Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-14

was plain that the prince had theory
as to the lady's real identity and to es-
taDlish 1t as fact might be valuable.
''Is 1t possible that you've already
met this dangerous young person?' he
asked eagerly.
"Well, begin to believe 1t may be
so. I'll explain why later. Thereby
hangs a confession. At all events, a
certain lady exactly answering the de-
scription you've given Is very likely in
this neighborhoOd. I've heard that she
was shortly due in Kronburg. and 1t
was In my mind when deciding sud
denly to spend few days In the woods
for the sake Of seeing you that
might see her also before went home
again. As a matter Of fact. the lady
and I have had misunderstanding
at a rather unfortunate moment, as I'D
just imprudently taken her into my
confidence neutrality-suspicious. family
affairs. If it is she who is masquerad-
ing in Rhaetia as Miss Mowbray and
turning your emperor's head, 1t may be
that she's trying to revenge herself on
me. She's pretty enough to beguile St
Anthony, let alone st. Leopold. and
she's clever enough to have thought
out such a scheme. Our, small quarrel
happened about four weeks ago, and
I've lost sight Of the lady since. She
disappeared, expecting probably to be
followed, but she wasn't. The only
question is, If she's playing Miss Now
bray, where did she get the mother?
I've heard there is Mowbray mother"
There's faded Dresden china shep-
herdess that answers to the name"
said the chancellor dryly. But these
mantelpiece ornaments are easily man
ufactured."
The prince was amused. no; she
wouldn't stick at mother II she
wanted one" he chuckled "And, while
she was about it. she has apparently
annexed whole family tree. The
black mole and the scar dimple-you' re
sure Of them. chancellor? Because, if
you are
ooh. am practically certain!'
"Then the more pieces in the puzzle
which / fit together the more likely
does 1t seem that your Leopold's Miss
Helen Mowbray and my Miss Jenny
Brett are one and the same"
Miss Jenny Brett?"
."Did you never hear the name?"
IF have I've forgotten it,
Chancellor, you wouldn't forget II
you were few years younger. Jenny
Brett is the. prettiest If not the most
talented singer ever sent out from
Australia. the fashionable home OF
singers. She is billed to sing at the
Court theater of Kronburg in fort.
night. her first engagement in Rhae.
tia"
'You are right 1t may we'll be that
she's Eeen having game with us-a
game that we can prevent now, thank
heaven. from ending in earnest"
'Oh, yes; we can prevent that"
"Your royal highness met the lady
In your own country?'
mo. 1t was in Paris at at, but
I'm afraid l induced her to aVept al
engagement at home. We were greai
friends for awhile. and really she's a
charming creature. can't blame my
self. Who would have guessed tina,
she'd turn out SO ambitious? BY Jove
I can sympathize with Leopold. The
girl tried to twist me round her finger
and, verify believe. fancied at one
time that would offer her marriage"
ut must be the same girl And the
emperor has offered her marriage"
what? impossible! But-with the
left hand. of course. though even that
would be unheard of for a man ir
his
~ sweor IN vn,r roval highness that
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