The Marshall republican., 1908-06-19

two fpnIs ~ ~" Ni,rn'iru court.
ut nav " shp hurt him NJ MI. gbe
would like the stab 10 I've deep and
memorable.
To lr sure. In beginning the CONVEX.
sa'ion she had thought ~ uo'hing more
thnp n m%omentary qualification. hut
the very hcnt Of the argument ln,p
which she had thrown herself had
warmed her malice and shsrpned tho
weapon ~ her wit. She could Justify
her expressed opinion only by events,
md II occurred TO her that she might
be able TO shape events In such n way
that abe could say with eyes n not In
words. ~ told you So"
Her fading smile frightened. Dear
chancellor. you do well ~ have fnlth
IN your imperial pupil" paIi she.
you've helped 10 make him what hc
n. and you're ready 10 keep him what
he should be. suppose even TINT n.
being hut a young man aud ha-iug the
bot blood of his race. he should z,rny
Into . primrose path you would take
advantage OF old friendship to-cr-
PCT up signposts and bnrriersf"
Were there the slightest chance OF
eoeh necessity arising" grumblcd tho
oAanceIlor. Struggling his shoulders.
tie Wc your integrity and courage
WAT q comfort. then. That the neces.
~ b 40 unlikely TO arise
TIE old man looked nj her with level
eaze. the ruthless look that brushes
away a woman's paint ana powder and
eoldly counts the wrinkles underneath.
= must have misunderstood you. then.
. moment ago" he said. II thought
Jour argument a all the other way
sssind. madam"
81 told you ! was amusing myself
What can one do M u hall when one
oas reached the age when u would be
foolish to dancer Why. ! believe that
Lady Mowbray and her daughter are
not remaining long Ia Kronburg."
AZ last she was able to Judge that
she had given the chancellor u few un.
easy moments. for his eyes frightened
visibly with relief. "Ah." he returned.
then they are going mi Of Rhseuaf"
"Not exactly that" said the baroness
slowly. pleasantly and distinctly. ~
1sar that they've been asked 10 the
eouatry to visit n OF his majesty's
ss1est friends"
Leopold wal not supposed TO care for
dancing, though he dsnced-as II was
his pride to do all things-weli, Ger.
tainly there was often q perfunctori.
ness about bis manner In a ballroom.
Q suggestion Of the soldier IN duty In
bis unsmiling face and his readiness
TO lead q partner to her seat when q
dance was over.
But tonight Q new Leopold moved &c
the music. A girls white arm ON his
that slender arm which had been
quick and arm as q mans In his de
fense-the perfume OF a girls hair
and the gold glints upon II. the shadow
of a girls dark lashes and the light In
q pair Of gray eyes when they were
lifted the beating Of q girls heart near
him. the %springtime grace OF a girls
sweet youth In Its contrast with the
v%oluptuous summe OF Rhaetian types
Of beauty. the warn rose that spread
upward from q girls childllke dimples
20 the womanly arch OF her brows-ali
these charms and more which rendered
one girl q hundred times adorable took
hold Of him and made him not an EN-.
peror. but q man. unarmored.
When the music ceased he fancied
Tor an instant that some accident had
befallen the musicians. Then when he
realised that the end OF the dance had
come In it's due time he remembered
with pleasure a rfie OF his court estab.
hshed In the days Of those who had
been before him. After each dance an
interval OF ten minutes was allowed
before the beginning OF another. Ten
minutes are not much to q man who
has things to say which could hardly
be said In ten hours. still. they are
something, and to waste even one
would he lIke splitting a drop Of pre-.
cious elixir from q tiny bottle contain.
Ing but mine other drops.
They had scsrccly spoken yet. ey.
cept for commonp,nces which any one
might have overheard. since the day
on the mountain. and In this first mo
ment Of the ten each was wondering
whether or 10 that day should bs ig-
nored between them. Leopold did not
feel that II should be spoken Of. for Il
was possible that the girl did not rccOg-
nice the channels hunter In the emper-
or. and Virginia did not feel that she
could speak Of Il. But. then. few
things turn out ~ people feel they
should.
Ia ~ C0nliuued.