The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-06
THE LOVE OF THE
PRINCE OF GLOTTENBURG.

1nerS was a nuSh on her cneek ana
an uncertain, expectant, fearful look
in her eyes, and thus she stood before
him, as he fell on his knees and kissed
her hand. Then he rose and declared
his thanks and promised his devotion;
but as he spoke the flush faded and
the light died from her eyes; and
when at last he drew near to her and
offered to kiss her cheek, her eyes
were dead and her face pale and cold
as She suffered him to touch it. He
was content to touch it but once, and
seemed not 10 know how cold it was:
and so, after more talk of his fathers
pleasure and his pride, he took his
leave, promising to come again the
next day. She ran to the window when
the door was closed on him, and
thence watched him mount his horse
and ride away slowly with his head
bent and his eyes downcast; yet he
was noble gentleman, stately and
handsome, kind and true. The tears
came suddenly into her eyes and
blurred her sight as she leaned watch
ing from behind the hanging curtains
OF the window. Though she dashed
Them angrily away. they came again
a2d ran down her pale, cold cheeks,
mourning the golden vision that
seemed gone without fulfllment
That evening there came a gentle
man from the Prince of Glottenberg,
carrying most humble excuses from his
master who $50 he said) was pre-
vented from waiting on the princess
the next day by a very urgent affair
that took him from Strelsau, and
would keep him absent from the city
all day long; and the gentleman de-
livered to Osra a letter from the
prince, full of graceful and profound
apologies, and pleading an engagement
that his honor would not let him
break; for nothing short of that said
he, should have kept him from her
side: there followed some lovers
phrases, scantily worded and frigid
in an assumed passion. But Osra
smiled graciously, and sent back a
message readily accepting all that the
prince urged in excuse; and she told
what had passed to the king, With her
head high in the air and a careless
haughtlneSs, so that even the king did
not rally her. but urged her 10 spend
the day in riding with the queen and
him; for they were setting out for
Zenda, where the king was to hunt in
the forest, and she could ride some
part of the way with them, and re-
turn in the evening. And she, wishing
that she had sent first to the prince, to
bid him not come, agreed to go with
her brother; 1t was better far to go
than to wait at home for a lover who
would not come.
Thus the next morning they rode
out the king and queen with their
retinue, the princess attended by one
of her guard, named Christian Hantz.
who was greatly attached to her, and
most Jealous in praise and admiration
of her. This fellow had taken on him
self to be very angry with Prince Lld-
I11t 10
Of it; yet, impelled by his anger. he
had set himself to watch the prince
very closely; and thus he had, as he
conceived, discovered something that
brought a twinkle into his eye and a
triumphat smile to his lips as he rode
behind the princess. Some fifteen
miles she accompanied him and her
brother, and then, turning with
Christian, took another road back to
the city. Alone she rode, her mind
full Of sad thoughts, while Christian
behind still wore his malicious smile
But presently. although she had not
commanded him, he quickened his
pace and came up to her side, relying
on the favor which she always showed
him for excuse.
We'll, Christian" said she. "have
You something to say to me?"
For answer he pointed to a small
AtOLoC ltIoUl StOOl dulOUS the trees,
some way from the road, and he said:
IF were Ludwig and not Christian,
yet 1 would be here where Christian is.
and not there. where Ludwig is" and
he pointed still at the house.
She faced round him in anger at
his daring to speak to her of the
prince, but he was a bold fellow and
would not be silenced now thar he
had begun to speak; he knew also that
she would bear much from him. So
he leaned over towards her, saving:
BY your bounty. madame, 1 have
money, and he who has money can get
knowledge. SO I know that the prince
is there. For ESQ gained a servant of
his and he told me-"
Il do not know why you should spy
on the prince" said Osra, and [ do
not care to know where the prince is"
and she touched her horse with the