The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-07
IA ROYAL Romance
forrinaLl

German princes, VINO was OFtieFeG ny
her father ana sovereign to accept q
iiub nd who brought with him q prob
able eFoWns The princess was spir-
Gted girl and NOT amenable to an or
der. even from such source. without
her own consent However, she nc
scepted The czaroWitz whom she had
never seen On condition TINT slIo
li6uId lie invited 10 spend n winter In
ST. PetersburR The invitation WIS
lrfVen, ana the princess was the most
admired Of all tite women that winter
at the court OF Russia. The cznrowItz,
who WINS destined soon to rule the EN-.
pire. took q deep interest in the prob
aerns confronting the state and seem
ed to have no time to devote to his
daneee Margaret apparently accept
ed the situation as well rs the atten-
tions OF such men of the cOurt as
dnred risk Offending the heir apparent
One Of these. Count Demidorf. seemed
70 be the favorite.
One afternoon In December there
was q skatinG party on the Neva. Mel
1ler the czarOwitz nor the count was
present, and the absence Of these
the one the imperial betrothed and the
Other The supposed lOyer-Gave other
Gnen opportunity. and the princess was
winter IN St Petersburg, and the sport
was kept up after twilight. At dusk
a man IN the uniform OF n captain of
artillery came upon the ground-or
rather me Iee-nnd skated by him
self. for NO one seemed TO know him
re was generally to be found some
where near the Princess Margaret and
as TIE gloom deepened kept continual
" IA her wake. While she was skat-
Ing with a prominent court official
bit OF something white huttered from
sher u1un. The officer, who was but a
Jew yards behind her, stopped and
,picred st up Immediately after this
he left the ice.
mat night at IL o'clock carriage
emerged from the court OF the palace.
1t was driven to a railway station,
and a lady closely yelled stepped out
and entered the station. She had been
there but few minutes, pacing impa-
Ger Of artillery who had skated that
afternoon on the Neva entered. Ap-
proaehing the lady, he courteousIy lift
"a his hat and handed her a note.
'sPardon me, madame. 1 should have
retDrned sooner this which you drop
ped while skating today"
You must have read it or you would
not have known where to dnd me at
this hour"
.T-I-knew you to be the bctrotiled
Of my imperiaF'-
..Are You one of the czarowitz's
spies:''
'.Ry no means, but consider 1T my
duty to-
-'ro whnt?'
I would confront your lover, Count
Demidorf''
And what interest have you in
Count Demfdorf?''
Il wish to insult him and settle this
affair by the code
Il do not see how it can concern
1T concerns my imperial master
deeply"
--.ghe .zarowitz?''
Yes, In his name I demand to
know If it is Count DemIdorf you are
70 meet here tonightE''
IN do not care to tell you whom ex-
lect 10 meet here"
nevertheless shall learn, for 1 |
hall wait for him
For what purpose
.-11ie count is "A gentleman l shall |
.haIlenge linn TO light under the code.
de VIII meet me-
.And XIII the czarowitz"
You know meg"
Il knew you from the moment you
entered"
II shall assume all responsibility.
rhe count will meet me as my peer
And why should your imperial high
,ess take this trouble, thus risk your !
ircg'
.-FSor revenge upon the man who has
zupDlanted me with the woman love"
sPhe. princess bent her head and was
slIeat when she looked up she saw a
iSure approaching.
..If your imperial hiGhness Will turn
ron viii Eee the person am 10 meet
"A woman
a woman. L had concluded to go
with her To my own country
And now"
Again she bent her head. Il never
intended 10 marry without love, she
aid NO sovereign is powerful enough
10 compel me to do that"
There was brief silence. at the emu
NJ which the czarowitZ asked In voice
fnIl of suppressed emotion, Then you
will not marry: =
-1OnIy the man I love-"
and he ISL lie bent toward her
eagerly.
.sTbo Nrincess turned aside as she
n6lZo the words in low voice ana
ana (zarowfz started. In another
,,,c,nent he beckoned TO the woman
~ ding alOof, who advanced and JOIN
81 fIIen. The princess Introduced her
ann. the Duchess of y, to his Imperial
highness. -
your grace's good offices are not
,,ae,ie(.' . said the czarOwit%. THE prin-
cess has changed her mind. she VIII