Arizona republican., 1899-02-02

l nifcent. but in a way that became her maidenhood and her youth. A collar of pearls five rows deep cngir5 her throat, and these, with q cluster at her breast of sapphires, diamonds and other stones, in imitation of Q spray Of flow CTS, were the only jewels thatshe wore. But the pearls had belonged to her an- ,estress. Mary of AIodcaa, queen of England. and hence were not only SUI perb but historic besides. As for the matchless bouquet, it Tas owned by her mother. was famous throughout Europe and worth q handsome fortuzc in itself 1 TEc princess having begged Biancas mother by letter to permit the girl to wear it cr this special occasion, it had been sent from Italy under t!3o guar dia1,ship of five trusted men. who now wcited in ono of tho k2ll5 of the palace and would receive the glorious baublc from tl,c hands of it's v7earer tl-o instant that she quilted the ballroom.
 Shortly after the entrance of Clari- nond and lis mother the royal quad rifle was danced, a2d to aorao conscrva- tive watchers. when thoy bcheld the king lead forth Kathleen as his part ner. the sight was one of absolute hor- ' was of the blood royal except this up- start young American. Bcautiful? Yes, amazingly so. Her beauty, in it's perfect plcinness Of apparel, dinmcd thc fro Of all these necklaces, bracelets and tiarcs. With such eyes. with such q heavenly lool, about the brovTs, with such 2 slope of the arTn and shoulder, and with tllot imperial kind of dainti- ness in her motion, she made every other wo1ncn look artificial, get up for the occasion. cndta1Gachee. But what (qUe d5u6ieD had that to do with the lzing's behavior? Whether she were AGg0r Aouri, why should he make Ter an ex- cuse for smashing etiquette and then dancing on it's debris? Tie thing was too idiotic. Did he mean to marry her? Was this to be his latest daring deed of unconvontionalisn?
 Hook at him nov," whispered a lady of highest rank to . gentlcrccn equally lofty. after q pause had followed the first general dance. He has those two Americans at his side, Eric Ih2,iter and M Lispcnard. What revolution he has wrought in his mother! The prin- cess is talking to them both and s1nil- ing her blandcst."
 ''Ok! the poor old prince5s!' giggled the gentleman. Was there ever such m overthrow? They say that he gave her her choice the ether night after he had sent us all adrift lillefa pack cf schoo; children and treated poor Philibcrt SC awfully. Either she had to pull d0wr her flag and fold it discrectly away just as she's doing now, CT leave the country inside of tvcnty-foUr hours"
 ''Dut is it true, . asked the lady, ''that thi, American girl vas once bctrothcC to NJ. LisPenard?"
 You know what happened there or the palace grounds was the reply ''IIc saw her and ran of in an agony O. embarrassment, followed by his friend.'
 Perhaps they had been married anc then divorccd,' said tho lady. Il have it oa tho best of authority that people l in America marry there in one province l Get us say Ncrczucl2) this year and arc | divorced with perfect ease the next year in some other province Get us say California; g
 Really? I'm not surprised. Ameri- cans arc such curious creatures. Bat | ghe's wonderfully handsome, that girl Don't you think SOP"
 "Oh. of course granted the lady, | saying no moro, and saying even this ra,rch as though it were forced from her. | ''But 1 don't liize the affected simplicity | with which she. has gowned herself | Do you?~
 T hadn't thought q bit about her at tire, ,' said the gentleman. Where is she now? Do you lz12oyv?"
 ''Tallliagrto a score or so of our best men, . rctzI4-2cd tie lady, Q httle harsh ly, lover yo-1dcr near the door that Io.,l1r 4-~, {f,c +,,,.o ,~, in that direction, will you? I want to have 2 better look ct her. 1 may be wrong, but it struck r1c there was Q crOol-edncss in one of her eyebrows
 Meanwhile, as the princess of Brin- disi st3bslucd into humility that she had never before dreamed of as possible to her proud spirit, was saying suave if rather vcid things to AlonGo, the king slipped his arm within that of Eric Thaxter and In.rnlurcd to him:
 Come with me, my friend, into the conservatory. I have something l must say to you at once.''
 Clari1aOnd and his companion were presently in the swcet-snelling dusk of Q spacious glass pavilion, where you heard the sounds of falling water and >arght it's flashes, now ard then, through coverts of shadowing leaves and blooms They found the place Iuito vacant; as yet, 10 flushed and fla igueI dancers had sought it. Their feet struck with little hollow clangs on he marble pavcments of the odorous avenues, and thus acccntuated, as it were, the exceeding stillncss It was stiffness that Erie waited for his master Q break, and at length he did 50, in 5keGe words:
 T suppose that Lispenard told you ius5 what passed between him and my 5elf.''
 ''Ycs, monsieur. lie told me :"
 ''Wcl," said the Ling musingly, then you, Eric, who knew me SO well, must have seen tAat I-botrayed my self.''
 Betrayed yourself, monsieur. How?''
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