Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-24

from the peasants frock and his utter
disregard for prices. Emerging, lie made
| his way to the tLeater ut which Anselma
had told him she would play upon leay-
( ing Bergia.
The doorkeeper paid him scant atten-
ton till coin was pressed into his palm.
| Then he vouchsafed the information that
! Mile Darchouky was most likely to De
| found at her apartments. adding the adj
dress Thitncr ,ieorgio jOurned in most
eager haste, to be informed that made
moiselle had gone driving with her miii-
| tary friend
Fires of jealousy coursed through his
veins like molten lead. He took a step to
70 and then returned.
Permit me to wait in her apart
ments," he said 10 the woman. Il am
her brother. Say nothing. | wish to sur
| prise her with my presence"
! After some hesitation, which melted
away before Il generous pour boire," the
woman onsented. Georgia crossed the
| threshold OF her chamber rcyercntly. Ii
seemed redolent of her charming pres
ence. Within it fingered the subtle per-
! fume which peryaded everything she
wore or used or touched. Georgia sat
down to dream. He would rcnounce his
rights and make this woman his. They
! would go abroad, somewhere, and live
like common folk, in happiness and
peace. What was Il kingdom or Il throne
compared to joy like this? As for rivals;
! his royal arrogance dismissed all CONNIE
tition with his reflections when he heard
| approaching footballs on the stair, and
| hid himself with haste behind screen.
A man and a woman entered. Some
| thing in the mans voice maue him start
and crouch behind his hiding place. A
tiny hole in the screen permitted him to
| see wha. passed without. The mans
! back was turned. He was bending OYER
! Anselma, removing her cloak. As lie
did so, their hands touched aad the
mans pent love famed forth He kissed
| her. murmuring:
II love you. | love you. love YOU. =
She gazed at him startled, for a mo-
ment then flung her arms about his neck
in glad surrender.
My love. My life. My king" she
breathed.
Listen" sad the man. I'VE VIII
marry at once ard go away. Your good
name is very sweet to me. No one will
care. | am Il younger son. A steamer
leaves for America tomorrow We can
catch the light express for Bremen. Win
you go?"
ITO the end of the worId-with you, ;"
she answered. =.
All this Georgia saw and overheard be-
hind the screen.
As the man turned Georgia atined a
cry. 1t was his brother. AXela.
For Il moment his face worked, con-
vulsively, ahame with anger, jealousy
and wounded pride. Instinctively his
hand sought the swort-hilt that it did
not find. Several times he made move
to spring upon them, strike them down.
avenge himself, but always some force
held him back. And, after a while am
other spell of coma came upon him and
he lay there as one dead.
Two days later Georgia returned to
Bergia, silently, unostentatously MS he
had Gone-cXcept that there was this diff
ference: He had gone Il boy, afiame
with love and the fire of life. He re
turned man upon whose heart eartlI's
burdens seemed to weigh and those who
knew him in the later years said that he
never smiled again. When the news of
his brothers flight came to the court. he
said little. When King Peter died he
took the throne and made, to eyeryone's
establishment, just and noble ruler.
1t was not until Il grieyous illness
came upon him, suddenly. and the court
physician made examination of his heart
that a faded picture of Anselna was
discovered there, upon his breast. He
had worn it there, throughout the years.
in secret though her name had never
| passed his lips Brooklyn Citizens.