The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-31
THE PRINCESS VIRGINIA.
Continued from Page Three.)

! tian. I've always been interested In
| the study Of languages. Languages
are fascinating to conquer. and then
the literature Of your country Is SO
splendid one must be able to read 1t
, at first hand Now. you'll have to say
Yes to the ring. won't you. and keep
| 1t for your emperors sake, If not for
mine?"
MAY not keep it for yours as
well%
"Yes. if you please. And-about the
milk?"
The chamols hunter caught up
gaudy jug and without further words
went out. When be had gone the
princess rose, and. taking che knife he
had used to cut the bread and ham.
she kissed the handle Oh the place
where his fingers had grasped 1t.
You're a very silly girl. Virginia, my
dear" she said. But. oh. how you do
| love him! How he is worth loving.
and-what a glorious hour you're hav-
ing!"
For ten minutes she SAT- alone. per-
hans more. Then the door was flung
open and her host flung himself IN,
no longer with the gay al: which had
sat like Il cloak upon him. but hot and
suliy. the jug in his hard as empty
as when he had gone out.
~ have failed" he said gloomily-"l
have failed, though l promised you
the milk"
"Coaldn't you find a cow?" asked
Virginia.
"Oh. yes, found one, more than
one, and caught them too. even
forced them to stand still and Srasped
them by their udders, but not drop
of milk would come down. Abomina-
BILE brutes! would gladly have killed
them, but that would have given you
no milk"
For her life the princess could not
help laughing. his air was so desperate.
If only those COWS could have known
who he was and appreciated the honor!
Pray. pray don't mind,' she begged.
"You have done more than most men
could have done. After all. I'll have
a glass Of Rhaetian beer with you to
drink your hca .th and that of your en-
pcror. wonder, by tie bye. if he.
who prides himself on dong all things
well. can milk Il cow
"If not. he should learn" said the
chamois hunter viciously. There's no
knowing it seems. when one may need
the strangest accomplishments and be
humiliatcd for lack of Them
NO, not humiliated" Virginia as
sured him. Its always instructive to
find out ones limitations. And you
have been most good to me. See, while
YOU were gone ate the slice of bread
and ham you cut. and never did Il meal
taste better Now, you must have
many things to do which I've made
YOU leave undone. I've trespassed on
you too long"
Indeed. lady. It seems scarcely a
moment since you came. and have no
work to do the chamois hunter in
sisted.
But Pve friend waiting for me on
the mountain" the princess confessed.
Luckily she had her lunch and will
have eaten it. and Ter gudeboOk
must have kept her happy for awhile.
but by this time I'm afraid she's anX-
ious and would be coming in search OF
me If she dared to stir. must so.
| {oI1 Hr 1rhof n shall
remember my rescuer when | REGAL!
this day"
'"They named me for the emperor"
They were wise. 1t suits you. Then
I shall think Of you rs Leopold. Leo
pold what? But no; don't tell me the
other name. 1t can't be good enough
to match the first, for. do you know, !
admire the name Of Leopold more than
any other I've ever heard? SO, Leo
pold, will you shake hands for good
by"
The strong hand came out eagerly
and pressed hers. THANK you, Sna
fraulcin. but It's not goodby yet. You
must let me help you back by the way
you came and down the mountain"
"Will you really? | dared not ask
as much for fear. in spite of your kind
hospitality. you were. like Your noble
namcSakc. Il hatcr Of women"
That's too lard q word even for an
emperor lady. while. as for me, if |
ever said to myself nc woman can be
Of much good TO 4 man as real COM
panion I'm ready to ursay it,
I'm glad. Then You shall come
with me and help me. ana YOU shall
help my friend. who IS 50 good and
so strOngminded that perhaps she
may make you think even better Of
our sex. If you will you shall be our
guide down to Alleheiligen. where
we've been staying at the inn since
last night. Besides all tnat, If you
wish to be very good you may carry
our cloaks and rucbsacks, which seem
50 heavy to US, but will be nothing for
your strong shoulders"
The face Of the chamOis hunter
changed and changed again with such
amused appreciation Of her demands
that Virginia turned her head away
lest she should laugh and thus let
him guess that she held the key to the
inner situation. &
His willingness to become COW
herd and now beast Of burden for
the foreign lady he lad seen and her
friend whom he had not seen was in
dnhitnhlY ranuiue lie WAS DleQSod