The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-22
the Princess.

When the King had read this letter.
he grew very thoughtful, and, uG-
known to Giraldo, he sent and caught
the messenger whom Giraldo was wont
to entrust with the pictures and who
had carried the picture of which M. de
Merosailles wrote TO Glottenberg, and
the King Intercepted the messenger
most closely, but got nothing from him
save that he himself never beheld the
pictures which he carried, but received
them most carefully packed from Gil
RADIO and so delivered them without un-
doing the coverings, and did wait until
the recipient had inspected the picture.
So that the fellow did not know any
thing about the picture that had gone to
Glottenberg except that it was certainly
the same as Giraldo had entrusted to his
hands. But the King was not satisfied
and, learning that his sister was at that
moment at Giraldo's house, being painted
afresh by him, he called half dozen of
of gentlemen and set out on horseback
for the place where Giraldo lived in the
street that runs from the Cathedral to
wards the western gate OF Strelsau. To
this day the house stands there.
The Princess sat and Giraldo painted.
Behind the Princess was window look
ing on to the street, and behind Giraldo
was a second door, which led into an
inner room. Ol G.raido's easel stood
the nearly finished picture, and Glraldo's
eyes were alight beth with love and with
triumph as he turned from the Princess
to the picture and from the picture to
the Princess again; and she seeing some
thing of his admiration, said with a
blush:
"Is it indeed faithful S'gbor?" For
it seemed even to hersef a marvelously
lovely picture.
ono, madame" answered he. "For
my imperfect hand cannot be faithful to
perfection
81 pray you, do not Aatter me. Have
you indeed shown every fault of my
face?'
eff there be fault in your face,
madame, there it is also in my picture"
said Giraldo.
The Princess was silent for moment,
and then she said:
sit is better, is it not, than the pic
ture you painted for the King Of Glot-
tenburg2n
Giraldo painted a roke or two before
he answered, carelessly:
Indeed, madame, it is more faithful
than that which the King of Glottenberg
has,"
Then less beautiful" asked Osra
with petulant smile.
Nay, do not say that; not less beau
tiful, he answered.
Perhaps he would like this one bet
ter, and give me his exchange; for !
never saw his after it was finished. /
think will ask the King, write to him -
Giraldo had suddenly turned round
as the Princess made this suggestion,
which she spoke half in sport, half in
continuing chagrin at the blindness
shown by the cour of Glottenberg. Now
he stood staring at her with wide-open
alarmed eyes; and be dropped his brushes
on the floor.
''What ails you, sigdorp' she cried
II did but suggest exchanging the pic
lures"
He tried to regain his composule, as
he stopped TO pick up his brushes
"The King of Glottenberg's picture IS
the best for him to have" said he sui
lenly. "This one, madame, l painted
for you yourself, and for you alone"
II pay the price and can do what
will with the picture, +" retorted the Prin-
cess haughtily. "And if desire, will
give it to the King of Glottenberg"
Giraldo had now turned very pale, and,
forgetful of the picture, stood gazing
fixedly at the Princess. For he could no
longer hold down in secrecy and silence
the passion that possessed him, but it
was declsss red in bis eyes and in the
trembling of his limbs; 30 that the Prin
cess rose from her chair and srank from
him in alarm, regretting that sraie bad