Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-25

run,or has reached Rhaetia that you
are-good to look at. Leopold has been
heard to say that, whatever else the
future empress of Rhaetia may be, ne
won't give his people an ugly woman
tn reign over them. And so alto
gether"-
"And so altogether, my references
being satisfactory, at a pinch might
do for the place." cut in Virginia, with
the hot impatient rebellion OF her
youth. "Oh, mother, you think me
mad or fool, know, and perhaps
am mad, yet not mad enough not TO see
that It would be great thing. won
derful thing, to be asked in marriage
by the one man in my world f-ah.
that great if'-he had only seen ana
fallen in love with me. 1t might have
happened you know. AS you say, I'm
not ugly. and can be rather pleasant
II choose--so | believe. If he had
only come to this land to see what
was like, as royal men did in the dear
old fairy stories, and then had asked
me to be his wife. why, should nave
| been conceited enough to think 1t was
because he loved me even more than
| because of other things. Then l should
! have been happy-yes, dear, III con-
| fess it to you now-almost happy
| enough to die of the great joy and trl-
| umph of 1t. But now I'm not happy.
| I will marry Leopold or I'll marry no
man, but / swear to you l won't be
! married to Leopold in Count won Brett
| STEMS hateful old, cold, cut and dried
| way"
.It's the emperor's way as<weli as
| Won Breitstein's."
"Then for once in his big, grand, OBJ
stinate life he'll have to learn that
i there's one insignificant girl who won't
i play Griselda even for the sake of be-
ing his empress"
i The girl proclaimed this resolve. ris-
ing to her feet, with her head high
} and a look in her gray eyes which
told the grand duchess that it would be
hopeless for her to argue down the
resolution. At first it was proud look
J and sad look. but suddenly a beam
] of light flashed into it and began to
, sparkle and twinkle. Virginia smiled
and showed her dimples. Her color
5 came and went. In moment she was
3 different girl, and her mother, be-
D wildered. fearful still, dared to hope
something from the change.
How odd you look she exclaimed
. you've thought of something. You
: are happy You have the air of-of
: having found some plan"
? at found me, think" the girl an
( swered. laughing, "all suddenly. jus
+ In a fash That's the way 1t must bt
with inspirations. This is one-I know
: it. It's all in the air. floating rounC
i me. But shall grasp it soon."
She came close to her mother. still
e smiling, and knelt down in the grass a
her feet. looking up with radiance IL
I her eyes.
Luckily there was no one save thu
Dresden china lady and the birds ant
= flowers to see how a young princes
threw her mantle of dignity away. TO
the two did not keep royal state and I
o royal retinue in the quaint old hous
: at Hampton Court. and the big elm
j which Virginia loved kindly hid tn
y mother and daughter from intrusiy
I eyes.
"You do love me, don't you. dear
G est?' cooed the princess softly as
K dove.
"You know | do my child. though
k don't pretend to understand you,
sighed the grand duchess well awar
G that she was about to be coaXed int
some scheme. feeling that she woul
]. yield and praying Providence that tn
yielding might not lead her into tribr
70 lation.
Y People grow dull If we understan
ID them too WE'LL" said Virginia. ''It'
like solving puzzle-there's no NOR
u fun in it when it's finished. But 20
n wish me to be happy. darlingT'
% "More than | wish for anything elsG
N excepting, of course, dear Dal's"-
u "Dal Is a man and can take care Q
II himself. I must do the best can
re poor me! And there's something
al want so much, so much 1t would /
ie heaven on earth, all my own. IL coul
III win it-Leopold's love. quite for m!
ID self. as a girl, not as suitable Pro
IL estant princess For a few horri
~ minutes l thought it was too late I
I'd hope for that and | must give him NJ
III because l never could be sure If a
a. cepted him without his love and /
d. said 1t had come afterward: that
- was really. really true. Anyway.
S. could never be the same, and / wa
II miserable over what might have beef
H. Then suddenly | saw how it sti
g. might be. l almost think l may /
Ell able to win his love If you'll promis
to help me. dear"
D. "Of course l WILL" said the gran
is duchess, carried out of her pretty lit
50 conventional self into unwonted in
re pulsiveness by the warmth Of kiss
soft and sweet as the roses on vi
i'd ginias bosom.
THAT is, will If can. But don
at all see what | can do"
81 Il see. And what | want you to {
ID is to please, please see with my eyes