Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-24
CHAPTER XVI.
-. Hn....I..n

Perhaps three-quarters of an hour after
the ''Namovnan had captured her prize, while
the shores of Brittany were fast recedins
in the distance, the Princess regained hel
consciousness. She did not seem to rea
lie her situation Immediately; but sooI
memory returned, and she sprang to hel
feet, her cheeks scarlet with indignation
and her whole being Quiyering with anger
She saw, seated in the adjoining room
busily occupied with some duty or other
Blanche, the maid whom the steward hat
secured in Paris. To her she appealed in &
perfect torrent of hasty words;
"Why am I treated thuss Where am Il
Who are you! DO you know who / ann am
the Princess Natalie
BE quiet, my dear lady You can dc
nothing You are comfortably settled
am your maid. Pray, calm yourself, com
placently said the woman, a strong, hearty
red checked widow of about forty.
Every one ON the '1Namovnan was care
fully informed that this young girl was
Fairfax's relative, whose mind had become
little unsettled by a recent illness, and
that, for the sake of greater privacy, be
was conveying her TO her American homo
On Mr.. Nebbitt's yacht.
She glanced around. This was, clearly,
tho cabin of steamer. She could feel the
throbbing OF the screw and the rolling Of
the boat on the waves. Yet, only ten min
utes ago--at least, so it seemed to her-she
had been riding among her beloved hills Of
Brittany, several miles from the sea-coast
She remembered the old peasant-woman and
the rude grasp from behind, the horrible
sensation of choking, and then-all was
blackness and blank
She looked again. There was the pleas.
ant and comely-faced maid with her honest
motherly face, bending over the table in the
adjoining saloon. Here was here owl
cabin, adorned with all sorts of lovely pict
ures, many of them familiar. Some repre-
sented scenes in Brittany, others in Swift
erland, or Italy, and-could she believe hei
eyes;-there was photograph Of her OWL
fathers palace.
Electric lamps lighted the vessel. Ele
CANT oil paintings hung on the walls
Shelves, filed with books, attracted the eye
An easel, with canvas stretched ready fol
use, stood in the corner, and close by were
paints, palette and brushes.
A fine piano stood opposite. A song lay
on the rack. Natalie started in surprise
1t was, of course, again the -Addio, and
here she sprang forward and gave cry o.
genuine delight. Suspended by silk rib
bon and resting against the song was hel
lost palette knife. A note was attached t.
it. The envelope bore tho words: For the
Princess Natalic.p
Sheopened it and read:
..Do not be afraid. You can not under
stand. Only trust and all will be well
You will be treated as becomes a Princess
Your family has been communicated with
and informed of your safety. In a few
days you may expect to hear from them"
She turned to look at the wall behind her
Her surprise was complete when she REQ
ognized Lydia in the elegant portrait hang
ing over her head. lydia was notet
beauty of the English peerage, and Fairfaz
had found this engraving, among others, il
Paris art store.)
She began to experience desire to ex
plore her prison. Blanche made no objec
ton when she proposed going out on decl
and around the vessel.
As she was passing toward the bow, shs
heard a JOYOUS neigh, and looking towards