Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
AmeTieaD
 ..Pusb&
BY EDGAR FAWCETT.
Continued From Yesterday.)

Yes, my dccr Alonzo, it is the king. | I had no idea that hc would pay us this
 honor. But he is so e-lquisitcly gra-
 cious that one never knows what new
 act of kindness lic will commit. The
 persons who surround him are quite
 harmless beings, I assure you. They
 perhaps possess all the native ill-breed-
 ing of high-bred aristocrats, but are
 well aware that the faintest act of dis
 courtesy toward anyone whom Clari-
 unond fGvors would promptly end iH | their exile from the court. l pray you | have not tEc least Gcnse of awkward
 ness. The king never permits it to live l in his presence. lie has 6 really won
 drous gift-that Of destroying :dle cer-
 er1ony. Do not address ElIn as your
 majesty He greatly disl:izes that
 form, so separative and so constantly
 reminiscent of his royal rank. l am | sorry enough, dear Lonz. tEat you | should see Elrn 50 Soca. lad wanted
 that we should talk fer hours about him
 together before you ard Ee were
 brought face to face. He is so remark
 able, 50 prccrIi-3c1,t4y distinguished. I
 am sure there was never q king like
 him in all the world before. l some
 times think there las never been
 king either 50 great CT SC good, though
 that, of course. is say1Gg much. But if
 our century is p~oc1c-lve of anything interesting and eXtraC:1:1,ary 1t should
 be her E;Egs. which are both aco2.alies and absu~cities tbici1 Ci2ri:-2o1d plainly rea..zcs th:s fact. l could have consumed hours ic talking of him to you before you and hc :&ct, if it had not been for his caprice to come and greet you as he has done. He has just left the palace, yo2 know. You can get good view of it yonder oa the spur of the mountain, TOW that the sun has sunk. called it c:y bee in the bonnet, that palace, until it was quite finished. Do you care for it?''
 Care for it, good Heavens, Eric.'
 Alonzo felt his blood beat, as only the blood of an artist car when he gazes upon work that seems to him noble and grand The faded daylight had now brought out rew ;irts. dark and rich, in sward and foliage From a slope of the diE1 and majestic mountain lowered King Clarimo1ds abode. As a master piece of bGi.dlrg it was TO less delicate than sublime. Wrought entirely of white marble, it ioC-aed against the un- dulant lawns and terraces that com passed it in an intricate .-aze Of tu-Tets and spires. It was enormous with re- spcct to the space that + covered. and yet so lacc-lil5c ln it's ethereal prCpOr- tiOns that you rciGi..t lave Ea.-cG 1t t}1e very filament CT cObweO of arcnitccture. To Alonzo that kings deep regard for Eric was iEstantancc-siy pain Such conc1i4gied air1Eess and sOidity ard fower-lif1e blCs5C,aicg in stone, s:Ich frost-il1e beauty ard grace bient with dignity and power, could be but the work of genius alone. It flashed through the gazer's mind that perhaps Ludwig, of Bavaria, mad though he possibly was, admired and revered Wag- ncr TO more than Clarinond, of Sal travia, admired and revered the creator of this enchanting cdlice.
 'It's a magnificent bee to have had in ones bonnet, my dear Erie presently rnurInured Alonzo. ''In this light, seen as we sec it now, it's loveliness appears miraculous"
 ''Thosc are words that drop right down into my hearts core" said Erie. And now as the group of people drew nearer, enc figure quietly parted itself from the others.
 ''The king" whispered Alonzo's friend. and with an outstretched hand and face that seemed to radiate sun shine, Clarinond, of Saltravia, advanced.
 ''You are most wclcorne,' he said in very fluent and perfect French. You see,' he continued, T do not wait to be presented to you, but take the Hber- ty, like this, of claiming your acquaint- 1 ancc." This form of phrase from royal | ty might well have been called gracious [ ness, not to say condescensiOn. But the young king who now spoke somehow eontrived to make it appear like neither. His voice was rich and sweet, his man. ncr affable without tho vaguest trace of | and his person irresistibly | charming. Alonzo quickly felt that he | could not be called by any means aImGn | faultless, and yet in his tall, | compact figure, his waved golden locks | md his radiant gray eyes, dweit world . of attraction.
 Almost before he knew it the stranger found his sense of jstrangcness oddly CIarinond made him ac- luaintcI among the !2dics and gentle ncn of his little court with no more seeming difficulty than by a wave of the land, happy sentence, or even a fleet ng smile. The manners Ot those who his train were certainly an id to this easy method of introduction. indeed, cs the minutes now slipped by, Alonzo began to have the sensation that le had entered within a circle of delicious sorcery where human nature, ike that other nature which lowered md undulated So picturesquely on very side of him, tcemcd with only he fairo5t lares. He soon found him elf walking in the direction of the palace, aolcly accompanied by the king. All tho others, including Eric Thaxtcr, lad drawn a little backward, and their ray conversation floated so buoyantly md fcarlcYsly on the scented evening -ir aG to dissipatc every hint of that ustcrity which we are told usually sur OundG q monarch.
 You have been away but short irDO frOr~l AmC1.icao@ asked A1OOz0'S