Arizona republican., 1899-01-31

1nent and leave them together Mrs.
 Kennaird had no fear of the faintest imprudcnce on Kathleen's part. If she had thought at all on this subject it
 would have been to decide that her
 daughters American blood would save
 her from even dream of folly. Be
 sidrs had she not already learned that ClarimOnd was the most honorable man in his own kingdom? Let people chat ter, as they undoubtedly were chatter ing. Among the hotel-residents it was | jealousy, pure and simple. What chief ly concerned this very agitated lady was the question of how Alonzo had | thus far acted and of how at any mo- ment he might take it into his head to act Here he was, returned to Sal travia, the bosom friend of the kings bosom friend. He must have heard that Clari1nond was intensely capti- vated with Kathleen. Every body was talking of the affair. Stories had got atloat that the princess of Brindisi had ] already pleaded by letter the interven- i ton of the emperor.
 You are so rcticent, my dear,' she said to Kathleen one evening at the end of the kings, third visit You never will tell me what he says about Alonzo to you. Does he not mention him?'
 Rarely, mamma, and then always with kindness
 "Kindness, m-yes." Mrs. Kennaird pursed her lips little. They're still friends, then?''
 Friends? Oh, yes.''
 q suppose Hlonzo hasn't dared to say word against you, Kathleen. Other wise he'd certainly have relieved him. self of untold spleen, my dear"
 He never carried grudges,' 5 the girl said, as if her own thought was her sole auditor.
 ''Well, even if he didn't! Heaven knows he had monopoly of most other faults" At this particular time any praise of Alonzo was for some reason specially nalseous to Mrs. Kennaird And as for keeping silent about us to the king. why, there isn't the least doubt that he'll do so. How would he dare do otherwise, now that Clari1nond has become your actual slave"
 Mamma! Mammal'' exclaimed Kath- leen. You will mako me so ridiculous if anyone by chance overhears you in these moods
 "2Ioods?" bristled her mother "yYhat moods? I'm ercesstcely reticcntl You are so droll at times, Kathleen! As if any mother could bear more calmly than l do the splendid, the unparal- leled honor which overhargs you'
 Kathleen looked fixedly at the speaker, with her eyes moistening little and her under lip trembling. "I-I wish you would not speak like this, she faltered. Ut distresses mo so."
 Her mother continued, however, stat ing that she had not the vagucst doubt l ClarimOnd would soon startle his court | more kcenly than he had dreamed of | startling it before; that Kathleen had | only to wait little while longer and | the stars would drop ripe and shining in her lap; that all past annoyance, modification, defeat was to end glori- | oualy in unique triumph.
 Kathleen listened, and then slipped, | as soon as she could, into the privacy of | her own chamber. The king had said | that he would revisit her to-day. There was only Gn hour yet before the time of | his coming. She did not want to see him again, and yet she did want to see | him again. What was it? Did it mean | that he might bring her certain tid:nrs, | of Alonzo? Did it mean this? Did it | really mean this? Or was she infected | with the fcrvor of her mothers over leaping ambition? Her mothcr The sense of that personality, that cor1pan- ionshiP, so tremendous, SO drastic in it's | influence, it's domination, terrified her. She looked into her own brain, as it were, and found there nothing but a depressing tumult How would she act if action should indeed be required of | her2 No, no; the need of such action would not, could not, come. He, a kingl It was fatuity to dream of what her mother had so boldly prophesied. Her hands were at intervals very trem- ulous while she dealt with her toilet; and once or twice she felt as if she must desist from it and seek the one sort of aid that just then would have been least to her taste.
 But when the king came she received him with much cOmpOSure. Her mother was to-day in visible throes To Kathleen her disarray was pathetic The per turbed lady gave one or two spasnodic curtsies which were mournfrl travestv of her usual serene equipoise. She was so drunk with the heady wine fur nished by the fact of this fourth royal visit that exhilaration made her almost stagger. Clarimond, calm and gentle manlike as usual, appeared to notice nothing. Perhaps" thought Kathleen. ''he is used to such grovelling servility. Poor mamma, will she ever get out of the room with a decent grace, she who has prided herself for years on doing nothing awkwardly?"
 But at last the door closed on Mrs. Kennaird's ducking and cringing figure As this happened Kathleen bre2thed an audible sigh of relief. The sigh ended in q fevcrish laugh, and she said, with sudden candor, to her guest:
 Its dreadful how you've dernoralized my mother. HOu must see, so I men, tion it.''
 "Demoralized her? I?"
 "Oh! then you don't see, monsieur, mamma isn't accustomed to kings; that is all