Evening star., 1909-05-30

reward.-the only reward l shall ask.
faith
81 know you are not an adventurer. an
swered the Princess impulsively. You have
proved yourself to be faithful friend to my
brother, and | will meet your candor halfway by
telling you that | now take you on faith anC
without probation "
Il thank your Hlghness. answered Fritz
Henry: but if am to help YOU and the Crown
Prince, | must also have your fathers favor
and If have that, fear you and your brother
will doubt ME
cloud came for moment to the Princess
face; but she Immediately said. You art
right, A wise friend is double friend. My
brother and have found SO much dupllCIty II
the hearts of men, and have SO often been de
celved by my fathers friends who have pre-
tended to be ours that we are naturally suS
picious: but | feel sure that the hope of gar
from Grumkow and my father would not induce
you to hold traitorous thought toward Us
. | will make no grand promises. answered
Fritz Henry What do shall be my promise
If apparently take my stand among those whe
wish evil to YOU and to the Crown Prince. it viii
be because can be of better help to you
Neither your father nor Grumkow has any
favor to grant that could be of personal value
to me. | have nothing to gain by remaining
in Berlin save the great pleasure of serving you
THE Queen had been gancing with evident
displeasure toward Fritz Henry and Viii
helmina. whose conversation had already beer
too long to suit her and the Princess, having
caught her mothers signals, showed signs o.
uneasiness which Henry. in turn. was quick tc
catch. Therefore he bowed and said
81 hope your Highness will often give me the
privilege of speech with you
" 1t is privilege that shall seek for my owr
sake at every opportunity replied the Prin
cess. lifting her eyes for a moment to Henry
face. and then looking to the floor
I,..fr t.,I i,,vtv F}rlrT
said Henry.
Goodnight
FRITZ HENRY left the Princess spoke a
= word to the Crown Prince. talked for a few
minutes with the Margrave of Schwedt asked
leave of the Queen to withdraw. made his
adieuS. and went to his bedroom, a garret near
the apartments of Prince Fritz. Not far from
Fritz Henrys room were the Wretched little
pigeonholes occupied by katt and Keith and
nearby the room OF the Margrave OF
Schwedt
WHEN the Queen reached her apartment
that evening she sent her maid Ramen
to fetch Wihelmlna. When the Princess
arrived her Majesty glared angrily at her and
said
You made a beautiful spectacle of yourself
this evening""
In what respect mother," asked Nina
"You talked to your fathers new creature
for half an hour With bushIng and casting
down your eyes and looking up to his face one
would have thought you were country
maiden talking to her yokel in the lane
You talked to him. mother, and Don
Care talked to him longer than | did. an
swered Nina
"She must have been timing all who talked
to her handsome Captain" said Don't Care.
Il timed nobody" said Nina : / talked t.
the gentleman whom my father presented tc
YOU and whom nv brother presented to me
No one else came near me. and while he re-
mained at my side. | cannot how | could
have avoided talking to him So II talked t
him :
Indeed YOU did talk to him half the even
ing!" retorted the Queen - hear he has al
ready found favor with Grumkow and the
King though he has been in Berlin only few
days Perhaps he was brought here To spy
upon your brother and me For all you know
he may be here for the purpose of assaSslnating
the Crown Prince and abducting you.
Mother, mother you don't understand
said the Princess Nina This man isis
The Princess stopped speaking, because she
knew that the Queen would repeat every word
to her maid Ramen Nina also knew tina,
Ramen was Grumkow's spy. though the Queen
could never be brought to believe that impor-
tant fact.
EVER since the birth of Wilhelmina the
~ Queens great desire had been for the mar
riage of the Princess to Prince Frederick. the
eldest son of her Majestys brother. George |
of England Queen Sophia was a foolish. bad