Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-15
CHAPTER XIV.-Continued.

| She came in full fight, rosy, radiant, a
| lovely as Diana. Carmichael swung hi!
cap boyishly, and there was swirl O.
dust as she drew up.
Good morning, Herr Carmichael!''
Good morning. your highness!'
! (Which way have you been riding?"
Toward Jugendheit.'
And you are returning" With shor
nod of her hand she signaled for the twt
| soldiers to fall back
rassedly.
''but the orders Of the duke will not per
init us to leave you. There have beef
| thieves along the road of late
Thieves? This was the first time Car
| michael had heard of it. The real sig
nificance of the maneuver escaped him
| but her highness was not fooled.
Every we'll" she replied "One of yol
ride forward and one OF you take TIL
rear" Then she spoke to Carmichael il
The soldiers shrugged. To them it die
not matter what language her highnes
adopted so long as they obeyed the lette
| of the dukes instructions. The LITTLE
cavalcade directed its course toward thu
city.
you have not been riding of late, sh,
said.
Then she had missed him. Carmichael.
heart expanded. To be missed is to b'
regretted, and one regrets only those II
whom one Is interested.
81 have ridden the same as usual, your
highness: only I have taken this road fol
| a change"
"Ahr' She patted the glistening necl
to avoid her? Why? She stole 81,
glance at him. Why were not kings
| nodded in this form? All the kings sha
had met had something the matter will
| them. crooked legs, weak eyes. bald
young or old, and daft over gaming ia
bles and opera dancers And the on,
| man among them all-at least she hat
| been informed that the King Of Jugend
heit was all of man-had politely de
| clined. There was some chagrin in thi!
| for her, but no bitterness or rancor. II
truth. she was more chagrfned on hel
| fathers account than on her own.
you should have taken the south pass
It was lovely yesterday"
Perhaps this way has been wisest.
"Are you become afraid of me?" archly
"Yes, your highness." If he had looked
at her instead Of his horses ears, an6
smiled. all would have been we'll.
| She instantly regretted the question. -
| am sorry that have become an ogress.'
7 "To me your highness is the most per.
| feet of women. l am guilty Of les<
majesty"
IT shall not lock you up" she said, and
added, under her breath, las my gooc
father would like to! Besides" she con.
| tinued, aloud, ST rather like to set the
court by the ears. Whoever hear4 of 8
serene highness doing the things do;
suppose it is because I have known
years of freedom. freedom Of action. OF
thought of speech. These habits cannot
| change at once. In fact, I do not be-
Heye they ever will. But the duke, my
father, is good; he understands and trusts
me- <Ah. but shall lead some king q
merry lifev' with a wicked CLEAN in hel
! eyes.
Frederick of Jugendheit?"
"Is it true that you have not heard
yet? have declined the honor"
"Your highness?
"My serene highness," with smile.
This. of course is as yet q state secret;
and my reason for telling you Is not q
princess. but q womans Solve 1t II you
can
Carmichael fumbled the reins blindly
s'They say that he Is q handsome young
what has that to do with It? The In
terest he takes In his kingdom Is posi-:
lively negative. I have learned that he
has been to his capital but twice since he
was fifteen. He is even now absent on q
hunting trip in Bavaria. and his corona
ton but few days of. There will be
only one king in Jugendheit, and that
will be the prince regent"
He has done tolerably well up to the
present." observed Carmichael, welcom-
ing this change. "Jugendheit is prosper
Gus: it has q splendid army. The prince
regent Is a fine type of man, they say,
rugged, patient. frugal and sensible
There is an instance where he made .