Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-11

iessly. yet standing still within the
danger circle.
II came because have thought of
you and dreamed OF you since the day
you sailed from New York. Can ever
forget that dayv'
"Please do not recall she began,
blushing and turning to the window.
1.-The kiss you threw to me2 Were
you a princess thenT She did not an
swer, and he paused for moment, a
thought striking him which at FIRST he
did not dare to voice. Then he blurted
II out; "If you do not want to hear me
say these things, why do you stand
therew
"Ohv' she faltered.
'DoRt leave me now. want to say
what came over here to say, and then
you can 20 back to your throne and
your royal reserve, and can go back
to the land from which you drew me.
l came because love you. Is not that
enough to drag man to the end Of the
world? I came to marry you II could,
for you were Miss Guggenslocker to
me. Then you were within my reach,
but not nowt ! can only loro a prin-
cessi" He stopped because she had
dropped to the couch beside him, her
serious face turned appeallngly to his,
her fiogors clasping his hands fercely.
II forbid you to contnue-I forbid
you! DO you hear? l, too, have
thought and dreamed of you, and l
have prayed that you might come. But
~ al mn hot mo
you shall not!'
81 only want to know that you love
me-" he whispered.
DO you think I can tell you the
TRUTH" she cried. II do not love you"
Before he had fairly grasped the I'M
portance of the contradictory sentences
she left his side and stood in the win
dow, her breast heaving and her face
flaming.
Then I am to believe you do he
groaned after moment. Il find
princess and lose a woman!'
II did not intend that you should
have said what you have, or that I
should have told you what l have.
knew you loved me or you would not
have come to me-" she said softly.
you would have been selfish enough
to enjoy that knowledge without Civ
ing joy in return. | see. What else
could you have done? \ princess. oh.
I would to God you were Miss Guggen.
slocker, the woman I sought!
amen to that" she said. "Can l
trust you never TO renew this subject?
We have each learned what had better
been left unknown. You understand
my position. Surely you will be good
enough to look upon me ever afterward
as a princess and forget that I have
been woman unwittingly. / ask
you, for your sake and my own, to re-
frain from a renewal of this unhappy
subject. You can see how hopeless II
Is for both of us. I have said much to
you that l trust you will cherish as
coming from a woman who could not
have helped herself and who has given
to you the power to undo her with q
single word. know you will always
be the brave. true man my heart has
told me you are. You will let the be.
ginning be the end
The appeal was 80 earnest so noble,
that honor swelled in his heart and
came from his lips in this promise:
You may trust me, your highness.
Your secret is worth a thousandfold
more than mine. 1t is sacred with me.
The joy Of my life has ended, but the
happiness of knowing the truth will
never die. | shall remember that you
love me-yes, l know you do-and
shall never forget TO love you. I will
not promise that shall never speak Of
1t again to you. AS lie here there
comes to me courage | did not know
could feel"
"No, no. she cried vehemently.
Forgive me! You can at least let
me say that as long rs I live l may