The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-22

and put of the chance Of 1t from day
to day. The stay Of the Mowbrays a
Alleheillgen heightened into week
and when they left at last 1t was only
just In time for the great festivities
at Kronburg which were to cele
brate the emperor's thirty first BIRTH
day, an event enhanced In national
Importance by the fact that the eighth
anniversary of his coronation would
fall on the same date.
On the morning Of the journey the
grand duchess had neuralgia and waa
frankly cross.
81 don't see, after all, what you've
accomplished so far by this mad freak
which has dragged us across Europe"
she said fretfully In the train which
they had taken at town twenty miles
from Alleheiligen. We've perched on
a mountain top, like the ark on Ara
rat. for week. freezing The adven.
ture you had there is only a compiled
ton. What have we to show for our
trouble-unless inciplent rheumatism 2"
Virginia had nothing to show for It.
at least nothing that she meant to
show, even to her mother. but in q
little scented bag Of silk which lay
next her heart was folded bit Of
botting paper. If you looked at its
reflection In mirror you raw written
vice over In a firm individual hand
the name Helen Mowbray."
The princess had found 1t on a table
In the best sitting room after Frau
Yorvan had made that room ready for
Its new occupants. Therefore she loved
Alleheiligen; therefore she thought
with redoubled satisfaction Of her visit
there
To learn her full name he must have
thought 1t worth while to make In
quiries. 1t had fingered In his thoughts
or he would not have scrawled 1t twice
on some bit of paper-since destroyed,
no doubt-in a moment of idle dream
ing.
Through most of her life Virginia
had known the lack Of money, but she
would not have exchanged thousand
pounds for the contents of that little
bag.
Hohenlangenwald Is the name Of the
house from which the rulers of Rhae-
tia sprang. Therefore everything In
the beautiful city Of Kronburg which
can take the name of Hohenlangen-
valid has taken 1t, and 1t was at the
hotel that a suit Of
rooms had been engaged for Lady
The travellers broke the long journey
ut Melinabad, and virglnia's study Of
trains had timed their arrival In Kron-
burg for the morning Of the birthday
eve, early enough for the frst cere-
mony of the festivities, the unwilling
by the emperor Of statue Of Rhaetia
In the Leopoldplatz. directly In front
Of the acknowledgement hotel.
Virginia looked forward to seeing the
emperor from her own windows, as,
to her calculation. there was
IN hour to spare. but at the station
they were told by the driver Of the
sent to meet them that, the
,rowd In the streets being already very
great, he feared 1t would be tedious
to get through. Some Of
he thoroughfares were closed for traf-
lc. He would have to go by round
about way and In any case could not
each the main entrance Of the hotel
At best he would have to deposit his
passengers and their luggage ut side
in a narrow street.
As the carriage started, from far
way came burst Of martial music
military band playing the national
lir which the channels hunter had
leard a girl sing behind closed door
t Alleheiligen.
The shops were all shut, would be
hut until the day after tomorrow, but |
heir windows were unshuttered and |
,ayly decorated to add to the bright |
less Of the scene. Strange old shops |
displayed the marvellous chased silver, |
he jeweled weapons and gorgeous en-
roideries from the far eastern prov
noes Of Rhaetia. Splendid new shops
Walled the best of the Rue de Ia Paix
, Paris. Gray medieval buildings
lade wonderful backgrounds for dra-
cry of crimson and blue and garlands
blazing flowers. Modern buildings
purple red porphyry and the famous
oney yellow marble OF Rhaetia fut-
red with flags, and above all, In the
cart Of the town, between old and
ew, rose the Castle Rock. virginia's
llses beat as she saw the home of
eopold for the first time, and she was
roud Of its picturesqueness its riches
nd grandeur, as IL she had some right
Il too.
Ancient narrow streets and wide new
reefs were alike arbors Of evergreen
nd brilliant blossoms. Prosperous
tizens in their best. Inhabitants Of the
oorer quarters and stalwart peasants
'om the country elbowed and pushed
lch other good naturedly as they
reamed toward the Leopoldplatz.
handsome people they were, the girl
fought. her heart warming to them
nd to her 1t seemed that the very
II tingled with expectation. She be-
eyed that she could feel the mag
etc thrill In It even II she were
ind and deaf and could hear or see
,thing of the excitement.
EVA v,,uut no In final Wa ahau In |