Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04

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BnY5rra qcrc me her hn1d and touched
75p hIN To II.
Th,u said princess, my friend
Tom E'veriey hegs of Won court
gown that he may wear it tonight
With a mask covering his face no one
will imagine him the da>hing soldier
that he il hurried on and told Of
his disguise in the peasant ; skirt and
bodice Sc seemed amused. Then she
said, as that all Sir CadetY"
She was very near The wonderful
perfume Of her hair and laces and per-
haus the wine | had taken-I know not
but ! was lost il the soft glory of her
eyes
Under the circumstances, prin-
cess
"What2" she queried
Under the circumstances, princess
Il made bold to touch her hand-"I
may not speak my own petition
had ridden and suffered and had
lost hope of touching lady : hand
again ana the scent OF her hair held
tine danger of lotus. She smiled-her
eyes and her hps-but her white brow
rose serene
1--WE are glad Of your return, she
said
And now my fingers held hers I
thought of my good sovereign away in
WassmaYk, and laughed a little.
Sir whispered the princess
Madame, ! replied-"l little prin-
cess my heart presumes far slipped
on to one knee, holding both her hands,
and the Princess Barbara leaned and
kissed me lightly on my lips
When | returned and found Tom
waiting patiently before the pier glass
thought me of the court gown
"Where is it, he asked.
! shook my head
"TIo ho, listens So you are no lon
ger pet. he iibbed "even unable to
borrow little apparel
did not speak but turned to the
wardrobe and smiled
SO poor Tom was forced to appear in
his court suit of pale green silk, his old
Flemish lace and his English sword.
He led oil the queen and the prin-
cess Barbara III the opening quadrlle
My partners hand uembled in mine
Our eyes met and held We seemed TO
be gliding there alone And at one time,
in crossing, sighed into her powdered
hair, "NOw ! VIII dream of another
until | get it
Then the grand quadrille ended We
leaned over the ladies hands, and the
music ceased with clash
| saw little of the princess during the
remainder of the evening but the other
ladies of the court were very kind and
pretended not to recognize any of the
other gentlemen They were good
enough TO say that not my arm, Int
my manner OF dancing, made plain my
identity
There was little rest for me when |
returned | watched the bright sun
come in at the curtains and the shadows
slide along the floor Tins lay until
high noon In the clear light Of day
how my freedom of the 4 ut appalled,
me- The fumes of the wine the scent
Of her hair, had left my brain now bpt,
curse it, the memory Of all this was
still deep in my heart Oh, princess.
princess
Looking over AZ the corner Of my
chamber whore the tapestry took only
little of the hight and the shadow OF {
pier glass fell could see her slight
figure standing-the red brown hair al
powdered AZ ii had been in the dance
the gray eyes questioning, the pal,
face kind and queeulike
at is worth king game NUT
tered, land the king may hang ms
for it, but love princess | do, so Coo
help mel
Then cursed myself for a fool
might have lain all day, picturinl
the lady face and figure and buidin!
topping air castles, had not Tom burs
into my room, looking for his sword
After the barber had done with M
| ordered Hagart and rode ont in TN
autumn forests The little wild flowers
! the odorous ferns and the red and vel
low leaves futterin9 from the tree
J all laughed at the song in my heart
And so | staiG in the greenwood unit
sunset listening to the scurrying o
; cartridges the whispering of the brow
J oaks and the occasional and farot
bu9le calls in the city At the end @
it | united Hagart's bride from
sapling and, mounting vowed that
, would forget the princess and leav
Cluburg for Flanders or any place wher
one might die fighting This J ha
| vowed when leaving Marion Tn
: thought came to me- and | laughed
"Hagart | said to my black horse
' u will stay, for The princess is 80 ia