The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
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when do Won sail for Frisco?"

when do you sail for Frisco?"
| when am tired Of Palo Alto. answered
| FIorenz, musingly. I'VE are expected
! home the 22d
who expects your
"Oh, every one His tone was vague.
Every one?" she repeated, softly. And
Elfrda"
He glanced at her quickly.
-Haufenstein has told you?"
He and the Colonel are worried.
! Some way she wanted to apologize for the
! courtly, embarrassed little Baron. They
are afraid you may forget the necessity
| Of the consideration Of the responsibility
, of your position"
She laughed. He murmured something
| in German concerning one Haufenstein,
and stood erect before her. Edelburg
seemed far away. The world was composed
of boundess ocean, and orange moonlight,
and certain woman. with the CLINT Of the
sea in her eyes He answered unsteadily.
Il am not in duty bound to return when
all my life and heart lie here"
~ ou are in honor bound" Her voice
was low.
y have not seen her since was a boy
II is a cursed State affair that does not
matter
He bent over her recklessly.
"Winona, look at me. Elfrida expects
to marry the heir-apparent. 1t does not
matter in the least to her who the heir
apparent happens to be.
Winona looked away from him. There
was a certain masterfulness and dignity
about this tail, blond boy that was dis
converting
Does Il matter TO the her-appaent?"
she asked, half in Jest.
His arms closed around her suddenly.
He doesn't give rap" he said
Up among the palms at the hotel a man
dolin orchestra was playing a gay comic
"a NynnIArpH HnIJfnnstnin
and he Colonel were On guard. waiting for
the safe return of the Prince from the brink
Of the chasm.
II won't go back to Eideburg." There
was ring of defiance in his voice. Il love
You and intend marrying you, even if all
No Strobach and Haufenstein shall sail
alone, and W" will found a new kingdom Of
our own, sweetheart"
"A Kingdom of day-dreams and air
castles?" She looked up at him half visit
fully
"A kingdom of love. my Princess"
For an instant the fate of Eidelburg
tottered She closed her eyes to keep back
the sight Of his face, and drew away from
his arms
1T was to be only a Irritation. your High
ness will remember" She tried to speak
lightly, He could not SEQ her eyes, nor
the tell-tale pain in them. 1T always seema
so comical 10 call you that--your Highness
you know
"You ought TO be Tom, or Jack, or some.
thing like "A real boy. One forgets the
highness part sometimes We had better
go back to the hotel and mother and the
poor little Baron
They are playing comic opera up there -
She followed the music softly. "There IL 70
kin agi but D"do''
She shook her head laughngly and moved
out of reach.
"Oh, but il il like comic opera, even 10 the
big orange moon. AID the palm gardens and
the sea There ere always those You know
and Prince. And you make such q SPLEEN
did one,-a resi- Cinderella. sort. You
wouldn't do AZ all as Nj Somebody or
other, OF the lookout for plain everyday
hodv, don't you know She laid her
hand lightly Oh bis shoulder, "You must
be strong and true, and go back to II all.
to FidrlblIrg and Elfrida,
lie held her hand close TO his lIS,
And you will forget?'
She locked 0ul over tho mnonlit $50 tnc.
prayed for strength To hold the citadel for
the cir! v ho waited hif coming il, Eidel-
bug.
Fairy Ldrr never come true" she said.
Il: 10 only in them that the Prince travels
in strange countries and marries any little
Golden Locks who happens to please him.
Really and truly, he only lifts his hat to her,
nowadays and rides by 10 The tnie Priicass
Forenz was silent. His face looked
whte end full % a newborn strength that
comes of pride and pain. Two forms
shaped themselves from the d,islsv shadows
Of the peristvle and came toward them
slowly. They were Hauferstein and the
Colonel. The Prince turned his back on
them deliberately.
|. IL
toward the tall, slight figure III white.
"Wuh't you give me an answer and forget
everything in the world but you and me?'
Winona smiled and bowed as ths Baron
came toward her anxiously.
I'VE were saying farewell to our faYorite
spot in Palo Alto" she remarked. J His
Highness leaves tomorrow for EidelA burg