Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-11-27

Ssic ~ uSc dSlVSSS uuU MISS MOWOCuy
are one. IL we fnd woman ut the
hunting lodge 1t will not lie the lady
we seek unless she has leen kidnapped,
and as you will presently lie obliged
to eat every word you've spoken the
fewer such hitter pills you provide for
yourself to swallow the better"
Thus snul'l,ed by the young man
whom he had held in his arms. an i'm
perious as we'll as I'M imperial infant.
the old statesman sought sanctuary In
silence. But lie had said that which
had been in his mind to say. and he
was satisfied. Weakness was not his
meter. yet he could play the part Of
the faithful servant, humbly loyal
through injustice aud misunderstood.
ing and he played 1t now. because he
knew 1t to lie the one effective role.
He sat beside the emperor with bowed
head and STOPPING shoulders which
suggested the weakness of old age, his
hands clasped before him. and from
time to time he sighed patiently.
AS they glitled under the dark arch
of the Ruchenwald Leopold spoke
again.
'You have led me to suppose that
our call ut the hunting lodge will be
surprise visit to the prince. That Is
the ease. isn't it,"
Count Won Rreitstein would have pre-
ferre.l that the question had not been
asked. lie had intended to convey the
impression which the emperor had re-
ceived. but he had not clothed 1t In
actual statement. Luckily the prince
was as clever as he was good looking,
and lie could he trusted as an actor:
otherwise the old man would have
been still more reluctant to commit
himself
''Were our visit expected we should
not he likely to find the lady," said he.
'''rhe prince and are OH such friendly
terms. your majesty. that he didn't
mind confessing he was to have pref
ty actress us his guest. He also an
sWrrcd Il few questions ! asked con-
corning her freely and frankly, for to
io SD lie had to tell me only what the
world knows. How could he dream
that the i,irtations or the visits Of
Miss Jenny Brett could be of the
slightest Importance to the emperor of
Rhaeti,? Had lie guessed. however.
that the entertainment he meant to
offer her might lie interrupted natural
~ he would have taken some means to
protect her from annoyance
'"i'his nights work will give him
cause to pick Il private quarrel with
mo IL he likes" said the emperor, con-
WINGED Of the chancellors good faith.
IL don't think he will choose, your
majesty. You are in a mood to be glad
II hr did. fear. But, no: need not
fear. You will always remember Rhae-
tia AMI put her interests before your
own wishes
"Yon weren't as confident of that
few hours ago"
Even then knew that when the
real tes: should be applied your mai
csty's cool head would triumph over
the hot impulse Of youth. But. see;
were passing through the village of
lnseletlen. fast asleep already, every
window dark. In six or seven minutes
at this speed we shall he ut the lodge"
The emperor laughed shortly. add
another seven minutes to your first
seven and we shall he out of the lodge
again. with Chancellor Won Breitstein
a sadder and wiser man than he
went in
Meekness was once more the part
Tor the old man to play. and, raising
his hands palm upward, In q gesture
of generous indulgence for his young
tovereign. he denied himself the pleas
TIRE of rt,tOrt
The hunting lodge In the wood, now
the property Of the chancellor's &C.
communicating Young friend. had until
recently belonged to Rhaetian semi
royal prince. who had been compelled
by lack Of sympathy among his cred
1tors to sell something and had prompt
~ SOLD the thing he cared for least.
The present owner was keen sports
man and. though he came seldom to
the place. lad spent good deal of
money in repairing the quaint rustic
house.
Years had passed since the emperor
had done more than pass the lodge
gates. and now the outlines Of the low
rambling structure looked strange to
him silhonetted against a spangled
Sky. He w:as glad Of this, for he had
spent some Joyous days here a. boy,
and he wished to separate the old i'm
pressions and the new.
Two tall chimneys stood up like the
pricked ears Of some alert crouching
animnl The oath to the lodge cleaned
white and straight in the darkness 90
parting in the rough black hair OF
giant. The trees whispered gossip to