Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
The morning dawncd clear and sunny.

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The morning dawned clear and sunny
AN ideal day for the procession" people said
Sara rose early. and went out into the streets
already filling with iubilant and entered crowds.
Overhead flags waved, the balconies were on,
brilliant mass Of flowers, and it was all because
the man whom the Crown Princess would marry
was coming to Herzfort today.
Happy Prince and Princess
The King and Queen would be at the station
to receive his Royal Highness the official pro-
gram said. So, of course, would be the Grown
Princess. The Crown Princess would drive to
the station alone, in a carriage Immediately fol.
lowing that Of her parents On the return jour
ney the empty place at her side would be filed
by his Royal Highness. Happy Princess! Hap
py Prince
a touch upon her shoulder brought Sara back
abruptly from the contemplation of Article No
2 for her paper to all that she had heard of
trespassers and ofiicialism. Were they clearing
the streets already or had she strayed unknow.
ingly into some place not open to the undistin-
guished public?
But the man who spoke low in her ear was no
police official, but apparently gentleman in pri-
vate life, the same, she recognized at once, who
had spoken TO her in front of the big photo
grapher's show window yesterday.
"Mademoselle will pardon me. / beg Of her
to accompany me to the palace immediately"
10 the palace!
Saras voice was blank with bevildorment.
"It is for a most important reason" he urged
"Mademoiselle will pardon that l do not say
more in the public street She viii trust mey'
As the girl hesitated he signed TO a perfectly
appointed carriage which was waiting for him at
little distance, and held the door open for her
She only delayed for a moment. All her life she
had been accustomed to think and act quickly.
Il will trust you,H she said, and stepped into
the carriage.
He bowed, and placed himself beside her, and
away they drove.
He did not speak to her during the short dis
tance between the place where he had found her
and the royal palace of Herzfort. He seemed in
a veritable fever OF haste. and urging his coach
man to yet greater speed.
Sara, seeing his agitation, forebore to question
him. Why he wanted her she must know soon
She could afford to wait ten minutes for that
knowledge.
1t was no longer. In barely that time the car
riage had drawn up at side entrance. Sara's
guide led the girl through this door, along some
passages, and up a flight of stairs Then he
paused and Knocked at door facing them.
Almost before he had time to knock, the door
was wrenched open from the inside by a tall
grayhaired man in uniform. Sara only kept
back cry of astonishment by prodigious effort
1t the King,
"You have brought her, count?" the King
asked, almost before the door was opened, and
then her guide put Sara forward, saying:
"Mademoiselle is good enough to trust us,
sire"
The King drew the girl to the light, with
hand that shook as though he had the ague. He
looked long and searchingly into her face then
glanced up at ner guide.
Count, you are right, as usual. Fetch the
Queen"
gente-looking lady entered through another
doorway as he spoke, but Sara her The
INrg was speaking to her in quick agitated
tones, that gradually became a little calmer as
the girls answers proved satisfactory.
"You are Engsh?"
"Yes sir"
"a lady?'
Yes"
eve are going to trust, then, to your honor,