The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-12

" VIZ ""S was oIucr ate In their
rooms.
Leopold had shown himself at the
table each morning, however, and set
the fashion. And the day after the
parting In the garden lie wns earlier
even than usual. 1t was easy to be
early, rs he had not been to bed that
night, but he had an extra incentive
lie could scarcely wait TO see how
Helen Mowbray would meet him
whether she would still be cold or
whether sound advice from her mother
would have made her kind.
IBIS was his last day at I.yndalberp.
l|y his special request no programme
of entertainment had been arranged
and before coming down to breakfast
Leopold had been turning over I'm his
mind plan after plan for another
chance of meeting the girl alone. He
had even written letter, but had
torn 1t up because he was unable to
say on paper what was really in his
heart.
Breakfast passed, however, and when
she did not appear Leopold grew rest
less. lie did not ask for her before
the others, but when he and the baron
cSs had strollcd out together on the
terrace, whore white pcacocks spread
their jeWclcd tails, the emperor sought
fomc opportunity of bringing in the
name that filed his thoughts.
81 see the red October lilies arc opcn-
ing he said. Miss Mowbray will be
Interested. She tells me there's moth
ing like them in England"
"Ah, she has gone just too soon"
sighed the baroness.
The emperor glanced quickly from
the mass OF crimson flowers to his
hostess face. Gomez" he repeated
"NcS," the baroness answered "Thcy
must have reached Kronburg before
this. You know, they left their COM
pauion there. Perhaps your majesty
did not realize that they were leaving
: here quite 50 car1y?"
He turned so white under the brown
tan the mountains had given that the
baroness was alarmed. She had taken
NiginiI'S words as Virginia had
meant her to take them and therefore
supposed that Il formal farewell of
some sort had been spoken. This i'm
preston did not prevent her from
guessing that there must have been Il
misunderstanding, and she was tin
CLING with Il lively curiosity which she
was obliged carefully to hide
The romance Which had been enact
ed under her eyes she believed to be
largely OF her own making, and not
being bad hearted woman, she had
grown fond of Virginia. She had even
had pan&s OF conscience, and, though
she did not sec the way for Il happy
ending 70 the pretty drama, it dis
trcSscd her that the curtain should go
down on sadness.
Il did not know they were going at
all Leopold answered frankly, will
ing to sacrifice his pride for the sake
OF coming quickly at the truth.
"Oh," exclaimed the baroness, Il am
distressed. Miss Mowbray distinctly
said when | begged that they would
wait, The emperor will understand"
Il do understand now | know they
have gone" he admitted. but Miss
Mowbray thinks she has some cause
OF complaint against me. and she's
mistaken can't let such mistake
so uncorrcctcd You say they must be
at Kronburg before this. Are they
staying on thcrc?"
I'm afraid not, your majesty. They
leave Kronburg for England today by
the Orient express"
"Do you happen to remember Mt
what hour the train s,artsE"
81 believe at -"
Leopold pulled out his watch. 1t was
twenty minutes past II. Forty times
sixty seconds and the girl would be
gone!
The blood rushed to his face Bar.