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BY VERA BROWN )
Linda went back to- her room.
Something in the eyes of those ser
vants downstairs frightened her.
Maria helped her into a handsome
Silver’ gown. “At least I’ll impress
them!” Linda thought with a bittei'
smile. Maria, lifted out her jewels,
one 'by one. The earrings, the beau
tiful clips fox* each shoulder, the
rings and the f'O'ui' bracelets. Linda
fingered them, careful to keep her
face expressionless.
.Maria was telling her how beau
tiful she was, putting perfume oxx
her handkerchief, spreading out the
long train. Then >she held open the
door and bowed low. Linda walked
out into the hallway. At the head
of the stairs she grasped for the
bannister, to steady her steps. Her
heart beat heavily.
So!
ing
She
ihad
the
taken out, others substituted. It was
an old game! But Linda -knew some
thing about precious stones.
They had banked on her be-
a fool! Linda smiled grimly,
knew as well as though she had
■the opinion of a jeweler, that
fine emeralds stones had been
CHAPTER XXV
It was three days since Linda had
discovered that green glass had been
substituted for the emeralds in her
platinum seven-piece set. Lying in
her bed, Whiting for her breakfast,
she knew that Odette would probably
bring her tray as usual and that
Maria would manage to be close be
hind her.
Linda had questioned Odette about
her trip to Vienna, and she had gone
there apparently. But there had been
no opportunity for any detailed con
versation. Today Odette was to
finger-wave Linda’s hair, Maybe then
there might be a chance for them to
talk. ILinda felt sure she had allay
ed Miklos’ suspicions. 'She had done
her best, had been the “life of the
party” that night she had discover
ed about the emeralds.
There was a knock on the door,
and Odette came in with the break
fast tray. Linda thought she look
ed as though she *had been crying.
But Odette appeared cheerful, at
. “Yes,” she smiled up into the
■ Prince’s face. “I’m a good loser,
Miklos.”
» His intent eyes were on hei’ face,
i -wondering if there was & ihidden
• meaning in hei’ words, but hex* smile
, belied that, Maria helped Linda to
■ bed later. When she had gone, set-
> tied down in the room adjoining
, Linda’s, Linda got up quietly. She
found a piece of paper and with a
pencil wrote a note to Odette. She
■ put it carefully under' her pillow.
Next morning Linda slipped a note
and its inclosure of bank notes to
■ Odette. Odette hid the letter* quick
ly in the front of her dress.
“Tear it up when yoxx have
it,” warned Linda.
Only when Odette brought
day’s mail did Linda realize
day it was. When she met Miklos
at luncheon she similed up at him
1 provocatively. “I want a celebra
tion tonight,” she demanded.
“Why?”
“This is my first wedding anni
versary!”
He laughed at the idea. “Your
second will be much different!"
At teatime Miklos made his im
portant announcement,
there is a big amusement for
Linda. The Tziganes! We’ll
down into- the city. It is just | small place, but the music
per.b! ’’
Linda did not see Odette
that day. Maria helped her
simple velvet dinner dress,
was a matching coat for it.
ordered hex’ diamonds,
clips, slippei’ buckles, bracelets, ear
rings from Miklos’ safe. She noted
them carefully hexi Maria brought
them, and her offhand judgment was
that these stones had not been tam-
5 pered with. 1
J The evening started with the same
old routine. Dinner guests, then the
■gambling tables.
'“No. use starting out until late,”
Miklos said. “They don’t get going
until midnight.”
Midmgnt Robbery
It was after midnight when
los and Linda started out. With
read
the
what
“Tonight
you,
go
a
is su-
again
into a
There
Linda
beautiful
Mik-
thernleast to a casual observer, fox* Maria ' were Hilda, more flamboyant than
was not far behind her, as Linda had
surmised she would'-be.
“My hair today, Odette,
mess'.”
“Yes, madam.”
Plotting Disclosed
Odette waited until Linda
hex* coffee. Thexx she began :
erations immediately, with
fussing about the room, cleaning it,
■checking over.linens, making
bed. Maria made sure
would last a long time.
Odette was watching
“I want to' talk to you
a chance. Be careful of Maria. She
understands English -perfectly. I
found that out!”
Maria had been hanging up some
of Linda’s clothes. Linda nodded, but
kept up a rapid-fire conversation
aibout inconsequentials.
Later, for a moment, Maria step
ped out into the hall.
“I don’t like things, Miss Linda,”
Odette said hurriedly. “There is
something about youx* jewels. I over
heard that fellow who works in the
gambling room say something about
it. I couldn’t understand it all, but
he and the Prince were arguing.”
“What else?”
“And the gambling room, Miss
Linda, it’s new—and people pay to
came here for dinner—I know that!
For Andre was talking to the cook
about it. They don’t think I -under-
*tand any Hungarian—”
Maria was back and Linda was
reading part of Mimi’s latest letter
to Odette. “I
I’ve not heard
said suddenly,
expression on
Linda. Were
her mail? Probably!
She shivered. But why be afraid?
They’d never dare use force! She
had to go to Paris fox* her divorce.
And if they should resort to desper
ate measures—well, Linda felt she
was a match fox* them once she was
safe in Paris.
Wild Gambling
That night Linda, splendid 'in a
handsome black velvet frock and hei’
diamonds, was again the life of the
party. Her laughter was longer
than anybody else’s.
Suddenly she wag desperately tir
ed. Miklos was at her elbow. “You,
are finished?” I
It is a
had had
hair op-
Maria
the
her tasks
her chance,
if I 'can get
can’t understand why
from mother!” Linda
Something in the
Odette’s .face warned
they tampering with
he’d go slower.”
mind his hurrying, Linda,
lonely .road. Sometimes
•bandits about. Not that
ever in p-ink silk, and the Count.
The chauffeur- started down the
lonely road toward Vienna at a
breakneck clip.
“I wish
“I dont
This is a
there are
there is any danger. I wish you had
not worn your jewellry, however.”
Linda laughed carelessly. “No
body would believe they were real.”
“No!” said Hilda laughing
hysterically, for she had already had
too much to drink. “They wouldn’t
believe they were real.”
She continued to giggle until Lin
da could have screamed with ner
vousness.
Just then the car .wheeled to a
sudden stop. A masked man opened
the rear door and pushed a gun into
Miklios’ chest. Linda, not terrified in
the least, looked at Miklos’ face. It
sagged. He seemed terrified! Was
it possible this was a read hold-up?
There
side the
one out.
the men
ian. He
“Tell him I don’t‘speak German!’
Linda ordered. Miklos repeated what
Linda said. The man prodded Mik
los in the back with his gun. Miklos
relayed the orders to Linda.
“He says for you to take off your
jewels.”
Linda stripped off her Yings
promptly.
“■He wants the earrings!” Miklos
said quickly. “Give them to him 'be
fore he tears them off!”
Linda handed them ovei’ with a
firm hand. Next the men took Mik
los’ and»the Count’s watches, their
money and Hilda’s rings. Miklos
mopped his face, but the gesture
brought a hoarse command from the
men. Miklos’ arm went above his
head.
A fourth bandit leaned down, rip
ped the buckles from Linda’s shoes
without .an,y comment. His rough
hands tore her hose. But Linda did
not speak.
“That,” thought Linda, “is that!
At least they’re insured!” ’She had
nevei* cared much about the diam
ond's except fox’ Keith’s engagement
ring, and now that, too, meant noth
ing.
It all happened so quickly that
were three more men out-
car. They ordered every-
-When Linda came, one of
said something in Hungar-
addressed her in German.
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the four in the car were suddenly
left standing there alone on the dark
rugged roadway. The men had dis
appeared as quickly as they had ap
peared. Miklos shook so he could
scarcely help Linda back into the
car. “We must report this at once
to the police,” lie said.
They began their breakneck de
scent on Vienna again. Linda,
watching Miklos’ face in what light
he
the
she,
tlxere was,
had had nothing to do
hold-up.
too, was afraid.
(So the rest of the night was spent
at police headquarters. There Herr
(Schmidt, head <of the bandit squad,
took a long statement from every
body. A carload of soldiers rushed
out of town. toward Edelweiss.
“Well, I wanted excitement and I
certainly got it!” Linda said as they
stood in the dingy office overlooking
the Danube.
(Miklos turned toward Linda.
“Well, you are a cool one! Here I'm
all done up! I admire your cour
age."
“They’re insured. I’m not going
to worry about them," Linda replied
“None of us was hurt, I think
lucky."
Back at tlie Castle
Back at Edelweiss, soldiers
overrunning the place. But the
ing room
and looked,
for a .moment wore Linda and Miklos
alone when they got back to Edel
weiss.
“I’ll never forgive myself for tak
ing yoxx down that road at night,”
Miklos said. “If they had known
who you were, heaven knows what
would have happened.” Miklos found
it difficult to meet Linda’s
eyes. His hands shook.
But Linda only smiled
She wondered with vast
was half-convinced
With,
And then suddenly,
were
gam-
was carefully darkened
The guests gone. Only
brown
faintly,
inward
amusement what Miklos would say
if she inquired how the Ibandits
knew the buckles on her slippers
were real!
When she got to her room she
stood a long time ‘by the windows
looking out into the night and her’
thoughts were not of the hold-up
•So this was her first wedding-anni
versary! She laughed iout loud, a
little hysterically. There was no word
from Keith. Not that she had ex
pected any, she told herself.
“But I suppose-I had hoped there
would be!” she added with honesty.
CHAPTER XXVI
Three days since the hold-up. Po
lice still swarxned over the estate.
Everywhere Linda went, whether to
walk or drive, they bobbed up in
their brown uniforms with touches
of red. They bowed politely and fol
lowed her about.
Tn< a half-daze ILinda drifted from
day to day. Miglos was devotion
itself. Hilda was about every after
noon, eager to plan some amuse
ment fox' Linda. Oddette’s fears
seemed to be quieted.*
Then one night as they sat at
dinner with only. Hilda and the
Count as guests, Miklos announced:
“Tonight we go to Vienna fox’ the
amusenxent—.” He leaned for
ward toward Linda. “And there
will be no irobbers this time, my
sweet. The police will escort us in
to town.
To tllxe Gypsies
They started earlier. It was only
10 when they left the palace. Linda
was wearing a simple velvet dinner*
frock and a string of hex* pearls
aibout hex' throat. Over the frock
Odette had thrown one of Linda’s
dark fur coats because the nights
in the hill 'country were already
getting cold. Maria was in the
room again as Linda came up just
before leaving. Odette busied Ixer-
self, packing Linda’s flat black ev
ening. purse as Maria helped her on
with her dark velvet wrap.
‘“It should be amusing tonight,”
Linda said to Odette. “And I trust
no more hold-ups! But I am so
anxious to see Viexina at night."
“Put in our passport, Madame,
since yiou are going into the city.
You should have it always with
you.”
"I suppose so. How silly they are
to be so strict!” Linda replied cas
ually.
Maria said
garian.
stood,
da’s purse and opened it.
up Linda’s passport which
had put into the bag and
her head vigorously.
“Evidently she wanted to
you had it.” Odette remarked.
“Of course!" Linda smiled at
Maria, took the bag and left them
there.
It was a loiig ride into the city.
Linda left sleepy and dozed for a
little while in the car as the 'Count
and Miklos talked, sometimes in
Hungarian, sometimes in French.
Linda was getting so that now and
then she could catch a familiar word I “Sing that again!” Linda begged
in the strange, almost Oriental lang-'as he finished a short chant.
something .in Hun-
Neither of them under-
Then Maria picked up Lin-
She held
Odette
nodded
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It was late, after 11,
The streets seemed
and clipped, deserted, as
the city was very tired,
while the car pulled up in
a small cafe off the Fried-
It was an unpretentuious
sed it at intervals as he talked ani
matedly with the Count. Linda’s
(head was oxx his shoulder as hex’
troubled, half-walking thoughts
raced on. A stranger in a strange
land! Suddenly slxe was desper
ately homesick. But that could not
be. For there was nothing left for
her—back home!
The lights of Vienna were about
them now.
Linda judged.
bare
though
JAftex’ a
front of
strasse,
place.
“Nothing grand here, Linda, ex
cept. Koczi’s music. He’s marvel-'
ous!”
The head waitex* showed Miklos’
party to< a large table neax* the fire
place. The blaze from the logs
poured fitful shadows over the three
couples dancing on the floor to> axx
American tune three years old.
The orchestra swung into a pop-
ular American tune. How often
she and Keith had daxxeed to that
tune before her marriage. Odd how
powerful a hold on the emotions in
consequential music can fet! Linda
moyed restlessly. Kozci was singing
now in a thin, sweet voice, heavy
with accent.
The Gypsy Sings
Linda reached fox* more wine. Fin
ally the song stopped. Texx of Mik
los’ crowd joined the party. Linda
hardly spoke to them. The waiter*
bxxou'glht more of that yellow, fascin
ating wine. Kozci was standing at
Miklos’
“For
Kozci!"
Kozci
ing down into her wide, tragic dark
eyes. .He started a wailing melody
from his native land. Linda listened
entranced.
“When the gypsy plays for you,
it is forbidden that the man who
loves you look into your eyes,”
Mike whispered in her ear* with a
low laugh. For a long time Kozci
played. Time seemed to stand still.
Now Miklos’ party were aibout the
■only guests in the place. Kozci came
to their table again, standing close
to Linda.
“Now, this is why we came!” Mik
los said. Kozci played beautiful
long songs, which Miklos translated
fox* hex’ softly as Kozci sang. Some.
Of theii’ party had drifted on into
anothei’ room, where there was a
roulette wheel. Miklos joined them,
leaving Linda still at the table lis
tening to Kozci.
“Sing that again!
of Toronto,
side.
Madame, play your finest,
Miklos ordered.
stood close to Linda, look-
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Miss Helen McLinchey
Miss Elva Turnbull, of London,
ited Mr. and Mrs.' Wm. McLinchey
ovex' the week-end.
iMrs. Ed. McPherson who is spend
ing the winter in Buffalo1 has been
ill with , pleuro-pneumonia. Her
many friends here will be glad to
hear siie is recovering.
Several from here attended the
funeral of the late Mrs. Pickering
on .Saturday. She was in her 99 th
year.
Miss Olive English is with Mrs.
Saddler, of Sylvan for a few weeks.
Mrs. C. Rickhorn is spending a
few weeks with her brother Mr. J.
McPherson.
Dawson Woodburn,
was home for the week-end.
The Y.
Church bad a successful Valentine
social last Tuesday. The young wo-
I men put on the program and the
young men served the refreshments.
The members of the S. S. execu
tive held their regular meeting last
Wednesday at the Ihome of Mr. and
Mirs. S. W. Webb.
There was a very enjoyable time
at the social Evening held in Grace
Church Parish Hall last Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Webb visited
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gunning last
Monday. (
The Harinony qlass held their reg
ular monthly meeting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hicks last Fri
day evening with the splendid at
tendance of 40 members.
There was a good attendance of
ladies at the Day of Prayer held in
the United Church on Friday after-
qpon. Mrs. Wesley Mellin and Mrs.
J. H. M'CiGregol’ presided. Mrs. An
gus McIntosh gave a splendid ad
dress on Prayer and prayers were
offered iby Mrs. J. Brown, Mrs, J.
Carruthers Jir. and Miss S. Young
Latei’ the United church ladies serv
ed lunch and a social hour was en
joyed.
The road south of the corner is
receiving a liberal supply of gravel.
Mr. Artbuir Brophey is in charge.
Mrs. W. T. Ulens was in London
on Friday.
Miss Lillian McLinchey is spend
ing the week in London.
Mrs. Archie McIntosh is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Wellman in Pt.
Huron.
P. U. of the- United
uage.
“I should bestix- myself and learn
it!" Linda childed herself. If she
had had the determination, glie
could have done a lot iix the weeks
she had been at the castle. But
her will power seemed gone, wasted
opportunity—her way seemed paved
with such.
“Why am I like this?” she won
dered. “Always at war with my-
selfI”
Miklos held hex* hand in his, kis-
(Continued next week)
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