Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21

fancy" said the emperor 10 himself i
will not let the matter annoy me She
will forget him-she must forget him.
I can crush him with word; but
alas! | could not withstand Maries
tears am iron to the world. but wax
in her hands / could not live and see
Der unhappy"
He continued musing thus. and walk
Ing about his apartment in a troubled
and anxious mood.
At the review on the following day
the emperor soon detected the green
plume and black charger, with its
rider 1t was a young colonel of dra-
goons, a Bavarian named MAMMALIAN
Beauharnais, Duke de Leuehtee0erg, a
handsome and elegant cavalier, but no
match in rank and station for Marie
daughter of the emperor. The youth
ful colonel was summoned to his side,
and as he rode up TO receive the com.
mands of the emperor, Marie, in the
royal carriage close by, was seen TO
faint Her fear for him she loved was
the cause.
The emperor dismissed the soldier
at once, and returned to the palace TO
see how serious was Marie's illness.
He knew now however whom she had
chosen in her heart
Two months passed. in which every
effort dictated by tenderness that could
be devised was resorted TO for the pur-
pose Of obliterating the image 81 the
BaVarian from the heart Of Marie Mic
oloewna, but all in vain. The princess
was not obstinate, she was only toe
yielding to her fathers arguments, but
he saw her cheek growing paler day by
day, and her form losing its roundness
and yig1r, until at last Marie lay upon
a sick bed. An the medical skin Of Eu-
rope could not minister to "a mind
diseased and SO the emperor found
and these professionals told tho father
that they were powerless; that he must
make up his nina 70 part With Marie
for she could not live
All this while Macmillan Beau
harnais knew nothing If the secret
which lay solely between Marie and
her august father In common with
every one about the court, he almost
worshiped the sight of the princess,
but he did SO as one would bow be.
fore a star in the heavens, and to him
she seemed quite as distant Il was
impossible for him not TO realize her
exquisite loneliness and in a certain
sense to feel enslaved /. Il Yet he
had never for one moment imagined
that she looked fayorably upon him
or, indeed, that she had ever noticed
him. as singled out from a score OF
Others.
One day he was sur 1oned 10 the
presence of the emperor, though he
knew not for what. He remembered
that he had once before been called to
his side at the review, when the III
ness which had Frustrated the princess
had interrupted them. Perhaps. he
thought, the emperor has some orders
for me that were then omitted, and
which he now wishes to communicate.
Colonel" said the emperor, as the
Bavarian entered his presence and
with an abruptness which astonished
the young soldier, 81 have been max.
ing inquiries concerning you"
Sire, you honor me-
81 find that your character is unex.
ceptionable; that you are a person OF
refined tastes, Of artistic culture. and q
loyal spirit In short, a true cavalier.
Your majesty is complimentary
What do you think Of my daughter
Grand Duchess Marie Nicoloewna?"
Princess Marie, sire?"
Yes"
Forgive me, sire" he hesitated
Speak freely"
you ask me. sire. what I think OF
.hc grand duchess. While your anger
would crush me if ! should say what
I really think Of the princess. yet I
should be supremacy happy if you
would permit me TO say it,"
DO you love her. colonel?"
sire, worship her'
"Enough-she is in that room"
Sire, would you have me euter?"
AS you choose" he replied
Scarcely vet understanding the
meaning of all this, the colonel hest.
tated, until the emperor led him to the
door, where, knocking gently. he en-.
tered. introduced the Young soldier to
his child. aud retired leaving them to-
gether
a promise from her father had act.
ed ike a charm upon Marie. The
color had come back to her checks. she
was already rapidly recovering. and
She sat there expecting this visit from
the chosen Of her heart
Love sought is good f" says shake
speare, "but given unsought is bet.
ter"
As the colonel entered and Bnelt at
her feet. she gave him both her hands.
Words were not needed-one look told
him all The light broke in upon his
heart-he was loved. and by her whom
be had worshiped from such a dis
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