The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

My dear aunt, this must be in honor OF
you"
pray continue said the Princess Va
leria.
'.No; we have had music enough for to-
night. am tired" replied the duchess.
please give me leave. Aunt Valeria, TO
withdraw" She swept deep courtesy to
her relations, ignoring the tutor, and walk
ed away
'ft is incredible how tired she often Is,
said the Princess Valera, II think she
ought to take more exercise"
IT hate walking" replied the duke: II
think she ought to drink milk"
milk Is fattening. I shall tell her she
must walk" said Valera, decidedly.
"Well. then she must go with the chill
dren, for I have no time"
1.-The children Creep" replied the duch-
ess, when this plan was proposed to her.
..w.lhelm does not creep" said her aunt.
do you want me to walk with Wilhelm
and the tutor?"
"Why not? And one OF the goyernesses.
of course. Or without the tutor. Absurd
absurd, indeed; 1 should never have
thought of such thing.'' said the duchess.
Nevertheless she now frequently took
walks with the elder children and their
teachers Sometimes the tutor was Of the
party, sometimes he was not And occa-
sionally she had brief talks with him about
Uncle Sigismunds home, which was the
tutor shome; also about her own home,
which he knew SO we'll, for there was the
home If his cousins--of home home, home
brief burning talks about the distant
southern country. so different from the
sand and the small pines around them.
the dear land of brightness and gaiety--
home.
And in the evenings she listened to the
tutors playing; once or twice even, While
Duke Ernest grumbled In his armchair,
she played few duets with the tutor.
But his hands trembled; he struck the
wrong notes. She rose from the piano an
noyed.
HE Is vulgarer than I thought" shs
said to herself: sit frightens him to play
duets with a princess!
But day or two later she asked Will
helm what was the tutor $ Christian name.
Ernest" said the boy, "like papa"
ridiculous" cried the duchess, greatly
vexed. Wilhelm told the tutor, and the
tutor drew his own conclusion. 1T is an
impertinence, know" said the tutor.
"but cannot help 1t, prince"
1t was under this bitter impression
that he answered the duchess, on one OF
their walks, when she asked him what his
political opinions were.
II am a Socialist, Frau Herzogln. At
least, OF course. I am moderate Liberal;
but to your nlSnneSS tndt Wuuiu mean tne
same as q Socialist, suppose" She re-
sented the vaguely felt taunt or late
they had often had really instructive con-
versations; he was opening up new world
to her, and now he chose to be dumb. In
stantly she drew up the drawbridge, which
she never let down for long. That evening,
again, she stood listening to his playing in
the twilight. Duke Ernest had one Of his
bad boils on the neck. He could not. or
would not, look after his farm accounts.
He lay back on the sofa complaining and
shifting, and his favorite servant poulticed
him The duchess, from where she stood
by the window in the half light, could SEQ
her husbands pasty face beneath the lamp
shade, and could also see, against the
steady candles, the clear-cut features, the
dark complexion, the cleaning eyes of the
tutor. She stood watching them long.
Ernest" she said that evening. pausing
beside his couch. II am come to remind
YOU of your promise. The tutor must CO."
''Eh? What? Owl" exclaimed the duke
as he turned his neck.
You remember you promised me l
should do as wish. I want another tutor
for Wilhelm"
Nonsense, thought you liked this man
Goertz. You seem to get on we'll enough
with him."
Il Do not know what YOU mean by 'Gs5s