The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-30

Her influence has been that of malig-
nancy, and shall regret if she remains
in SaItravia, provided her daughter las
the wife of Lispenard) shall so choose.
But what am 1 saying, my dear Eric?
LisPenard may choose to resign his
OfIice-yFhO can tell?"
81 am certain that he viii not resign
it, monsieur cried Eric. 81 am GER
tain, too, that he feels, this hour, as I
feel. I am certain he realized, as I do,
that you are the soul and center Of all
that is self-abnegating, grandly gen
crousg'
''Thanlls, Eric; those words are surely
rich in encouragement. You know do
not care for eulogy, but when one
strives toward an ideal of conduct, rs i
strive now, the cheer Of loved friend
is like warm handclasp in darkness"
Just then a little si1very sound
reached their ears Clarimond Eprang
to his feet. Eric saw his lips tvitch
and his hand for a brief instant clench
themselves at his sides
THE signal" he said ''She has CON
scented. Go for DR.. Wouvernann. You
viii be witness, you know, Eric, and
- he smiled, but to his observer the
smile teemed with a terrible melau-
choly-'I shall give the bride away"
In the ballroom they had begun to
miss the king. When at last he ap-
! peared 1t was in company with Kath-
/ leen, Eric and AlonzO. The floor was
/ full Of daucsrss conversation, stimulated
| by rare and cOpius wines, reigned in
! merry babbles that almost threatened
| to drown the music.
Clarimond went to his mother, who
| sat talking with several gentlemen.
/ Blanca d'Este, also seated, was at her
1 side. The gentlemen slightly Withdrew
] IL
/ him while he mounted to the low
! estrada where these ladies were placed
you are not looking we'll" muir
| INJURED the princess to him ''Others
/ have spoken Of it, do so hope how
! ever, that your looks mean nothing
! serious. Blanca, here, has been quite
anxious Is It not true, my darling2"
/ And the princess, taking the italian
] girls hand, drew her forward a little,
/ the marvellous corsage Of precious
! stones giving forth jets Of multieOlored
| light as she moved.
''Yes, yes" fsn from Blanca 1--WE
/ were both greatly worried"
Ciarimond sent kindly glance
straight into her blue, solicitOus eyes.
AS no did so it flashed through his
/ mind.
81 viii never love any other woman
/ as long as 7 live. But this maiden
might make me the worthiest Of
] queens the NrueSr OF wives one day 1
may ask her hand, provided my mother
! preserves her present change from AFRO
l gancs to Lindliness. But not novyI
Now IL would be horrori'
Mrs Eennaird, during supper, had re-
ceiEedl with furtiVe tinlries Of delight,
/ the attentions OF az Austrian archdulre
and @ Russian ambassador. She had
I not noticed Kathleenrs absence, The
orchdulZes who was past sixty but still
handsome and Of the suevest manners,
had whispered In her ear that King
Clarimoud, who did whatever he chose,
request the hand Of her divine dauEh-
overhearing this remark as he present
champagne, declared that his royal
master would never have gone to Den
mark for a bride # he had had the de-
light of seeing 'lEddeUsoisefZs, gefrs 1ille' 50
''Ahi prince cried AIra- Eenuaird, in
her most genial trebies and with her
very acceptable 81 imperfect French,
there has never yet been an American
queen. and imagine there never VIII
be My poor, innocent child has never
dreamed OF such an honor, and, really,
If It were offered toher she would hard
ly know how to wear it"
The Austrian and Russian EXCHANGED
glances- They were both men OF very
high rank and It IS probable that they
abhorred the tenets OF Clarimond while
respecting and perhaps loving his char
acter- That he should marry an Amer
lean girl, though her beauty were
? brighter thea the SPsrtlB Helen'E uad