The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-06-21
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at his reading.
Hello What brings you back so
soonT
"She was not at home" ! answered.
I threw my coat and hat on the sofa
balanced the envelope in my hand.
drew forth the contents and read it.
Herr Winthrop-Forgiye the indscretion OF
princess. on my honor | sorry for having
made you believe that you inspired me with the
grand passion. Eolly finds plenty TO do with idle
minds IL was caprice of mine which heartily
regret There is nothing to forgive; there Is
much 10 forget However, am under great obi
cations TO you. ! positive that shall love my
sister as ! have never loved human Delhg De.
fore She is adorable, and can well comprehend
why YOU should love her deeply Forgive me for
PLAYING with what the French call your summer
affections ] am about 10 leave tor Hohenphaha
10 prepare the way for the new sovereign. VIII
you kindly destroy that one indiscreet letter
which, l. in the spirit OF mischief wrote you last
autumn The PRINCESS hlLDEGAhDE'
The envelope reminded me of a rusty
scabbard; there was very keen weap-
on within. lit my pipe and pulled for
awhile.
Cousin" said l, Il have a Fremont
ton that | shall not kill Prince Ernst
of Wortumborg at 6 o'clock tomorrow
morning"
What put that into your headf You
are not going to back down after ALL
are you"
Decidedly not. Something strikes
me that | shall miss fire"
"Pshaww exclaimed Pembroke. 81
/ have been thinking it over, and I've
/ come TO the conclusion that it would
! not be a bad plan to rid this world OF
man like your prince. It'll all come
out right in the end. You viii wed
the Princess Hildegarde just as sure
as-as | will not wed her sister" He
spoke the last words rapidly, as though
afraid Of them.
Il shall never marry the Princess
Hildegarde,' said |. "She has gone
Gone? WhereT'
ct matters not where. Suffice it is
that she has gone. Pembroke, you and
| were very unfortunate fellows. What
earthly use have princesses for you
and me? The little knowledge of court
we have was got out of cheap books
and newspaper articles. To talk with
kings and princesses it requires an in
nate etiquette which commoners can
not learn We are not TO the manner
born These princesSes are but can
dies, and now that we have singed Oul
notify wings and are crippled so that
we may not fly again let us beware
This may or may not be my last night
on earth. Let us 90 TO the opera. Let
us be original in all things. i shall
pay prima donna TO sing my requiem
from the footlights before ] am dead
Jack" cried Pembroke anXiously.
ooh. do not worryw said l. 81 an
only trying to laugh but / can't"
care you truly serious about goinl
to the operaT he asked.
eyes. Hurry and Dress" said l.
So we went to the opera. They are
full Of wonderful scenes, these cont
mental opera houses. Here and there
one sees the brilliant uniforms, blue
and scarlet and brown glittering will
insignias and softened by furs. Ole
men with sashes crossing the whit,
bosoms Of their linen dominate tn,
boxes, and the beauty Of woman is of
ten lost in the sparkle or Jewels Ant
lowering over all is an oppressive fra
GRANGE. Pembroke's glasses were ROY
ing about. Presently he touched m,
! arm.
"In the upper proscenium," he said.
= 1t was Phyllis. The chancellor AM
the Grand Duke of s. were wit
her.
1--WE shall visit her during the frs
. intermissior-' said |.
;. "You had better go alone" reptile
!, Pembroke. Il haven't the courage
The moment the curtain dropped
. left the stall. l passed along the CO..
ridor and soon stood outside the DO
in which Phyllis sat. l knocke
= gently.
"Enter" said soft voice.
"Ah," said the chancellor, smiling Q
he saw me. Duke 1 believe the
/, majesties are looking this way. Let I
60 to them. l am pleased to see yo
Herr Winthrop. Duke, this is the gel
- tleman who has turned us all upsiC
down."
The duke bowed, and the two left II
alone with Phyllis.
= There was an embarrassing silenc
q but she surmounted il.
"Why have you not been to see me
- she asked. Are you done with n
~ now that you have made me a pri
cessT
y 81 did call, but was told that "
% were indisposed," said 1.
:. at was because / did not see 20
~ card l shall never be indisposed to n
- friends-the old ones. However, tn