The Marshall republican., 1908-05-29

A sons s,s.es.1 = q.
Rhsettan csnst wssO
necessarily a part a the wonderful
plan ~concoctcd IN ~ English oardsa.
though they were among IT, detai1s
thought out sftsrwsrd.
The widow u the hereditary 0nsl
Duke OF B%aumcnburg. Drippe was ~
ported In the journals Of various coun-
tries to be travelling with the Princes
Virginia and a small suit threash Cao-
ada and the United Stats. and, ferta-
nately for the Success u The Insoceue
plot. the grand duchsss had spent -
many years Of seclusion In Enslasl
mid had sven In her youth ~ - fsW
Rhaetians that there was littie fear g
detection. Her objections to virginiaO
scheme for winning Q lover instead q
thanking heaven quietly for Q mere
husband were based on other grounds.
but virginia had overcome them. and
eventually the grand duchess had prov.
ed not only docile. but positively fertile
In expedient.
The choosing Of the borrowed nag
under which to sail had at frst besa
a dificulty. II was pointed out by Q
friend taken into their confidence, Q
lady whose husband had been ambss-
sador to Rhaetia. that Q real namD
and a name Of some dignity must b
adopted II proper introductions were
to be given. And Il was the grand
duchess who suggested the name q
Mowbray on the plea that she had IN
a way the right to me II.
The mother OF the late Duke Of
Northumberland had been a Miss Now
bray. and there were still several emf
nently respectable. inconspicuous Now.
bray cousins. Among these cousins
was a certain Lady Mowbray. widow
Of a baron Of that Ink and possessing
u daughter some years older and IN.
Vulnerable degrees palmer than the
Princess Virginia.
To this Lady Mowbray the grand
duchess had gone out Of her way to b.
kind In Germany long years ago. when
she was a very grand persoaage In.
deed and Lady Mowbray comparative
" u uODOuy - uuuIotS CUutiSNtAO9
had expressed herself as unspeakabAy
grateful. and the two had kept up Q
friendship ever since. Therefore whsa
the difficulty OF realism In q name pre-
scented itself the grand duchess thouSAt
Of Lady Mowbray and Miss Hsbon
Mowbray, They were about to leave
England for India. but had not -
left. and the widow OF the baron No.
battered as we'll az amused b IL ~
mantle confidence reposed n ~ ~
| the widow Of the grand duke. She ~
| delighted to lend her name and ~
| daughters name. and who could 6aosnD
| the lady II her mind rushed forwar0 .
| the time when she should havs eaSu10
gratitude from the young empress g
Rhaetia2 For Of course she bed -
doubt OF the way In which To e1vgo'
ture would end.
As for the wife Of The lats oge00
ambassador to the Rhaetian coart -
was not sentimental and thsgefssO ~
not quite as comfortably ssss - -
sequel. As far as c~oncerus1 ~ 80
part In the plot, however. she f0lt -
enough, for. though shs was afoss 9
fashion deceiving her ~ ee0aa11e'
ances at Kronburg. she We ~ ~
Ing adventurSsses upon thso- q
the contrary. she ives swing then Z
chance Of entertaining snoBss -
awares by sending then IsttssS =
ladies' who were In reality the 0sasl
Duchess Of Baumsnbsfs-Dr ipps asl
the Princess virginia.
The four mysterious GsstSsmen ls(s
Allcheiligen the day after virginiaS
encounter with the chamoh hunts9.
But the Mowbrays fingered On. Ths
adventure had begun 90 gioriously that
the girl feared an antfclimax for ~
Hsxt step. Though she lonsed for ~
second meeting, she dreaded II - wed
and put "a the chance q Il from day
to day. The stay At ~ Nowbeays q
Allshsiligsn bsagthsnsd into . week,
and when they lsft at last Il vas oaly
just II time Tor ths great ~fsstivitasa
Z Krosburg whicA were TO csls
bsats ~ enDsror's tAirty-dpt hlrtA'
day. % sveat snhanced h natioaal
importancs BY ~ eAct nat ~ eight
annivsnary q - cseoeatisa wsu1l
fall "a the same dats.
on the morning u ~ jearnsy u
|GFand duchess had neuralgla lan1 ~
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