The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-09-09
"oh, yes; we can prevent that"

"Oh, yes; we can prevent that"
"Sour royal highncss met the lady
In your own countryT
"N-o. II was In Paris at first, but
I'm afraid | induced her to accept an
engagement at home We were great
friends for awhile, and really she's n
charming creature. l can't blame my
self Who would have guessed that
she'd turn out so ambitious? BY Jove,
| can SympathiZc with Leopold. The
girl tried to twist me round her finger
and, | verify believe, fancicd at one
time that would offer her marriage"
at must bc the same girl. And the
emperor has offered her marriage"
What? ImpoSSiDle! But-witb the
left hand of course, though even that
would be mhcard of for II man in
his
81 swear to your royal highness that
IL he isn't stopped lie will force her on
the lthactian people as empress"
"Gad-littlc Jenny Brett! didn't
half appreciate her brilliant qualities"
"Yct | would wager that she appre.
ciatcd yours"
The prince shrugged his shoulders.
81 believe she really cared something
for mc-a month ago"
"Thcn she still cares. You are not
man whom woman can forget, though
pique or ambition may lead her to try.
tell YOU frankly believe that Prov
idcncc sent your royal highncss here
at this moment, and my best hopes
are now pinned on you.@ You-and no
one as well rs yOu-Can save the en-
pcrOr for q noblcr fate. Even when |
supposed you 4 stranger to this lady
who calls herself Helen Mowbray
thought that If YOU would consent to
meet her and exercise your fascina.
tionS there might be hope of averting
the danger from my master. Now
hope everything. | beg, | entreat, that
your royal highncsS Will send up your
name ana ask the lady to see you with
out delay. She Will certainly receive
YOU, and when the emperor learns that
she has done so 1t may go far to disil-
lusion him, for, pardon me, your royal
highncss has n great reputation as a
lady killer Still more valuable would
be, howcver-indccd, he would be cured
VI lIio IAll uluullOu lolcN tI-Il-ll
"If what?" inquired the young man.
tired of the chanccIlor's long winded-
ness and beating about the bush.
"lf YOU could persuade her to go out
TO your hunting lodge. Then Leopold
and Rhaetia would be saved by YOU
What could be better? What could be
more suitablc?'
'What, indeed" echoed the prince,
"for every one concerned eXcept for
Jenny Brctt?"
considering the havoc she has work
ell among us all. need she be consld-
cred before the interests OF great
country and, perhaps 1 may hint, all
innocent and lovely royal lady whom
this girl is doing her best to humili-
atc?"
"Tm hanged If she need be so con-
sidercd! Anyhow I'll do what you ask
I'll send up my card, and then We'll see
what happens"
The prince took from his pocket a
small gold case sparkling with jewels,
triilc which advertised itself as the
gift of woman. Out of this came q
card with n crown over the name In
the fashion OF his country and some
others. An cquerry waiting IN an ad-
joining room was summoned, the card
given 10 him, passed on to Il hotel serv-
ant, and then for five minutes, ten min
utcS, the old man and the young one
waited, talking of subject very near
to both their hearts.
st last, whom they had no moro to
say, word came that Lady Mowbray
and Miss Mowbray would see his royal
highnesS.
"rhe value of q well regulated moth
err laughed the young man, who had
not troubled TO inquire for Lady Now
bray. "Wcll, whatever comes of this
interview chancellor, | shall presently
have something to tell YOU"
"Ihc suspense Will be hard to bear"
said Count Won Brcltstein, "but have
perfect faith in YOU. We understand
each other completely now, but Pm
growing Old and the past few days
have tired me sorcly. Remember, l
pray YOU, all that's at stake and do
not hesitate for an instant Have no
false scruplc with such person as
this. The emperor will soon arrive In
Kronburg. He'll lose no time in trying
to find the girl, and once they've had
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