Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-05
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| against faiths and principles of mine
which are part of my very life. The
/ second was to try and force me into q
marriage of the merest loveless conven.
ton. The weapons you have used In
| either case were the same that dealt
| my dead father the keenest grief. and
| perhaps drove him prematurely to his
grave. Yours, madam, is stormy and
truculent spirit. I inherit nothing OF
it, but possibly I'inherit from you alone
the strength of will which too long has
clothed itself in forbearance. That
strength of will you shall now have a
chance to test. AS said, you will be
watched. Being the lady highest of
rank in my kingdom, will accord you
the right of receiving my guests on
Thursday. But if the least sign of dis
courtesy is shown by you toward any
| guest who crosses the threshold of nv
palace, on the morrow you shall be con-
lucted where the turbulence and rebel
lion of your disposition may boil and
| foment to the discomfort of others rath-
er than my own. There, now, 1 think
it is all quite plain between u.s."
"Qalite plainr' muttered the princess.
Yes, I see-I see. You wish to crowd
your rooms with vulgarians."
You need not gaze upon those vul-
garians unless you so desire. Certainly
4 number of people whom you will rate
as vulgarians will present themselves.
| Among these will be a young lady-an
American, or an Anglo-American, 1
might more truly call herewith whom
[ shall open the ball Her name is
Kathleen Kennaird, and l shall dance
| the first quadrille with her. She is the
most beautiful woman have ever seen,
the most beautiful would ever expect
to see, though should live two lives in
| stead of one. But were she n hunch-
| back negress, fresh from Africa in her
| beads and warpaint, it need matter
nothing either to you or those assem-
| bled. I am master; I am king. For
| my actions account to no one save my
self"
He passed, with an air of unwonted
but very distant pride, down along the
| waXed floor of the spacious saloon. But
she, who had heard him with one or two
convulsive shudders, now gave kind
| of wrathful spring, both hands hanging
| clenched at her sides.
'You will account to your emperorl'
she called. ''You are not SO great as
you vaunt yourself, Clarimond of Sal
travail You-you are just mad enough
to marry this creature. I recall now
that one Of your cousins, the king of
Saxony's own nephew, too, disgraced
himself by low marriage. No doubt
it is in your blood to do such horrible
things. But will prevent this" The
princess face gistened with little beads
of sweat and her eyes were blazing. ST
will go to the emperor at once, will"
She recoiled, for Clarimond hurried
back toward where she had stood, half
covering in her frenzy. 1t seemed to
the princess that perhaps he might
actually mean her some personal vio-
lence, though if her mind had proved
less clouded by anger and dismay she
would have realized that from one of
his usually gentle spirit such course,
in any circumstances, would have been
unthinkable.
"You-you threaten me!''
81 do not threaten, 1 warn you.
There will be no threats. The instant
that you show the least rebellious
spirit, the least desire to setyour own
tastes, convictions, formulas of deport-
ment, against my own, that instant the
carriage will be waiting, q state coach,
with outriders and all the royal phara-
phernalia that you so love, to convey
you outside of my domain"
"Such treatment" burst from the
princess. 'It is inhuman."
SIT is deserved. You thought to con-
tinue this amazing policy of making my
little land an abode for disrespect to its
sovereign. The silly characterization of
Philibert tonight is merely an effect of
IxrSe
counsels. For long time you have
been trespassing with strange boldness
upon my royal prerogative. You have
now reached the limit of your unhappy
imprudence. Your further residence in
Saltravia depends upon your complete
courtesy to me and your complete recog-
| milton of my place at the head of my own
government. More than this, it de-
ponds upon your acceptance of my so
termed democracy. Still more, it de-
ponds upon your graciousness toward
my friends, and in particular toward
my dear and honored American friend,
Eric Thaxter, concerning whom you
| have spread idle and hurtful reports,
and on whom you have endeavored to
cast odium by excluding him from en-
tertainments which you have daringly
SANCh1 dS L1hy DO sd1OS Will Iuo 1ul1 up
parent sanction Of the crown"
All these words of Clarimond were
spoken with simple repose which
| finely became him. His manner, his
voice, never once lost that serenity and
equipoise without which he would have
seemed less commandant than accusa-
tive. He seemed both to the lady, who
now rose half lettering to her feet and
said, in accents choked with passion:
II had best go at once, then. You
exile me, as you threatened to exile
poor Philibertp
ALI that the king meant to do was to
seize the bell-rope which a brief while
ago he had desisted from selling. But
now reaching the spot where it hung
he gave it a strong pull, and almost i'm
mediately two footmen, in the royal
livery, answered his summons.
"You shall go at once to the emperor
he said, in a low and very tranquil
voice. ST will give these men orders
i Sc,