Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-13

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the exalted princess
have said: The king turned to Count
ess Ellenburg and forced smile.
''The question OF reproof is one for
you, countess" he said frigidly. sand
now about the baroness No. mean
l wanted to ask II my wishes have
been communicated to the Prince Of
Slavna." En
"The prince has received them. sir.
He read them in the presence OF my
messenger and requested leave to send
his answer in writing. unless be might
wait on your majesty" to4ase t.4s ~
"There are reasons why I had better
not see him just now. Ask him to
write, but very soon. The matter isn't
one for delay" The king rose from his
seat. %
"Your majesty still wishes me to
send for Baroness Dobrava?'
The king reflected for moment and
answered simply. mo"
His brief word broke up the confer
ence. It had already lasted longer than
suaye and reassuring DR.. Natchef
| would have advised. The men went
away with a smile, all Of them. the
king. Stenovics. Stafnitz, round faced
Markart, each smiling according to the
quality OF each, their smiles answering
to Max Won Hollbrandt's shrug Of the
I shoulders. There are things which bring
men to what painful youth was taught
to call the least common denominator.
A horse race does It. a prize fight.
cricket match. a battle. too. in some
sort. Equally eficacious very often.
Though 1t Is to be recorded with relue-
lance, is strong Irritation with no
tproper issue obvious. taT at
The matter was grave, yet all the
men laughed. The matter was grave.
and Countess Ellenburg did not laugh
Was that what Stafnitz called her
| Views and her temperament? In part,
no doubt. Besides. men will laugh at
the side issues OF the gravest affairs.
It is not generally the case with w0-
man. Added again to this, perhaps
Countess Ellenburg knew more or d.
vined more. Among glaring diversity
there was perhaps something, an atom,
of similarity between her and SOphy-
not the something which refuses, but
the something which couples high con-
ditions with assent. The thousandth
chance is to most men negligible. To
most women 1t is no worse than the
tenth. Their sense Of mathematical
odds is sorely and sometimes magnih-
Gently imperfect. t2""
It had flashed across Countess Ellen.
burg's mind that maybe sophy. too
played for big stake. or, rather. lived
for it and so would die. The men had
not thought Of that To them the VIC.
. lent Irritation had its obvious end and
/ its passing Inconvenience. 1t might de-
J ! lay the princes departure for awhile
} It might make his marriage more en-
tirely an affair of duty and Of state
, With this idea they smiled and shrug
ged The whole business came under
!: the head which in their thoughts and
their confidential conversations they
would style nonsense.
, 1t was not SO witt the countess. Dis
concerted by that episode Of Lepagt
; and young Alexis. more moved by thu
sudden appearance OF Baroness Do
; bravo as a factor In the game. she re
: turned to prayer.
What now was the form and matte
. Of her prayer? The form must go un
formulated and the words unconjeC
> tured. Yet she prayed SO long that sh
, must have succeeded in putting goot
: face on her petitions.
1t is probable that she prayed TO
others as she prayed for herself. Sh
3 prayed that the Prince Of Elavna and tn
Baroness Dobrava might escape temp
, tatiOn. ts -..Fa
or chat IL they fell Again 1t wa
. not for her to dictate to Heaven. Heav
, len had its ways Of dealing with sucl
D sinners. =, 80.
Yet through al her pssyers mos
|, have echoed the words, ITS absurde