The Marshall republican., 1908-05-01
CHAPTER FOUR

pulsilng " the blood In her fingers ss
he took her hand and lifted her to her
feft. There was shame In this tempest
t!itat swept through her veins because
bd. did not share II. for to her. though
tIIls meeting was nm epoch. 10 him II
was NJ more than q trivial incident.
(shc would have keyed his emotions TO
hers n she could. but since she had
had years Of preparation. he a single
moment. perhaps she might have been
consoled for the disparity could she
have rend his eyes. They said. n she
had known. rs the sky raining god.
desses todayf''
Now. what were TO DO her 1rst words
to him7 Dimly she felt that II she
were TO profit by this wonderful chance
TO know the man and not the emperor
this chance which might he lost In q
few moments unless her wit befrIend-
ed ber-those words should he beyond
the common. She should bc nble To
marshal her sentences as q general
marsbals his battnllons. with n plan OF
campaign for each.
4 spirit monitor "A matchmaking
monitor whispered these wise adviccs
In her ear. yet she was powerlcss TO
profit by them. Like a schoolgirl about
TO he examined for a scholarship. know
Ing thnt NIL the future might depend
upon an hour Of the present, the dire
need to he resourceful. TO he brilliant.
left her dumb.
How many times had she not thought
Of her nrst conversation with Leopold
Of Rhnetia. planning the frst words.
tire irst looks. which must make him
know that she wal different from amy
other girl he had ever met! Yet here
she stood. s~peechless. epigrnms turning
|tail aud racing away from her like q
! troop Of playful colts refusing to be
caught.
Aud so II was the emperor who spoke
before virginia's savoir faire came
back.
II hope you're not hurtT" asked the
channels hunter In the patoIs dear to
the heart OF Rhnetian mountain folk.
She had been glad before. now she
was thankful. that she had spAnt many
weeks and months In loving study Of
the tongue which was Leopold's. II
was not the metier OF n channels hunt.
or to speak English. though the EN-.
peror was said to know the language
well. and she rejofced In her ability to
answer the channels hunter as he
would be answered. keeping up the
play. q
~ am hurt only In the pride that
comes before a fall" she replied. fore
ing a laugh. Thank you many times
for saving me-"
II feared that I frightened you and
made you lose your footing" the cham.
OILS hunter answered.
~ think. on the contrary. n Il hadn't
been for you I should have lost my
life." said Virginia. There should be
. sign put up on that tempting pla'
fteau, AN Except Suicides Beware"
I The Necessity never occurred to M,
my mates aud me-" returned the man
IN the gray coat passemoiied with
green, Until you came. gna' fraulein,
! M tourist that ! know OF has found u
taApting,"
virglnin's eyes III with q sudden
spark. The spirit n~onitor-that match
making mouitor-came back and dared
her to q frolic. such a frolic. she
thought. rs no girl on earth had evei
hrl or would have after her. And she
could show this grave soldier-hero OF
hers something new In life-somethinl
quite new-whicb II would not harm
him TO know. Then. let come what
would out Of this adventure. at worst
she should always have an Olympiar
episode to remember.
Until I Gamer" she caught up hii
words. standing carefully on the spO'
where he had placed her, "But I an
mol tourist. am an explorer"
BIe lifted level, dark eyebrows. smil
ind family. and when he smiled hall
hin austerity was gone.
20 beautiful a girl m this need 10
rife beyond agreeable commonplaces q
nj hid and speech to please a man. In
I'D I'D. this particular chamois hunteI
iected' no more than good looks. I
I'D heart and q nice manner from
k,men. yct this beauty bade fair. !
Scmed. to hold surprises In reserve.
v-I have brought down noble game
tOlus. ut Suru w usnSrbs Suu oiouo
81 know the S~chneehorn we'll aud low
II we'll. Still can't zee what reward
II has for the explorer-uuless. gus
frnulein. you arc . climber OF . eeo'o
gist."
,.l'm neither. yet ! think I have see'
something. q most rare thinR. ~
wanted oil my life to 49,"
The young mans face confessed cur
csIty. 'lndeed! 4 rare thing thu
lives herr IN the mountainr' 4
~ am not sure u Il lives hers.
should like 70 nnd out" replied the giI
Knight q inquire the name Of thI
nse thingy' asked the cbamois hunts
sPeghaps Y J knew Il might turn q
~ ! COMA help ron 10 the searc|
D1k 1tsk, n youfd NJ ~ lead Spu;
xv fn|nh ~ ~