The Marshall republican., 1908-09-18

when q We fOund MISS MowDray Tor
me"
Il have already found her and am
taking you to her now"
Then you actually believe IN your
own story? You believe that this sweet
and beautiful young girl Is a fast nc
trcss, a schcmcr. n friend Of your no
toriously gallant friend and willing to
risk her reputation by paying n late
visit unchapcroned to him ut his hunt.
Ing lodge In the woods? You are. after
NIL. n very poor judge of character n
You dream that we shall see her there"
Il shall see her, your majesty, and
you will see her unless the madness
you call love has blinded the eyes of
your body as well as the eyes of your
mind. That she is now ut the lodge ! |
know, for the prince assured me with |
his own lips that she had promised to
! motor out alone with him and dine"
You mean he told you that his /
, friend the actress had promised. I'll
stake my life even he didn't dare to
say Miss Mowbray."
lie said Miss Brett. the actress, it's
true, but when he called upon her nj
her hotel. where he and | met to dis
cuss n matter which is no secret to
Your majesty. he asked for Miss Now
bray. Aud the message that came
down | heard. 1t was tnnt Miss Now
bray would he delighted to see his
ro,nI hiShneSS. This left no doubt in
my mind ibat after giving ont that she
would leave today the lady had re-
manned in Kronburg for the express
p%urpoyp Of meeting her dear friend the
priarc. the hnndsoineSt and best dress
ed young man in Europe after your
majesty. of course. And 1t was quite
natural for her to hope that, as she was
supposed to be gone and YOU were fol-
lowing her. this evenings escapade
would never be discovered"
"Vlcase spare me your deductions.
chancellor" said the emperor CURLY,
"and pray understand now, If you
have not understood before, that ! am
with yOu in this expedition not to
/, prove You right, but wrong, II moth
Ing YOU can say will convince me that
r the princes actress aud Miss Mowbray
, are one. If we find Il wOman ut the
t hunting lodge it Will not he the lady
, we seek unless she has been kidnapped,
and ms YOU will presently be Obliged
2 to eat every word you've spoken thI
fewer such bitter pills you provide fol
I yourself to swallow the better"
Thus snu1hed by the young man
q whom he had held in his arms, an I'm
~perlous as well MS an imperial infant
the old statesman sought sanctuary II
+ silence. But he had said that whicl
had been IN his mind to say, ana III
was satisfied. Necklaces was not hi
I meter. vet he could play the part o
- the faithful servant, humbly loys
Z. through injustice and misunderstano
10 ing. and he played it now, because II
knew II TO he the II effective roe
He sal beside the emperor with boWe
head and STOPPING shoulders whlc
:, ni,ggeSted the weakness OF old age, Ia
- hands clasped before him. n froi
80 fine To time he sighed patiently.
~ As they elided under the dark arc
of the |Ruchenwald Leopold spol
H. again.
You have led me to suppose I'M
our call II the hunting loGge VIII lie
M sunrise visit to the prince, That
the case. isn't III"
Count Won Brcitatein would nave pr
rcrred that the question bad not be!
ked. lie had intended TO convey u
~. IMPRESSION which the emperor hah
celycd. but he had not clothed II
,o actual statement. Luckily the prln
was M clever us he was good looklu
" z-.il - tpttgtal nG nm npt(
,es otherwise the old man would M
ov bcpu still more reluctant TO conn
himself.
~, .Were our visit expected we shot
,ot not he likely to find the lady, salu
ith "The prince and | are on such ireh
n terms. your majesty, TINT he ana
he mind confessing he was to have a pr
I'M ~ actress ms his guest. He also
10 swered a few questions asked c
,ss. corning her freely and frankly, Tor
'ra- do so he had to tell me ~ Whnt
re- world knows. How could he Ore
that the firtations or the visits o.
IN Miss Jenny Brett could be OF
on. slightest importance to the emperor
vet Rhaetla? Had he guessed. howeS
nm that the entertainment he meant
md offer her might be interrupted natu
he. " he would have taken some means
.ars protect her from annoyance
last "This nights work will give
had cause to pick n private quarrel v
ask me If he likes" said the emperor I
,uld WINGED Of the chancellor's good fait
~ don't think he will choose. y
hen ! majesty. You are in a mood to be {
ZION If he did, I fear. But, no: need
rled fear. You win always remember X
wen tia and put her interests before J
,eak own wishes"
SOY. You weren't as confident of TIL
few hours ago"
old Even then | knew that when
,enr real test should be applied your
esty's cool head would triumph
d is the hot impulse OF youth. But
.r I'm we're passing through the Villas
Inseleden, fast asleep already, g