The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05

( trcmbcd in the mothers eyes Poor
} little Virginia, so young, so incXpcr-
cnr"4 -"1, n spite of her Self will and
recklcSSncss, so sweet ana loving with.
al.
But, dear, YOU are making the
worst of things" the grand duchess
said Soothlngly, her hand on the girls
bright hair. "Why, instead OF CRYING
YOU ought TO be smiling, | think. Leo
pold must love YOU desperately or he
would never have proposed marriage
even morganatic marriage. Just nt
first tho idea must have shocked YOU
knowing who YOU are. But, remember,
il you were Miss Mowbray II would
have been triumph. Many women of
high position have married ROYALTY
m"r@nnatically, and every one has re.
Sp"ct"d them. You seem to forget that
the emperor knows you only as Helen
Nov bray"
lie ought TO have known that Helen
MoWbray was not the girl to consent
NO. not more easily than Virginia Of
baum"nburS DrIppc. He should have
understood without telling that to n
Giri with Anglo Saxon blood I'm hor
veins such an offer would be like n
blow over the heart"
"llow should he understand It? He
is lihactian. Ills point OF vlcw"-
"ilis point of view to me is terrible.
Oh, mother, It's useless to argue! Ev
erything Is spoiled. OF course If he
Knew was Princess Virginia he would
be sorry for what he had proposed.
even If Ike thought I'd brought 1t ON
myself. But then it would be too late
Don't YOU understand? | valued his
love because 1t was given to me. not
the princess. If he said, Now know
YOU ! can offer my right hand instead
oI my Iclt TO you rs my wife, that
would not he the same thing ut ALL
NO; there's nothing left but to 20 home.
ana the emperor of Rhactia must be
told that Virginia Of Baumenburp
llrjppc has decided not to marry. That
VIII he our one revenge, but pitifu
one, since he'll never know that the
princess who refuses his right hand
ana the Helen Mowbray who wouldn't
take his left are one and the same.
on, mother, did love him so! Let
us get OUT of this hateful house as soon
as we can"
The grand duchess knew her daugh-
ter and abandoned hope. "Yes. If Won
viii not forgive him we NV
| once ana save yuf IiSnity If we can"
she said. The telegram will give us
our excuse. told the baroness | had
| received bad news, and she asked per-
I mission To knock at my door before
going TO bed and inquire how | was
, Feeling. She may come at any mo.
mcnt. We must say that the telegram
recalls us Immediately to England"
Listen" whispered Virginia. "I
think there's some one at the door
now"
baroness Won I.yndal stood aghast on
hearing that she was to be deserted
early IN the morning by the bright
particular star of her house party
aitcr the emperor. She begged that
Lady MowDray would reconsider; that
she would wire TO England instead of
! going, or at all events, that she would
, wait for one day more until Ieopolds
. visit to Schloss Lyndalbcrg should be
! over
In her anxiety she even failed in tact
When she found arguments useless.
"l'ut the empcror?' she objected "If
Nou go Off carly In the morning before
he on any one comes down. what will
he think? What will he say at being
cheated out of his an rcvoir?"
The grand duchess hesitatcd. But
Virginia answered firmly: 81 said good.
by to him tonight. The cmperor-will
understand"