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THE 'Qi ING,rf1;AM TIMES, NOVEMBER 14, 1907
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"Tut, tut!" said Sept. "I suppose
•you've made pretty speeches to a girl
before now, That's all she wants."
Fritz, himself a lover, understood bet-
ter my distress. Ile laid his hand on
any shoulder, but said nothing.
"I think, though," pursued that cold
blooded old Sept, "that you'd better
tnake your offer tonight."
"Good heavens!"
"Or, at any rate, go near to it, and I
,shall send a semiofficial to the papers."
"I'll do nothing of the sort—no more
•will you!" said L "I utterly refuse to
',take part in making a fool of the grin -
cess."
.Sapt looked at me with his small
'keen eyes. A slow, cunning smile pass-
ed over his face.
"A11 right, lad; all right" said he.
"We mustn't press you too hard.
• Soothe her down n bit, if you can, you
know. Now for Michael!"
"Oh, hang Michael!" said I. "He'll
,do tomorrow. Here, Fritz, come for a
stroll in the garden."
Sapt at once yielded. His rough
manner covered a wonderful tact and,
as I came to recognize more and more,
la remarkable knowledge of human na-
ture. Why did he urge me so little
about the princess? Because he knew pleased to bear me say 'Yes' to that,"
that her beauty and my ardor would she said.
"Wonld 'Yes' be true?"
"Yes," 1 just heard her breathe, and
she went on in au instant: "Be careful,
Rudolf; be careful, dear. He will be
mad now."
"'Chat Michael? If Michael were the
worst"—
"What worst is there?"
There was yet a chance for me. Con-
trolling myself with a mighty effort, I
took my hands oft her and stood a
wordless melody as I pre,saed my kisses
on' ter lips.
She pushed me from her, crying sud-
denly:
"Ah, la it true, or is it only because
you 11411gtr
"It's truer i said in low, smothered
tones—"true that I love you more than
life or truth or honor!"
She set no meaning to my words,
treating them as one of love's sweet
extravagances. She came close to me
and whispered:
"Oh, if you were not the king, then
I could show you how I love you!
How is it that I love you now, Ru-
doY"
"Nolfw?'
"Yes—just lately. I I never did be-
fore."
Pure triumph filled me. It was I --
Rudolf Rassendyll—who had won her!
I caught her round the waist.
"You didn't love me before?" I asked.
She looked up into my face, smiling
as she whispered:
"It must have been your crown, I
felt it first on the coronation day."
"Never before?" I asked eagerly.
She laughed low.
"You speak as if you would be
carry me further than all his argu-
ments and that the less I thought
about the thing the more likely was I
to do it. He must have seen the un-
happiness he might bring on the prin-
cess, but that went for nothing with
him. Can I say confidently that he
was wrong? If the king were restor-
ed, the princess must turn to him,
either knowing or not knowing the
change. And if the king were not re-
stored to us? It was a subject that yard or two way. I remember now the
we bad never yet spoken of. But I note of the wind in the elm trees out -
had an idea that in such a case Sept
,meant to seat me on the throne of
:Ruetanla for the term of my life. Hen
would have set Satan himself there
'sooner than that pupil of his, Black
Michael.
The ball was a sumptuous affair. I
opened It by dancing a quadrille with
,Flavia. Then I waltzed with her.
'Curious eyes and eager whispers at -
:tended us. We went in to supper, and
:halfway through I, half mad by then,
'tor her glance had answered mine and
!tier quick breathing met my stammer -
led sem#enees. I 'me in urx.place before
..sill the brilliant crowd and, taking the
red rose that I wore, tient tile: ribbon
with its jeweled badge rogue her reek,
In a tumult of a'pplatise I.sat down.
I saw Sept smiling over his Wine and
.Fritz frowning. 'Thenre8t of the meal
passed in silence; . neither iervia nor
I could speak. Fritz touched me on
• the shoulder, and I rose, gave her my
arm and walked down the hall into a
little room, where coffee was served to
vs. The gentlemen and ladies in at-
. tendance withdrew, and we were
shone. '
Thd little room had French windows
opening on the gardens. The night
was fine, cool and fragrant Flavia
.skt down, and I stood opposite her. I
was straggling with myself. It she
•had not looked at me, I believe that
•.even then I should have won my fight,
but soddenly involuntarily she gave
xne one brief glance --a glance of ques-
tion, hurriedly turned aside, a blush
that the question had overcome spread
Over her cheek, and she caught ' her
breath. °.
Ah, if yon had seen her! I forgot
the king in Zenda. I forgot the king
in. Strelsau. She was a princess—and I
An impostor. Do you think I remem-
bered that? I three- myself on my
knee and seized her hands in mine. I
said. nothing. Why should I? The soft
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closed behind mo, and the passion still
drove me In the same direction as the
devices seduced me. I faced .all Strel-
sau that night as the king and the ae.
eepted suitor of the Princess I"'lavla.
At lust, at 3 in the morning, when
the cold light of dawning day began to
-steal iu, I was in my dressing boom,
and Sapt alone was with me. I sat
like a man dazed, staring into the tire.
He puffed at his pipe, Fritz was gone
to bed, having almost refused to speak
to me. Oa the table by me lay a rose.
It had been in li'lavin's dress, and as
we parted she had kissed it and given
it to me.
Supt advanced his hand toward the
rose, but with a quick movement I
shut mine down upon it.
"That's mine," I said, "not yours --
nor the king's either," •
"We struck u good blow for the king
tonight" said he.
I turned on him fiercely.
"What's to prevent me striking a
blow for myself?" I said.
Ile nodded his head.
"I know what's iu your mind," he
said. "Yes, lad, but you're bound in
honor."
"Have you left me any honor?"
"Oh, come! To play a little trick on
a girl"—
"You can spare me that. Colonel
Sept, if you would not have me utterly
side.
"If I were not the king," I began.
"If I were only a private gentleman"—
Before I could finish her hand was in
mine.
"If you were a convict in the prison
of Streslau you would be my king," she
said. •
And under my breath I groaned,
"Good forgive me," and, holding her
hand in mine, I said again:
"It I were not the king"—
"flush, hush!" she whispered. "I
don't deserve it—I don't deserve to be
doubted. Ah, Rudolf, does a woman
who marries without love look on the
man as I look on you?"
Aud she hid her face from me.
For more than a minute we stood
there together, and I, even with my
arm about her, summoned up what
honor and conscience her beauty and
the toils that i was in had left me.
"Flavia," I said in a strange, dry
voice that seemed not my own, "I am
not"—
As I spoke—as she raised her eyes to
me—there was a heavy step ,on the
gravel outside, and a man appeared at
the window'. A. little cry burst from
-Flavia as she sprang back from me.
My half finished sentence died on my
lips. Shpt stood there, bowing low, but
with°a stern frown on his face.
"A thousand pardons, sire," said he,
"but his eminence the cardinal has
waited this quarter of an hour to offer
his respectful adieu to your majesty."
,I met his eye full and square, and I
read in ;it an angry warning. How I
lang he had been a listener 1 knew not.
but he hatcome In upon us to the nick
of time.
"We must not keep his eminence
waiting," said L
But Flavia, in whose love there lay
no shame, with radiant eyes and blush-
ing face held out her hand to, Sept.
She said nothing, but no man could
have missed her meaning who had
ever seen a woman In the exaltation
of love. •A sour yet sad smile passed.
over the old soldier's face,. and there
was tenderness in his voice as, bending
to kiss her hand, he said:
"In joy and sorrow, in good times
and bad, God save your royal high-
nessr'
He paused and added, glancing at
me and drawing himself up to military
erectness:
"But before all conies the king—God
save the king!"
And Flavia caught at my hand and
kissed it, murmuring:
"Amen! Good God, amen!"
We went into the • ballroom again.
Forced' to receive adieus, I Was sep-
arated front F1a1'ia. Every one when
he left me went to her. Sept was out
and in of the throng, and where he
had been glances, smiles and whis-
pers were rife. I doubted not that,
.true to his relentless purpose, he was
spreading the news that he had learn-
ed. To 'uphold the <'rown and beat
Black Michael --that was his one re-
solve. b"lavia, myself—aye, and the
real king in Zenda—were pieces in his
game, lied pawns have no bnslness
With passions. Net evert, at the walls
of the palace did he stop, for when at
last I handed Flavia dawn the broad
marble steps and into her carriage
there was a great crowd awaiting us,
and we Were welcomed with deafening
ehcem. what could I do? Had I
spoked then they would have refused
to believe that I was not the king; they
might babe believed that the king shad
rtiu mad. Ey Sapt's devices and my
own ung+o l'erned passion I had been
tereed. ons and the Way. back hail
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the same story
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"Planta, 1 am not"—
a villain—if you would not have your
king rot in,Zenda while Michael and 1
play for the great stake outside— You
follow me?'
"Aye, I follow you."
"We must act, and quickly. You saw
tonight, you heard tonight"—
"I did," said he,.
"Your cursed acuteness told you
what I should do. Well, leave me here
a week and there's another problem
for you. Do you find the answer?"
"Yes, I find it," he answered, frown-
ing heavily. "But if you did that
you'd have to fight me first—and kill
me."
"Well, and if I had=or a, score of
men? 1 tell you, I could raise all
Strelsau on you in an hour and choke
you with your lies—yes, your mad lies
—in your mouth."
"It's gospel truth," he said. "Thanks
to nay advice,, you could."
"I could marry the princess and send
Michael and his brother together to"—
"I'm not denying it, lad," said he.
"Then, in God's, name," I cried,
'stretching out my ands to him, 'beet
us'go to Zenda and crush this Michael
and bring the king back to his, own
again."
The old fellow stood and looked at
me for full a minute.
"And the princess?" be said.
I bowed my head to meet my hands
and crushed the rose between my fin-
gers and nay lips.
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his voice sounded husky as he whisper-
ed low In my end
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berg of them all. But I have eaten of
the king's bread, and I am the king's
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CHAPTER XI.
HE terrible temptation which
was assailing me will now
be understood. I would so
force Michael's hand that he
must kill the king. I was in a position
to bid him defiance and tighten my
grasp on the crown—not for its own
sake, but because the king of Ruri-
tania was to wed the Princess Flavia.
What of Sapt and Fritz? Ab, but a
man cannot be held to write down in
cold blood the wild and black thoughts
that storm his brain when an uncon-
trolled passion has battered a breach
for them. Yet, unless he sets up as a
saint, he need not hate himself for
them. He Is better employed, as it
humbly seems to me, in giving thanks
that power to resist was vouchsafed
to him than in fretting over wicked
Impulses which come unsought and ex-
tort an unwilling hospitailty from the
weakness of our nature.
It was a fine bright morning when I
walked, unattended, to the princess'
house, carrying a nosegay in my hand.
Policy made excuses for love, and ev-
ery attention that I paid her, while it
riveted my own chains, bound closer to
me the people of the great city, who
worshiped her. I found Fritz's ina-
morata, the Countess Helga, gather-
ing blooms in the garden for her mis-
tress' wear and prevailed on her to
take mine in their place. The girl was
rosy with happiness, for Fritz, in his
turn, had not wasted his evening, and
no dark shadow hung over his woo-
ing save the hatred which the Duke
of Strelsau was knowu to bear him.
"And that," she said, with a mis-
chievous smile, "your majesty has
made of no moment Yes, I will take
the ,flowers. Shall I tell you, sire,
what is the first thing the princess
does with them?"
We were talking, on a broad terrace
that an along the back of the house,
and'a window above our heads stood
open.
"Madame!" cried the countess mer-
rily, and Flavin herself looked out.
I bared my head and bowed. She
wore a white gown, and her hair was
loosely gathered in a knot. She kissed
her hand to me, crying:
"Bring the king up, Helga; I'll give
him some coffee."
The countess, with a gay glance, led
the way and took me into Flavia's
morning room. Aud, left alone, we
greeted one another as lovers are
wont. Then the princess laid two let-
ters before me. One was from Black
Michael—a most courteous request that
she would honor him by spending a
day at his castle of Zemin, as had been
her custom once a year in the sum-
mer, when the place and its gardens
were in the height of their great beau-
ty. I threw the letter down in dis-
gust, and Flavia laughed at me. Then,
growing grave again, she pointed to
the other sheet
"I don't know who that comes from,"
she said. "Read it"
I knew in a moment. There was no
signature at all this time, but the hand-
writing was the same as that which
had told me of the snare in the sum-
mer house. It was Autotnette de Mau -
ban's.
% have ne cause to love you fit rani,
but God forbid that you should fall Into
. the power of the duke. Accept ne invita-
tions of his. Go nowhero without a largo
guard. --a regiment is not too nhueh to
make you safe. Show this it you can to
him who reigns in Strelsau.
"Why doesn't it any 'the king?" ask-
ed Flavia, leaning over nay shoulder
so that the tipple of her hair played on
'1115r neck. "Is it a hoax?"
"As you value life and more than
life, my queen," I said, "obey it to the
very letter. A regiment shall camp
round your house today. See that ;you
do not go out unless well guarded."
"An order, sire?" she asked, a little
rebellious.
"Yes, an order, medatne—if you love
the."
"Ah!" she cried. And I could not but
kiss her,
"You know who sent It?" she asked.
"I guess," said I. "It Is from a good
friend—and, I fear, an unhappy wo-
man. You trust be 111 Flavia, and un-
able to go to Zenda, Make your ex-
cuses as cold .and formal as you like."
"So you feel strong enough to auger
Michael?" she said, with a proud smile.
"I'm strong enough for anything
while you are safe," said I,
Soon I tore myself away trim her,
and then, without consulting Sept, I
took my way to the house of Marshal
Strakenoz. I had seen something of
the old general, and 1 liked and trusted
him. Shpt was less enthusiastic, but 1
had learned by now that Sept was best
pleased when he could do everything,
and jealousy played some part in his
views. As things were now, I had
more work than Sept and Fritz could
manage, for they must come with we
to Zeuda, and 1 wanted a lean to guard
what I loved most in all the world and
suffer me to set about my task of re-
leasing the king with a quiet mind.
The marshal received me with most
loyal kindness. To some extent I took
him into my confidence. I charged him
with the care of the prineess, looking
him full and significantly In the face
as 1 bade hint let no one from her
cousin the duke approach her unless he
himself were there and a dozen of his
men with him.
"You may be right, sire," said he.
shaking his gray head sadly. "I have
known better men than the duke do
worse things than that for love."
I could quite appreciate the remark,
but I said:
"There's something beside love, mar-
shal. Love's for the heart is there
nothing my brother might like for his
head?"
"I pray that you wrong him, sire."
"Marshal, I'm leaving Strelsau for a
few days. Every evening I will send
a courier to you. If for three days
none comes you will publish an order
which I will give you depriving Duke
Michael of the governorship of Strelsau
and appointing you in his place. Yon
will declare a state of siege. Then you
will send word to Michael that you
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"Aye, sire."
"In twenty-four hours. If be does
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and you will proclaim the next heir.
You know who that is?"
"The Princess Flavia"
"And swear to me on your faith and
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God that you will stand by her to your
death and kill that reptile and seat her
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"On my faith and honor and by the
fear of God I swear it! And may Al-
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I think that you go on an errand of
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"I hope that no life more precious
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speaks to you now. Let him be what
he may and who he may, what say
yon of the manner in which be has
borne himself as king in Strelsau?"
The old man, holding my hand, spoke
to me, man to man.
"I have kuown many of the Elph-
bergs," said be, "and I have seen you.
And, happen what may, you have
borne yourself as a wise king and a
brave man—aye, and you have proved
as courteous a gentleman and as gal-
lant a lover as any that have been of
the house."
"Be that my epitaph," said I, "when
the time comes that another sits ou
the throne of Ruritania."
"God send a far day, and may I not
see it!" said he.
I was much moved, and the marshaI's
worn face twitched. I sat down and
wrote my order.
"I can hardly yet write," said L "My
finger is stiff still."
It was, in fact, the first time that I
had ventured to write more than a sig-
nature, and in spite of the pains I had
taken to learn the king's hand I was
not yet perfect in it.
"Indeed, sire," he saki, "it differs a
little from your ordinary handwriting.
It is unfortunate, for it may lead to a
suspicion of forgery."
",Marshal," said I, with a laugh,
"what use are the guns of Strelsau if
they can't assuage a little suspicion?"
Ile smiled grimly and took the paper.
"Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tgrlen-
hcim go with me," I continued.
"You go to seek the duke?" he asked
In a low tone.
"Yes, the duke, and some one else of
whom I have need and who is at Zen -
da," I replied.
"I wish I could go with you!" he
cried, tugging at his white mustache.
"I'd like to strike a blow for you and
your crown."
"I leave you what is more than my
life and more than my crown," said 1,
"because you are the man I trust more
than all others in lturitania."
"I will deliver her to you safe and
sound," said he, "and, failing that, I
will make her queen."
We parted, and I returned to the pal-
ace and told Sapt and Fritz what I had
done. Sapt had a few faults to find
and a few grumbles to utter. This was
merely what I expected, for Sapt liked
to be consulted beforehand, not inform-
ed afterward. On the whole he ap-
proved of my plans, and his spirits
rose high as the hour of action drew
nearer and nearer. Fritz, too, was
ready, though he, poor fellow, risked
more than Sept did, for Ise was a lover,
and his happiness hung in the scale.
Yet how I envied hila! For the trium
pliant issue which would crown flint
with happiness and unite hits to his
mistress, the success for which we
were bound to hope and strive and
struggle, meant to me sorrow more cer-
tain and greater than if I were doom-
ed to fail. He understood something of
this, for when we were alone (save for
old Sept, who was smoking at the oth-
er end of the room) lie passed his arm
through mine, saying:
"It's hard for you. Don't think I
don't trust you. I know you have noth-
ing but true thoughts in your heart."
But I turned away from hint, thank-
ful that he couids;ot see what my heart
held, but only he witness to the deeds
that my hands were to do.
Yet even he did not understand, for
he had not dared to tiff his eyes to the
Princess Flavin, as I had lifted mine.
Our pians were now alt glade, even
A9 we proceeded to curry them out,
and as they will hereafter appear. The
Turns Ba.d Blood into
Rich led Blood.
Flo other remedy possesses such
perfect cleansing, healing and puri.
fyin properties.
Externally, heals Sores, Ulcers,
Abscesses, and all Eruptions.
Internally, restores the Stomach,
Liver, Bowels and Blood to healthy next morning we were to start on the
action. If your appetite is poor, hunting excursion. I had made all ar-
your energy gone, your ambition j theree was onlyr bone thing tle�ftmto do-•
lot, L.I1.11. will restore you to the the hardest, the most heartbreaking.
full enjoyment of happy vigorous As evening felt i drone through the
life.
busy streets to Flavia's residence_ L
was recognized ns I went and heartily
cheered. i played my part, and made
shift to look the happy lover. In spitz,
of my depression 1 was almost amuse&
at the coolness and delicate hauteur
with which my sweet lover reeeivedc
me. She had heard that the king was
leaving Strelsau ou a hunting expedi-
tion,
xpedition,
"I regret that we cannot amuse yam"
majesty here in Strelsau," she said;,
tapping her foot lightly on the floor -
"I would have offered you more enter=-
tainment, but 1 was foolish enough toy
think",
"Nell, what?" I asked, leaning over
her.
"That for just a day or two after—
after last night—you might be happy
without much gayety," and she turned'
pettishly from me as she added, "11
hope the boars will be more engross,
Ing. "
"I'm going after a very big boar,'*
said I; and, because 1 eouid not beep.!
it, I began to play with her hair, but
she moved her head away.
"Are you offended with me?" I ask-
ed
sked in feigned surprise, for I could not
resist tormenting her a little. I had
never seen Ther angry, and every fresh.
aspect of her was a delight to me -
"What right have I to be offended?'
True, you said last night that every
hour away from me was wasted. But
it very big boar—that's a different
thing!"
"Perhaps the boar will bunt me," 1:
suggested. "Perhaps, Flavia, he'It
cutch rhe."
She made no answer.
"You are not touched even by that
danger?"
Still she saki nothing, and I, stealrng
round. round her eyes full of tears.
"Yon weep for my danger?"
Then she spoke very low:
(To he nrtn'inn*a.)
BOVRIL
the kitchen
economist
Much of the leftover food you now
throw out call be turned into deli-
cious dishes by tlx: addition of .t
little Bovril.
It gives warmed-over meats the
juiciness of the original cooking.
It gives body and strength to sour;
and gravies.
It gives a delicious, piquant ilavtt-
to cold meats and hashes.
Every day you will find Bovril aheip
and an economy in your kitchen.
Bovril contains the essence, Paver
and nutrient substance of the very
best beef. It gives strength and
nourishment to the invalid, and help-
fulness and economy to the rock.
All good grocers sell i3OVt,ZL