The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-24
CHAPTER XVII.
n The Cabin q Madam.

IA bound to alien destinies Friedrich Won
Schiller.
With an exclamation Of surprise, the
old woman departed from tho door, !
heard the rustic OF football | could
have told in advance what face would
now appear outlined in the candle
glow--with eyes wide and startled
with lips half parted in query II was
tho face OF Helena, Baroness Won
Ritz,
"l3h bien! madam, why do you bar
me out?'1 said. as though we had
parted but yesterday,
IN her sheer astonishment. pre-
sumo, she let down the fastening
chain, and without her invitation |
stepped within. heard her startled
Mon nieulH then her more deliberate
exclamation of emotion MY God"
she said, She stood, with her hands
caught at her throat, staring at me l
laughed and held out hand
Madam baroness said how
glad ! am! Come, has not fate been
kind to us again?'
pushed shut the door behind me,
Still without word, she stepped
deeper into the room and stood look
ing at me- her hands clasped now
loosely and awkwardly, as though she
were a country girl surprised, and not
tn ~ II,l,
or talk of moro than one capital Of
the world.
Yet she was the same She seemed
slightly thinner now, yet not less beau
tiful. Her eyes were dark and brilliant
as ever The clear features of her
face were framed in the roll OF her
heavy locks, az had seen them last,
Her garb, as usual, betokened luxury.
She was robed as though for some
fete, all in white satin, and pale blue
fires of stones shone family at throat
and wrist. Contrast enough she made
to me, clad in smoke-browned tunic
Of buck, with the leggings and mocca'
sins of savage. my belt lacking but
prepared for weapons.
Il see, madam" said /, smiling, that
still | am only asleep and dreaming
But how exquisite dream, here IL
this wild country! How unfit here an
!, a savage, who introduce the one
discordant note into so sweet {
dream!'
gestured to my costume, gesturet
about me as | took in the details o.
the long room in which we stood,
swear it was the same as that II
which had seen her at similar
/ hour In Montreal, 1t was the same
had first seen in Washington
impossible? am doubtcd; ii,
but do | not know Did ! not see
Here we're the pictures on the walls
the cn I'd Cupids, the candelabri
wit ,ir prisms the chairs, tn
couches! Beyond yonder satin cul
tains rose the high canopy of the EN-
! broidery-covered couch, its lringe'
drapery reaching almost to the dee
pile of the carpets.
Yet not quite the same. II SCENE
to me. There were some little thing
missing, just as there were some llttl
things missing from her appearance
For instance, these draperies at tn
naht. which formerly had cut of tn
NAE .con bed at It's end OF the room
nc. were of blankets and not Of sill
The bed itself WAS not piled deep
down, but contained, as fancied froi
my hurried glance, a thin mattress
stuffed perhaps with straw. A roll {
blankets lay across its foot AS
gazed 10 the farther extremity Of tn
side OF the long suite, ! saw other ev
dences OF change II was indeed :
though Helena Won Ritz. creature
luxury, woman Of an old, lnxurloI
world, exotic of monarchical surroun
ings, had begun insensibly TO slip I'M
the ways OF the rude democracy Of II
far frontiers.
| saw all this; but ere had fnlsh'
my first hurried glance ! had accept'
her. rs always one must, Just ag 81
was.
Yes said she al length, slowI
yes. ! now believe II to be fate
She had not yet smiled. took h
hand and held II long | felt glad
see her, ana 20 take her hand
seemed pledge of friendship; .and
things now we're shaping, ] sure
needed friend
At last. ber face flushing slight
she disengaged her hand and motion
me to a seat Bnt still we stood sile
for few moments Have you
c,Irlosity?" said she at Length.
Il am too happy TO have cilrIoai
my dear madam"
"yon will not even ask me whJ
, am here2' she Insisted.
II know. j have known all alo'
You are in the pay Of England Wn
I missed you at Montreal, knew
had sailed on the Modesto for o
gon. We knew all this, and planr
for IL. have coSae across by land
meet you. have waited. fgreet ,
nowr
She looked me now cleasly in
face. II am not sure" said she
length. slowly
Not sure of what madam? WI
you travel on England'a warship,
smiled. you ts4sai IS the gurst
England herself. II. then. YOU
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