Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-05-04

| chancellor. OF course. did not under
stand the difficulties which lay In tho
/ way OF following his loyal and excel
/ lent advice. However. ] thought I
/ could do no harm by calling, and In
this view Fritz supported me with a
| cOrdiality that surprised me until he
confessed that he also had his motive
/ for liking q visit 20 the princess house,
which motive was no other than a
great desire 10 see the princess lady In
waiting and bosom friend, the CoUn-
/ tess Helga Won StrofEln.
Etiquette seconded Fritzs hopes.
/ While was ushered into the princess
/ room he remained with the countess in
the antechamber. In spite OF the PEG
| pie and servants who were hanging
about 1 doubt not that they managed
tete-a-tete. but ! had no leisure 70
think Of them, for I was playing the
most delicate move in al my dIfieult
game. ] had 20 keep the princess de-
voted 70 me-and yet Indifferent to me;
/ had 70 show affection for her-and
not feel H. ! had % make love for an
/ other, and that 20 girl who. princess
/ or no princess. was the most beautiful
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/ 70 the task. made 10 easier by the
! charming embarrassment with which
/ I was received How I succeeded ia
I carrying out NY programme viii 0p-
pear hereafter.
You are gaining golden laurels." she
said You are Ike the prince in
Shakespeare who was transformed by
, becoming king. But I'm forgetting you
are king, sire"
Il ask you TO speak nothing but what
your heart tells you and 20 call me
nothing bat my name"
She looked az me for moment
''Theu I'm glad and proud. Rudolf"
/ said she. WAY as 7 told YOU. your
/ very face is changed"
/ Acknowledged tlc compliment. but
disllkcd the topic. $50 ! said.
"Ay brother is back hear He
made an excursion. didn't Lef"
eyes. Ee is here" She said. frownlng
little
"Hc can't stay long from Strelsau. Il
| seems" I observed smiling. "Weu, we
are ala glad 90 see him. The nearer he
Is the better"
The princess glanced az me with q
CLEAN OF amusement iu her eyes.
why, cousin: lis it tlat you cam
/ "See better what he's d0.nC2 Per
haps," said l. And why are you
/ gladT'
Il didn't say was glad" she an
| swered
"Some people say SO for you"
There are many insolent people"
/ she said. with delightful hauehtlness.
Possibly you mean that am oneg"
"Nour majesty could not be-" She
said, courtesyius ia feigned Difference.
but adding mlsch.evously after q
/ pause, unless, that is'-
well, unless whatg"
I "unlcss you tell ne that I mind a
snap or my fingers where the Duke Of
| Strclsau ls"
Really 1 wished that had been the
king.
you don't care where Cousin Nj
/ chaeT'-
'Ah, Cousin Michael / call him the
/ Duke OF Suclsau."
"You can him Michael when you
meet himt"
"Ncs-by the orders OF your father"
81 see. And now by mines"
III those are your orders"
"Oh, decidedly. We must all be
| pleasant to our dear Michael"
"You order me to receive his friends.
j too. / supposeE"
1.-The SIX"
"You call them that too?"
''To be In the fashion I do. But /
I order you 20 receive no one unless you
like"
Except yourselfl"
Il pray for myself 7 could not or
der"
As I spoke there came cheer from
the street. The princess ran to the
/ window.
'Tt IS he"' she cried. at is-the
/ Duke OF Strelsaur
! smiled, but said nothing. She re-
turned 10 her seat Tor a few mo
ments we sat ia silence. The noise
/ outside subsidized, but heard the tread
/ OF feet In the anterOom. / began to
talk on general subjects. This went on
, for some minutes. ] wondered what
/ had become Of Michael but il did not
/ seem 10 be for me TO interfere. All at
] WV ~ AAAg EAEAA SUI hlAANCs l4NlA.
Z clasping her hands, asked in an agi-
I tated voice:
Are YOU wise 10 make him angry?''
'What? Who; How am / making
him angryT"
why, by keeping him waiting"
My dear cousin, l don't want to
keep him
well, then is he to come in?7
"Of course, II you wish It,"
She looked at me curiously.
How funny you are" she said. "Of
course 10 one could be answered while
j was with YOU"
Here was a charming attribute Of
royalty.
IAN excellent etiquetter / cried.
''But 1 had clean forgotten it, and If
were alone with some one else
couldn't you be announcedT'
"You know as well as I do. 1 could
| be because I am of the blood - And