The daily Alaskan., 1905-04-21

Cafrl0N lnelI laINN Ntlls tile NouuN fN acting shopkeOper who had mad, money and was consequently purs, proud, Rudolph playing a servant wh' had an the spirit beaten out Of him by tyrannical master Count Ernest, be ing the kings intimate friend and faith ful adhernt, took pleasure in giving him plenty 10 do and abusing hin soundy at the slightest remissncss Passing down the Danube by boat, th, two attracted the attention of the old Baroness vou NaIlcuStein and her beau drul daughter Bertha.
 Hans" cried Count Ernest "briu me some hock and soda water au. don't spend the whole day gabhH with the other servants. Be gulgkT
 Hans moved away, and Bertha vo' NallcnStein, who had looked up from her book, cast an indignant glance ai the count for the severity of his tone When the valet returned with the hocl und soda Count Ernest rated him foi having been gone SO long, Bertha vol, vancnStcin, indignant at the counts abuse. called Hans Co her and said t him.
 Do you wish to vc the service Q. the mau who treats you so harshly IT you do | win engage you at onCc My mother and need manscrvant"
 Thank you, rraulcn." stammcre' the aStouiShCd king incognito. IT, pays me such good wages that
 "l win pay you double"
 The king was In a Quandary. Cow Ernest, who saw what was going uu ortcrNi him away on another Crrap' and when he was gone said to the young lady:
 Pardon mo. traulCin. This snrvan whom you think ! treat So unjustE must bc handled with great severity He has ovcrrtdd-u every master he has served tin he came Co mo, and at tho slightest eyidN0cc of kiudliucsS hJ would turn upon mC with violence"
 This failed Co satisfy the young lady Soon after, when Count Ernest was no present., Hans sNokC to her and diScoy cred that she and her mother wcrJ jouncylug to the same point as him self. He asked her hotel at the capital which she gave him, and hc promised to communicate with her with a view Co entering her service.
 After that Count Ernest. seeing his mistake n attracting attention by his feigncd severity. treated his servant less harshly They pursued their jour ney. cluding the spies both of Prime, Ludwig and the Austrian government and at last Rudolph found himself safe over the borders of his kingdom Hc immediately threw on his lncor nito and. having hrcn iuiuci by nun hcr or his gdhrrrut uohlcS. moved on toward the capital everywhere Crectcl with urrat joy and affection hy th rry,,rg.
 Bertha vou NaIcnStcin and her moth 'r, having taken a d'rrct roHte wbil, ,C EuG was obliged Co take vcry iryu,tuuS oua. arrived long bgforc him sEN could n,i put away the image oi Gc ya,n; v'o had hoT1c So patiently hc bav>Gu, 8 cI liS master and Sh, tol,d for h.ga every day t1 appear and ,atcr uyr So. .lcc. Her mother laughed at hcr. rSsUriug her that after what Is master had said of him she would pn a great risS in engaging him.
 Meanwhile the whole Kingdom had gone overwhclmiugly for Che legitimate lcir, and preparations were made fol JiS rcccp.iuR. IL was a beautiful morn .uc that Rudolph entered his capital mounted on horseback, attended by his aohlcS. Count Ernest Gcrhart riding be side him. and followed by a large mill tary escort. As Dc passed the hotel where the baroness and her daughter were stopping he looked up at the win iows til his eyes caught those of Der tha, when he smiled and bowed, r5 moving his hat with especial dcfcrcuce
 Mother" gasped Bertha, withdraw ing from the window, what does it meang Am I dreaming or am de rrious? The king has the features of the valet Hans"
 Nonsense, my dear! There Is a re semblance, and since that valet has turned your head you magnify it"
 The king was proclaimed. aud 10 the state ball following the proclamation invitations came 10 the Non Nallen- steins. When Bertha was presented to the king. be was observed 10 whisper something in her car, and she passed on with an expression of delight on a face also covercd with bushes.
 What the king whispered was this: Il am ready to enter your service, but not as your valet"
 And so 1t happened that King Ru' dolph XII. took wife not Of royal blood. but as he received with her an enormous fortune. most of which was spent CD the poor of the kingdom. tie match was highly approved by his sub 3ectS F. A. MITCHELL