Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-04-07

ANO'SA IL WOulu i1OL DS SLIuuSIs
Sofia and Estevana," repeated
Marie. Such cd names! What
is your name?" she added as an after
thought
Carlos Eduardo Cristiano Godo-
ffedo," the king enumerated obed-
liently.
Mine is Marie Sophie Charlotte,
but don't believe you are really
called Carlos Eduardo, and all the
rest said Marie "The name belongs
To somebody else quite different
somebody who is really what you
played at being just now" Her eyes
grew dreamy. They say he is
beautiful boy, and that one of these
days WHAT? Are you really going?
Why:
For the king, with a clouded aspect,
had risen to his feet.
"Mademoiselle, you doubted my
honor just now You said you did not
believe me-
About the name?" Marie dimpled
into smiles. Don't be cross, but come
back and sit by me again. Of course,
1
tened by the name Tell me. why
don't you call be Marie? | said you
were to-
The admission came
Because | don't like Marie, or
Sophia or Charlotte. 1t is a secret
why not
Tell me-" cried Eve, leaning over
and fa lyincr Of he
Then, as the king moved nearer, she
rubbed her round, velvet cheek
against the shoulder of the linen
blouse, repeating, Tell mel"
The king, yielding, held down his
chin and bashfully whispered into the
chestnut curls, Because the, govern
ment and the people say that am to
marry her When | grow up
"Oh, you story!-at least, | didn't
mean that! Perhaps your Marie
Sophie Charlotte is another girl
She is the hereditary princess OF
northumberland" said the king,
sadly 81 am to marry her when |
grow up he repeated. ut is for rea-
sons of state, and I must do my duty"
| liz put uIS al LII dIOuIIu AldIIS > WdISI,
and pressed his pale cheek against
the chestnut curls. But I had rather
marry you dearl"
But Marie pushed his arm away,
and sat regarding him quite sternly.
you are telling another of those
things you don't like to be accused OF
telling" she said, land you make me
lsorry | apologized just now. For my
papa is the hereditary prince of Hoch-
witz-Altenlied, and I am his only
Ichild-so there! And presently
when l am old enough, l am to make
an alliance with Carlos Eduardo
Cristiano Godoferdo, king of Ibera.
And Il don't think you as nice as l
cid, and l am going to look for my
gouvernante. l was never left alone
so long in all my life before!"
"Oh, Marie!" pleaded the king.
"Oh, Marie! Alone. when you're
with met"
Marie relented, and moved little
NEARER.
What pretty curls." she said, and
put up her hand and strOked them
Tell me your real, true name, and
won't be angry any more. I should
like to know it," she added, "to re-
member you by when | go away back
to the schlOss; for | haven't any one
to play with except the Herr Cancel
llarius's little girl and she's a stupid
head. I'm tired of her. I'm tired of
everything they let me do, and all the
other things that seem as if they
would be interesting are 'unbecOm-
ing a princess. / daresay it's 'unbe-
coming a princess to be sitting like
this, With my head on the shoulder of
a boy / never saw before"
mo, DEAR" said the king
They would say So" asserted the
princess.
Not if they knew that | was the
king of Ibera!" said Carlos proudly,
and kissed Marie on the cheek. She
doubted him no more.
How queer, ouT meeting like this"
she said leaning her cheek to his.
The children looked in each others
eyes. In the background, behind a
conveniently situated rock buttress OF
gigantic size, penetrated with loop
holes suitable for spying purposes, a
lady and gentleman Of middle age,
dignified appearance and lofty man
ners, who from this vantage had been
witnesses of the meeting, exchanged
a significant glance.
The plan succeeds beyond dream
Iing!" calculated the lady, who was
the princess .gouvernante, the baron
esS Won Bern. 1.-THE prince of Hoch-
1 Witz-Altenlied will be overjoyed!"
And her majesty, the queen of
lbera,' said the kings governor, Prof.
Don Jose Alexandra de Sanchez Pa
ch1lla, "will be enchanted when I in
from her that the conduct of his ma
Jesty during the trying interview. the
fruit OF so much correspondence anx-
1ety and diplomacy, has been in no
way unbecoming to a king"