The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-09

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swered Morelll Very Italian, though
quite swarthy."
''oh, / like dark people," cried the
grand 3u-hc9-, snoothing nor own
blonde locks. VIVA. a pity i Is we
cannot secure photograph OF one OF
thnse young men,"
III your serene hlghness viii permit
| me-" said the secretary, Il nave ~ my
rooms rather good study Ia oils OF me
Prince Carlo Giovanni OF EIurla' lie
was In my regiment az one time.
"Oh. Chevalier how lucBy'
Do please send for II.
hIghness." And 81 saying the secretary
"He Is very handsome" murmurred
| the grand duchess, when the uoor nau
.SWbo is very handsome. madame?
The Prince Carlo Giovanni
''No. you silly Won Guldltz. ] was
| speaking OF our secretary. what
| fine eyes he has!
"He is well made. too" asserted Frau
1ein Won Guiditz; "and his manners are
perfect"
The grand duchess sighed.
81 wish he was one OF those royalty peo-
ple," she cried You needn't look shock
ed, Won GulditZ. We are speaking con-
adentlally, you and I; and It is no harm
10 admit that am quite eprts with his
dashlng italian chevaller. or course It
cannot come to anything"
"oh, Of course not. # would only be
mnrganatc marriage"
yes, and those stupid councillors
would raise such a fuss. =. Alas,
yes! 1t is lmpossible!" and again the
grand duchess sighed dolefully, just as
= lrnont, On tha dToF announced the re-
turn Of the presumably unconscious OBJ
ject Of her affections.
The cheyalier Luigi Morelli entered
bearing small morocco case In one
hand and In the other formidable doc
ument.
Before 1 show you this portrait, ma
dame" he said, permit me TO call your
| attention to the punishment which your
favor has brought upon me.N
Here he unfolded the formldable-look-
ing document and laid It before his SOW
ereign. It proved to be a notice, signed
by the Chancellor Won Brummkaupf and
his colleagues, and formally Diminishing
the chevalier Luigi Morelh' from all
positions and emoluments at the court
OF Sonderburg- Waldsteln. No reason
for the sudden dismissal was given.
The grand duchesss cupIdon mouth
Strengthened Itself ominously Her
bruwE contracted: her blue eyes flashed.
This is outrageous" she exclaimed.
''They shall beg your pardon ehevaiier.
I don't care II they rasign. shall have
n new council, and-and make you its
| chancellor"
Luigi Morelli waved his hand depreca.
tingly.
your serene hlghness must not make
enemies OF your council on my account"
he said. This dismissal merely anticl-
pated my voluntary resignation by few
days had made up my mind to leave
Italy"
You have grown tired of poor Sender
! burg!" cried the grand duchess
Indeed, no. madame! II Is quite the
reverse. The fact is. II may cOnfide in
my sovereign. my resignation was
prompted by an affair OF the heart-a
hopeless AFFAIR"
The grand duchess gasped.
81 did not know that you had been
making love to my maids OF honor" she
| faltered.
Nor have I, madame. Your
maids OF honor are charming, but was
foolish enough to look higher"
Suitlng the action to the word. Morelll
gazed boldly at the grand duchess. Once
more the sovereign of Sonderburg- Wald-
stein cotored beneath his glance.
An admonitory cough from Frauleln
Won Guidltz brought the pair to their
senses. With a sigh, MoreIll produced
his morocco case.
This, madame. Is the portrait of
Prince Carlo Giovanni OF EtrurIa" he
said, opening the case and displaying a
finely executed miniature. So confused
| was the grand duchess that she could
not bring herself to glance at It for some
minutes. Then she uttered sharp cry.
why, Chevalier! this Is not
You have made q mistake, and given me
your own portrait"
The secretary smiled. There ls no
mistake. madame" he answered. THE
portrait Is, indeed. mine. am Carlo
Giovanni of Etrnria."
Mon dieu! And all these
months you have been incorporating as
secretary 10 the council"
| There was no other way OF attending
| your court. Won BrummkaupG hates
Etruria; so l got his pet crOny. the old
Cardinal Morelli. TO pass me on az his
kinsman In need OF position. The car
dinal was my tutor once. and Will do
anything for me. Thus You find me one
of your servants."
but why? cannot under
stand your reason, prince"
MADAME. you yourself are my reason
came to Sonderburg to win your
regard, 1t appears that have failed"
Did sa" you had falled?" Before
the grand duchess coulf restrain herself
the words were out. and one OF her hands
had been captured by the enterprlsing
fingers OF Prince Carlo Giovanni
Frauleln Won GuIdtiZ had discrse;iy
turned away when the Interview reached
4 serious stage The next audible re-
mark that reached her ears was that OF
the grand duchess:
II shall never call you Carlo Clio
vanni.' To me you must always
be Luigi "-Geratd Brenan in Ameri-
can Queen.
RINGING noises In the ears. swapping.