Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-25

Monsieur viii hold a pls.ui iu each
hand when tlc carriage door D, .Islu-
. tL You viii say: 4 ana "a d.,iaIaie
man. ON. ~ yuu bind ihe uthrr or /
hrer II VIII o. done. You will s-lrins
upon the remaining one. ana viii help
/ you Ia bind him likewise. Oh. sou viii
accomplish q we'll You are a strong
man. Moreover. you are rapid"
sat in my chair silrevhless. Here
was woman Of details. had never
met one before.
Well. does monsieur Accept the al
venture or does he politely dcciiue:'
I There was a subtle tauut ia her TONES.
Z That decided me.
Your hlghness. / should DE- happy 10
meet a thousand uhlans To do you scrv-
ice. What you ask me 10 do is quite
simple" | knew that I sEuuld lose
NY head IN ease of failure. rose aud
bowed as unconcernedly as though She
had but asfcd me to join her with a
cup of tea.
All. monsieur. you are mani, And
she laughed softly rs she SAW me
throw back my shoulders. There was
unmistakahlc admiration In her eyes.
And yet" with sudden frown.
there will be danger. You may slip.
You may become injured. Yes, there
Is danger"
Your highness," said | lowly. com
polling her eyes 10 meet mine. 1t Is not
the danger OF the adventure or It's re-
suits that I most fear | was honest
enough To make my meaning clear
She blushod. Il said that ! trusted
monslcur's honor" was Eer rcioindrr.
Come" with a return OF her imperi-
, BUSINESS. 1t is time that we were gone
She drew on her cloak and dropped the
veil. Il migt add" she said "tnat
we win remain in France ono hour.
From there YOU may 20 your way, aud
| shall go secretly 10 my palace"
And the glamour fell away Ike the
last leaves Of the year.
had to wake up the driver, who had
fallen asleep.
where shall say" | asked.
ITO your hotel. shall give the driy-
er the remaining Instructions"
But you haven't told me- said I. as
| took my place in the carriage. how
am 10 become guest at the dinner To-
morrow evening"
Il spoke 90 the king this morning.
said that | had a caprice. lie replied
that if / would promise il 10 Doe my last
he would grant It, promised. | said
that IL was NY desire 20 bring u the
dinner person who though without
rank was Il gentleman. one who would
grace any gathering. kingly OF other.
wise. My word was sufficient. ! knew
before ! asked you thar YOU would
come. Tu enty-feur hours from now
we that is, You ard will be ON the
way Ia tie French frontier. shall be
| ever in your debt"
Silence fell upon us. | knew that /
loved her with a love that was burning
me up, consuming me And the ndycu-
ture was all 50 wlheayd Of for these
prosuic times, And 80 fall Of the
charm Of mystery was she that had
not been a man not To have FALLEN n
victim What possibilities suggested
themselves to me rs on We rode, once
across the frontier / should be- free 20
confess my love Tor l.r. y princess
What OF that? She ua hr oaly n
woman the woman / , ed ! ,.em.
blcd. Something might Aappra ,b1t
she would have To turn a. me. IN Use
king refused 10 forgive l. hp as
mine. Al that plain ,a.H are : "A u
wonderful dream that night 81 ne q
too shortly for me the vel - Il S.
up in front Of my hotel. As ! aue
about to alight her hand stretched
ward me. But instead OF kissing it I
pressed my lips Oh. her round white
arm. As though my lips burned, she
drew back
Have care. monsieur; have a
care, she said Jelly, such a kiss has
10 be won"
stammered IN apology and stepped
out Then heard low laugh. Good
night Mr.. Hillars. You are a brave
Gentleman
The door closed. and the vehicle sped
away into the darkness. stood look.
ing after il. bcwlderrd Her last
words We're spoken in pure English
With the following evening came the
dinner. and | as guest nervous.
self conscious guest who started at ty.
cry footstcp. was presented to the
king, who eyed me curiously. Seeing
hat | wore n medal such us his chan.
,ellor gives to men who sometimes dc
his country service. he spoke to me and
inquired how | had obtained 1t. 1t was
an affair similar to the Halkistan. only
there was not an army. hut mob, The
princess was enchanting. grew reck.
less and let her read my eyes more
thar once, but she pretended not to see
what WAS in them. ut dinner a toast
was given to his majesty. 1t was made
with those stems | showed you, Jack.
The princess said softly to me. kiss
ing the rim of the stein She held. My
coast is not to the king. but to the gen
tleman" | had both stems bundled up
md left with the host together with
my address,
1t was not long after that the event
full moment for our, flight arrived. |
knew that | was basely 10 abuse the
hospitality Of the king. But what is a
king to a man in love? Presently we
two We're alone in the garden, the prin-
cess and myself She was whispering
instructions, telling me that was a
| man of courage
1T is not too late to back out" she
said.
Il would face a thousand kings rath-
er, replied.
We could see at the gate the carriage
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