The Princeton union., 1901-02-28

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mich, ut Munich she was in Heidelberg.
and $50 on and 80 on. It was truly dis
couragfng They guest rumor brought
me to the railway Pemb broke, laughing
and grumbling, always at my heels.
At last / wrote to Phyllis 1t was the
lone hope left. Her reply was to the ef-
feet that she, too, did not know where
tsher sister was, that she was becoming
q puzzle to her and concluded with the
advice to wait till the coronation, when
Gretchen would put in an appearance,
her presence being imperative. So
weeks multiplied and became months,
winter passed, the SHOWS, fell from the
mountains, the floods rose and subsid-
ed, summer was at hand with her
white boughs and green grasses. May
! was blooming into June. Still Gretchen
remained in obscurity. .=..s:z s:~z.ss. ..z :.
shall be physical wreck" said
Pembroke when we finally returned to
1B--,i If you keep this up much lon.
ger" - I.5-' ...- =
"Look at mep' was my gloomy re-
joinder. - - - .z.
We'll, you have. that interesting pal
lor, he admitted, (which women as
cribe to lovers" ~ *
Thrusting my elbows on the table, /
buried my chin in my hands and star.
ed. After awhile l said, 81 do not be-
lieve she wants to be found" r. -. !.
That has been my idea this long
While,' he replied, "only did not wish
to make you more despondent than you
were" - -'@' .
One morning when l had grown out.
wardly calm said to Pembroke, 'Phil
ip, shall go with you to India"
"Here is>a letter for you," he replied
1T may change your plans" -
Ny mail since leaving the journals
tic field had become so small that to
receive letter was an event. Inside
Of the envelope discovered only six
| words, but they meant all the world to
Inc. "She is here at the inn." 1t was
unsigned waved the slip of paper
before Pembroke's eyes.
''She is found!" cried
- "Then go in search of her." he said.
"And you will go with me?'. --'
''Not /! prefer tigers to princesses.
BY the way, here is an article in the
Zeitung on the coming coronation Of
her serene highness the Princess Eliza
beth of Hohenphalia. Pm afraid that
l shan't be present to witness the
event He thrust the paper into my
hands and approached the window, out
Of which he leaned and stared at the
her why it could not be, she answered
that she had no love to give in return
for mine"
''She may change her mind" l said,
putting a hand on his. "Most women
do."s
''But there are exceptions" he re-
Piled, regarding me with earnest eyes
as if to read what was going on behind
mine. 'There are some women who
never change. Her -highness is one of
these. AS remarked before, she has
no love to give me. 1t is gone, and as
it is gone without reward she will
make no attempt to recall it to give to
another. l love her all the more for
that. The game fate plays with our
hearts-is q crue! one. For one affinity
there are ten unfinished lives. = Her
highness loves a good man."
My handg fell from his, and went
over TO the window. This was the first
intimation he had given to me that he
| knew the secret, the secret which had
made me SO sad, the ,secret~twhich !
tried not to believe.
| "You are determined to go to India ?"
said without turning my head.
| could find no other words.
eyes. 1t will be the best thing in
the world
'You will promise to writer
| "Whenever I strike the post. Marry
and be happy. It is the lot of the
few"
That night he started for Bombay by
the way of England, and the next
morning put out for the feudal inn.