The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
THEGOSE GIRL
r. A Romantic Story BY N
SHAPOLD r1AcGPATH NS
author Of
Hel1aH0ahteBos. z7zeLNfe0f-hefaa6, ere.
arhep eyy,uC
corutcha 1909. The Bobha-AevrtH COMPANY.

her feet what do / care what they
say? Are you not the grand duke,
and am / not your daughter"
1r his turn the duke felt the stab.
You must ride no more with Herr
Carmichael II is neither wise nor
safe
Father
He was up, with his aims folding
f,yttt4-t t,tfti. It fs trftfseft st,ttt
sake. Listen to me. 1 married your
mother because | loved her and. she
loved me. The case is isolated. rare,
out OF the beaten path in the affairs
of rulers. But you, YOU must be
princess You must steel your heart
against the invasion OF love. unless it
comes from state equal or superior
~ your own 1t Is harsh and cruel,
but IL is a law that Will neither bend
por break. DO YOU understand me-"
The girl stared blindly at the wall,
Yes, father
It is All my fault" said the duke,
deeply agitated, FOR the girl trembied
under his touch.
Il shall not ride. with him any
more"
There's & good girl" patting her
si1o1idrr.
81 have been q princess such lit
tie white"
He kissed the wheaton coiored hair.
BE "A brave heart. and ] shall engage
ta md king for yeu."
4 don't want any ulaylhings. fa-
Their with tho old light touch and
then she looked him ful in the eyes
u promise to do nothing NOR" to
create comment il, ON the other hand
YOU VIII promis" 10 give me two years
more of freedom
The duke readily assented, aud
shortly returned To his own suite ra-
Their pleased that there had been no
scene, not that he bad expected any,
Now that she vas alone. she slipped
into the chair, beat a light tattoo
With her riding whip against her teeth
aud lodged nNedty at the wall again
is If to gaze beyond II, into the dim
futUre But She saw nothing save
that she was young and that the days
in Dresden, for all their peuury were
far pjeasanter than these.
Meantime the chief of police called
his suhaltcru and placed in his hands
the peculiar descriptions. The word
NIntncr caused him to give vent To
an ejaculation of surprise
He was In here last night have
had him followed all day. lie lives
over the American consulate. Among
his things was found the uniform ei
d colonel in the Prussian Uhlans."
"Ha, Arrest him tomorrow, or the
day after al the latest. But the noun
taineer is the big game. Do not ar
rest the Ntntncr till you have him.
Where one is the other IS likely 10 he.
/ But on the moment of arrest you
nuet have q squad Of soldiers AT your
back"
Soldiers -'' doubtf,llIv.
Express orders Of his highuess."
1t shall be done"
Considerable activity was manifest
IN the police bureau the rest o' that
daX.
10 return to Carmichael. He had
never hefor" concerned himself with
his designations Up to this hour he
had never resigned anything nc had
set his heart upon SO II vas not
an easy matter toI him to compose
icttcr To the secretary OF state. re-
signing the post al Dreiberg. True,
he added that he desired TO be trans
ferred 80 "A seaport town, France or
Italy preferred The high altitude In
brciherg had affected his heart How
ever, in ease there was no other avail
/ able post they would kindly appoint
his successor at once. Carmichael
never fahercd whore his courage was
concerned, aud 1t needed a fine quality
of moral courage To write this letter
and enclose il in the diplomatic pouch
which went into the man that night
II took courage indeed to face the
matter squarcB and rcsolntely. whet
there Was the urging desire 70 liugei
on and on. indefinitely. That she
was not going to marry the King OF
Jugendheit did not alter his affair.
In the least, II %as all hopeless. ab-
siird and impossible. He must gn
Some one WAS knocking on the door
Come in
"A letter for your cXcelency" SAID
the concierge
Watt Till / read 1t There may b,
an answer"
II Herr Carmichael would Learn
tho secret ~ number forty krumcr
veg, let him attire himself as n vint
ner and tie iu the krumerwcs at
O'Clock Tonight"
THIS note was as welcome To the re
1inieut ns The flowers in the sprinI.
An adventure? lie was ready, now AM
always Anything to take his min,
off his own dismal affairs. Then h
r recalled the woman in black; the let
ter could apply to none but her Nor
than this, he might light upon tn
puzzle regarding the vintner. He ha,
mct the fellow before. But whore
7 What sort OF clothes does a yint
ner wear ." ne asked
A vtntner, your eXceilencye"
. Yes / shall need the costume @
q Nintner this evening"
(To he Continued