The Washington times., 1906-06-03
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Tho rrf~ccss rose ot dawn the fol-
lowing cav. She routed out Hans. the
head groom. and told him 20 saddle
Ar-cufs. the slim-limbe5. seal brown
flIv which an English noblcma1 hso
given - her. Ten minutes Inter the
was fu The saddle, and the beavincss
on FCr heart seemed 20 rise and van
fsh Ike the opal mist on the bos1m
OF the mot,onless lake \ pale Eta-
blfried az her. and the day. flushed
Iilye tho cheek OF a walking infant. be
gan 6rowsily TO creep over the -oilinE
mountain.
How su,nt all the CITY was, Only
here and there above the chimneys rose
q iarruG film Of smoke. The gates OF
the park shut behind her with a clanG.
and so for q time she was alone and
free. She touched Artemis with a spur.
and the silly broke into a canter
toward the lake road. The girls nos
trils duatei. Every flower. the thou
eand resiaous saps Of The forest. the
earth 4self. yielded up q cool. sweet
perfume that ives TO tho mind what a
glass Of wine IS 10 the blo0d-eXhilar-
alton
NottIed With pink. and gray. and
blue. and gold the evcr-cEauginE hues
Of the morning. the surface of the lake
was as smooth as her mirror and.
like IT, always rejecting beauty. Fish
leapei forth and feU with sounding
splash. and the circles would widen
and gradually vanish. A biaCkbird dip
ped among the silent rUshcs: young
fox barked importantly. a hawk fash
cd by The mists SWAN Either and
thiIlfr mySteriOusly. growing thinner
and fainter as the gold OF day grew
brighter and clearer Suddculy-in the
words or the old toutmakcr-the false
morning died. and lt was day.
Ira afraid that somewhere among
tho princess ancestors there was
troubadour. for she was something OF
e noct. Indeed, I have already remark
ed that she wrote verses The atmOs-
pheric change Of the morning turned
her mind into sentimental channels
How she euvied the peasant woman.
who might come and go at viii. sleep
in the open or in the hut. loving or
hating with perfect freedoml All,
Prince Charming. Prince Charmingi
where were YOU Why did YOU loiterl
Perhaps for her there was no Prince
Charming u might be so. She sighed.
She would never marry DOppelkinn
never. i Ilell iilll-lle 0LtlllAtft-A- 6l4t
was glad. glad that she had struck
him. again and again. across his lying
eyes and evil mouth. She had believed
that she knew the world: It was all
Yet mystery: the older she grew the
less she understood Wasn't anybody
good? Was everybody 20 be distrust-
td2 Which way should she turn now?
The world was beautiful enough: it
was the people IN st. Poor Betty, She
had troubles too: but somehow she
refused 10 cOn6de them. She acted
very much as II she were IN love.
She EGZel al the hawk enviOusly.
How proud and free he was. so Eigh
no there. circlinE and clrcling. Even
the fox was freer than She: the forests
we're his. and he might SO whittier he
listed And the fsh that lcapcd In frolic
from the water. and the blackbird IN
the rushes! She could not understand.
She would never marry Doppelkinn
never
But how should she escape-how7 on
Wednesday night she would be given
her quarterly allowance Of a thou-
sand crowns. and on Thursday he
must act. Yes. yes. that was it,
HON simple, She would slip over into
Dol,pelkinn. where they never would
thak 10 search for her She knew a
'Jsce in which 10 hide From DoppeI-