The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-25

bowlder some half mile beyond. ana
Prince Frederick peering curiousiy
around It, discovered a young, rosy.
checked individual. gazing pensively
out across the sea. nj.
The prince pondered. He was
pleased at the good result of his de.
tective work, but now, having had .
glimpse of her he did not want things
to end abruptly just when they were
becoming most interesting. Now, IL
the young lady should drop handker.
chief for the wind to blow casually
at his feet. or II she had lapdog to
snarl and snap at his ankles, thereby
extracting profuse apologies from ito
remorseful owner, all might be we'll
But there was no handkerchief appar.
ent and the young person looked as IL
she had never fondled a lapdog in her
life.
However there was no need OF an in.
termediary agent. for. as the prince
leaned unconsciously forward. in his
eager endeavor to see more clearly
the girl almost hidden by the gray
bowlder, she looked up. her face ex.
pressing neither surprise nor dismay
at the sight of the tall stranger
above her, and asked with the I'm.
abashcd simplicity of child:
I've been wondering why does the
time of the tide change every day
and what kind are those ships out
there on the ocean,"
The prince seated himself before
his scientifically inclined interrogation,
without further preliminary, his dark
eyes meeting the inquiring gaze Of
the blue ones with an answering
frankness. He said:
Il put away my knowledge of tides
with my school books at-ah-Eton,"
and added: do you really want to
know about them and the ships, or do
you. as is my predicament. just want
some one to talk to-"
She smiled across at him. 81 Just
want some one to talk to-" she said.
Then her eyes went strangely serious.
Il come up here every day to think.
but the thinking. after time gets
wearisome. and I'm lonely!"
He asked: "Have you no one with
you?"
"Of course. my chaperon. But dis.
miss-I mean L do not want her with
me in my morning walks" Then she
looked up, suddenly Ill at ease. you
see. I'm an-an American, and in my
country girls almost always go about
unattended"
He thought that she seemed dus-
tered and confused in her bare state
ment Of cold facts, but he waited, in
terestedly, for her to continue.
"You see." she suddenly blurted
out, "they want me to marry a man
that I don't want to. They say that
I've turned from too many good Of.
ters, and that must marry now. I
came here to get away from them for
awhile. and that's the reason that I
like to be alone"
The princes eyes were filed with
the light of more than mere imperson.
al interest as he gazed down at the
little lady in a sudden understanding
Of tender sympathy. my dear child"
he said, ut is my case exactly. am
an-ahem-Englishm MY land
borders on that of young lady. the
heiress of an immense fortune. My
family, my friends, in fact, every one
insists that l offer my hand and SO
Join the two great tracts of meadow
and woodland into one priceless es-
tate. l, too. came to Rentreux to
think things over."
There were many condoling chats
after that. The prince found the
Voung person, though Independent at
times, and of manner somewhat
overbearing and inclined to domineer,
more widely read and deeply cultured
than he had at first dreamed, while
she discovered in him a great comfort
and solace to her woes.
The week sped all too quickly. The
lay for parting arrived with remorse-
less rapidity. 1t was with strange re-
luctance and deeper detection than
ever as to hfs future that the prince
oade the young American good-by on
The sandy, foam-strewn shore.
He said: 81 wish the very brightest
tate for you. have known few wom-
IN to equal you, and know that you
deserve the best" Then there were
/ few broken sentences of distinctly
personal nature, and she replied:
"Ah, If the prince-I mean the
millionaire, the man I'm to marry. you
know-were only like you'll"
When Prince Frederick married
Roberta of Marlborough both nations
re1oiced. And no one but themselves
knew of the little incident on tho