Show the P in I 1 n va a t nu ae sn by HAROLD McGRAT 11 A aba f the man on th D masks ew c py lutt im ra it L SYNOPSIS arlhur n ramil to i haro art lull it I 1 low ow r signing ur r 1 ml i d daht alt it nit gifts R to for foi I 1 Is in 1 ili IL I 1 iraln ri 1 1 apon es alil lir l ir IP to lo mirry liln coill hoi i kli klin it no nn of oil I 1 w r niton do d 8 it t know thi IK Irin fas vin by HK t wills wille riding hr hariluk iluk in the counti oun i alth v ri h hill lit an I 1 I 1 lo 10 m ks k 1 it l torn ion UK dat antl I 1 rim in a dilal I 1 gilted lilted I 1 cited untie blira lit re 1 11 lindis two domin and an nil inan servant ono one aman lit is I 1 rin ill JI hiie ld garde andai and tie e oilier ft a frion I 1 lion hon hetty betty moore tit f I 1 angland I 1 liny lity d atin hirn him to a moth n tile ali pran rin aa un an I 1 a nimy wal t ir r I 1 int ock daw 1 aib tor or the durpos of fl filling ng th to franj duke k utti mi att ito to HH 9 tile he mif and she nhe too 1 r s in 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unwittingly off encis i n s alve ve officer ant an I 1 I 1 to ta t erbit a a rest max la in P amund I 1 to tak anka a io 1110 of tits te amerlean Amerl tan students a piam p ports and 11 ml quiapo CHAPTER VII VI Continued what this for max asked curl bously I 1 hills said cald 1 I 1 it ta Is very good of 0 you max take those mr rills rilla wishes to save nave your tilde bide take th tb in and got bot to the station elation as aa quickly as you C cm in and for the lovo of inroy do not turn tura round around till you re coytr in Doppel kinns vineyards well I 1 im in hanged tt if I 1 understand 1 to bo cried I 1 in a peaceful man A A beggar walks up to ruo nio and elars a me in im the face for nothing at all and now I 1 must bike fh h what the devil have I 1 lowa now 1 A fk ilien as aa briefly as I 1 could I 1 ex tho the enormity of hla his offenses I 1 lo 10 0 take taha a chair from a table as aa he ha had ball done was a gross grosa insult to receive a slap alap lu in the face and not to resent it wim was another iother nj insult to tear tip bp an opponents opponent 9 visiting caid still tn mother other to take out a revolver in bar schell unless you were nn an ohler or oad a permit was wag worse than all aa la in alt 1 ot lt was a erline punishable bable by ong imprisonment they could ac use him ot 0 was wither either an anarchist lir r a red coming to Ha with the intent ta 0 kill the grand duke rho tact fact that he was ignorant ot of the tha ava or that he waa as an allen alien would emit not orie one particle of 0 his went and fine and weeks would pass lire re the matter could bo be arranged be the united states and Ilar good lordt lord be rasped gasped why llant ilan t you tell me why you tell me that youl you ailed ft A cannon lit in your I 1 lake ake fills papera otherwise you edaril pat lot foi a heap of 0 trouble and I 1 cant jelp elp you go straight to dresden tole tele roe me and lit I 1 ir forward your lug 1 1 k jage inge but I 1 came caine here to io study 1 max alax it will be geology la in the form of pi mon ih vails alls said bald lille ellla quietly I 1 don t ae c fo foolish ollah mr it la Is not nat i matter of a man is a burage tour ou rage but of lila his sense tako take the tickets and ight out I 1 habip lived here tor for three ciare cars and have men killed hilled out ight for less than 3 ou have hava done but you dont expect me to leave hla his plato place without pun punching hIng that beg gars ara head what do vou I 1 in made of ott novar got the chance to ta punch lunch haa head bead said I 1 we ate 06 asting valuate alAe time those office 9 javo gone roi fot thia the pollee police you have about 20 minutes to make tile the come tor for heaven a sake bake romel lie finally got it into hla his head that we know knew what we were talking about how we tot got hlin bim to the station I 1 do not remember member rL but somehow we got him bini lie sputtered and fuzzed nd and swore sv ore as ag all brave rien men will who that thoy they ahre running ling am away ay ili a so ardly fashion lie he wasat cen vit iced but he be thanked effiec tar for his kin kindness driess and hoped boiled that he be get ewt into trouble on his maxs account go straight to dresden say eay you youve ve atea medi medicines clue in Uni Bai schell tor for owe years refer to nie me by tele tela if there J 4 any question as aa to identity said 1 I youre you re the coonly mm lu 1111 tho tha aorta max that id ANI alle N for I 1 aa k aito he tumbled through the gates and swe i t we saw him open the door ot of a car as aa thal the i train boban began to pull pall ciba 14 guard tried to stop ahu but he AAS quick enough e 4 watched A train I 1 till it avay into the blackness black beyond ne term puts cr etring then I 1 avel and VO I 1 I 1 p 1 4 14 1 w ernt oberly into the it a et el TIC im it waa a homi howdy lydo do sud denly fails let out a sounding laugh an aal I 1 scarcely knowing why we joined him it was ua funne ver funn for evera one but poor old mav the am american r can sl bilidt it it la is based on the anso of dumot and even in tragic intonti rits nta la is irrepressible we did not eburn t to s each i of us stole home to await aalt the advent adent of the be police for the taci would rout out every lit in town in their search for the man with the gun gua thy would first fl rot visit the file consulate con bulale and fisc anci tain what I 1 knew of the he at fair when they got through ith the lost of the bo a 8 wix mix would be in dop the police wr ano io going to be very busy that a princess on on one hand hall and an anarchist on the he other e thoo theto were terrible alma too in the ha palace iong afore we watched had max a train and the vanishing green and rd frfd at the end of it the grant grand duke duhe was hilving troubles of oc his big own lie ile was pacing mildly up and down in hla h Is dressing roo room Clutch itha It hd pd in his flat fist was waa a crumpled she t or of ra I 1 a per fline to time lie he smoothed it out and the contents each time ho he soie boie like the man iman in I 1 ail I 1 inders you forced nio me and I 1 warned ou oil that I 1 would do bonn thing desperate do not acrid for me for you will never lind me till you bortne to your senses I 1 havo have eloped CHAPTER vill VIII shortly before six 0 clock dinner in the palace was wag rarely bartly served until half after eight the honorable hetty sat down to her writing desk in her boudoir which opened directly into that belonging to the princess to write a few litters home A dinner was to be ghen to the state officials that night and she knew from V I 1 4 A I 1 E 14 r r OY A vv why gretchen Gretch tn where are you yeu going golnot that after that solemn event was con eluded it would be too late lata for the do de parting malls she teemed to have no difficulty la in composing her thoughts though ta and transferring them to paper there were times when she would leun lean back nibble the end of her pen and smile in a dreamy retrospective fashion no doubt her thoughts were pleasant and agreeable she bho had completed addressing three envelopes envelop cB when she heard beard the door leading into the princess boudoir open and close she turned to behold the princess herself why gretchen is abere hero ate aio sou going T noting the gray walking dress the gray hat the sensible square toed shoes 11 1 I am going to visit a sick nurse replied her avoiding the oth ers era eye but shall you hao hano time to dress tor for dinner that depends besides the official dinners are a gi gibat eat boro bora her high ness came forward rard fo caught aught i tha dark head ol of the english girt girl between her gloved lianda bands pressed it against her heart bent and kissed hissed it what a lovely girt girl ou are hetty always un ruffied ru filed almaa alwa a even tempered you win w III grow old ery gracefully I 1 I 1 hope so but I 1 do not want to grow old at all can 11 t I 1 go w ah aa oua eagerly impossible etiquette demanda aw presena a here tonight to night it I 1 aru am late my rank and my errand will be my excuse jolly times we used to have in that thai quain old boarding school in st john a do ou ott rehem her ber how we went to your noble f fa ther s country place one Chilst chi istman mas 1 I went incognita there thera was a drens party and two buys had a fisticuff ovir you nobody noticed me those days I 1 was waa happy then the princess frowned it have been the sign ol of repression of tears teara betty with her head against the others bosom child not see aee I 1 I shall be lonely without you for you can call not attly atay on here forert if ou on it would be 1 I miss you somehow Ow ellOw you possess tle faculty of calming 1 e I 1 bin aln so BU easily stirred into a fassl passion nl my temper Is 1 so ao aura t 4 na Q face wise oina goina dav however I 1 shall eha come to lo and impend a aholo month with iou ou V 11 rot cot that bo be how flow rn hiir voice in a cried aiming iming without 11 avail to re move her lands no no I 1 want ant to hold you just so ao I 1 am tonight to night I 1 have all the mooda agie cable end and dis ngiep agie able pable do ion i oil love any body I 1 love an body what do iou mean alsing lit in clitte of the pio testing blinds do 1 I look us as it if I 1 were in fit love with anybody th tha searched Betti seal theil ched tach a eyes oll oh ou islanders Island erB nobody can fathom what la Is going fining on in your baarts you never make any ally mistakes you a al was seeni seem to 0 o know which paths to pursue noll im ate always always always I 1 d hka to see you commit a tolly folly letta I 1 it a a wicked licked w 1 I bit I 1 know but I 1 honi ally vilah va ish it there la Is cei gainly mote spanish blood to in rny my veins than gelman beiman I 1 am ain aiwas makil mahlig rig mistakes I 1 never know which path Is tho the right one I 1 am alwa always s rong do you believe it po sible bible tor for a woman of harth and bleeding to fall in n love with a man whom nhom she bho has known only three dayse three lays daya are you crazy hilda gaidek call mo ino gr grachen anil Or etchen what has haa come over youa I 1 asked you a question well a bit of color stealing into her it Is POR possible SIble but acly foolish one ought to know som something AhIng of tt a mans man a character west went on betty belty before pet knitting sentiment to enter into one ones a thoughts that la is my opinion wise little white A hite owl iter her highness took her friend in her arms arma and kissed her hold bold lier iter at al arm s length drew her to her heart and again kissed her it m waa as like a farewell then she let hor bor go 90 it there la Is anything you need mako make yourself at home alth ith my cases and her highness was gone hetty gayed at the door through which dear gretchen Oret cheu had passed gazed thoughtfully and anxiously jiow ilow oddly she eha acted I 1 wonder she made as though to run to the door but stopped as if ashamed of the doubt which flashed into her mind and out again the little clock on the mantel chimed forth the seventh hour and she rang for her maid it was time that she began dressing thus for the present I 1 shall leave her there are several reasons why my imagination should take this step for or what should I 1 know of a woman 0 toilet save in the general mysterious results however Ifo uever I 1 aftel ft el at liberty to steal into the dukes dressing room hero while I 1 am not positive what happened at least I 1 can easily bring my imagination to bear upon the pic ture the duke dithe was rather pleased with himself lie he liked to put on his state uniform with ith its blu blue egray ray frock the white doeskin trousers bich strapped under the patent leather boots the gold braid the silver saber and the little rope ot of medals strung across his full broad breast it was as thus ho created awe it was waa ebur he became truly the sovereign it i albano and majestic ills ilia valet was buckling on the saber belt when there cant came a respectful tap on the door enter said the duke fro frowning Aning one can not alcort any particular degree of dignity with a valet at one ones a side but it was only a corridor attendant attends n 1 who entered ile he approached th the e dukes valet and presented a letter for hta his serene highness high TIMS ile he bowed and bacod backed out choring tho the door gently at once the walet alet bowed also and extended the letter to to hla his master formality la in a fine thins thing in a palace ali ah a letter mused the duke pro innocent of the viper which was about to sting him aly gl gladies asies gustav eny eje ee glas glasses sest I 1 10 BIB CONTINI CONTINUED TED |