Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-10
stepped forward, saluted, and stood at

stepped forward, saluted, and stood at
attention.
Present, Maiesty!' cried Baron
Bocksbeutel, chief of the secret police
OF RoxanbloXanfels.
'Bocksbeutel,' said His Majesty
wlhtla melodramatic gesture, Indicating
Sylvia Seton, L commit this unfortunate
lady to your charge. Poor thing, she
is as mad as a hatter,' said His Majesty
In loud voice for the benefit of the by-
ISLANDERS.
by this time the Princess Will
helmine aud her daughters had come
to, and then His Majesty gave the word
of command. 'Vorwarts,' he cried. and
the royal party moved on. When thew
reached the royal apartments Prince
Conrad was placed under provisional
arrest, and after he had dined (they al
ways dined at at Roxanbloxanfels. be-
cause they were so virtuousl His
Majesty Prince Albrecht sent for the
crestfalien Conrad.
:" Conrad said his majesty in ter.
rible voice, is it true that the eldest Of
my sixteen august children has dis.
graced himself?'
'Aas 81 bete,' answered Prince Con-
rad, who was very proud of his french;
we were married-ma loi. it was but q
comedy, little father. The priest who
performed the ceremony was my con.
fidential valet. and the prince chuckled
aud smiled, and tugged at his great
straw colored mustache.
For whole minute his serene
transparency the Prince Albrecht was
lost in deep thought.
You deceived this young girl, then
he said: Son Conrad said the mon
| arch, firmly, I am known as the most
moral sovereign in Europe; that title is
very dear to me. NIirerable boy. Won
must be married at once.'
"The luckless Prince Conrad fell
upon his knees. He begged, he prayed !:
he vowed that the Princess Amalia OF
Roulettenburg was dearer to him than
life. But his majesty was not to be
moved, and he rang the bell for the
court chaplain. The prime minister
was sent for, and the British envoy resi-.
dent at the court Of RoxanbloXanfels
was hurliedly summoned. Within
half an hour Sylvia Seton was married
to Prince Conrad in the private cha pei
Of the palace Of Roxanbloxanfels.
Bride and bridegroom parted forever
at the altar rails. Sylvia Seton was
now serene highness, but she declined
to have anything more to do with
Prince Conrad. She refused the hand,
some provision offered her by her royal
father-in-law. She left for Paris the
same night. Within the week Prince
Conrad committed suicide. l was CO.
ing to say he blew his brains out, but
that was impossible; but he did shoe.
himself through the head. The thing
was nine days wonder.
AS for Sylvia Seton, she is Sylvia
Seton still. That's her story. Her sad
dream of love and ambition was over,
and from that day to this, Nibbs, that
woman worked like slave. She might
have married we'll half dozen times
had she pleased, but she will remain
Sylvia Seton to the end of the chapter
Her story has been forgotten long ago.
You're not asleep. Nibbs?" asked
Sir John Protocol little anxiously.
/ asleep, Jack, my boy!" answered
that gentleman. "Your story was mos
interesting and absolutely new to me-
l know most of your stories, jack" he
added with little yawn. "By the way
is their word of truth in it?"
"Look in the sAlmanach de Gotha,'
said Sir John dryly.
Lets have brandy and Soda" sale
Mr.. Nibbs, "and drink her health.
And so they dds James Bud
get.