The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-21
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population Of the town in which she
has taken refuge. Some are roman
tically for her, while others are virtu-
ously against her.
Il thought that / should have a good
deal of difficulty in catching sight Of
her. but met with piece of good luck.
On the very day of my arrival. I was
sitting in the hall looking at a time
table with one eye and watching the
staircase with the other, saw mans
hand stretched out toward me. and
heard a jovial: ITEMS! How do you
do?' Ii was Maitre Adrien Lachena!,
eX-president of the confederation and
chosen advocate of the Princess who
was coming to pay his daily visit to his
lively client, for, as can easily be be-
lieved, they have a good deal to talk
about together. l was obliged to meet
him, and was going to ask him how he
could help me in my desire to see the
Princess, when ! heard a rustling Of silk
a tinkling of chains, bangles and
chatelaines. and, with light step the
lady came in our direction.
- Maitre Lachenal, she cried.
IliIl Will 1ISI LIoiAo
XIV was very nearly kept waiting, but
/ have been really kept waiting for you!
Truly, 1t serves me right at least that's
what they would say at home! And
she laughed like a girl. Matter Lache-
nal bowed repeatedly and was profuse
in his explanations, which suited me
very we'll. for it gave time to look COM
fortably at the Princess. She was all
smiles and looked just as much at ease
as if she had not just upset two courts,
a few nations and become the talk of
the world. She wore Jacket of seal
skin reaching to her knees and lined
with pink Powered silk, and on hervery
beautiful head of hair was a small
toque of blue velvet, trimmed with fur.
"She declared that she was going out,
Maitre Lachenal or no Maitre Lache-
nal, as she wanted to match some stuffs
before dusk. Then she looked at me
and said, "A friend of yours, monsieur
' Yes. your
She stopped him short. "A lady of
Geneva?'
''She stretched out to me a not very
small hand. Then, without waiting for
an answer, she went on, with be-
seeching look. I should so much like
to know lady here who would be kind
to me to find the best shops and the
incest places in the town..
Il turned quite red with disappoint-
ment, for should have been delighted
TO know more of her and go about with
her. but I was afraid that some among
my numerous friends in Geneva would
dsapprove, and dared not please my
self. So I stammered few words of
excuse.
''At this moment the now illustrious
young NJ. Giron joined us declaring that
he was ready to go out. This seemed to
me rather lie monde reverse, but if a
man could ever be worthy of so much
sacrifice on the part of a princess, he
Is the one. Without having the insipid
beauty of an Adonis, he has the most
pleasant and gentlemanly presence, be-
ing tall, dark, with a silky, fine mus
tache splendid eyes and teeth, and an
irresistible air Of amiable distinction.
They call them at Geneva Mr.. and
Mrs. Ruy-Blas, their story having GER
tanly many points of resemblance with
that of Victor Hugo's celebrated per-
sonages; and, strange to say, the au-
thorities Of the otherwise quite correct
town of Geneva are disposed to protect
them and offer them full hospitality.
Herr Kronnauer, procurer of the con-
federation and Mr. Bremen, the high
chief of the Swiss police, have objected
strongly to the presence at Geneva of
two detectives from Dresden, and of
Herr Schwartz, the master of the Sax
ony police, who follow the Princess and
M. Giron wherever they go. In fact
the three men were on the pavement in
front of the hotel when Louise Antoin-
cite gained the carriage which was
waiting for her. and she looked at them
with gracious smile of recognition.
1.-THE truth Of the matter is that the
Crown Princess is one of those rare
women who possess the gift of SUI
preme charm, and she has succeeded in
twisting round her little finger the most
callous magistrates and officials in the
town of Calvin, and apparently she ex-
poets to have her own way all round.
Great difficulties however, await Mr..
and Mrs. Ruy-B Bias when the time comes
for them to regularize their situation.
But Louise Antoinette does not allow
herself to be put out by trit1es, and as to
the scarcity Of money she says gayly,
oh we shall work. as If this were the
easiest thing to do.
'At Clarens, near Lausanne, We have
the other Industrious runaway couple,
the Archdul1e Leopold Ferdinand Of
Austria. brother oe the Crown Princess
of Saxony, and his lady love, Mile. Will
helmine Adamovitch. They live quite
openly together at the Continental
Hotel, and the Archduke, who receives
nearly all the journalists who choose to
interview him, seems royalty amused by
their eager questions and indiscretions.
He laughs at all the threats which come
from the Emperor Francis Joseph's
court, politely declines to discuss mat
tiers with his messengers, but receives
them readily enough. Yesterday he
invited the Chevalier Won Tolpling to
share his dinner and introduced him to
Fraulein Adamovitch, whom he called
Meme Frau She Is Of marvellous
beauty, but she does not take things as
gayly as her lover, for she never opened
her mouth once. London Special, St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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