The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-11
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rail- down and worship this young
man or any other should be compelled
to do likewise"
AND right princess-llke she looked
as she pouted her proud little lips and
with her foot patted the polished oak.
But she went on again to her
brother. IF you have done with this
noble youth, | have a fancy to hear
him tell of the countries wherein he
has so1ourned. And, in addition,
nave promised to show him the carp
In the ponds. You have, 1t seems to
me, spent half the day in each others
society,""
The tolerant prince laughed. He
was evidently accustomed to his sis.
ter's whims, and knowing how perfect
ly harmless they were, he never in
terfered with them.
"A good day to YOU" he said to the
young man, by way of Dismissal. IF
do not see you again before you
leave. you must promise me to come
back to the wedding of the Duchess
Johanna. In that event you must
do me the honor to be my guest on
that occasion"
Il hope to be your guest, most noble
prince" said the secretary, looking
up at him quickly as he went through
the door.
II was a singular look. For a mo-
ment it checked and astonished the
prince so much that he stood still on
the threshold.
Where have l seen a look like that
before?' he unused. as he cast his
memory back into the past without
success. Surely, never on any man s
face before"
Which, after all, was likely enough
But putting the matter aside as curl
Gus, but of no consequence, the prince
rode away toward that part of the
city from which the towers of the
minister doomed up. A couple of
priests bowed low before him as he
passed, and the people, standing still
to watch his broad shoulders and
erect carriage, said one to another,
ALAS! alas! the truest prince of
them ALTO be thus thrown away!
And these were the words the sec
rotary heard from couple of guards
who stood at the gate of the rose gar
den, as they, too, stood looking pen
sively after the prince.
Wait" said Johann Pyrmont to
himself; "wait, will yet show them
whether he is thrown away or not"
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The rose garden of the summer
palace of CORTLAND was a paradise
made for lovers whisperings. Its
bowers were creepertangled. Trees
met over paths bedded with fallen
petals, shade in sunshine, a shelter
in rain, delightful in both.
1t was natural that so fair a prin-
cess, taking such sudden fancy to a
young man, should find her way
where the shade was deepest and the
labyrinth most entangled.
do you know" she began. that
might well have lodged you in dun.
geon cell for that which in another
had been dire insolence?"
They were pacing long, dusky ave
nue. of tall yew trees. The secretary
turned toward her the blank look OF
one whose thoughts have been far
away. But the princess ratified on
needless of his mood
Nevertheless, forgive you" she
said, latter all, I myself asked you
to teach me your foreign customs. II
any one be to blame, 1t is /, But one
thing would impress upon you, sill
secretary, do not practice these out
land peculiarities before my brothers
Either of them night look with preju
dice upon such customs being observ
ed generally throughout the city.
came back chiefly to warn you"
1t was with an effort that the sec
rotary detached himself sufficiently
from his reveries upon the interview
in the summer palace to understand
what the princess was driving at.
"All this mighty pother, all be
cause I kissed her on the cheek" he
no such mighty thing-and why SHOULD
I not? Oh, of course, had forgotten
again. am not now the person
was"
But what need to tell with what In
finite condescension the princess tool
the young mans hand and read hi
fortune, dwelling frowningly on thu
lines of lcve and life?
"You have too pretty hand for ;
man." she said; "Why is 1t hard her,
and here?"
"That is from the sword grip" salt
the secretary, with no small pride.
CHI, do you, then, fence well? l wisl
- see you" she cried clappinl
~. f-a How splendid it woul'
- y bout between you ant
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