The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-09
Continued from Yesrerdar-,

I UP, MS heart heavy Saving no more,
he moved toward the uoor.
She gaxed after him, and suddenly
and silently she stretched out her
arms. her eyes and face and lips
searning with love. Curiously enough.
the duke happened to turn. He was
Al her side I'm "a moment, holding her
firm In his embrace.
You are all / have, girl" with
Bit of break in his voice.
Ny father" She stroked his cheek.
When he left the room IL was with
lighter step
The restoration of the Princess
Haidegarde Of Ehrenstein had been
the sensation OF Europe. as had been
IN the eaeFlier days her remarkable
abduction, For sixteen years the
search had gone on fruitlessly THE
asFest sas!p@ssttsE sast.--ae,ssti--
nent tried devious tricks to palm
themselves off as the lost princess
From France they had come, from
Prussia, Italy, Austria, Russia ana
England But the duke and the
chancellor held the secret, unknown
To any one else~-a iocket In gar
ret In Dresden the agents of Herbeck
round her. singer in the chorus of
Y the opera. The newspaper and Illus
Il trat@d weeklies ragged about her for
while. ela1Qrated the story of her
struggles. the mysterious remittances
which had. from time 10 time. saved
1 her from direst poverty, her ambition,
her education which. by dint of harn
-Nark. she had acquired 1t Was all
\ very puzzling and interesting and
q romantic. Fer what purpose had she
been stolen, and by whom? Tho duke
accused Franz of Jugendheit. but he
did so privately. Search as they
would, the duke and the chancellor
never traced the source OF the remit
Ist.. sIay
q that the sender of these benefaotions
was moved by the impulse of guilty
se0nSefenee, and that this guilty con-
science was in Jugendheit. But these
rernittances. argued Herbeck, came
long after the death Of the old king.
lie had his agents. vowed the duke.
iferbeuk would not listen 10 this He
preferred to believe that Count Won
Arusberg WAS the man.
There WAS an endless tangle of red
tape before the girl became secure in
her rights But finally. when William
81 Prussia and Franz Josef Of Austria
congratulated the duke, everybody.
else fell into line. and every troop In
the duchy came to Dreibsrg to,s the
celebration. Then the wop'3d ran
away in pursuit. OF Other s,-lysntures.
mo forgot all about Der serene nigh
And was she s.sanpv WITH, al, ,bts
grandeur, wtt. an tbsv W" ianka aes ani s
1tl dtt LAtSG lAEhtNE anu
attentions and environsF Who can
say Sometimes she longed for the
freedom and lack-care of her Dresden
Earrets her musician friends. the
studios, the crash and glitter of the
opera To be suddenly deprived of
the fruits of ambition, to reach such
a pinnacle without striving. to be no
longer Independent, somehow ii was
all fastelsss with the going Of the
novelty.
she hooked like princess, she
moved and acted like one, but after
the manner OF kindly fairy princesses
In story books. All fell In love with
her. from the groom. who saddied her
horse. TO the chancellor. who up TO
this time was known never to have
loved anything but the state.
She was lovely enough to inspire
VI ferkor and homage and love in all
masculine minds. She was witty and
talented. Carmichael said she was ons
Of the most beautiful women in
4 Europe. Later he modified this state
ment by declaring that she Was the
I most beautiful woman in Europe on
elsewhere Yet. often she went about
4 ~ one in a waking dream. There was
nm aloofnass which was not bbrn OF
hauteur bur rather OF Il lingering
doubt of herself
She was still in the windows seat
when the chancellor Was announced,
She distrustcd him u little, She knew
Hs.t s@ss-8s ss-fa Ia-.-a@Fst s%s.f f.-4F
hand she was certain that his whole
heart was behind his salute.
Your Highness" he said, II ann
come 70 announce to you that there
waits for you high place in the at
fairs OF the world"
THE second crown In Jueendheit ."
fot1r fnfher-~----gt'
Yes, He leaves the matter wholly
in NV hands
The sparkle in his eyes was the first
evidence Of emotion she had ever seen
In hifn 1t Father pleased her.
IL is for the good al the state
princess like yourself must never wed
an inferior"
Would a man who was brave and
kind and resourcefui. but without a
title, would he be an inferior %
Assuredly, politically. And ! re-
gret to say that your marriage could
never be else than matter of poll
tics
II am. then, for all that I am a
princess. simply certificate of ek-
u change p
Ills keen ear canght the bitter un-
dsrcurrent. The king Of Jugendheit
IN young. do not see how he can
help loving you the moment he knows
yom. Who cam" And the chancellor
enjoyed the luxury of smile.
Tut he may not be heart whole."
He will be politically"
Politics politics; how ! hate the
word. Sometimes / regret nay gar
ret"
The chancellor frowned. Your
Hlghness. | beg Of you never to give
that thought ntterance In the pres
etsrr Of s-ot,r father. u
All, believe me. am not migrate
fui; but all this liz new 10 me even
Il yet. ! am living IA a dream. wonder
Ing and wondering when / shall
wake"
The chancellor wrinkied his iir& IT
Was more Of Rrimace than u smile
VIII ven consent 10 this mar
1 rtageg"
Would it do any good to reject
ON the contrary, 1t would do
Ehrenstein great harm
sStss. mt a week, YEARLY.
~ week" There was joy on the
enancsilor's face now. unmasked. I'M
concealed. "oh. when ihe moment
c0nses that ! see the crown Of Jugend-
Nett on your beautiful head, all my
work shall not have been in vain. SO
tn@n. within seven days i shall come
n Tor Jour answer"
One way or the other. my answer
u viii be ready Then
sAss IA ftra thing yfanye postr