The Union Republican., 1904-11-11

7orite piquet with her, and in a way 1t
was help to Him, for it made him for
get that lie was on his way to secl. the
girl lie loved. y few months before it
had been his duty us district attorney
in a town near New York TO obtain the
conviction of murderer. 1t was clear
that the man had committed the crime,
but n clever lawyer had created n feel
ing of sympathy for the criminal, and
Irene Osterman had coldly told him
that she could never accept the love
of a man who had sent an innocent
fellow being to the gallows,
She had left for Omaha the follow
ing morning and had not even given
him chance to plead his cause He
was on his way there now in the hope
that change of scene would enable
him to make n more successful appeal
to her reason.
The breaking of the engagement had
been terrible shock to him, and her
| highncss from Rurutania at last en-
abled him TO partially forget the pain
that was gnawing at his heart.
Shortly before 8 the train pulled
into the yards at Chicago, and pres
emily they were in the station after a
tedious journey between lanes Of
freight and passenger cars on side
tracks. Just before they arrived the
princess insisted upon having his card
and his Chicago address. ave Ruru-
tanians are so few" she protested,
''that l am unwilling to lose sight of
such faithful subject" And unwlll-
ingly he had given her his card with
the Bismarck hastily penciled in the
corner. She would forget before she
had leached her home, he argued.
There was young man at the train
to meet her, and he was warm in his
thanks to Morgan. The young district
attorney hurried to the hotel that was
to break his travel. Three hours later
bell boy knocked upon his door and
handed in dainty note
"The Princess Flavia,'" 1t read in
unfamiliar hand, would be glad to
welcome to Chicago the traveller from
'Rurutania,' who by his courtesy has
done, so much to help the Princess
EthtA.'" and there followed an address
of Michigan avenue,
Frpm curiosity Morgan determined to
follow the odd experience to the end,
and las soon us he could unpack his
dresf suit he called cab and gave the
addi Mss.
Arriving, he was promptly shown
into the parlor, and in a moment there
enteeed woman whose presence caus-
ed 11organ's heart to thrill With
cry-M VI "lrenew he sprang forward, and
IN fhother moment she was folded
within his arms.
TeR minutes later, when speech was
possible, she explained that the Prin-
cess Ethel was her maiden aunt, whose
demtntia took the form of the belief
that she was one Of the omitted char
acte's in the Hope novel.
when l heard from Cousin Jack"
she said gently, "of the man who had
beo;t so kind, realized that you had
done it to keep her misfortune from
the 'est of the car, and man who can
take all those pains to spare poor Aunt
Ethel cannot be as heartless as | sup
posed you We're l realize my mistake,
Morgan. Can you forgive me?"
A kiss was his only answer, but an
eloquent one. SO engrossed were they
that they failed to hear footsteps until
thin treble was heard announcing
"Well, / never suspected that you
were the real Rudolph, but I am glad
that my niece came from Omaha to
meet me-"
"Then the Princess Ethel approvesT
asked Morgan.
"Yes," declared the Princess Ethel,
and whispered echo, "Yes," from the
Princess Flavia sealed the understand
ing.