Putnam patriot., 1909-08-06

with him sR appointment as consul and supplied with the proper stamps and seal of office
 At the end of five months he loathei Thoreery. he hated the inhabitants. he smarted under the sting of royal disdain. he had no real friends. no bcon companions. and be was obliged to be good, What wonder. then. that the bored. suffering. vivacioas MT. Chase seized the first opportunity to leap headforenlost into the very thick of most appalling inaiscretion,
 Nhes he frSt arrived in Thorberg to assume his sluggish duties he was not aware of the fact that the grand duke had an unmarried daughter. the rrin- cess Genevra-
 She was visiting in St Petersburg or Berlin or some other place when he reachesi hls post of duty. and it was toward the end of his fifth meath be- fore she returned 10 her fathers palace h FherbeFg He aweke 10 the iui. portance of the occasion and took some slight interest in the return of the royal young tady. even going so far as to follow the crowd to the railway sta tien % the sunny June afternoon.
 He saw the princess for the first time that afternoon. and he was bewied ever. to use the expression of his English friends with whom he diaed that night She WAS the first woman that he had ever looked upon
 
 only one who had impressed him to that extent This Is hew he pictured her at the American legation in Paris a few weeks later:
 Ever see her! We'll. you've some thing to live for. gentlemen. I've seen her but three times, and l don'r seem able to shake of the spell. You've never seen such hair. Cad, it's as near like the kind that Henner painted as anything human could be. except that it's more like old gold. if you can understand what l mean by that. Not bronze. mind you. nor the raw red. but-oh. well. I'm not q novelist. so l cant halfway describe it. Shes rather tali-not too tall, mind you AhC tttt Ist- VI ca VI aatNfNt ahsAA tS in the metric system. Slender and well dressed==oh thafs the strangest thing of all. Well dressedl Think of a princess being well dressed, I'd say shes twenty-two or iwenty=three years of age-net minute elder. think her eyes are very dark gray. almost blue. Her skin is like a-a-oh. jet me ses : What is there that's as pure and soft as her skial Something warm. and pink and white. dye sees We'll. never mind And her smile. And her trown, You know. I've seen both of 'em. and ones as attractive as the other. Shes a real princess. gentlemen. and the prettiest woman I've ever laid my eyes upon And to think of her as the wife of that blifhering little ass. that nineompoop of a Karl Brabetzl She loathes him, I'm sure-i know she does. And she's got to marry him, That's what she gets for being grand duke's daughter. Brabetz Is the heir apparent To some duchy or other over there and is supposed to be the catch of the season. You've heard of him. He was in Paris this season and cut quite fgure-a prince with real money in his purse. you know. l won- der why it is that our American girls can't marry the princes who have money instead of those who have none. Not that 1 wish any of our girls such bad luck as Brabetz, I'll stake my head he'll pever forget meT Chase concluded with sharp. reflective laugh in which his hearers joined. for the escapade which inspired it was be- ing slyiy discussed in every embassy in Europe.
 But to return. The advent of the princess put fresh life into the slow going city and court circles. Charm Ing people whom Chase had never seen before seemed to spring into ex- fstence suddenly: the streets took on a new air; the bands played with a keener rest, and the army prinked It. self into a most amazingly presentab ble shape. Chase could hardly believe his success. He lifted up his chin. threw out his chest. banished the look of dis content from his face and announced vD 1fluSCll Nnut uO1 WAe HUI b0s n . bad place after all.
 For days he swung biifhely through the streets, the haasdog look gone from his eyes. always looping for an other giimpse Of the fair sorceress who had worked the great transfer nation. It was two veeks before Ae saw her the secood time. He was more enchanted by her face than be- fore. especially as he came to realize the astonishing fact that she was kind enough to glance in hts direction from time to time.
 It was during the weekly concert in the Kursaai late one night. She came fin with a party, among whom he rec ognized several of the leading person ages at court
 Chase sat at table with the French attache just below the box occupied by the princess and her party. In spite of the fact that he was q gentle man born and bred he could not con auer countless impulses fo look at the flower face of the royal auditor.
 Gradually the program led up to the feature of the evening. the rendition Of a great work under the direction of a famous leader . special guest of the music loving duke.
 Chase arose and cheered with tAe assembiage when the disffnguished d. rector made his appearance. Then ks proceeded to forget the man and his genius-tn fact. everything cave the rapt listener above him. She was Iean- ing forward on the rail of the box, her ehar in hor hanA hoe Arna l0r.hfus.