The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-04

old q ~ u he had soon
her Ia the inn. which the page Consks,
however. VA not a. enter with his mis-
tr-.s. he was Ia wait In . sheltered
afchway until the Comte de C~rn-.'
travelling carriage should pick him up
On Its " ~ out II Iaasb, uck Ia the dark
mes. ~ early morning. With agrimare
he departed for thi. coy~rt. while hi.
mistress wAs hurried into the warm at
mo-phere ~ the Comtr.sc de- Cerne.'
bedroom. where that would.be Loretto
pilgrim knslt and kissed her hand But
better eve than loyal kisses were the
bright wood fire. the possei. and the dry
clothes which also a~Ait.d her In that
room.
And you are Nine. Miss.t. the mo-
BILE Irish lady ~ whom my good angel.
Wogan, speaks In his letters. How can
] thank YOU for the trouble @ take for
meP regard him quit. In the place 81
my paps. but you all seem to be- as
good ~ he is
Madame" replied the lady thu. all.
dressed, with all the loyalty 81 MI eigh.
tccn,h century speech. '.your Highness
knows that IL Is n delight tn u subject Ia
serve such u sovereign ~. u gr uious
prince, and all that | have done is at my
husbands bidding"
with such subjects I am sure IL will
not he long before he rcgains his throne.
All. this delightful fire! do you know.
madame, II r. showing and hailing out
side ~ II II were January
II Nine. Misset felt some ccncern ut
the Thought II the impending Journey.
u not for her W sake. st least for that
al her husband. she expressed none,
except on her Highness' account. How
ever. her lndyship gayly laughed nj
hardship and difficulty. and was not nj
all depressed ut having left her mother
In the castle prison. Her only fear was
that she should be missed from the cas-
tie before she had got clear Of Inns
bruck. hut matters were not too well
arranged for 50 speedy n termination Of
the man By 2 o'clock Of the win.
dy spring morning the travelling car
riagc WAS ready. the Tyrolcsc landlord
and landlady little s~uspecting. as they
sped their parting guests. that the Sec
ond lady who entered IL in cloak and
mask WAS ANY other than the sister ~
the COmtcuse de- Ccrncs who had arrived
four days before.
''Oh. my good Papa Woganr' ex-
claimed the latest addition Ia the party
III pilgrims, ~ they were rolled into the
darkness of that wild night, show de-
lighted am To be- free again. and about
u join my royal consort! owe more
than j can express to all. but most To
to your Which she might well saw,
seeing that II was Papa Wogan" who
had selected her ~ the bride Of this
cOnsOrt tO whom her devotion was so
great. The two gentlemen In the r
ringe assured her that no harm would
happen to two such dxshing cavaliers;
but perhaps the Comtssse thought that
10 hose who are safe II Ii easy to talk
Of safety. Not that any Of the party
were really safe, but the cheerfulness Of
the young lady, whose passport WAS
shown ut all the towns ~ made out for
the sister of the Comtesse dc Cernes,
seemed To preclude the idea of peril to
her companions. At Venice the mind
Of the COmtcsse WA finally set ut ease
by the temperance Of the outridcrs,
telling u funny. INSCRIPTIONS sort Of
story about having fallen In on the road
with . courier from Innsbruck, to whom
they made themselves very agreeable,
and whom they finally left hopelessly
tipsy ut an inn near Trent.
ut WAS very wrong Of you. Messi-
eurs.' said the escaped fugitive. ito
make him drink 50 much; you ought to
have tied him up somewhere. but I
thank you very much for all the dan.
gers you incurred for my sake; and I
assure all Of YOU, my good friends, that
your king and queen will never forget
you"
There were no kilograms in those
days; but before u week WAS over all
Europe. or rather, all political and fash
ionable Europeans talking Of the es-
cape Of the Princess Cl-mentina Sobie
eski. granddaughter Of the hero who
rcpulscd the hordes Of Turkey on the
plains before Vienna, from her captivi-
~ at the castle Of Innsbruck. where
she and her mother had-for political
reasons connected with Great Britain
been placed by her cousin. the Emper-
or Charles vi. Of Germany. 1t was
told with indignation at the courts Of
London and Vienna, with laughter and
admiration At those Of Rome. Paris,
and Madrid, how she had been carried
OIL by u party Of dashing Irish people,
calling themselves noble Flemish pil.
grims, and how she had left u French
maid.servant in her place In the castle,
and n letter to her mother apologizing
for her flight. The prime contriver Of
the adventure, IL was said, was that
Chevslier Wogan, who had been in
mischief for sometime past. and had
made his W way. with great aplomb.
out Of Newgate.
At Venice u singular reimbursement Of
the dashing party took place. the viva
cious outrider o appearing In the
character Of Captain Misset. the hus-
band Of Nine. Misset. hitherto called
the Comtesse de Cernes. and the tall
outrider in that Of Captain O'Toole--
both being Of the F~ranco-Irish regi-
ment Of Count Dillon. rs was also the
gallant Major Gaydon, alias the Comte
de Cernes. The Comtesse's brother was
now no longer related To her. but &C.
knowledged himself To be that Charles
Wogan who had really done SO much
for the Chevalier, having fought for
him. been taken prisoner for him. esca.
ped for him, chosen his bride, and eject.