Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-04

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trapped in the meshes of any pink and
white Viviene And II he admired
young woman not of royal blood he
would keep his distance for her sake.
You say this English miss is with her
mother at the principal hotel Of Kron'
burg. If Leopold constantly visited
them there we should have q scandal
On the other hand, to suggest meeting
the girl outside or incognito would be
an insult. Either way he would be
but poorly rewarding a woman who
saved his life"
Baroness Won Lyndal's color rallied
to the support of her rouge, and her
smile dwindled to inanity, for she had
insisted upon the argument. and 1t was
going against her.
In her haste to vex the chancellor
she had not stopped to study from ev-
cry side the question she had raised.
So far she had merely succeeded In ir-
ritating him, and she owed him much
more than pin prick. Such infnitesi-
NAL wounds she had contrived to give
the man in abundance during her TWEEN.
ty-two years at the Rhaetan court.
but now. If she hurt him at all. she
would like the stab to be deep and
memorable.
| To be sure, in beginning the CONVEX
! sation she had thought of nothing more
| than a momentary qualification, but
| the very heat Of the argument into
which she had thrown herself had
| warmed her malice and sharpened the
<,R hos vrvs% 1o all pcki fv
her expressed opinion only by events,
and 1t occurred to her that she might
be able to shape events in such a way
that she could say with eyes II not liz
words, II told you So"
! Her fading smile frightened. "Deai
chancellor, you do well to have faith
in your imperial pupil" said she.
"You've helped to make him what he
Is, and you're ready to keep him what
he should be. suppose even that If,
being but young man and having the
hot blood Of his race. he should stray
into primrose path you would take
advantage Of old friendship to-er
put up signposts and barriersY
"Were there the slightest chance of
such necessity arising" grumbled the
chancellor. struggling his shoulders.
"It's like your integrity and courage.
What n comfort, then, that the necee-
sity Is SO unlikely to arisey'
11he old man looked at her with level
gaze. the ruthless look that brushes
away q woman's paint and powder and
coidly counts the wrinkles underneath.
II must have misunderstood you. then.
a moment ago." he said. II thought
your argument was all the other way
round madam"
II told you l was amusing myself.
What can one do Mt ball when one
has reached the age when it would be
foolish to dance? Why, believe that
Lady Mowbray and her daughter are
not remaining long in Kronburg."
; At last she was able to judge that
/ she had given the chancellor a few un-
| easy moments for his eyes frightened
] visibly with relief. "Ah." he returned,
} 'then they are going out Of Rhaetla?"
!, mot exactly that" said the baroness
] slowly. pleasantly and distinctly. II
!, hear that they've been asked to the
country to visit one of his majesty's
oldest friends
,l Leopold was not supposed to care for
I dancing. though he danced-as 1t was
+. his pride to do all things-well. Ger
tainly there was often a perfunctori-
!. ness about his manner In ballroom,
i. suggestion Of the soldier on duty in
his unsmiling face and his readiness
. to lead partner to her seat when a
e dance was over.
!. But tonight new Leopold moved to
/ the music. A girls white arm on his
that slender arm which had been
!. quick and firm as mans in his de-
A fense-the perfume of girls hair
|, and the gold glints upon it. the shadow
q Of girls dark lashes and the light in
a pair Of gray eyes when they were
4 lifted. the beating Of girls heart near
). him. the springtime grace Of girls
sweet youth In it's contrast with the
!. voluptuous summer Of Rhaetian types
!. Of beauty. the warm rose that spread
o upward from a girls childlike dimples
4 to the womaniy arch Of her brows-al
n these charms and more which rendered
n one girl hundred times adorable tool
hold Of him and made him not an EN-
n peror. but man. unarmored.
!. When the music ceased he fancied
g for an instant that some accident hat
!. befailen the musicians. Then when he
realized that the end of the dance had
u come In its due time he remembered
. with pleasure rule of his court estab
, lished In the days OF those who hat
. been before him. After each dance ar
interval Of ten minutes was allowed
. before the beginning Of another. Ter
y minutes are not much to a man wht
has things to say which could hardly
4 be said In ten hours. Still, they arr
|. something. and to waste even one
. would be like spilling drop Of pre-
cious elixir from tiny bottle contain
ing but nine other drops.
They had scarcely spoken yet, ex