Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-28

The ewes OF the hunter-dark. bril-
liant and keen as the eagles to which
she compared hinr-pierced hers. "fou
have no feart" he ASKED You are
Young girl, alone, save for me, In
desolate place For all you know, my
mates and may be a band OF brig.
ands."
"Baedeker doesn't mention the ex.
istence of brigands In these days
among the Rhaetan Alps" replied
"Ah, that shows how little you
channels hunters have had time to
learn. Why. we can't even understand
ourselves or know what were most
likely to do next. and yet-a very odd
| thing-we have no difficulty in reading
one another and knowing all each 9th
er's weaknesses"
| THAT would seem to say that man
should get a woman to choose his wife
for him."
I'm not so sure 1t would be wise,
yet your emperor, we hear, Will let
the chancellor choose his"
"Ah, were you told this also in your
countryY"
Eyes, for the gossip is that she's m
English princess. Now. what's the
good Of being powerful emperor II
he can't even pick out a wife to please
his own taste"
II know nothing about such high
matters, gna' fraulein, but fancied
that royal folk took wives to please
their people rather than themselves
It's their duty to marry, you know
And If the lady be of royal blood. vir
tuous, of the right religion, not to-
sharp tempered and pleasant to lool
at, why, those are the principal thing
to consider, should suppose"
$50 should not suppose if were
man and emperor. l should want tn
pleasure of falling in love"
SAFER not, gna' frauein. He Nigh
fall in love with the wrong woman.
And the chamois hunter looked wit
half shamed intentness into his guest
sweet eyes.
She blushed under his gaze and wa
80 conscious of the hot color that Sh
retorted at random. Il doubt If b
could fall in love. A man who woul
let his chancellor choose for him-h
can have no warm blood in his veins.
There think you wrong him, lady,
the answer came quickly. THE en-
: peror is-a man. But it may be he ia
found other interests in his life NOR
,, important than woman"
bringing down chamois, for IL
stance. You would sympathize there
"Chamois give good sport. They'l
. hard to fnd-harder still to hit whe
you have found them"
$50 are the best types of women
!. those who, like the chamois and tn
plant spoke of, live only in hig
places. Oh, for the sake Of my Sc
do hope that some day your empert
will change his mind-that a woma
!, will make him change it!'
Perhaps a woman has already"
!. Virginia grew pale. Was she t.
late, or was this concealed comp
ment which the chamois hunter q
not guess she had the clew to fine
She could not answer. The silence b
: tween the two became electrical, al
: the young man broke 1t at last Wi
: some slight signs Of confusion.
Its a pity" said he, that our Ell
i. peror can't hear you. He might
!, converted to your views"
"Or he might clap me into prison f
leze majesty"
"He wouldn't do that. gna' fraulei
II he's anything like me-"
- Anything you like! Why, now y
= put me in mind Of it, he's not unli
>. youth appearance. ! mean. judgtl
by his portraits"
"You have seen his pOrtraits?'
= Eyes, I've seen some. l really THU
>, you must be a little like him, on
browner and taller perhaps. Yet I
!, glad that you're a channels hunter u
!" not an emperor-almost as glad as y
can be-
evil you tell me why. ladyY'
:. "Oh, for one reason, because
81 couldn't possibly ask him, ii he we
!. here in your place, what I'm going
u ask Of you. You've very kindly ID
the bread and ham ready, but you f
got to cut them"
y "A thousand pardons. Our talk b
:. set my wits woolgathering. My mi