Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-03

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Once he said something to her in q
low voice, which brought a flush to her
cheeks and caused her to glance quick.
" up into his face. BY the time her
answer came they were nearer us, and
I heard her say: II am afraid shall
have to forgive you again if you are
not careful. Let me see an exhibition
Of that modesty you so much boast"
But smile and a fash of the eyes
went with the words and took all the
sting out of them.
After time the dancers stopped, and
Mary, with flushed face and sparkling
eyes, sank into a chair, exclaiminR:
''The new dance is delightful, Jane. It
is like flying, your partner helps you 50.
But what would the king say-and the
queen? She would simply swoon with
horror. It is delightful, though" Then,
with more confusion in her manner
than had ever before seen, '"That is,
It is delightful IL one chooses her part.
ner."
This only made matters worse and
gave Brandon an opportunity.
Dare HOPPER he asked, with a def
erent1al bow.
"Oh, yes; you may hope. tell you
frankly It was delightful with you.
Now, are you satisfied, my modest one?
Jane, see we have a forward body
here. No telling what he Will be at
next" said Mary, with evident impa-
hence, rapidly swaying her fan. She
spoke almost sharply, for Brandon's
attitude was more that Of an equal
than she was accustomed to, and her
royal dignity, which was the artificial
part of her, rebelled against it now and
then in spite Of her real inclination
The habit of receiving only adulation
and living on a pinnacle above every
body else was SO strong from continued
practice that it appealed to her as q
duty to maintain that elevation. She
had never before been called upon to
exert herself in that direction, and the
situation was new. The servile ones
with whom she usually associated
maintained it for her: so she now felt,
whenever she thought of 1t, that she
was in duty bound to Chamber back, at
least part Of the way, to her dignity,
however pleasant it was personally
down below in the denser atmosphere
Of informality.
In her heart the princess preferred,
upon proper occasions, such as this, to
abate her dignity, and often requested
others to dispense with ceremony, as in
fact she had done with us earlier in the
evening. But Brandon's easy manner,
although perfectly respectful and ele-
gantly polite, was very different from
anything she had ever known. She
enjoyed 1t, but every now and then the
sense Of her Importance and dignity
for you must remember she was the
0rst princess Of the blood royal-would
supersede even her love of enjoyment,
and the girl went down and the prin-
cess came up. Besides, she half feared
that Brandon was amusing himself at
her expense, and that in fact this was
4 new sort Of masculine worm. Really
she sometimes doubted If it were q
worm at all, and did not know what to
expect nor what she ought to do.
She was fur more girl than princess,
and would have preferred to remain
merely girl and let events take the
course they were going, for she liked
it. But there was the other part of
her which was princess, and which
kept saying, Remember who you are,"
SO she was plainly at loss between
natural and artificial inclinations con-
tending unconsciously within her.
Replying to Mary's remark over
James shoulder, Brandon said:
"Your highness asked US to lay aside
ceremony for the evening, and If I have
offended can but make for my excuse
my desire to please you. Be sure
shall offend no more" This was said
80 seriously that his meaning could not
be misunderstood. he did not care
whether he pleased so capricious a per-
son or not.