Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-02

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 the most tremendous the most vital of her life-were after ward in memory like a dream.
 She had seen that man was ghast ly pale; she. had caught gleam of fear in his eye; she had felt tigerisf culver run through his frame as the crowd pressed him against her. In stinct-and love--had told her the rest and taught her how to act.
 Vaguely she recalled later that she had thrown herself forward and struck up the knife. An impression of that knife as the light gleamed on it alone was clear. Sickening, she had thought of the dull sound it would make in falling, of the blood that would spout from rent in the white coat among the jeweled orders. She had thought, as one thinks in dying, of existence in a world empty of Leopold, and she had known that unless he could be saved her one wish was to go out of the world with him.
 More than this she had not thought or known. What she did was done scarcely by her own volition, and she seemed to wake with q start at last to hear herself sobbing and to feel the throb, throb, of a hot pain in her arm.
 A hundred hands-not quick enough to save, yet quick enough to follow the lead given by her-had fought to seize the man in gray and stop a second blow. They had borne him away, while, as for Virginia, her work done, she forgot everything and every one but Leopold.
 Reyiving, she had heard him speak to the crowd and told herself dreamily that were she dying his voice could bring her back if he called. She even listened to each word that rang out like cathedral bell above the babel. Still he held her, and when the cheers came she scarcely understood that they were for her as we'll as for Leo bold, the emperor. Afterward. the ne cessity for public action over, he bent his head close enough to whisper. "Thank you.'' and then for Virginia every syllable was clear.
 You are the bravest woman alive" he said. T had to keep them from killing the ruffian, but now I can speak to you alone I thank you for what you did with my whole heart, and pray heaven you're not seriously hurt.''
 No, not hurt and very happy" the princess answered, hardly knowing what she said. She felt like a soul re- leased from its body. floating in blue ether. What could it matter if that body ached or bled? Leopold was safe, and she had saved him.
 He pointed to her sleeve. "The knife struck you. Your arms bleeding. and the wound must be seen immediately by my own surgeon. Would that could go with you myself, but duty keeps me here. You understand that. Baron von Lyndal and his wife will at once take you home, wherever you may be staying. They
 Il "odlu sup Stc the rest" said Virginia I'm quite well now, not even weak, and I can go down to my friend''-
 If you're able to stop. it must be here with me" answered Leopold. "After the service you have done for me and for the country it is your place."
 The ladies of the court. who. with their husbands. had been waiting to congratulate Leopold. crowded round the girl as the emperor turned to them with look and gesture of invitation A seat was given her and the arm in its blood stained sleeve was hastily bound up. She was the heroine of the day, dividing honors with its hero.
 There was scarcely a grande dame