The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-15

have been in the guidebook or In some
nonerp-that he comes occasionally to
! tbts northern range of mountains"
"Oh yes: the emperor has been at our
buf several times. He's good enough
to approve it." the host answered calm
Iy. laying loaf Of black bread. a fine
seeded cheese and a knuckle Of ham on
the table He then glanced at his
guest. expecting her to come forward.
but she sat still on her throne Of ant
lers her small feet in their sensible
mountain boots daintily crossed under
the short tweed skirt.
~ hear he also Is a good chamois
hunter" she carelessly went on. But
that perhaps is only the fiattery which
makes the atmosphere of royalty. No
doubt you, for instance, could really
give him many points in chamois hunt
ing"
The young man smiled. "The en-
peror's not bad shot"
"For an amateur. But you're pro-
fessional. wager now that you would
not for the world change places with
the emperor.
How the channels hunter laughed at
this and showed his white teeth! There
were those In the towns he scorned
who would have been astonished at
his light hearted mirth.
"Change places with the emperor!
Not unless | were obliged, gna' frau
lein-not now, at all events" with a
complimentary bow and glance. y
THANK you. You're quite courtier
And that reminds me Of another thing
they say of him In my country. The
story Is that he dislikes the society
OF women. But perhaps 1t is that he
doesn't understand them"
"It is possible, lady. But l never
heard that they were SO difficult Of
comprehension"
"Ah, that shows how little you
chamois hunters have had time to
learn, Why. we can't sen understand
ourselves or know what we're most
likely to do next, and yet-a very odd
thing-we have no difficulty in reading
one another and knowing all each 9th
er's weaknesses"
THAT would seem to say that man
should get woman to choose his wife
for him."
"I'm not so sure 1t would be wise,
yet your emperor. we hear, will let
the chancellor choose his"
"Ah. were you told this also in your
countryY
Eyes, for the gossip is that she's an
English princess. Now, what's the
coed Of being a powerful emperor if
he can't even pick out wife to please
his own taste?
II know nothing about such high
matters, gna' fraulein, but | fancied
that royal folk took wives to please
their people rather than themselves,
It's their duty to marry, you know.
And II the lady be of royal blood, vir-
tuous, of the right religion, not too
sharp tempered and pleasant to look
at, why, those are the principal things
to consider, should suppose"
$50 should | not suppose If were a
man and emperor. | should want the
pleasure of falling In love-"
''Safer not, gna' fraulein. He might
fall In love with the wrong woman
And the chamois hunter looked with
half shamed intentness into his guests
sweet eyes.
She blushed under his gaze and was
so conscious of the hot color that she
retorted at random. II doubt If he
could fall In love. A man who would
let his chancellor choose for him-he
can have no warm blood in his veins"
"There think you wrong him, lady,"
the answer came quickly. THE en-
peror is--a man. But it may be he has
found other interests in his life more
Important than woman"
Bringing down chamois, for in
stance. You would sympathize there
"Chamois give good sport. They're
hard to fnd-harder still to hit when
you have found them"
$50 are the best types of women
those who, like the ckamOis and the
plant ] spoke of, live only, in high