Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-06-09

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"This is the best Of good fortune!
exclaimed Count Won Breitstein. "Egol
told me you were here, and without
waiting to get the note he said you
had left for me l came to you straight
from the railway station"
Splendid! And now you must dine
with me. 1t was that asked Of you
in my note. Dinner early, a serious
talk and an antidote for solemnity in
visit to the Leopoldhalle to see Mile
Felice from the Folies Bergere do her
famous fire and fountain dance. a
box, curtains half drawn, no one need
know that the chancellor helps his
young friend amuse himself"
Il thank your royal highness for the
honor you suggest, and nothing could
give me greater pleasure if had not
a suggestion to venture. in place OF
yours, which 1 believe may suit you
better. l think l know Of what You
wish to talk with me, and desire the
Stlllle, w ullc luc UuoluCSS 4 nave IVcs
at heart
"Ah, your business Is my business,
then?"
II hope you may 80 consider It In
any case it Is business which must be
carried through now or never and is OF
life and death Importance to those
whom 1t concerns. How it's to be
done or whether done at all may de.
pend on you, If you consent to interest
yourself, and 1t could not be In more
competent hands. If I'd been given
my choice Of an assistant out Of the
whole world l should have chosen your
royal highness."
This sounds like an adventure"
ut may be an adventure and at the
same time an act Of justice"
Good. Although it was not In search
of an adventure that l came to you,
any more than it was the hope Of game
which brought me on sudden impulse
to my little hunting lodge, still l trust
l have always the instinct of a sports,
man"
81 am sure Of that, and I have the
less hesitation in enlisting your good
will because it happens that your bird
and mine can be killed with one shot"
chancellor, you excite my curios'
ity."
The Old man smiled genially, but un,
Ger the brstling brows glowed flame
rs OF the last embers in a dying fire.
Upstairs" said he, lis a pretty wom'
ali, beauty. She claims the name OF
Helen Mowbray, though her right to ii
is; more than disputable. Her love af,
fairs threaten public scandal"
"Ah, you are not the first one who
has spoken of this pretty lady since
crossed the frontier this morning. eX-
claimed the young man, flushing He
paused and bit his lip before going on,
as # he wished to think or regain self
control, but at last he laughed not al
together lightly. $50 the lady most
talked about for the moment in all
Rhaetia is under the same roof with
me-
Fortunately she is close at hand, y
said the chancellor. ITO you more
than to any other l can open my heart
in speaking Of our great peril. This
girl has drawn the emperor into fii
of moon madness. 1t is no more seri'
Gus than that, and were she out OF
the way he would wake as from a
dream. But this is the moment of the
crisis. He must be saved now or he Is
lost forever and all our hopes with
him. Blessed would be the man who
brought my poor master to his senses
! have tried and failed. But you could
do it,
a."
The sword of justice is ready for
you: hand
THAT sentence has 4 solemn ring.
| Gon't see what you want me to do.
Eut what sort of wonSn is this who
has bewitched your grave Leopold"
beautiful and clever rs women are
clever, but not clever enough to fight
her battle out against you and me-"
The prince laughed again. 1T isn't
my meter to fight with women. l pre-,
fer to make love to them"
"Ah. you have said 1t! That Is what
| beg your royal highness to do"
"How am l to get at her when Leo
pold stands guard?"
"He will not be on guard for some
hours"
"Ha, ha! You mean me to under
stand that there's no time to waste"
mot a moment"
"What is the girl like"
"Tall and slender, pink and white as
q flower, dark lashed and yellow hair
ed, like an Austrian beauty; eyes
gray OF violet, it would be heard tc
say which for man of my years, but
even l can assure you that when the
lady looks down, then suddenly w
again under those dark laShes, it's
something to quicken the pulse Of any
man under sixty"
1T would quicken mine only to heai
your description II you hadn't just put q
maggot In my head that tickles me tc
laughter instead Of raptures," said the
prince. Tell me this-has this girl O
tiny black mole just over the left eye
brow. very fetching. and when she
smiles does her mouth point upward Q
bit on the right side. like fairy sign
post showing the way to small round
scar almost as good as dimpleY'
The chancellor reflected for few
seconds and then replied that unless
his eyesight and his memory had de-
ceived him both these marks were t(
be met with ON Miss Mowbray's face
He did not add that he had seen her
but once and at the time had not taken
interest enough to note details, for II
was plain that the prince had theory
as to the lady's real identity and to es
tablish it as fact might be valuable
"Is it possible that you've already
met this dangerous young person?" he
asked eagerly.
wen, DeSiu W pSnC'c ~ hi"1 Nv
so. I'll explain why later. Thereby
hangs a confession. At all events, Q
certain lady exactly answering the de
scripticn you've given is very likely In
this neighborhood. I've heard that sh'
was shortly due In KrOnburg. and II
was In my mind when deciding sud
denly to spend few days in the woods
for the sake Of seeing you that
might see her also before went home
again. AS q matter Of fact. the lady
and l have had a misunderstanding
at rather unfortunate moment, as Pt
| inst imprudent!y taken her into my