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Three persons in the royal castle of Graustark, worn by the dread and anxiety of weeks, fatigued by the sleepless nights just past, slu afternoon with the ed Yetive, in her darkened bed cha lips, of a tall soldier and a throne on which cobwebs multiplied Grenfall Lorry saw in his dreams a sli guard over him with a brave, stiff back and chin painfully uplifted Captain Quinnox dreamed not, for his iven by the Princess

While Lorry slept in the roouish roa lady, into whose ears he poured the history of a certain affection, fro end And she sainst the sound of his voice nor her heart to the love that craved ad Lorry led the Princess out into the ht The November breezes were soft and balmar and her hero, to the soldiers and the musicians," said Yetive "There is a broad portico here, with the tenderest of ht like this, a o? the ain stand where we stood on that night and again look up to the moon and the solemn sentinel, but not asthem then, with heartache and evasion"

"The balcony, then, without the old restrictions," Lorry agreed "I want to see that dark old ain, and to tell you how I looked froh the chill of wind and the chill of life into the fairest Eden that was ever denied man"

"In an hour, then, I will meet you there"

"I must correct you In an hour you will findwith her aunt and the Countess Dagmar Lorry remained in the hall with Halfont, Prince Bolaroz, Mizrox and Anguish The conversation ran oncetopic of the day, Gabriel's confession The Prince of Dawsbergen was confined in the Toith his confederate, Berrowag Reports froence that the prisoner had fallen intoaduard at the door while Gabriel entered the Prince's roo, deliberate effort to turn suspicion to the Aen nobles, with the exception of tho had gone to the capital of their country with the news of the catastrophe, remained close to the hotel One of them confessed that but little sympathy would be felt at home for Gabriel, as hated by his subjects Already there was talk aer brother, as his successor to the throne The young Prince was a favorite with the people