Part 24 (2/2)

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”On your knees!”

Herhad turned fro us steadily with eyes so nearly closed that their lanced at each other and reain:

”Harry! If you loveI; and I followed hi atforce was that pulled me down Was it another instance of the power of Desiree?

For perhaps astood gazing at us, it seeait that sainly appearance and diminutive stature, he stalked across to the doorway and disappeared in the corridor without

Harry and I looked at each other, kneeling like two heathen idols, and burst into unrestrained laughter But with it was er, and I turned to Desiree

”In the name of Heaven, was that necessary?”

”You do it very prettily,” said she, with a smile

”That is well, but I don't care to repeat it Harry, for the sake of nity, ear will do about it?”

”Nothing,” said Desiree, shrugging her shoulders ”Only he ed in the royal apartments? His majesty's room--he has but one--is in the corridor to the left of this

”Mine is on the right--and he is probably staranite couch and advanced half way to the door ”Au revoir, messieurs Till later--I shall coone

Harry and I, left alone, had enough to think and talk about, but there was ten minutes of silence before we spoke I sat on one of the stone seats, wondering what the result would be--if any--of the king's visit and his discovery

Harry paced up and down the length of the apartment with lowered head

Presently he spoke abruptly:

”Paul, I want to know exactly what you think of our chances for getting out of this”

”Why--” I hesitated ”Harry, I don't know”

”But you've thought about it, and you know sos What do you think?”

”Well, I think they are sli less than miracles There are just two First--and I've spoken of this before--we round stream that would carry us to the western slope”

”That is impossible--at least, for Desiree And the second?”