The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-01-24

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''PU tell you ,ohy Pm going to the dogs. u
changed he was. His face had grown
thin, his hair was slightly worn al
the crown and temples. and there were
dark circles under his eyes. Yet. fol-
all these signs Of dissipation. he was
stiH a remarkably handsome man
Though GOT so robust as when l last
saw him. his form was yet elegant. In
the old days we had called him Adonis,
and DOME had chung to him long after
the Cambridge time.
Now" said he when we had lighted
our pipes, III tell you why I'm going
TO the dogs. I've got to tell it to some
one or go daft, and l can't say that
I'm not daft as it is
1T is woman" said | after reflec.
ton. who causes man to drink. to
lose all ambition"
ut is
1T is woman" went on. holding
the amber stem of my pipe before the
light which cleaned golden through
the transparent gum. who causes a
man to pull up stakes and prospect for
new claims. to leave the new country
for the old"
1T is woman indeed" he replied
He was gazing at me with a new inter-
est. IF the woman had accepted him
he would not have been here"
ID. mo: he would not" said |. as.f- -r<
I'm either case, yours or NINE"
I'm either case. Go on with your
story. There's nothing more to add to
mine"
Some time passed. and nothing but
the breathing Of the pipes was heard.
Now and then would poke away at
the ashes in my pipe bowl. and Dan
would do the same.
"Have you a picture Of her" ask
ed. reaching for some fresh tobacco.
mo: am afraid to keep one."
To me this was a new phase in the
matter Of grand passions.
"A likeness which never changes its
expression means nothing to me-" he
explained. Her face In all it's moods
IL craven In my mind. | have but to
shut my eyes. and she stands before
me in all her loneliness. Do you know
why | wanted this vacation? Rest?''
His shoulders went up. and his lips
closed tighter. MY son, l want no
rest. 1t Is rest which is killing me.
am going across. l am going to see
her again. If only from the curb. as she
rolls past in her carriage. looking at
me. but not recognizing me. telling her
footman to brush me aside should
attempt to speak to her Yet | would
suffer this humiliation to see that glo-
rious face once more. to hear again
that voice. though 1t were keyed to
scorn. | am a fool. Jack. What. have
gone all these years free heart to love
q chimera in the end? Verify | am an
ass!
''She Is a princess. She has riches.
She has a principality She Is the
ward Of a king What has she to do
with such as L? Three months in the
year she dwells in her pretty palace.
The other months find her here and
there-Paris. st. Petersburg or Rome.
as fancy wills. And IL love her! Is
1t not rich? What am I? A grub bur.
rowing at the root Of the tree in which
she. like a bird Of paradise, displays
her royal plumage. Masters. remem-
Der that I am an ass. Though it be
not written down. yet forget not that
] am an ass The father Of this prin-
TESS once rendered the present kings
father a great service. and in return
the king turned over to his care prin-
cipality whose lineal descendants had
died out. 1t was with the understand.
ing that so long as he retained the
kings good will. just so long he might
possess the principality. and that when
he died the sovereignty would pass to
his children NE old king died. and
his son sat upon his fathers throne.
The father Of the princess also died.
The king Of today made the same
terms as his father before him. The
Princess Hildegarde accepted them.
not counting the cost. Last spring she
was coronated. Shortly before the coro-
nation Prince Ernst Of Wortumborg
became a sutton for her hand. The
king was very much pleased. Prince
Ernst was a cousin Of the Princess
Hildegarde's father and had striven
for the principally in the days gone
by. The king, thinking to repair tho
imaginary wrongs Of the prince. forced
the suit. He impressed. upon the prin-