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As the day wore on Lorry grew irritable and restless He could not bring hi Harry's frequent and graphic recollections of incidents that had occurred and that had led to their present condition Their luncheon was served in the Count's rooo to the dining-hall until he was stronger The court physician assured him that he would be incapacitated for several days, but that in a very short time his wound would lose the power to annoy hiuish and others cas endurable Still he was dissatisfied, even unhappy

The cause of his uneasiness and depression was revealed only by thestretched out on the couch, staring fro that knows but one solace Anguish had gone out in the grounds after assuring hie was asleep, so there was no one in the roo dream to shudder alone over its memory A cool breeze froleaold and purple and red and green; a quiet repose was in all that touched hi tures about his head They were tight and smooth, and he knew they were perfectly white How lonely those bandages made him feel, away off there in Graustark!

The door to his roouish--always Anguish--and not the one he hness," announced a maid, and then-"May I come in?" asked a voice that went to his troubled soul like a cooling draught to the fevered throat He turned toward her instantly, all the irritation, all the uneasiness, all the loneliness vanishing like

"I cannot deny the request of a princess," he responded, s she would not take it

The Princess Yetive caht to his couch and laid her hand in his He drew it to his lips and then released it lingeringly She stood before hi doith an anxiety in her eyes that would have repaid him had death been there to claim his next breath

"Are you better?" she asked, with her pretty accent "I have been so troubled about you"