Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-09

Of his hopes, even IL 1t should turn out
In the end to be impossible or unde-
.sirable to upset them!
''What could there he more in hon
ory' she echoed lightly after an in I
slant given to reflection. "Why. the
emperor snd the girl will see q great
deal OF each other unless you Danish
or imprison the Mowbrays. There'll
lie many darces together, many calls
in fact, serial romance instead Of
short story. Why shouldn't his males
ty know the pleasure Of a-platonic
friendship with beautiful and charm
Ing young woman?'
Because PlatO's out of fashion, IL
ever he was in, among human beings
with red blood In their veins and be.
cause, as said, the emperor is above
all else man of honor. Besides,
doubt that any woman. no matter how
pretty or young. could WELD really
powerful influence over his life"
you doubt that? Then you don't
know the emperor and you've forgot
ten some Of the traditions Of his
house,"
Are you trying to warn me Of dis
aster. baroness Z"
She laughed. "Oh, dear, no-of moth
Ding disagreeable! But I should be sor-
ny to think, as you seem to do, that our
emperor has no youth in his veins"
IL think nothing Of the sort. What
I do think Is that my teachings have
not been in vain and that he has grown
up to put his duty to his country and
his own self respect above everything.
He's strong man-too strong to be
trapped in the meshes of any pink and
white Eivien. And If he admired
young woman not OF royal blood he
would keep his distance for her sake.
You say this English miss is with her
mother at the principal hotel Of Kron-
burg II Leopold constantly visited
them there we should have scandal
On the other hand, to suggest meeting
the girl outside or incognito would he
an insult. Either way he would be
but poorly rewardlng woman who
saved his life"
! Baroness Won Lyndal's color rallied
to the support Of her rouge, and her
smile dwtndled to inanity, for she had
insisted upon the argument, aud it was
going against her.
In her haste to vex the chancellor
she had not stopped to study from ev-
cry side the question she hal raised.
So far she had merely succeeded In tt-
| ritating him. and she owed him much
more than a pin prick. Such infinitesi-
NAL wounds she had contrived to give
the man in abundance during her TWEEN.
ty-two years at the Rhaetian court,
but now. IL she hurt him at an. she
would like the stab to be deep aud
memorable
To lie sure, In beginning the CONVEX.
@tion she had thought Of nothing more
than momentary qualification. but
the very heat Of the argument into
which she had thrown herself had
warmed her malice and sharpened the
weapon OF her wit. She could justify
her expressed opinion only by events.
and 1t occurred to her that she might
be able to shape events in such .way
that she could say with eyes IL not IN
words. II told you So"
J Her fading smile frightened. Dear
chancellor. YOU do well to have faith
in your imperial pupil" said she.
you've helped to make him what he
Is. and you're ready to keep him what
he should he. suppose even that II.
being but young man and having the
hot blood of his race. he should stray
into primrose path Sou would take
advantage OF old friendship to-er-
4 put up sjgnposts and barriers?"
Il "Were there the slightest chance OF
such necessity arising" grumbled the
chancellor. struggling his shoulders.
i "It's like your integrity and courage
/ What a comfort, then, that the necesr
sity is so unlikely to arise!'
1ne old man looked at her with leve
gaze. the ruthless look that brushes
: away woman's paint and powder ant
coldly counts the wrinkles underneath
81 must have misunderstood you. then
il moment ago." be said. Il though
= your argument was all the other wa!
round. madam
81 told you | was amusing myself
! What can one do at ball when on
has reached the age when it would b'
foolish to dance? Why. believe tina
lady Mowbray and her daughter ar
not remaining long in Kronburg."
Il At last she was able to Judge tina
tshe had given the chancellor few un
easy moments, for his eyes frightened
|visib1y witll relief. "Ah," he returned
l''then they are going out of Rhaetia 2
'.Not exactly that" said the baroness
I Slowly nlaaSantlY and diStinctlY s.