The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
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QUEENS PAGE
By Corneia Baker oG xs4E 1Sss by 2S B0A1
By Cornelia Baker
Copyright 1906. by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company
CHAPTER Xxx.

r SEARCHING thru her boxes on the following day,
Petronilla reminded that the king was not the
H. only individual at court who could appropriate
special perfume That which made for and used only
by the Veasco family she thought far superior to
the somewhat sickening odor which had met with the
favor of his majesty.
So she took from it's casket the pomander-box which
her mother had given into her the day before
the children had left the castle Since she had left home
her life had been strange and varied that she had TOR
gotten this valuable keepsake, which she now swung
from waist by it's chain with all the delight OF
child toy. She skipped thru the long and now
vacant salon. swinging the golden ball which emitted
sweet but pungent fragrance that permeaed the en'e
Queen Eleanor and two of her ladies were passing
thru the salon their way from the chase NO
had crossed the threshold than her majesty stopped
suddenly. 'That perfume!" she said Chow sweet!
Whence does it come?''
it of that little maiden at the other
end of the room who belongs to the suite of her hghnes
the young Duchess of Ceves.'
''Bid her come to me - said the queen.
Petronilla being informed of the queen wishes,
approached with sedate STEP striking contrast to the
hop and skip in which she had INDUCED short time be-
FORE when she had forgotten for the moment that she
in palace and not in the old castle at home.
novelty as it had BEEN little girl stood in
of the and stately Eleanor than she had of the
gracious Marguerite of Navarro.
The queen had taken seat in the embrasure of an
ore window and the skirt of her blue velvet habit fell
about her in SOFT rich folds She looked every inch
queen but there sad expression in her dark
which Petronilla felt She wondered if her majesty
like herselfever suffered the pangs of Inconsistencies
:. "Petronilla de Velasco, your majesty replied the
{ little girl, kneelng at the queen s feet. "'
81 thought it must be of that family unused
Eleanor gazing before her with dreamy eyes, Then to
the child: 'tYou may rise and stand before Where
did you obtain that perfume9''
: 8" 1t belonged to the ladies of family, your males
ty, Of fathers family; and only they knew how to
make it, but my mother found the secret and before
away from home she made quantity of it for
my pomanderbox.' 2%::
Castileg''
EYES, your majesty, the constable of CASTLE, the
friend of Queen Isabella great grandfather -
And I know why that fragrance carried in
moment back to the distant past said Eleanor in her
quiet, tones turning to her ladies' Ths child 8
grandmother 1adyn waiting to my mother, and
full mixture'' .... .
Petroni1la of this fact having been SO
informed by the Sonora Velasco She knew also the
fate of the queens mother who first eccentric became
Insane, by which she still designated SPAIN
Are you all alone at courts' asked the queen gra-
eiously. =. .>..-> = :. -.
emo, your majesty. Ny twin brother, Pedro is with
me- 49,. =: -. -. =.
''Surefy recall the fact that: observed YOU
day at the hunt and remarked the resemblance be-
tween you.'' .~--: ,.-,= -. -, - -. "
Eleanor drew Petronilla toward and touched the
little girls forehead with her lips. "a perfume the
'and breathe the fragrance of yours once more
happy little child. .- - .....
Petronilla realized by instinct that sover-
eign admires~ must be surrendered forthwith she
asked hestatngly Would your majesty please to
this pomanderboxe 1t is the very that my grand
mother carried '.-e 800 :. -
emo, oh, not would not deprive you of it. But