The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-06-03

lers, her small feet in their sensible
mountain boots daintily crossed under
the short tweed skirt
"I hear he also Is q good chamos
hunter" she carelessly went on 'But
that perhaps is only the flattery which
makes the atmosphere of royalty No
doubt you, for instance, could really
give him many points in chamos hurt
ing."
The young man smiled. "The en-
peror's not a bad shot"
"For an amateur. But you're a pro
fessional. wager now that you would
not for the world change places with
the emperor"
HOW the chamois hunter laughed at
this and showed his white teeth! There
were those In the towns he scorned
who would have been astonished at
his light hearted mirth.
Change places with the emperor!
Not unless 1 were obliged, gna' frau
lein-not now, at all events" with
complimentary bow and glance.
"Thank you. You're quite a courtier
And that reminds me Of another thing
they say OF him in my country. The
story Is that he dislikes the society
of women. But perhaps 1t is that he
doesn't understand them"
"It Is possible, lady But 1 never
heard that they were so difficult of
comprehension"
"Ah, that shows how little you
chamois hunters have had time to
learn. Why, we can't even understand
ourselves or know what we're most
likely to do next, and yet-a very odd
1hing-we have no difficulty in reading
one another and knowing all each 9th
er's weaknesses"
"That would seem to say that a man
should get woman to choose his wife
for him."
"Pm not so sure 1t would be wise,
yet your emperor, we hear, will let
the chancellor choose his"
"Ah, were you told this also in your
country?"
eyes, for the gossip is that she's an
English princess. Now, what's the
good Of being n powerful emperor if
he can't even pick out wife to please
his own taste?"
II know nothing about such high
matters, gna' fraulein, but l fancied
that royal folk took wives to please
their people rather than themselves.
It's their duty to marry, you know.
And II the lady be of royal blood, vir-
tuous, Of the right religion, not too
sharp tempered and pleasant to look
at, why, those are the principal things
to consider, should suppose"
$50 should 1 not suppose if were a
man and emperor. L should want the
pleasure Of falling in love-"
Safer not, gna' fraulein. He might
fall in love with the wrong woman"
And the chamois hunter looked with
half shamed intentness into his guests
sweet eyes.
She blushed under his gaze and was
so conscious OF the hot color that she
rjtoFtSG a. random. az doubt If nc
could fall in love. A man who would
let his chancellor choose for him-he
can have no warm blood in his veins"
There think you wrong him, lady"
the answer came quickly. THE en-
peror is-a man. But 1t may be he has
found other interests In his life more
important than woman"
bringing down chamois, for in
stance. You would sympathize there"
"Chamois give good sport. They're
hard to find-harder still to hit when
you have found them"
$50 are the best types of women
those who. like the chamols and the
plant l spoke of, live only in high
places. Oh, for the sake Of my sex
1 do hope that some day your emperor
will change his mind-that a woman
will make him change itp,
Perhaps a woman has already"
Virginia grew pale. Was she too
late, or was this concealed compli-
ment which the chamois hunter did
not guess she had the clew to find?
She could not answer. The silence be-
tween the two became electrical, and
the young man broke 1t at last with
some slight signs of confusion.
"Its n pity" said he, "that our en-
peror can't hear you. He might be
converted to your views"
"Or he might clap me into prison for
leze majesty"
"He wouldn't do that gna' fraulcin
II he's anything like me-"
Anything you like! Why, now YOU
put INC III uihu VI IL, lie not unllhc
you-in appearance, / mean, judging
by his portraits"
"You have seen his portralts?"
"Yes, I've seen some really think
you must be little like him, only
browner and taller perhaps Yet I'm
glad that you're chamois hunter and
not an emperor-almost as glad as you
can be-
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