New-York tribune., 1909-07-11

celebrated castle built by Ludwig III. II was Il
such day makes the autumn in this region
a season of rare delight; day when earth ana
air and sky seem in a rapturOus nngiinS pI NE
light and beauty. The joyousnesS OF such morning
was needed to restore to Mary her usual buoyAnt
mood For hours she had been experiencing the
deepest chagrn of her life. She had early that morn
ing heard of the hurried flight of Captain Hamilton
Wilhelm the long haired young Passion Play ACTOR
of the pension proved his kinship to the ordinary
small boy by disappearing regularly at tra1ntImeS-
On this particular morning Fraulen Lecnner, by
judcious questioning had CLEANED from Wilhelm
early reaping of news that tall kngllshman had
left by the train for Munich and strangely. was not
coming back Sunday to the play
Mary was too maidenv to grasp at Fraulein Leon
ner sentimental solution of the young officers con
duct She was too Inundated at the unlocked tor
results of her innocent little comedy the tram 20
reason clearly She burned with shame to think tnat
the Englishnan might have avoided another meeting
with her on account of Paul'S treatment OF hln at
Versailles He must. on second thought. have seen
through her cousin ridiculous assumption OF oeing
her husband. Unaware of Paul close relationship
to her and of her utter heplessness before his rail
lerv he had doubtless thought her undlgnhed ana
bold and that She had prompted her cousin actions
He had made no attempt I" speak 20 her at tne
Grotto; yet She had forgotten herself 50 far as to
smile at him. After all that had happened, how
could he think ell of her
Finding no path of pleasantuess at any turn OF her
thoughts she abandoned these memory haunted
ways. determining never to give another thought %
the Englishman. Surely there enough OF inter
est and enchantment in this picturesque region to
minister to a girls very gently aching heart
EARLY during her stay at Munich Mary 5 magma
l. ton had been fred by the romantic story of the
art loving i'll fatei Mad Monarch OF Bavaria. She
therefore eagerly alailed herself OF this opportunity
to visit the famous mountain palace he built IN the
Tyro not far from OherammerEau- he story OF
King Ludwig with ali its haunting mystery and its
darl, tragedy She had heard eloluently and ieeingy
told by Fraulen Lechner. who. like most BavarianS.
cherished a romantic venerdtlOn for the memory oi
King Ludwig II. She had. in her teens seen hinI
Ludwig when he was the newly crowned boy hinS
RI, ia4f1 and cha n-t1
Mary recalled this story to-day as she drove
through the mountains over the Kings Road toward
the Palace ot \eucsChwtuStcin She and the tTauIein
talkrI little The American Baby. however. filled
up the silence of his chaperons with his gurglng JOY
over the fast t-D.tug of the horse, and the nglug
OF the bells beneath their necks. The masculine
taste, o Ge'r1 the driver. Who "ore an eagle teAthe
IN Ia, cap -Ittcl remarkably with those Dt the en-
bryoulc bit Of American na7rulia'ty- Nt the end OF
the second hour al driving. bcprS solemnly an
uouncel that alas his horse, tired auj H'th
the sralou, traulclr permission he would let them
rest With the yiHtti handed mm by the COM
r-ehcuilug irdulcu he disappeared into the way
side the lht OF which made his horses tired
- drink mug of beer. The American Baby. upon
the stopping OF the carriage set ny his milk cry. and
thereby compelled his protectors T. hurry aites
GeO-g into the tavern IN search III miIk-
Despite the tbulDus taste, O. GcorI and the
American Baby howerer. the travellers at last
reached IIohen-Nangau. the pretty village. winch
lies at the base OF the mountain cfg on winch Is stu
atei hvafstciu teorI drove 70 the little Inn
Of the Alpine Rose Mary could see the castle far
above the village pure white. and graceful with MN
like towers. Quilt on the crest OF mountain spur.
1t makes me very sorry. alas, sad Georg.
mournfuliy noiilug his eagle feather, that must
has built perfect highway to the entrance. but the
way alas, Is steepror the horses When the Very
gracious frauleln will be so good alas
After the luncheon IN the inn. Fraulein Lechner
and Mary prepared to walk to NeueSchwanstein. As
Roxie could not carry the Baby up such i height.
they put forth all their persuasive powers to prevail