The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-25

DIV SOmo woman IUr ms own SAKE, Dig,
strong, handsome athlete that he is, and
for the time being to forget that he Is
the son of the king Of Greece and a pos
sible heir to the throne.
Whether it was because the time and
his mood were propitious, whether It
was the effect OF dinner or destiny, will
never be known, but certain it IS that
| the prince fell in love with the beauty OF
this sea maiden. and for ayear and ahalf
| has behaved much like other lovers, i'm
| patient at every moment spent away
| from her, reckless of the hours when
with her, enraptured at trifes, detected
for causes equally triiing, and jealous
with ordinary mnnnish jealousy OF
every churl that crossed her path; while
the court, incredulous, dismayed,
aghast, have looked on with increasing
doubt and apprehension, and wondered
what plan could be evolved from the
deep recesses Of statecraft to get rid
Of her, yet hesitating to speak or act,
for the prince is strong and violent and
has strong hold upon the people.
And the peasant ''soul-child?" Until
short time before the Cretan war.
the identity of her lover was quite un-
known to her. He was loved like other
men; he knew, perhaps, for the first
time in his life, what is meant to possess
affection for himself alone, and not for
his title; and he also learned what it
was to suffer for his loves sake, the ex-
postulations of his family and those
high in the government being severe
and bitter.
There had been long strolls and talks,
and discussion about housekeeping,
and dover Of linen and the pearls
which belonged to Larissa's foster
mother; there had even been practical
talks about a cow and mules and an in
come, all of which were untried novel
ties to this stated young scion Of q royal
house. His presents, indeed, were of
such magnifcence as to cause stupefnc-
ton; but although he visited openly at
the girls home, like any of the rustic
SWANS thereabouts, and took Larissa
ON frequent excursions upon the great
waste of waters so beloved by them, he
wore always the national costume and
masked his identity by calling himself
sailors son from Piraeus.
'LAr.issa gradually grew to be- q
scholar, with the books her lover
brought, and the pains he took to add
to the good fundamental education
which she already had, and many a
Of 30 xrl<
Athenian society wondered where
Prince George might be-for the idyl
had not then become public property
the royal lover was reading and In
terpretiDg old Homer to the beautiful
girl at his side, while around them
stretched a landscape long sung in his
tory and not far distant rolled the
classic waters of the straits of Salamis.
But such q state Of things could not
go on forever uninterruptedly. The
cause Of true love runs no smoother
for a kings son than for a sailors; and
one day a mounted messenger rode up
to the farmhouse while Larfssa and
her lover were within. and demanded
hastily and authoritatively for Prince
George. When the presence of this
royal parsonage and any acquaintance
with him, even by sight was denied,
the tactIess messenger lost patience
and, pointing inside to where, uncon-
scions of what was. Transporting, the
royal head was bent close to that Of
the plebeian maiden, exclaimed:
II see the prince here.,m good wum-
an. Make haste and tellhim bear the
kings orders" -.
The secret was out Red and angry,
the prince rode awaySin obedience to
the paternal command; and it was the
last visit in which the'freedom of an
accepted sutton to the woman whom he
loved was accorded him. Greek women
hold their virtue Us their highest prize;
and the next time he found a few mo-
ments before embMking on the hastily
assumed expeditioninto Cretan waters,
the girl with whom he had roamed so
freely over the hills was closely hedged
around by protecting friends who saw
in his attentions buta menace to the
girls fair fame.
Larissa herself: when he remonstrat-
ed, first pleadingly. then furiously, an
sweretl, with shy dignity:
"You are kings son. I am only q
peasant woman"
But, as she was a woman, she could
not forget that the man before her had
been. nay, was still her lover. and she
cried cut to him:. '.But viii be true to
you. always!"
After some persuasion she consented
to accompany her adopted parents to
Athens, and there, for the first time IN
her life, had a photograph taken, for
the royal sweetheart to carry away
with him. g. few days afterward the
prince and his torpedo feet set sail for
Crete.
ANNETTA HOLIDAY ANToNH..
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