The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10

!. trlittee, the professional promenade was
formed to pass the tlltote. .5y
So these subjects at her carnival king
dom pnsscd her IN reYlcw led by the
ubiduitous board Of trade. Some couples
stopped and bowed With exaggerated for4
[nlnllty; Some showed nwk ward, shee pisll
emba rrassinert, some scarcely paused IN
INSTRUMENTATION. but nodded ithelr heads 90
cavailcriy. It vas over at last, ana the e
chamberlain announced the first da nee
.the Bail should have been opened ny
The Queen. 1syl knew but no one came
u escort her to the floor. 3 Her ladies' IN
waiting, seated below her, Were carried
orr one BY one, and she was left alone
tlpon her CONSPICUOUS perch. like a statue
on the c,lpola. OF a gilded dome. II was
evident now that she wns-to be- ignored.
she who was the false Queen, although,
she had beer, crowned with due solem-
nifty rhe Drag" unable to honor thelr.
owl, favorite, was to dlshonor her. Tho
humiliation OF the public affront burned
a crmsof, stain upon her cheek! b Z
The throne where 1syi now found her.
self sequestered as II in some quaint
dream was upon n high platform built q t
one end OF the great hall. The, swell and.
rhythmic cadence OF tho orchestra came
UP to her with q hum OF conversation
The muaic, the m,1rmur and the twinkle
Of many electric lights fascinated her.
and she sat as II hypnotized.
"Oh,9 1syln 4,
There was a voice behind her. She
looked and saw only:a wall OF parti-color-
ed bunting gently waving In full festoons.
She seemed to be alone on the great plat
form cut OF from the surging. z sWaying
crowd below. @ III 81 ,stt Nj -
rs an uncouth stranger permitted to
address the Goddess of Liberty basking
In the limelIght ?" 4; '5s s3. ".
s...Vho In the world are you she said,
"and where In the world are YOU?
II an, not a Nihillst with a dynamite
bomb ready to blow up your throne;
that's who I am! And am standing on
a keg of nails In the doorway OF the COM
mittce room about eighteen inches behind
your royal left elbow. X you i kindly
stretch back your lily white hand I will
greet your majesty as royalty was ever
greeted in the iron bodied yoretlme.sS NJ
Seated In the full gaze OF thousands on
alouM, much as she wished To-. a She held
her fan in front OF her lips and asked: n
How In the word4did you get there?"
mot being able to force my fiery war
horse UP the stairs, came on, foo" re-
piled the able mystery. ~. N DIV, where
is that right hand, please? E Duty before
pleasure"
She was just reckless enough BY this
time to a ssent. The Invisible stranger,
reaching through an opening in the rbnnt-
Ing pressed his lips to her outstretched
hand. Then, to her surprise. he, slipped
u ring upon the fourth finger.
| OH cried the queen, what's this
for? Why, l CAM take It, really.
Please keep 1t TIL called for; owner
will pay charges, Z said the stranger."It
| wished on, remember.
Isyl turned 1T on her finger In. wonder.
There was something familiar about the
sapphire, set she could not remember
| just where she had seen one like 1t. She
was. after all, having better time than
she had expected.
What did you come here for?" she
asked
"The fury OF restless desire, adul-
| terated with per cent. Of nothing-else-;
to-do''lhe answered.
'sDid you see me in the hall?" she
asked 5S.s l ,5s
! 81 did he replied ''and you were a
star of the first magnitude. But had
an instructive premonition that 1t might
be chilly at your lofty altitude, removed
from the common herd of cheap Swedes.
thought perhaps you wouldn't mind a
few merry how dos. not to be dis
covered In Hoyle. his book. Hence these
| jolles. Say does that go?n he added
anxiously. g5s.6
! "Did you escape from the Agnews Asy-
| lum 2" Isyl asked. amazed at these figures
OF speech. You seem to be rather
laxative young ll,natic!"
ooh, IL you are otherwise engaged in
| profound contemplation or Illuminating on
the Theory Of 1ndeterminate Asymptotes,
why then. I can fade away. But say,
you don't mind a royal intrigue on the
@. T.. do you?''
idiot" said the Queen, what do YOU
want?''
see here, little girl, seriously. you're