The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-15

pulsing Of the blood In her fingers as
he took her hand and lifted her to her
feet. There was shame In this tempest
that swept through her veins because
he did not share 1t, for to her. though
this meeting was an epoch, to him ii
was no more than trivial incident.
She would have keyed his emotions to
hers II she could, but since she had
had years of preparation, he single
moment, perhaps she might have been
consoled for the disparity could she
have read his eyes. They said, IL she
had known, rs the sky raining god
desses todayT'
Now, what we're to be her first words
~ IN Dimly she felt that II she
were to profit by this wonderful chance
to know the man and not the emperor
this chance which might be lost In a
few moments unless her wit befriend-
ed her-those words should be beyond
the common. She should be able to
marshal her sentences as a general
marshals his battalions, with plan Of
campaign for each.
A spirit monitor "A matchmaking
monitor-whispered these wise advices
In her ear, yet she was powerless to
profit by them. Like schoolgirl about
to be examined for scholarship, know
ing that all the future might depend
upon an hour of the present, the dire
need to be resourceful. to be brilliant,
left her dumb.
How many times had she not thought
Of her FIRST conversation with Leopold
Of Rhaetia, planning the first words.
the first looks, which must make him
know that she was different from any
other girl he had ever met! Yet here
she stood, speechless, epigrams turning
tail and racing away from her like
troop Of playful colts refusing to be
caught.
And 50 1t was the emperor who spoke
before virginia's SAVIOR faire came
back.
Il hope you're not hurtT" asked the
chamois hunter in the patois dear to
the heart of Rhaetian mountain folk.
She had been glad before. now she
was thankful, that she had spent many
weeks and months In loving study OF
the tongue which was Leopolds. 1t
was not the meter Of channels hunt
or to speak English, though the en-
peror was said to know the language
well, and she rejoiced lii her ability to
answer the chamois hunter as be
would be answered. keeping up the
play.
Il am hurt only in the pride that
comes before fall" she replied, fore
ing laugh. THANK you many times
for saving me-"
Il feared that frightened you and
made you lose your footing" the cham
OILS hunter answered.
II think, on the contrary. II 1t hadn't
been for you I should have lost my
life," said Virginia. There should be
a sign put up on that tempting pla-
teau, All Except Suicides Beware"
'srhe necessity never occurred to us.
my mates and me-" returned the man
in the gray coat passemoiled with
green. Until you came, ,gna' fraulein,
no tourist that know Of has found It
tempting"
Virginia's eyes lit with sudden
spark. The spirit monitor-that match
making monitor-came back and dared
her to frolic, such frolic, she
thought, as no girl on earth had ever
had or would have after her. And she
could show this grave soldier-hero OF
hers something new In life--something
quite new-which It would not harm
him to know. Then, let come what
would out of this adventure, at worst
she should always have an Olymplan
episode to remember.
Until ! Gamer she caught up his
M0rda, standing carefully on the spot