New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-15

Julie, my year of widowhood is over to-mor-
Your highness has a good memory for dates"
replied Mime. de St. Armand.
nothing to do all these weary months but to look
forward to Iny emancipation? ~ "a me. %na 4b a
you have been a little sorry Tor me. girl Of my
Twelve whole months to mourn for the almost
imbece they forced upon me for a nus
Your highness has had all along my deepest
own too that even that severest of censors,
Count Paulonya, must confess that l have been
WHAT has Count Paulonya to confess?" asked
that gentleman, who had come up just IN time 10
Even you. Count Stefan can't deny. that my
conduct since the death OF my lamented husband
4 acknowledge it gladly and I only trust your
SWhy I haven't had lecture for twelve
bara. what a number l used to get! All because
I wanted to have good time and enjoy my youth
I don't think your highness even yet realizes
.'TheT it wasn't from want of hearing of them"
Your hignness doubtless annoyed by my
too thoroughly Of the plans Of your enemies
not TO De always on my guard Why dld thsy
/ you were then, to an old man In his dotage? Why
/ did they fill the posts in your household with the
handsomest, the gayest and most irresponsible
Including Count Stefan Paulonya?" asked the
! princess mischievousiy
MY want Of attractveness would tell against
my argument If the King your cousin; had a 20
! your late father alone
Forgive me- Stefan. it was naughty of me" said
the princess penitently, holding out her hand.
Count Paulonya bowed over it tremendously aad
Il know you are the true friend of, my line she
went and have at heart my real interests and
the welfare of Pannonia. There don't know my
| lesson well?'
!Fhatss better She said settling herself among
her cushions. Now you so on
Their one desire was that you should commit
some glaTingy indiscreet action some foolish step
that they could represent in such sinister light
as to disgrace you in the eyes Of the nation ra and
! You in their way, you see The people love
in favor ot the Kings son by a morganatc mar
riage. But with you out of the way. divorced. d1s-
only possible candidate. is hOrrid plot such as
Of forming against his own orphaned niece. But
look back the brief history of your married life:
you. into which in sheer innocence and needless
ness you very nearly walked? Indeed. 1t some
times seemed If you were playing into your enc
mics hands, and but for ceaseless visilance'~, -
what owe to you and my COED madame ne, .s-r.oa,
1t isn't for the saks OF tba4 my
NO" she Interrupted again, 7 know you don't don't
conviction that you doing your duty to the
Your highness is pleased to laugh at me. My
only object in recalling this to your mind TO eau
ton you that now you are going to enter the world
YES broke in the princess, gleefully. "a riding
party tomorrow, expedition to the Zembany
These plots and Vaccinations will certainly re-
oh. DEAR! cried Irma, land SO will the lectures
and the restrictions and the cautions! Santa Bar,
bara! and I thought / was going to do just as
liked now. and consult nothing but my own in
Your highness is of course, entirely mistress
it is only because Of the love-
h What asked d[4a 16 fbs raat de-
The princess yawned almost denonstratively.
and see that behave mysef7"
Il shall be only too much honored."
And he took his leave l.
lrna rose and opened Frencn H., WINDOW, a sne af
the castle looked sombre and shadowy tn the tWl-
OF massive evergreen trees pale young moon mad
Just slipped out OF bank Of clouds so and its wan
Irma leaned her arms on the stone parapet,
Ha 0 iove s0 me 0j Just for myself Should
ask no more! AS it Is. she shrugged her Shout
ders, I'll faut samuser-"
Princess Irna leaned back on the cushions Of the
boat and gave herself up to the pleasure of the
moment 1t was a glorious summer evening. and
ToTed piacidiy the fiower bedecked meadow or the
overhanging willows either side
Baron Leo Won Blavenskl had been singing at her
request, and the echoes Of the mellow impassioned
Rr The u o1iv sound that broke the Shines was
the pIash of the souls he had resumed
the bow of the boat; then her eyes rested on her
his ardent gaze
Except for one of her pages. who sat in the bow,
other i members Of the party being some way in
advance. 1t vas at the cost OF a good oeal 81
There were no less than four among the party who
were devoted adOrers Of the widowed princess
and she was naughty child enough to rather enjoy
setting them one against the other; raising one TO
the heights Of felicity only TO dash him down again
by extending precisely the same favor to another
Always behind her the consciousness of her
! own rank the feeling that she could at any mo-
| nent put a check on their presumption gave her
= | an unfair advantage and Il cannot be denied that
/ she played the game little numerically.
The last few weeks had been full OF pleasure par
| ties and picnics. Plays and dancing still pro-
scrbed by etiquette, but all the asprants for her
favor We'd with another in organizing varied
! anuSements.
This afternoon it was Baron Leo who had planned
| the outing. but until the return journey he had
been unable get a kind word friendly glance
from the Capricious guest he labortng so hard
10 please The fact he had tranSgreSsed the
! evening before by too bold glance Of admiration
| too warm a pressure Of the hand she had extend
| ed in farewell greeting; so he had his punishment
, | TO-DAY when Irna had a merry smile and a gay
word for every except her host.