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212 A VACATION IN THE CAPITAL. “JT thank you,” said Brunnow, in a trenchant tone. “I shall stay to-morrow, and shall then go to the station without the cover of the Raven baronial livery. You will easily understand that | prefer even a possible risk to your protection.” “Rudolph, be reasonable,” warned the baron. “This unhappy obstinacy may cost your freedom.” “What matters it to you? We are enemies, are we not? more bitter enemies than ever from this hour. We shall hardly meet again in this life, but think of my words, Arno. As yet you stand secure on the giddy height to which you have climbed; as yet you look down disdainfully on the dangers now gathering around you. A day will come when the foundations whereon your powers rest, will rock and reel, when all the world will fail you, and then” —here Brunnow’s bent form was drawn erect with a certain majesty—“then you will see that it is of some worth to have kept one’s faith in one’s best hopes and aspirations. The testimony of my con- science has sustained me. You will have no stay when the glittering edifice of your ambition crashes on the ground. You have been false to yourself. Farewell.” He turned and went. Raven stood, moody and motionless, looking after him. “Halse to myself!” he repeated, in a low voice. “Kven so—he is right.” ee CHAPTER XVI. A VACATION IN THE CAPITAL, All was quiet in the town. The “energetic meas- ures” had produced their effect, although they had not been carried into execution with such disastrous rigor as at first appeared. Colonel Wilten knew very well that, notwithstanding the governor’s high standing and authority, some portion of the respon- sibility wouid rest with him. On the troops being called out, he gave orders, therefore, that at the word of command the first round should be fired, Eomichbooks.com