Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-03

ION the IN day of October yOuI
quarterly "l.o,ancc viii he paid" re
D. nlar'.ri hi 'rr her. Il would increase
~ t-i..':....- ~ the amount u
. 5.D't a-u,'ra {. that would make II
.orth your While 10 talk and forge
nothing but YOUR scruplrS"
ON. You knows I'm always delighted
- please YOU exclaimed EGon. It's
only natural. living the mouotonous
life you do when you're not busy with
tie affairs OF state, that you should
like to hear What goes on in the world
outside. OF course I'll gladly do my
best rs Il raconteUr.'
My dear Young man. don't lie." said
the chancellor The habit is growing
on You. Yuu H.. even To yourself by
ana hy !ou'll believe yourself. and
then all hope for your soul vii. be over.
What | want to know is how far the
emperor has gone in his infatuation for
this l.ng!iSA girl. I'm not afraid to
speah plainly to you. SO you may safe
ly-and prolitably-do the same with
ne In the first place, I'll put you at
your ease by making humiiating
confession. The other night the wom-
an Won Lyndal tried to draw me- as
she would express 1t. on this subject,
and I'm bitterly mortified to say she
partly succeeded. She suggested an
ENHANCEMENT between Leopold and
the girl. l replied that Leopold wasn't
the man to pull down hornets nest
of gossip around the ears Of n young
woman who had saved his life. No
matter what his incinations might be,
l insisted that he would pay her no
repeated visits.
This thrust the fair Mechtilde par
ried as if repeating a mere rumOr by
saying that she believed the gift was
to stay at the country house Of some
old friend of the emperor. At the time
l attached little importance to her
chatter. believing that she merely
wished to give me spiteful slap or
two, as is her habit when she has the
chance. For once, though, she has
succeeded in stealing march upon
me, and she kept the secret Of her plan
until too late for ME to have any hope
Of preventing Leopold from fulfilling
his engagement Mt her house. After
that was safely arranged l don't doubt
she was overjoyed that l should guess
her plot"
do you think that even If you'd
known sooner you could have stopped
the emperor from visiting at Lyndal-
berg?" asked Egon. II know that you
are iron. but he is STEEL"
81 would have stopped him." return
ed the chancellor. II should have
made no bones about the reason, for
I've found that the best way with
Leopold is to blurt out the whole
truth and fight him-my experience
against his will. II advice and warn
ing hadn't sutliced to restrain him
from insulting the girl who Is to be
his wife and injuring the reputation
of the girl who never can be, I would
have devised some eXpedient to thwart
him for his own good. I'm not a man
to give up when l feel that am
right"
Neither is he." Egon added, "but
since you seem so determined to nip
this dainty blossom of love in the bud
We'll hope it's not yet too laAe for a
sharp frost to blight it,"
Il sent for you." said the chancellor,
brushing away metaphor with an i'm
patient gesture. ito show me the pre-
else spot on which to lay my finger"
I'll do my best to deserve your con.
fdence." responded Egon gracefully.
Let me see-where shall begin?
Well. as you know. it's simpler for the
emperor to see good deal OF the wo-
man he admires ut a friends house
than almost anywhere else in his own
country. This particular woman risked
her life to save his. and it's so natural
for him to be gracious in return that
people would be surprised il he were
not There's so much in their favor at
the commencement
Miss Mowbray and her mother ar
rived at Lyndalberg before the EN-.
peror, had made friends there and
were ready for the campaign. The
girl is undoubtedly beautiful-the pret.
test creature. l think. ever saw-and
she has winning way which takes
with women as well as men. Not one
OF her fellow guests seems to put
wrong construction on her Irritation
with the emperor or his with her. The
other men would think him blind IL he
didn't admire her rs much as they do,
and none of the women there are of
the sort to be Jealous So, are you
sure. Lorenz. that you're not taking
too serious a view of the affair?'
1T can't be taken too seriously, con-
sidering the circumstances. I've told
you my plans for the emperor's fu-
ture. Princesses are women. and Cos
sip is hydra headed. When the lady
hears-she who has been allowed to
understand that the emperor Of Rhae-
tia only waits for a suitable opportu-
nifty Of formally asking for her hand
for she will surely hear, that he has
seized this very moment for his first
liaison. tell you neither she nor her
people are likely to accept the state
ment meekly. She's half German-on
her fathers side cousin not too dis
tant Of William III. She's half Eng
lisbon her mothers side related to
the king through the line of the Stu
arts. And in her there's a dash of
American blood which comes from q
famous grandmother who was de-
scended from George Washington,
man as proud and with the right to
be rs proud rs any king. All three
countries would have reason to re-
sent such an ungallant slight from
Rhaetia"
1.-THE little affair must be hushed
up" said Egon. ~
1T must be stopped. and at once"
said the chancellor.
Zach" sighed the young man, with
rs much meaning in the long drawn
breath as the elder might care to read.
And If 1t did not discourage It at least
irritated him. go onr he exclaimed