Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-09-18

me- has done except our md
sthoseS give him pnce q ain, 4. tiie Rirl
4 nsyvered. She then turned th0:
sca amois hunter and made him II pres
Ssnts of her hand, over Rich ks bowed
the air OF 4 courtier rather Than
I, stheSrough manner Of peasant. And
the grand duchess still hoped that the
!. emperor might be at the window q
Nv it was q pretty picture and, liz
sseeened to- her, presented q pleasing
sphass of yirginia's character. Ea
She eagerly awaited her daushtsr'ss
cornfng and, having fingered &c the
window to watch with impat thence the
rather scereinonio leave taking, she
\ hastened t. the door Of the improyise.l
sitting room to- welcome tho noun
taineers q. they returned to tell their
adventures.
ss . n darling who do you think was
listening and looking from the win
dow next ours?'' she breathlessly In
CURED when she had embraced her
newly restored treasure for the secret
sof the ad joining room was too good to
keep until questions had been put.
Cant you guess? I'm surprised at
1 that since you were 20 sure last night
of certain persons presence not far
away. Why. who but your emperor
! hfmselfy'
The princess laughed happily and
I kissed her mothers pink cheek. .sThen
he must have an astral body" said
she. ssince one or the other has been
with me all day, and It was to him
or his doppelganger- that you offered
7 your purse to make up for accusing
him OF stealing
The grand duchess sat down, not 90
much because she wished to assume
sitting position as because she expert
enced sudden uncontrolla Bile weakness
Of the knees For a moment she was
unable to speak or even to speculate,
but one vague thought did trail dimly
across her brain: Heavens, what
have done to him? Aud maybe some
i day he Will be my son-in-law." &
Meanwhile Frau Yorvan-a strange
II subdued Frau Yorvan-had droop.
ingly followed the channels hunter into
the inn
i dear old friend, you must learn
not to lose that well meaning head Of
yours" said he lin the hall.
..Oh, but. your ma esty''-
Nov, now, must remind you again
that his majesty is at Kronburg OF
Fetersbruck or some other Of his resi-.
dences when | am at Alleheillgen? This
time ! believe he's at the baths OF Me.
lima. II you can't remember these
things | fear shall be driven away
from here to look for chamois else.
where than on the Schneehorn.''
Indeed, / will not be 30 stupid
again. your mean I will do my very
best not to forget. But never before
have been so tried. to see your high.
born. imperial shoulders loaded down
us if-as II you had been a common
gepacktrager for tourists instead or
"A channels hunter. Don't distress
yourself, good friend. I've had q day
ofexcellent sport
For that | am thankful. But to see
your--to see you coming back In such
an unsuitable way has given me a
weakness OF the heart. How can or
der myself civilly to those ladies who
have 4.
4 Who have given peasant Leopold
some hours OF amusement. Be more
civil than ever for my sake. And, BY
the way. can you tell me the names Of
the ladies? That one Of them-a com.
panion. 4 judge Is a Miss Manchester.
have heard In conversation, but the
others
..They are mother and daughter, sir.
The elder who in her ignorance cried
out such reasonable denominations
from the window. as i could tell even
with the little English have picked
up. is Lady MOwbray. I have seen the
name written down, and know how
+ to speak 1t because i have heard It
pronounced by the companion. the
Mees Manchester. The younger, the
beautiful one. is also mees. and the
mother calls her Helene. They talk
together In English. also In French,
and, though ! have so few words Of
either language. 4 could tell that Lon
don was mentioned between them more
than once while l waited on the table.
Besides. It is painted In black letters
on their travelling boxes" d.
You did not expect their arrival?''
oh. no. sir! Had they written be.
forehand at this season, when l gem
orally expect to be honored BY your
presence, should have answered that
the house was full or closed or any
excuse which occurred to mo to keep
strangers away. But none have ever
before arrived 50 late in the year, and
/ was taken all unawares when my
son. Alois. drove them IN last nixht.