New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

be- till she slapped his face Then he laughed and
cTied out All my little beauty you are TT 70 be
O1een of Queens - Not with you as h1ng OF
Kinqsl she replied The Gar was so delighted with
her spirit and her quick retOrt that he would nave
embraced her again but she fed IN childish ndlg-
nation All my SON If YOU could have tins beautiful
Wihelmna for your wife, how happy l ~ ~shouId @ Del
B1t She is for England Dresden. or Tor some oIe
that will aid King Frederick William IN his PruSSlan
policy or perhaps l should say, that VIII answer
Cirumkow's purposes. | should be content with her
Younger sister for your wife, and am Wiling % luu
the risk Of her disposition.
l want neither said Henry. / want no we
not l. IN be faithful to my sword: and who knows
H11t NAV some day win a wife whom shall want
VINO will want me? When l find her. III bring heT
home to dear old Bayreuth for your blessing.
You and she shall have It, my son, Il she IS
rauqht but the virtuous daughter OF a burgheT.
nRINCE HENRY rose from his chair and stood
p-i+h his hack to the FIRE while the old MargTaFe
ad over To the window and gazed out on the snow
storm After FIVE minutes OF silence Prince Henry
rang bell and page from an anteroOrn responded.
Tell Peter to come 20 me at once SAID ne
He1rv remained by the fresde and his father
continued to gaze out the window. he old MAJ
grave knew what the summons tor Peter meant
Peter was Prince Henry's body servant
viii YOU be running away from me so soon,
e-ed The Narqrave turning his face toward his son.
You have been home less than a fortnight. and
the storm has an ugly look
/ am not running away from you, father. s4ld
Henry going TO the Margrave's SIDE and resting MS
hand gently the old man 5 shoulder am -II--
r1 ayyav from this Princess of Dresden. Your ad-
vice as usual IS good There IS but one way 20
avoid this marriage and that Is 10 lose myself n
some out OF the way corner OF the world cannot
do II too quickly Tomorrow may he 700 Lale- 50
True answered the Margrave I'm sorry 10 say
YOU are right and must not let my love detaIn yCI
Peter soon came and Prince Henry said
Arrange nv saddles and bags for a Journey
III wear the breastplate and steel cap 3Ld ca.-y
nv hand guns and sword Make haste. Peter and
brInq the horses the drawbudge as quickly as Pcs
sibIe' III be IN the courtyard, ready 70 start III If
an hour You OF course VIII go with me
HALF an hour later the Prince and Peter |e-e
II riding out beneath the castle gates bound ior
anv place that would save Henry from King August 5
daughter
soon after they had departed. Henry said. '' We
viii ride off into the mountains and II let chance
determine our route | wish 20 be unknown
From now on. Peter remember that l am CAP tam
Henry Churchill | speak English as # EDslish
born and YOU being Of English birth. we may. +
take an English name easily pass tor EngI-sE--eC
We are Captain Henry Churchill and servant Re. eT,
Cheapsde. London. England
Not Cheapsde, your IlghneSS, suggested Iete--
"Cheapsde IS no place for gentleman 70 hail from
Wei say Westminster.
Verv well" returned Henry Were t-oD
Westminster. but YOU must not say your Ei>I-
ness 1t must be Captain Churchill
All yes returned Peter. " II remember, ) -1
Hghuess-that Is. Captain Churchill
Captain Henry and old Peter soon left the main
road and took a mountain path over which thel-
horses plowed through the snow TIL near Sr--se--
when they came the main highway between A,--
berg and ChemnItz AS they turned INTO the rg-l
thev saw six men. heavily armed and roughly
dressed approaching from the west One OF The
men hailed in German and Henry waited TIL the
little company came up 20 HIM. The Captain e1
leader of the party seemed 70 be a FrenChua-- tcT
when he addressed Henry It was IN French. freely
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