Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-20

plan comes 20 nothing still, perhaps.
She lie paused and added. with a
laugh, Royal attentions are hard 10
resist. You know that, don't you. Ru-
dolfg"
"Confound youw said I. and. rising.
l left the hapiess Bertram in Georges
hands and went home 60 bed.
Tie next day George Fcatherly went
with me to the station, where 1 took
ticket FOR Dresden.
Going TO see the picturesY" asked
George. with q grin.
George is an inveterate gossip. and
had ] told him that I was or TO Ruri-
tania the news would have been in
London IN three days and in Park lane
IN a week. l was therefore about TO re-
turn an evasivc answer when he saved
my conscience by leaving me suddenly
and darting across the platform. Fol
lowing him with my eyes. 1 saw him
lift his hat and accost "a graceful. fasb-
ionably dressed woman who had fuSt
appeared from the booking Office. She
was perhaps year or two over thirty.
tan, dark and OF rather fun figure. AS
George talked I saw her glance al me.
and my vanity was hurt by the thought
that t,,tfr..g g., , r,.. 80 49,,
vvronno7 Cr,r. a. ...- ,-,,.,,.. ''- -, = neeA
md ,-,,-,,,.-, -.-. .--,.-..,,...- - -.
down TO ms, 49,. No.. 10 pI'''''l
very far rro-, INV hest ,,,,,,,,,-.,
later Coor-, rsf,.,',1 mo
You've cot a ,r.-,,r,., +.,.-,,,-..
communion" be e.tl ..r-i,.,7, -. 80
Bertrar1'e a,or.ss ,,,t.,,.,.-... ~. -.
ban. and ire ,., sf,.s ,,,s,,e. e, -
I dcn-aI-o. mo- 6o..-.t ,er, ~, -
It's very oucer f...-..b ts,t.sl,e -.
at present dcstr, tli, r,,,., ,e -. 80.
Quaiutaucc."
Il didn't ash. ga. %, introduced q, -,
served. I.ttl. ANNOYED
"NeM T-oTcraI To- BRING Won o., be-
but size said .tr,fhor dino, So,
mind. old fellow r,-h,r,s t,.,-o.,i D..
smash. AMI r.-.... ,.... d .,r,,,,.. - -.
cUin- her ANA cutting out fie T,,i-, u,
Strclsau.-
No smash Io.-,..- b.,,,,ro, .t.,.--
90 me o~ Fl, ,r... o.. ,r.,,l.,,, -
sneal, FOR her .- ..r.-,-.ti,. ne Co. -
SELF. FOR who. .rt.- , ,,t.-,..,. 49,.
Dresden. continued r,, f,,,r.,o,. ..i..
GOT into fhe s.-.s t,,tr r-r1,--.....,
ID In faH rHa
avoided be~ ,.-.r,,1,- 1,,.. = 60. .,'..
she went the -q-.s v-ov se 7 ,iid -, az,
very end Of ,-.r f,,,--,o,. ,-,,l 80 -,
portunities az I.vfD,- ,,o1 49, =.
her when 7 co-r1 do, .,,, ,,-,,,..,,-,.,.,,
AS soon as vre reached tbo pr-,.,
MAN frontier f,vro~a .l,o Ola o,7,o- -,
presided over tic custom borso -
ed me with such st,re tb,t 81.
surer than before OF INV r,i,bb,-.,
physiocnomy) 7 bourb+ the no,crs o,5
found I'm them rcyvs which orec.o5 as,
movements. For some reason which
was not clearly evploinod and seemed
20 be something II a mystery the date
or the coronation had hoen suddeniv
advanced. and tie ceremony was 70
take place on the next dav but one
The whole country seemed I'm n stir
about 10. and 10 was evident that Strcl-
sau was thronged Rooms were an let
and hotels overlooking. There would
be very little chance OF my obtaining
lodging. and I should certainly have
20 pay an cxorbitant charge for IT, !
made uD my mind 90 stop no Zcnda. a
snail town dfty miles short OF the cap
lfy train reached there In the evening.
/ would spend TIE next day Tuesday.
in wander over the hills. which were
said % De- very Gue and in taking a
glance ot the famous castle and co
over by train % Strclsau on the
"Wednesday morning. returning nj
night to sleep ~ Zenda.
Accordingly at Zenda got out. and
os the train passed where I stood on
the platform I saw my friend. Mime
de Mauhan. In her place. Clearly she
was going through 20 Srelsau. hav-
Ing, with more providence than 7 could
boast secured apartments there
smiled 20 think how surprised George
Featherly would have been 20 know
ul"t she ana had been fellow travel
eIs TOT SO long
was very kindly received at the
hotei-t was really no more than an
.lh-hept 10y a rat old lady and he-
'"o ,"uSiters lney were good. quiet