The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-09-16

when you've found Miss Mowbray for
me-"
81 have already found her and am
taking you to her now"
"Thcn YOU actually believe In your
own story? You believe that this sweet
and beautiful young girl Is n fast ac-
trcSs. schcmer, friend OF your no.
toriously gallant friend and willing to
risk her reputation by paying n late
visit unchaperoned to him at his hunt
Ing lodge In the woods2 You are, after
all, very poor judge OF character IL
YOU dream that we shall see her there"
Il shall see her, your majesty, and
you will see her unless the madness
you call love has blinded the eyes OF
your body rs we'll rs the eyes OF your
mind. That she is now at the lodge
know, for the prince assured me with
| his own lips that she had promised to
motor out alone with him and dine"
You mean he told YOU that his
friend the actress had promised. I'll
stake my life even he didn't dare to
say Miss Mowbray."
"IIc said Miss Brett, the actress, it's
9uc, but when he called upon her ut
her hotel, where he and l met to dis
cuSs Il matter which Is no secret to
Your majesty, he asked for Miss Now
bray. And the message that came
down | heard 1t was that Miss Now
bray would be delighted to see his
royal highness. This left no doubt IN
my mind that after giving out that she
would leave today the lady had re-
manned in KronDurg for the express
purpose of meeting her dear friend the
prince, the handsomest and best dress
ed young man in Europe-after your
majesty, OF course. And 1t was quite
natural for her to hope that, as she was
supposed to be gone and you were fol-
lowing hor, this evenings escapade
would never be discovered"
please spare me your deductions.
chancellor" said the emperor curtly,
and pray understand now, II you
have not understood before, that l am
with YOU in this expedition not to
prove YOU right, but wrong, and moth.
Ing you can say Will convince me that
the princes actress and Miss Mowbray
are one. If we find a woman at the
hunting lodge it will not be the lady
we seek unless she has been kidnapped,
| and as You Will presently be obliged
to eat every word you've spoken the
fewer such bitter pills you provide for
yourself to swallow the better
Thus snubbed by the young man
whom lie had held In his arms, an I'M
pcrious as we'll as an imperial infant,
the old statesman sought sanctuary in
silence. But lie had said that which
had been In his mind to say, and he
was satisfied. Meekness was not his
mcticr yet he could play the part Of
the faithful servant, humbly loyal
through injustice and mlsunderstand.
ing, and he played it now, because he
knew 1t to be the one effective role.
He sat beside the emperor with bowed
head and STOPPING shoulders which
suggested the weakness OF old age, his
hands claspcd before him, and from
time to time he sighed patiently.
As they glidcd under the dark arch
of the Buchenwald Leopold spoke
again.
You have led me to suppose that
our call at the hunting lodge will be
surprise visit to the prince. That Is
the case, isn't it?"
Count Won Breitstein would have pre-.
fcrrcd that the question had not been
asked He had intended to convey the
impression which the emperor had re-
Ccivcd but he had not clothed 1t in
actual statement. Luckily the prince
was as clever as he was good looking,
and he could be trusted as an actor;
otherwise tho old man would have
been still more reluctant to commit
himself
Were our visit expected we should
not he likely to find the lady" said he.
"Thc prince and | are OH such friendly
terms, your majesty, that lie didn't
mind confcsslng he was to have n pret.
" actress as his guest. He also an
swcrcd a few questions | asked con.
corning her freely and frankly, for to
do so he had to tell me only what the
world knows. How could no dream
that the Hrtations or the visits OF
Miss Jenny Brett could be of the
slightest Importance to the emperor of
Rhaetia? Had he guessed. however,
that the entertainment he meant to
offer her might be interrupted natural.
~ hc would have taken some means to
protect her from annoyance"
This nights work Will give him
| cause to pick private quarrel with
me If lie likes" said the emperor, con.
yinccd Of the chancellor's good faith
Il don't think he Will choose, your
majesty. You are in mood to be glad
If he did, fear. But, no; need not
fear. You Will always remember Rhae.
tia and put her interests before your
own wishes"
"YOm weren't as confident Of that q