The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-06-04

telegram. It serves you right, and am
glad you had fright. Think OF 1t
coming In at that inopportune moment
Just as kilograms do at play. But,
Jennie, are you sure you told me every
thingS A letter came from London the
day before yours arrived. and 1t be-
wildered me dreadfully at first. Don
Stirling, whom I used to know In
Washington Ia conceited young fellow
be was them hope he has improved
since), wrote to Say that he had met
girl at the Duchess Of Chiselhursts ball
who had letter inviting the Princess
Won Steinheimer to the festivity He
thought at first she was the princess
| (which Is very complimentary to each
! Of us), but fonnd later that she wasn't.
Now he wants to know, You know, and
| thinks, quite reasonably, that / must
have some inkling who that girl was,
and he begs me, by our old friendship,
ETC. He Is nice young man. II trihe
confident (these young diplomatists
think they hold the reins Of the uni
verse In their hands). and ! would like
to oblige him, but thought first
would hear what you had to say about
| II. am to address him care OF the en-
bassy at St Petersburg, 80 suppose
he's stationed there now. BY the way,
how did be get your glove, or Is that
merely Drag on his partf He says that
1t Is the only clew he has, and he Is go
ing to trace you from that. 1t seems. II
I do not tell him who you are and send
him your address Now, what am to
say when I write to st. PetersburgT'
In reply to this Jennie sent some
what incoherent letter, very different
from her usual style Of writing. She
had not mentioned the young man In
her former communication, she said.
because she had been trying to forget
the incident in which he was the cen
trail figure. In no circumstances could
she meet him again, and she implored
the princess not to disclose her identity
to him even by hint She explained
the glove episode exactly as 1t had hap
pened; she was compelled to sacrifice
the glove to release her hand. He had
been very kind In helping her to escape
from false position. but 1t would be
too humiliating for her ever to see him
or speak with him again.
When this letter reached the schloss
at Meran, the princess telegraphed to
London, "Send me the other glove,
and Jennie sent it. A few days later
came further communication from the
princess.
81 have puzzled our young man quite
effectually, ! think, clever as he I'm
AGNES himself to be. / wrote him a
semi-indignant letter to st. Petersburg
and said thought all along he had not
really recognized me at the ball. In spite
Of his protestatons at first. Then / cav
how easily he was deluded into the be-
lief that was some other woman, and
30 the temptation to further cozen him
was irresistible. Am not a good actress3
l asked him. went on to say, with
some show Of anger, that quiet hirta-
ton in the gallery was all very well In
Its way, but when 1t came to young
man rushing In frenzy bareheaded In
to the street after respectable married
woman who had Just got into her car
rage and was about to drive away 1t
was too much altogether, and thus he
came into possession OF the glove. AS
the remaining glove was Of no use to
me, had great pleasure In sending 1t
to him, but warned him that II the
story Of the gloves ever came to the
ears Of my husband / would deny hav-
ing either owned or worn them. !
should like to see Dons amazed look
when the other glove drops ont of my
letter. which was bulky package and
cost ever 30 much In postage. think
the sending CT the glove was an inspira-
tion. fancy his lordship will be now
completely deluded and that you need
have no further fear Of his finding
you"
Jennie read this letter over once or
twice, and In spite of her friendly feel
Ing for the princess there was some
thing In the epistle which Jared on
her. Nevertheless she wrote and thanked
tried to forget all about everything
pertaining to the ball. However, she
was not allowed to erase all thoughts
Of Lord Donal from her mind, even If
she could have accomplished this task
unimpeded. There shortly arrived a
brief note from the princess, inclosing
u letter the young diplomatist at st.
Petersburg had written.
Dear Princess Qt RAM. am very
much obliged to you for the companion
glove, as l am thus enabled to keep
one and use the other as clew. !
see you not only know who the mys-
FERROUS young lady is, but that you
have since met her. or at least have
been In correspondence with her. II the
glove does not lead me to the hand,
sha.! Jay visit to you in the hope that
yon will atone for your present cruelty
by telling me where to find the owner
Of both glove and hand"
With regard to this note the princess
had written: "Don Is not such fool
as ! took him to be. He must have i'm
proved during the last few years l
wiah you would write and tell me ex