Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-11


of one daughter, young woman with
many names and twenty eight years.
| '"This surprised me, as the Miss
| Mowbray | had seen at the birthday
ball looked no more than eighteen
and. | was told, confessed to twenty.
The Mowbrays, l learned by little
further research in Burke, were dis
family connected by marriage with the
family of Baumenburg-D rippe This
seemed an odd coincidence in the cir
cumstances. But, acting as duty babe
me act, l wired to two persons-Baron
ron Sark, your maiesty's ambassador
20 Great Britain. and the crown prince
of Hungaria, the brother Of Princess
Virginia"
"What did you telegraph" asked the
emperor icily.
Nothing compromising to your mai
esty, you may well believe. l inquired
| of Adalbert II he had English rela-
lions, a Lady Mowbray and daughter.
Helen travelling in Rhaetia, and beg
ged that If so he would describe their
appearance by telegram. To Won Sark
l said that particulars by wire concern
ing the widow of Lord Mowbray and
daughter, Helen, would put me under
personal obligation. Both these mes
sages sent off night before last. Yes
terday l received Adalbert's answer,
this morning Won Sark's. They are
here And the chancellor tapped the
breast of his gray coat. ''Will your
majesty read them?"
"If you wish" replied Leopold at his
haughtiest and coolest.
The old man unbuttoned his coat and
produced coroneted pocketbook, a
souvenir of friendship on his last birth
day from the emperor. Leopold saw 1t
and remembered, as the chancellor
hoped he would.
Here are the kilograms. your maj
esty," he said 1.-THE first one is from
the crown prince of Hungaria."
"Have no idea where Lady Mowbray
and daughter are travelling; may be
Rhaetia or north POLE" Adalbert had
written, with characteristic flippancy.
"Have seen neither for eight years
and scarcely know them. But Lady
NJ. tall, brown old party. with nose like
hobbyhorse; Helen dark. nose like
mothers, wears glasses"
With no betrayal of feeling, Leopold
laid the telegram on the red plush
seat and unfolded the other
Pardon delay" the Rhaetian am
bassador's message began "Have
l'een making inquiries. Lady Now
bray has been widow for ten years.
Not rich. During sons minority has
let her town and country houses.
Lives much abroad. Very high church.
intellectual, at present in Calcutta.
where daughter Helen, twenty-eight,
not pretty, is lately engaged to marry
middle aged judge of some distinction"
"So"-and the emperor threw aside
the second bit Of paper-"it is on such
slight grounds as these that man of
the world can label two ladies' 'ad-
venturesses.'
The chancellor was bitterly disap-
pointed. He had counted on the i'm
preston which these kilograms must
make, and unless Leopold were act
ing 1t was now certain that love had
driven him out Of his senses.
But II the emperor were mad he
must be treated accordingly. and the
old statesman condescended to "bluff. !"
There Is still more to tell" he said,
III your majesty has not heard enough,
but ! think when you have reflected
you will not wish for more. 1t is clear
that the women calling themselves
Mowbrays have had the audacity to
present themselves here under false
colors. They have either deceived
Lady Lambert. who introduced them
to Rhaetian society. or. still more like
| ~. they have cleverly forged their let
tiers of Introduction"
"Why didn't you telegraph to Lady
Lambert while your hand was imp
sneered Leopold.
II did. your majesty. or. rather. not
knowing her present address, l wired
friend Of mine, an acquaintance of
hers. begging him to make inquiries
without using my name, but have
not yet received an answer to that tele-
gram"
Until you do | should think tina,
even cynic like yourself might give
| NWO uSlCIASCiCoo, AdOACASlNc lu0
benefit of the doubt"
"Inoffensive." echoed Won Brett
stein-"inoffensive when they came to
this country to ensnare your majesty
through the girls beauty! But. great
heaven. it Is true that am growing
old! have forgotten to ask your maj
esty whether you have gone SO far as
to mention the word marriage to Miss
Mowbray?"
"I1l answer that question by another
Do you really believe that Miss Now
bray came to Rhaetia to entrap' me- p
II do, though scarcely think that
even her ambition few as high as you
are encouraging it to soar"
"In case you're right she would have
been overjoyed with an offer of NOR
ganatic marriage"
"Overjoyed is poor word. Over.
whelEed might be nearer"