Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10

". we heard that he had married her: and
ene par appeared everywhere. and none t
o1 US We're surprised to seq flint si,o
looked very miserable, indeed. But
everybody said that she nlayed bar
e "a, wonderfully we'll; and the women
a." a., ehslea ner diamonds, and the men
az e''s ~ the Prince of Roxanbloxan.
. oIs rof my own part, being young
ano romantic ON at the time, 1 pitied the
poor little English girl. for knew that
her band was drunken brute. a
cruel, heartless ruftian, who would be
sure to treat her badly sooner or later.
WITHIN three months the Prince. her
nus band, LETT her, and he left her with
OUT q penny in the world. She didn't
60 back to the stage. She waited on in
o,bscurity, living with her mother, and
she made no sign until the approaching
marriage OF Prince Conrad, her hus-
oand, with Princess Amelia, of Rou.
lettenburg, was formally announced.
And then she came to ask for advice at
me me legation. She told Pugsley, our
chancellor. that o Catholic priest had
married them in her mothers lodgings;
she didn't know the name of the priest;
she had no certificate of marriage.
Pugley gave her good advice.
My dear young lady," said Pugsley,
You are either legally married to
Prince Conrad or your marriage to his
serene highness was mere sham: in
which case. as am strongly inclined to
suspect, the Prince will have brought
himself within the French criminal law.
Should your marriage have been legal
one, Prioce Conrad would not be so
foolish as to go through an empty form
OF marriage with the Princess of Rou-
lettenburg. The best thing you can do
is to bide your time. Should this mar
riage take place you can set the Grim
lnal law In motion, and as British sub
/ lect you would have every assistance
from the embassy here"
"And then if l succeed in proving NV
marriage, sir, should ruin the life OF
the unhappy lady whom Prince Conrad
is about to lead TO the altar. Diplomacy
is machine that it takes q long time to
set in motion, Mr.. Pugley, and I shall
go to Rcxanbloxanfels to complain.
They'll probably have to buy you
off in the end, mademoiselle?'
Perhaps have failed to make N.Y.
self understood, Mr.. Pugsley, said the
lady. You are speaking, sir, to the
wife of Prince Conrad OF koxaubloxan-
fels.'
"'Quite so,' said Pugsley, angry at
being snubbed-the lady whose husband
is about to be united to the Princess OF
Roulettenburg. Even princes. he went
on, don't, as rule, commit bigamy in
this nineteenth century, Nine. Ia Prin-
cesse.'
Il could have kicked that brute
Pugsley. But she never noticed the
insult.
Mr.. PROTOCOL she said, will you
take me to my carriage?' And, as she
said the words, whether she was Sc
rene highness or only little English
playwright, she looked very queen
not queen of the footiights, mind you,
but the genuine article.
"Then she favored Pugsley, who
looked very foolish, with condescend-
ing bow, and I gave her my arm and
took her out to her carriage, which was
,, common hack cab. She evidently
believed she was married to that triple
brute. the Prince Conrad.
| Have you any further commands,
Princess?' I asked. AL of us here,
with the exception of Pugsley-who,
devoted slaves. There's nothing we
wouldn't do for you, and if you are in
any difficulty or trouble we hope you
will make use OF us. for, Princess, we
all love you for your talent, for your
beauty, and for your pluck, and above
| all things, madam, because you are our
countrywoman.'
"She thanked me and her lovely eyes
looked all the brighter for the tears
that stood in them as she did so.
"That night Sylvia Seton and her
mother left Paris for Roxanbloxanfels.
Nov, the reigning monarch of Rox-
pie. He was tremendously virtuous
monarch, and at the time I am speaking
virtuous monarchs upon the continent
of Europe were very rare. Every Sun
day morning it was the custom of the
reigning Prince of Roxanbloxanfels to
appear publicly on the broad walk that
ran in front Of the palace, and the Rox-
anbloxanfelsers, his loyal subjects, and
the English tourists who were stopping
at the neighboring baths at Klein Kohl
wasser would come to see the sight.
! Nobody ever spoke to the reigning
Prince as he headed the procession. the
Princess upon his arm, or the royal
family of Roxanbloxanfels. Behind
him, two and two, came the sixteen
members Of the royal family, eight
Princes and eight Princesses, and all of
them were virtuous-all except Conrad,
the affianced husband of Princess ANA
lie Of Roulettenburg, who, as you
know, YVES very bad one indeed.
"Now, Albrecht, reigning Prince of
Roxanbloxantels, was ambling along
the center of the great gravel walk
his consort, the Princess Wilhelmine,
who was fat, fair, and fifty, upon his
arm.
THE dear Conrad is feeling ILL., said
the Princess Wilhelmine to her august
spouse; and certainly the dear Conrad
looked exceedinly unwell, for he had
suddenly turned very red, then he had
grown very pale, and, still remaining
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