Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-09

"A morganatic marriage I did think of at first, but on second thoughts I saw 1t would be ungrateful."
 "Ah, yes, to the country which ex- poets so much of you
 No, to the woman who has the right to all or nothing. I will make her empress of Rhaetia."
 With cry the chancellor sprang up. His eyes glared like the eyes of bull who receives the death stroke. His working lips and the hollow sound in his throat alarmed the emperor.
 No, your majesty, nor' he panied.
 But I say yes" Leopold answered, and let no man give me nay. I've thought it all out I will make her a countess first. Then she shall be made my empress"
 Your majesty, it is not possible"
 Take care, chancellor"
 ''She has been deceiving you. She has neither the birth, the position nor the name she claims to have. and I can prove it.
 You are mad, Von Breitstein," the emperor flung at him. That can be your only excuse for such words"
 T am not mad, but I am old and wise, your majesty. Today you have made me feel that 1 am very old. Punish me as you will for my frank ness. My work for you and yours is nearly done. Cheerfully will sub. init to my dismissal if only this last enort in your service may save the ship of state from wreck. would not make an accusation which I could not prove. And I can prove that the two English ladies who have been staying at Schloss Lyndalberg are not the persons they pretend to be-
 "Who has been lying to you?" cried Leopold, who held between clinched hands the temper he vowed not to lose with this old man.
 ''To me. no one. To your majesty, to society in .kronburg. two adventuress- es have lied"
 The emperor caught his breath "If I you for that" he said
 "I know you would. As it is. my life is yours But before you take it, for Gods sake, for your fathers sake, hear me out.'
 Leopold did not speak for a moment. but stared at the vanishing landscape which he saw through a red haze. 'very we'll" he said at last: T will hear you. because fear nothing you eau say"
 "When I heard of your maiesty's ad. miration for certain lady" the chan cellor began quickly lest the emperor should change his mind. T looked for her name and her mothers in Burke's Peersge. There I found Lady Now bray. widow of a dead baron Of that fix, mother of a son still child and of one daughter. q young woman with many names and twenty eight years.
 This surprised me. as the Miss Nowbray had seen at the birthday ball looked no more than eighteen and. I was tod confessed 10 twenty. The MOwbr=ys. I learned by a little further research in Burke. were dis tsntly connected by marriage with the family of Bsumenburg- Drippp. This seemed an osid coincidence in the cir cumstances. But. acting as duty bada me Het. wired to two persons Baron Von Sark. your mljesty's ambassador 10 Great Britain. and the crown prince ! of Hungaria. the brother of Princess Virginia
 What did you telegraph = asked the emperor iciIy.
 Nothing compromising to your maj . exty. you may well believe. inquired ! of Adalbert f he had English rela- tions. a Lady NcNbray and daughter. Helen. traveling in Rhaeriz- and I tez- ged that if so D. would drS-ribe their ty telegram To Von Sark I said that particulars hy wire ouncern- ing the widow of Lord Mow bray and daughter. Helen. would put rge unier personal obligation Both these mes sares sent fl night before last les teriay I rereivei AdaIlsrt-s auSwer- this morning Ven Ssrk-S- They are here Ard the chaBcpEJr tzpr<vf the bresSt of his gray cOat WEI ysa- majesty read themg If yoa vfSh- replied Leopasd at his hzuEhtieSf and coldest 2