Arizona republican., 1899-01-28

| in your face, in your manner-will you pardon me for saying so?-the evidence of q sorrow which does not consort with your unquestlOnable youth, and will you still pardon me?-with your very extraordinary beauty"
 "A sOrrOw?" faltered Kathleen, droop- ing her eyes. Then, in another minute. she lifted her gaze and said firmly: You are right, monsieur. I have a sorrOw-a great sorrow"
 For what seemed to Kathleen a strangely long time there was silence between herself and the king. She waited for him to speak, and at last he did so, in 8 voice full of somber repres- sions:
 If it were sorrow that I could tighten, or in any way appease, mademoi- selle, I would so gladly do my best to help your'
 Once more their eyes met, and Kath- leen's lips trembled.
 ''You-you are so goodt' she hcsi- tated. Then flood of memory swept over her and she continued: "We only came here, mamma and l, for q short visit. We are going tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. We are going to-
 'Going?" shot in Clarimond, with an intonation that was at once hattery and reproach.
 Yes. monsieur; to Vallambrosa."
 ''To-morrow.'' he gave an impatient frown and tossed his head. Then, as if desire to control undue overplus of ardor, he went on: May not induce you to change your mind. madelnoi- selle? May 1 not induce you?' And for an instant he touched her wrist with his hand.
 Kathleen shook her head. "Ah! monsieur she nurmured, '''you will be good and not try to persuade us.'
 ''Usl'' he echoed. ''Ah-your mother. I had forgotten her. And you, mad emoiselle? You are bent on leaving Salt ravia?" His face had flushed and his gray eyes had kindled. You must stay for a little while yet. You must stay!'
 Kathleen smiled ''Is that a royal command?'' she asked. "'They tell me I must not remind you that yon are a king; and yet
 ''Ah!" he cried, softly, q will remind you, madenoiselle, that am not only king but tyrant''
 ''Monsieur?''
 ''YeS, yes; I mean iti" And he threw his walking stick into the air with a grand show of semi-genial vehemence. II tell you that I will not have it. Now you have reminded me that am king, you shall feel my power. I will defy your country-America, is it not?''
 ''Yes and no. America and England, both together, monsieur, for 1 was born-''
 Enough" And he waved his walking stick once again. ''I will defy America and England both. Luckily Saltravia is an inland kingdom, and they can't come with ironclads to get you until-' He paused and looked intently at her. smiling, and yet with sudden dubious, undecided gleam in his lucid eyes.
 ''Until?" said Kathleen, secretly ex- cited, with a lovely rose at full bloom in either cheek.
 Until l have opened the ball with you at the palace next Thursday. It's against precedent. It will shock cer- tain people. It will immensely shock my mother, the princess of Brindisi. But I VOW to you that l shall not dance the first quadrille, that all the duch- esseS and archduchesscs and princesses must do without me, provided you re- fuse this little request of mine. Now, will you refuse, or will you be kind and consent?" She saw that he was greatly excited. She realized that unwittingly she had captivated him, young man of about her own age and full as was she herself with the power to love, even to She could not, as a woman, fail to understand the tremendous honor that he paid her. For a moment she forgot Alonzo. This man was king, and womanlike she forgot the man she loved better than throngs of kings.
 Twill you consent?" he persisted; and she scanned his face, thinking how man. ful, how noble he looked. How every inch royal.
 s'Yes, monsieur she answered, know ing well the exultant delight of her mother on learning of this brilliant honor, no matter what might be the stern disapprobation of the court.
 Just then her mothers voice broke upon her ear. She started, half because the sound was not further away and half because it jared so on her new, pleasul cd mood.
 My dear Kathleen" her mother be- gan.
 But it was too late. Eric, slipping away from two or three ladies with whom he had been at odds in some gay darted forward, but he also found that it was too late.
 ''Lonz," he said, catching his friend by the arm. vi
 But Alonzo, who had arrived from Munich day or two earlier than he had himself expected to come, pressed hn dreaming of whom else he was destined to sec He had secured two or three really superb pictures in the Bavarian capital, and was anxious to tell Clari mond of this troucGiUcs As he reached the kings presence, however, he ab- ruptly perceived the truth and recoiled, growing pale.
 Clarinond noticed nothing, however. Kathleen thoroughly controlled herself, as did her mother. In way they were -a1 fO- ,a