The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-08

upon u yOuuk LIihn Who khO W. ~ ASss eA@N
who shall never know 1t, II such be your
wishi He has seen me but two or three
times at q distance, and we will never
speak to each other, II your majesty for
bids It,"
The Emperor waa silent In his turn.
He grew pale. Three times he made the
circuit Of the saloon. He burst not ask
the name Of the young man.
"Is II q kingf" he demanded, at last.
"No, father"
"The heir of king, at lesstf"
"No, father" eSs
"a grand dukef" 49,
"No, father" l'tss
"a son OF reigning familyi"
"No, father"
At each step in the descending scale
the Czar stopped to recover breath.
"A strangerf"
eyes, father"
The Emperor fell back into IN arm
chair, and hid his face In his hands, like
Agamemuon at the sacrifice OF Iphigenia.
"Where shall see him" said tho Gear,
rising with q threatening aspect.
Tomorrow, at the review"
"How shall recognize him" de-
mapded the Czar, with . stamp OF his
foot.
"By his green plume and black steed."
"Tis WELT Go, my daughter, and pray
God have pity upon the mani"
The princess withdrew in q fainting
condition, and the Emperor was soon
lost in thought.
GA childish capricei" he said, at
length; "I am foolish to be disturbed at
It'll She viii forget It'll" and his lips
dared not utter what his heart added.
ut must be, for all my power would be
weaker than her tears!"
On the following day, at the review,
the Gar, whose eagle eye embraced all at
glance, sought and saw In his battalions
naught else than green plume and black
charger. He recognized In him who wore
the one and rode the other q simple col
onel OF the Bavarian Light Horse-Maxi-
milan Joseph Eugene Auguste Beau
harnais, the Duke OF Leuchtenberg,
youngest child of the son OF Josephine,
who wae for q brief time Empress OF
France, and of Auguste Amelia, daughte
Of Macmillan Joseph, of Bavaria, an ad-
mirable cavalier, in truth; but as far in
ferior then to Marie Nicol@wna ~ .
common soldier to an Emperor.
"Is IL possibleY" said the Car to him
self, as he sent for the colonel, with the
design Of sending him to Munich. But
at the moment when he was about to
crush him with q word, he stopped at the
sight of his daughter fainting In her
caleche. "There is no longer q doubt"
thought the Gear; "tis indeed hei"
And turning his back upon the stupe-
fed stranger, he returned with Marie to
the imperial palace.
For six weeks, all that prudence, tenn
pered with love and severity, could in
spire, was essayed to destroy the image
OF the colonel In the heart of the prin-
cess. At the end Of the frst week, she
was resigned; at the end Of the second,
she wept; at the end of the third, she
wept In public; at the end Of the fourth,
she wished to sacrifice herself to her IA
ther; at the end Of the fifth, she was
diving. Meanwhile the colonel, seeing
himself In disgrace at the court OF his
host, without daring to confess to him
self the cause, did not wait for his dis
missal to return to his regiment. He
was on the point OF setting out for
Munich. when an aide de- camp Of the
Czar came for him.
"I should have set out yesterday" he
said to himself; al might have avoided
what awaits me. At the frst fash save
yourself from the thunderboitp
He was ushered into the cabinet where
kings only are allowed to enter. The
Emperor was pale, and his eye was
moist but his air was firm and resolute.
"Colonel Duke" said he, enveloping
and penetrating him with glance, "you
are one of the handsomest officers In
Europe. II Is said also-and believe II
is true-that you possess an elevated
mind, q thorough education, lively
taste for the arts, noble heart, and q
loyal character. What think you of the
grand duchess, my dsug ghter, Marie Nicol-
aewnaf"
"The Princess Marie, sire," exclaim ed
he, reading at last his own heart without
daring to read that of the Car; "your
anger would crush me II told you what
think of her, and should die of 10y II
you permitted it."
"You love her --'tis welll" resumed the
Gar, with q benignant smile; and the
royai hand from which the Duke was
awaiting the thundcrbolt, delivered to
the colonel the brevet of general aide de-
camp OF the emperor, the brevets OF com
mandant OF the cavalry, OF the Guards,
OF the Regiment OF Hussars; of chief OF
the Corps OF Cadets and of Mining En-
sineers; OF president OF the Academy OF
Arts and member OF the academy OF sol
ences OF the universities OF 81. Peters
burg, of Moscow, OF Keasan, OF tho coun-
oil OF the military schools, etc. All this
with the title OF imperial highness, and
several millions OF revenues.
"You see that also love my daug htcr, !"
L.. a.
in his arms.