The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05

tremblcd in the mothers eyes Poor
little Virginia, SO young, SO incxpcri-
cnre1 $40, N spite of her Self will and
recklessncss, SO sweet and loving with.
al.
But, dear, YOU are making the
worst of things" the grand duchess
said soothiugly, her lnnd OH the girls
bright hair. "Why, instead Of CRYING
YOU ought TO be smiling, | think. Leo
pold must love you desperately or he
would never have proposed marriage,
sven morganatic marriage. Just at
first the idea must have shocked You.
Knowing VIII YOU are. But, remember,
If you were Miss Mowbray 1t would
have been a triumph. Many m of
high position have married royalty
morganaticalIy, and every one has re.
Spcctcd them. You seem to forget that
the emperor knows you only as Helen
MOwbray."
lie ought to have known that Helen
Mowbray was not The girl to consent
no, not more easily than Virginia of
Baumcnburg Drippe. He should have
understood without telling that to n
girl with Anglo-Saxon blood In hor
veins such an offer would he like a
blow over the heart
How should he understand 1t? He
is Rhactian. His point Of View
His point of view to inc is terrible.
oh, mother, it's useless t. argue! Ev.
erything Is spoiled. or course If he
knew | was Princess Virginia he would
be sorry for what he had proposed,
even If lie thought I'D brought 1t on
myself. But then it would be too late.
Don't YOU understand? / valued his
love because 1t was given to me, not
the princess. If he said, Now know
YOU | can offer my right hand instead
of my left to you as my wife, that
would not be the same thing Mt all.
No; there's nothing left but to 20 home.
ana the emperor of Rhaetia must be
Told that Virginia Of B~aumenburg-
Drippc has decided not to marry. That
will be II II revenge, but n pitlful
one, since he'll never know that the
princess who refuses his right hand
ana the Helen Mowbray who wouldn't
take his left are n and the same.
oh, mother, l did love him so! Let
us get out of this hateful house rs soon
as we can"
The grand duchess knew her daugh-
ter and abandoned hope. Eyes, IL YOU
| VIII not forgive him we mast 40 at
once ana save OUR dignity If we can"
she said. THE telegram will give us
our excuse. I told the baroness had
received bad news, and she asked per-
mission TO knock at my door before
rpinO 10 ln1 n,,J in.,i,n 49,. -
Feeling. She may come at any mo-
mcnt. We must say that the telegram
recalls us Immediately to England"
"Iistcn!' whispered Virginia. 81
think there's some one at the door
now"
baroness o Lyndal stood aghast on
hearing that she was to be deserted
early IN the morning by the bright
particular star of her house party
after the emperor. She begged that
Lady Mowbray would reconsider; that
she would wire TO England instead OF
gong, or, at all events, that she would
wait Tor II day more until Leopold's
visit to Schloss Lyndalberg should be
over.
In her anxiety she even failed I'm tact
When she found arguments useless.
"Hut the empcror?' she objected. Tf
You go off early In the morning before
he on any n down, what Will
ne think? What will he say ut being
cheated out of his au rcvoir?"
Inc grand duchess heSitatcd. But
Virginia answered firmly: 81 said good.
by to him tonight. The cmpcror-wil
understand"