The daily Alaskan., 1907-04-22
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ing sight of a shapely nd graceful girl with two d3xeu braids hanging down her back-a NIarguerIte-follow- ed her. The girl noticed that she was pursued by the demon and pretended to be very much in dread of him. For an hour or more she made efforts to eludc him. being assisted by her friends. who found great sport in the demon chasing Marguerite and Mar guerItc dOdging the demon. Finally the gicl was withdrawn from the game and taken to a cafe for supper. Then came the IeDd and sat at the next ta- ble. All being unmasEed, Mephistoph eles discovered 30 friend in Margue- rites party and secured an mtroduc- ton. Then occurred the strange anon alv of a love affair between the devil. and the country g.r.
 Soon after another affair of the heart was brought about. also by an episode between strangers. The king of Wis senburg while hunting became thirsty and. seeing a well house by the road side. turned fu tor 8 drink, followed by all his ret.uuo. \ maiden was draw Ing water at the time, and, as 1t was not meet for a king to drink from a bucket and there was no cup, the girl offered one of her own construction. Putting bnr two hands together cup fashion. she lowered them into the bucket tu they were filed then offer ell the king a drink.
 Now. the king was very thirsty, and the maid was yHrF pretty. and her bands were whit, and soft, for.sae was no peasant. but the daughter Of coun- try gentleman. Herr Gish0ft. who lived on the estate oa which the well was situated His majesty drank alI the water .u lur murogised cup. then ask ed lar more. and more. uII EJ looked gs 1T la would Gr.u> the well dry. but suddenly. noticing rHat the eyes of his rrl.uu- were u8uu him. Aa desisted thanked the @.r. aud rode away.
 All that day. all night and the next day the king kept Quadlug imaginary drafts Of water from au impr0yised ! cup formed of tine two s.apely hands of a y0Hug -rI whose asrr5us eyes were the while looking .sJJ b.s. He was-uo. married. though one ot his foreign ambassadors was at the time negotiating ror the hand of a foreign princess.
 Suddenly he ordered aIf negotiations broken off He had formed a plan. He would annan.e rhe -lrl who had given him go dr.uE from the cup of flesh anu blood aud mary her. But when he came Co propose the plan bis prime minister thought g1r the eleva- 1 ton would na t.n suL. u: that rho kings prestige would su er. He pro posed instead char the lady should l marIy a nr.uceot the H.3g.. he divorced | without having lived uul her hus- a.m6 and ste. from raa -r.eoC princess co that or queen The king fell in w.rh tAe plan a. once though it would occasion delay u his uupyials An ambassador was dispatched to the es- .a,e O. Herr B. hon. the father of the king choice. z. make known the E.ug's Intention or course Herr Gt>hoI was delighted with the plan -p make his daughter. Leoua, queen aud IssenJed at once The girl. strangely enough was opposed to it. 1 When givla- aar hands for cup to .r Aiu- >A. l.I -.-an them to him as Hr~ sug.-.-u. I.. king, heinz iI ..o..d u... umol lar a di>agreeahle impression However" it was not pos ,.aIr for huy .. understand the will both ot her E.n- and her father and the temptation .b 1r.owr queen was pr course very -r.ur
 Prince Ne-zyar 30 distant cousin of ,he king. was ~o.r.,eJ to be the step rfu- ~lauc ou which Leona EtShoff shou.d mount P. a throne An objec rlou was ra.~eI ny the king that the prince was d ha.t-om. fellow. wild and hard to wu.a-a Possibly h' might make trouble. Eut the ministers urged that lao woman would elnrse to re- main the wife O. a mgrn prince with out prospects when she could he a queen. Besides. raurr WAS 10 other person of royal llaa1 ara.Ianle. So it was arranged that rhn wedding should take place and ,h. prince should be ordered 70 a foreign station, A.s de- parmrc to take place gt the conclusion of the ceremony
 sNIu order t) give prominence to LeOua BlShpT ia le.om5n- a princess ou her way to throne urIace Ne'Egar was provided with ample means for grand wrItn- Herr Gtshoff also be- fn- given a g..H ~m from rhe royal treasury. A large rargy of court of fcial~ were n attend the wedding, one of whom especially represented the a.u4 aHL .5~. 8 magnificent we'd ding present. When tnn prince and his suit arrived. as was proper under th circumstances. hu moi his wite-tP
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