The Washington herald., 1909-04-27
By EDWIN SABIN.

ne nuch- No, no, henry you Old not
want me: yoa simply needed me. else
you are too ickle TO rule a people
know that you can be constant enough
when your heart is In It"
What do you meanY' demanded the
king sharply
NO matter she replied 7 am not
! 5ealOus-save as one may be Jealous OF
ones rights"
The king affected TO misundsrstand-
Your rights" he retorted. his voice
/ pitched higher to drown out his guilty
/ conscience DO you not have everything
due a queen7 You need only 10 lift 3
/ iuger. Doris. and the castle obeys- Is
that not so?"
Yes" she answered evenly. 7 have.
I suppose, everything due a queen; clothes
/ and homage, servants. food. shelter, lux
ury. Only q woman could want more.
| Yet still I cry! How silly, What utter
nonsensei All this / have. as queen:
when as a woman I might have expected
merely love As you intimate. I should
/ be content"
We'll. 1 am sure see nothing especial
/ for you 10 get so worked Up over, Doris, -
vouchsafed the king stifiy- And now II
! you viii promise me not 70 cry any more
viii go. Affairs wait"
4 have told you that I have shed my
/ last tears rebuked the queen with a
fash OF anger. Il have been simple 20
shed any"
When a woman has nothing else TO
do she cries" muttered the king, turn
I ing toward the door
Exactly: il Is her last resort when
forced into the ditch" responded the
queen a man plays the coward-com-
nlits suicide or runs away; but g woman
cries-and stays. However. tears, as you
say. spoil my looks; and as YOU appear
70 have purchased me body and soul by
giving me your hand 10 the altar. ! must
not deprive you Of my looks. a wife. Ike
a husband. should have two faces-One
for the without and one for the within
But whereas the face which the husband
wears without, he comes IN time. to wear
within; also, for the wife. the face which
the wife wears within she comes. alas
n time 10 wear without also, for the
world. Now I know the reason for the
lines that I have remarked upon so
many vomen's faces wish you would
80. please 7 must dress"
With his fingers upon the latch. the
king heSitated, paused. turned again.
rs IL 70 be the black domino, Doris7''
he inquired awkwardiy.
Certainly" she replied why 90 YOU
ask? You know. Shall put any dis
tinguishing mark upon Il Sy which you
may recognize me- are there 20 be other
black dominOes2 Tis not an engaging
color I had thought Of tiny roses en-
bToidered upon the cuffs. Would you IKE
them
The king started slightly and gazed al
her with an expression half-inquiriug.
half-sheepish IN his eyes; an expression
curious and feeting-
Would your repeated the woman
casually
NO, not roses: roses are common he
said Rather have coronets instead.
You are queen
Very well. a Coronet on the sleeve
il shall be" she -greed calmly.
4 shall look fc- g." he aveTred. smil-
ing
He hesita;ed again. his hand suH upon
the latch
I am sorry Il you are unhappy. Doris
be said. flushing. 7 want you 10 have
everything you wish
Except what II costs you some sscri-
fee TO give. Henry" she replied. smiling
back. but sadly I am happy. Do not
mind about me-aEd do not let me keep
you from your affairs. Please go
With q little knitting OF the brOws. as
If IN resentment az a dismissal so UncOm-
promising the king opened the door and
passed out The door closed behind him.
Within the queen stood motionless. al
most unwinking. as If hypnOtzed by her
own thoughts
THE king The king Il seemed 10
her that drifting backward from along
his route. reached her ears the laudatory
cTy. But her heart responded not The
king was dead What she had taken for
the substance had proved to be the
shadow. The king was dead All his
ernine could not make him live
The stained-glass window became duh:
the crimson and yellow glories darkened
into gloom With a shiver the queen
reused herself and pulled & bell cord
Bring lights. and have Ladies Hester
and Avis attend me here she bade to
the entering maid Of honor
Nestled coziIy together on a broad win
dow sill OF the queens audience chsm-
Der. and half concealed by the heavy
velvet curtains draping the deep en-
bTasure. Chatted two young girls-My
Ladies Hester and Avis. OF the queens
train The colored light fell impartiaIly
athwart brown hair and black. and. for
sOOth 'twould have been hard to choose
between the two pretty faces as well.
Would yOu let a man make you mis-
erabIe, Hester?'' asked Avis.
''NO-not If could make him miserable
first. assured Hester.
And why that, dearZ-
Because. gcosie, II you make the man
miserable then he loses all power 10
make you miserable; then-then you are
miserable yourself!''
That IS so" agreed Avis soberly. She
sighed. 1T must be dreadful 20 be the
one who is miserable" she added softly.
Like the queen2r queried Hester.
'ShI' cautioned Avis. she often cries.
Do you think the king knows it?''
of course he does
u am sure I would not let my husband
know if ! cried
Then what is the use OF crying7'
NO use. perhaps"
The king is IN there anyway. He has
caught her
He was with the duchess all the aft
ernOon. I wager"
The duchess, I hate her,
Hester
'T do
so 90 I-but shall not say So
Were she miserable I should gloatI'
Were the king miserable I should
gloat."
The queen ought TO try to make him
Jealous"
NO; jealousy. they say. arises from
pride and selfshness. not love. she
would not really win him that way"
Had I a lover I should adore making
him jealous
But would you husband2"
'-N-no- That would be turning comedy
into tragedy. I would suffer more than
he"
THAT is the trouble with being
woman
Here comes the king"
The two girls slipped from their perch
and STOOD resoarffuliv with dou-7rsS+