to the Inn togethe: Ge Bre sald soft Jovelight in Happiness blureed. his vision. thrilled an enchantment so lying that the power of speech, almost of thought, was denied him for the time bein; He could only alt and stare at her with Bispiatc love his eyes, love that bided ita time Rod trembled with anticipation. Long afterward, as they were panee to leave Pingari's she sai: ima “My father is at the Inn, Robin. I ran away from him to-night because T wanted to be sure that our adven- ture wan closed before I revealed my- self to him. I wanted to be able to say to him that love will find ita way, no matter how blind it is, nor how vaat the world it has to traverse 4 search of Its own, My father ts at the Inn, Take me to him now, Robin, and make the miracle complete.” His fingers caressed her warm cheek as he adjusted the collar of the long seacoat about her throat and ehin, Her eyes were starry bright, her red lips were parted, “My Princess!” he whispered ten- derly. “My Princess!" “My Prince,” she sald so softly that the words barely reached his ears. “We have proved that Love ts the king. He rules us all, He laughs at locksmiths—and fathers—but he does not laugh at sweethearts. Come, I am ready,” He handed her into a cab a moment later, and drew the long, deep breath of one who goas down inte: deep water, Then he followed after her. ‘The attendant closed the door, “Where to, air™ called Hobbs from the driver's seat. He received no answer, yet cracked his whip gayly over the horses’ backs and drove out into the slanting rain. Hobbs was a dependable follow. He drove the full length of the street twice, passing the Inn of the Stars both times at a lively clip, and mi, have gone on forever in his shuttle. cock enterprise had not the excited voice of a woman hailed him the sidewalk “Stop! Attendez! You! Man!" He pulled up with a jerk. The dripping figure of Marte ran ypfrom’ ¢! behind. “My mistrese! Where panted the «irl. “In heaven,” sald Hobbs promptly, whereupon Marie pounded on the lesa window of the cab, Robin quickly opened the door, at—what ie “Yoo, Mai He re- to pths of the cab, Gaston returns tong ago. ide herself. Nhe is a itke by maniae. She has lost yous, oe nee explain ‘to—to mademoise! fathe when he mer a gine 'e ane | has but to shiver and stammer and--run away! Oui! she gah out out o the oon hays is terribl ‘ iedelle broke in uyon this jumbled recitation. Where have we on, Robin? Where are ¥2, on “Where are we, Hob! "We are just getting back to the Inn of the Stars, sir—descending, you : id Hobbs, “Drive ot nfound you.” “To the Inn, air? “Certainly!” ‘The door slammed and tlie al block was covered in eo short a time that Robin's final kiss was still warm on Bedolia’s lips when the gallant cab lied up to the portals of the Inn of the Stars. “Did you ever know such @ night, sir?” inquired Hobbs, as the Prince handed his lady out. He was refor- ring to the we ather, CHAPTER XV. What Might, Have Been Bx- pected. VEN the most flamboyant of natures may suffer de- pression at times, and by | may give way to humility or, at the very least, conviction. Mr, Bjithers had had a trying day of it. To begin with, hig wife raked Nim over the coals for what she w Pleased to call his senseless pera tence in the face of what ehe re- garded es unalterable opposition on the part of the Cabinet and House of Nobles. It appeers that he had ex- perlenced @ accond encounter with the Ministry only the day before. After sleeping over the results of his firet visit to the Council Chamber, he ~ — awoke to the fact that matters were | in such @ condition that {t behooved him to strike while the Iron waa. hot. So he obtained a second hearing, principally because he had not alept as well over it as he would have Uked, and secondarily because he wanted to convince himaelf that he could parade their ancient halla with- ) out feeling o4 self-conscious as a whipped spaniel. He came off even worse in hig seo- ond assault upon the Miniatry, for this time the members only sneered at hie declarations. As for bis prog- ™ through the enchanted halls he no end worse off than before. It so happened that he arrived at the castle at the very hour when the ladies and tlemen of the royal household were preparing to fare forth to the tennis courts, He camo Upon them, firet on the terrace, then in the entrance, and later on was stared at with evident curtosity by white flannelied and duck-skirted per- fons in the lofty halls, He wished that he was back at Blitherwood, where simplicity not go infernally ja life ‘a she? common. He made the mistal + of when gave to his wife the deta! of this second conference with: th Cahinet. , aia it raaponee the hope thas ym pa! forthoowt okie at su! ripe merely plied Bi eer 1918 guatingly personal way that he won- dered if ho could ever forgive "Can't you doing for Maud tearfully. “I can appreciate what ing to her,” said she, of the room. “It's bad enough to have one stub- born woman in the family,” said he to himself, glaring at the closed door —which had been slammed, by the way—“but two of Lord!" Inn of the Star He fret invited he principal London lawyer and his wite —who happened to be hig principal— and then sent @ more or perem tory invitation to the President of t! bin of Graustark, urging him to motor was to bring his wife and any t ds that might be be od at the time, The banker ed. His wife had been dead for woaty yearn; the only friands he pos- oaned were directors in the bank, and they happened to be having a meeting ; that night. So Mr, Blithers invited his secondary London inwyer, hin French lawyer and two attractive young women who, related to the latter, although at quite @ distance, and then concluded that it was best to speak to his own wife about th tle affair, Hhe said sho couldn't even think of going. might arrive that very nigh’ certainly waa not goin hotel with such an eve; proapect. “But Simpson's wife * caminz,” protested Mr. Blithers, “and Perl- cault's cousins, Certainly you muat Jolly little affair to liven us Ito positive that Lady Si wite positive that Lady Simp- gon mn will change her mind when she hears that Puricault’s ogusins are go- ing." said Mre. Blithors acidly. ‘Anything the matter with Pert- cault's cousins?” he demanded, in- clined to the bellicoase. ‘Ask Pericault,” she replied briefly. He thought for a moment, “if that oe case, Lou, you'll have to come, it ly to Fett | my reputation,” he sal oN Ma ink It of Pertcault. We neers legs like a’ Frenehman than any man I've ever known.” me Sot wont to out of the os that ip Mra, Biithers relented. dinner and so did only. opas in the one y. In the party who apy re be uneasy were the cousing appears, weaver my inevetment, ud and she a long purpose Basiwotant Duthore? For the first time the shaken ‘nie confidence con ni, lon't know, Simpson,’ ,. It ta possible that we may aS soon.” fore tho Prince's dinner?® tn- quired Lady simpson, again og hia bald spot through the . netDependa on what my daughter has to say when she gets here,’ 1a don’t mind saying that curious longing for Wall Street, am at home there and—well, by peorre I'm hike @ fish out of water His wife Jooked up quickly, but did not speak. “Tam a business man, Lady a the wn by the neck and rprine into it, but @o when everybody is to sit down and let tradition look ter ‘em? I've put a lot of meney into Gronstock and I'd like to eee (-f country prosper, Still I'm not It le ap good as gold." “Perfectly safe,” auld Lord Bimpeon. “Absolutely,” said the secondary London lawye: Pericault’s comment wi not intended to be oy withers Tap sof no I privilege of marke was not ‘accorded hire him, aay Mon dieu under his breat tn the nriddie of his employer's next sentence, “An | said before, everything de- pends on wheth Ay daughter wants to rem If ol ya she wants to wtay, that reitien ake ypoint eo far an T am Concerned. It saya doesn’t want to atay, we'll—well, that” Will nett® it also, 1 nay, waiter, can’t you hurry the fish along?” “Certainly, Tunderstand Mew 7 to aa} Cy y there wae no hurry”—— “Well, pour i, champarae anyway.” 1 {plas we need | 0 hours tater, Mr. Bilthers lee py dat his watch again. any ny ea at least per oan, 0 French but setvon. be ler ly og 8 that It was ‘im not the rain that put @ damper. on what otherwise mien Ao been an exceasively jovial p: Stupendous was ihe "commotion at he Inn of the own that ong of the richest men in the world—and a possible father- in-law apparent to the, crown-rwas.to honor the place with his. presence that night. Every onv; from the manager down to the boy who pared potatoes, lald himself out to make the occasion & memorable on The miltonatre’e table was placed in the very centre of the Grad room, and plates were laid for eight. Ai Mr. Blithors o1 to nin the last minut the number incre: My daughter ma; pei Simpson. “I hotel for her to oot chance she happns to arrive 01 evening train.” red if by any on the ven't. you heard from am, eri 3 Blithe 7” inquired the austere lady, Feomarding the top of hiv head with an Mr. It was lofty and yet te be I looking , due of "maid be, “bat not det nitely, Bhe ie likel in on us then one's the at aay moment, kely not to. in person, Lady simpson. never seem to be able to put my the same token arrogance a wholo hand wpa Jadysnl id straight ahead, incapable of replying. He waited until they were Fae at the table and then remarked, @orry mm, wot splashed, Lady’ simp: won, ou'd think they might aeep he gown can cleaned, Mr, Biithere, she said, bt am quite ready to discard It, in aay event, so It really doesn't matter. ok dear,” said he to his wife, rave hie voice so that diners at ne: tal ea could not help hearing whut 4s suid, ‘I forgot to tell you that we are expected to dine With the Prince was pussied for a Memes by atony glare he gave her. Lord Simpson took this opportunity to mention that he had taken reser~ vations for th urn of himeelf and his wife to Vienna on the next day all eatch the Orient Bsyrews jay and be in Lendon by y," he gaid. “Our work here completed. Everything ts tn ship shape. Jenkins will remain, of course, to attend to the minor details, such a slog over the securities and—-" you like that caviaref” asied Mr. Buthers, with some as- “It hag ® peculiar taste,” sald Lord Simpson. rf tasted,” said Mr, sp! bun thickly. cousins wi fingering the champagne glasses, ‘Wo've got sherry coming fi aald he, “Everything satisfacto: M'sleur Bilthere?” inquired the maitre d'hotel omy AIngratiatingly, into his lett “ Abaotay * anid Mr. Blithers with sion. ‘ow needn't hurry thingr. @ot the whole evening ahead of us. me Be Gimpeon shivered lightly. ertcault cousins brightened up. ayer ‘ag still $ chaneg thet the f) would re the somne of out feativity. Ma the wey? ald Bimpoen, “how the api b to & place like this tree Srea! of, mud and wate A rs when it became hei 00d appeared to be a trifle fy Three diguited i seated near the and left the Foun, | “We 1¥ must be going Mre. ay nere perwousy, been watching time with som i sie dismay in her’ soul. me se She had the sickenin; it they were members ot ors rts of tee the Lang ‘ater, "ull raining Yee, ear ah it Tile” senate of ‘il the the cars. Let's have your Drilllantly lighted tayere were wait- ing for thelr conveyances to be an- nounced. As the four departing mem- bers of the Biithera party i curees tbhemeeclves at the big te ation po tient to it the former saw Clutching his ae ae ‘a or her attention to the million- exciteaiy. por te Beil wand tet “shire gt a ae iy ei we re ting, tar th eting r t Bed ery red wi ne tui rag | amazement. oh aaked, her eyes fax! the room with an eager, inquit vocvour father,” he said. ) -o eere him a ravishing, delight- ‘Oh, it is so wonderful, Robi; have fooled ou, completely, That man ton yo by in: a! r. ith blind “ a bat ‘excl fine. ” t, indeed reading the telegram, with 44 Fé tieking Sgr. ee was sw! inj negvan be apes what are you" ing cried, with a lit Seog het nthe i ne of the three distinguiahed men who had been remarked by re sh ed himself from suproashed med q' hand Bean the Prince 's rigid arm, and sald i * ¥ tN father, {s the Prince of an % y b gen, dear. . . A crum) Mr. Blithers‘s tne ce = S rhe, deseaey pe S0 UDO ° vgn it up and tone Bl It was from