Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03

not know all, Herbeck-not quite all.
Franz also sought the hand Of the
Princess Sofa. He, too, loved her, but
I 0 Well, his revenge must have
been sweet to him."
But your daughter has been restor-
ed to her own"
due to your indefatigable efforts
alone. All, Herbeck. nothing VIII ever
I'LL up the gap between, nothing will
ever restore the mother" The duke
bowed his head.
Herbeck opened another drawer and
took forth a long hood envelope CREST
ed and sealed
"Your highness, here is a letter from
the prince regent Of J%ugendheit for
mally asking the hand Of the Princess
Hildegarde for his nephew Frederick,
who will shortly be crowned. My ad-
vice Is to accept, to let bygones be by
cones"
"Write the prince that I respectfully
Decline"
"Do nothing in haste, your highness.
Temporize. Say that you desire some
time to think about the matter. You
a change your mind at any time. A
reply like this commits you to moth
ing, whereas your abrupt refusal will
only widen the breach"
1.-THE wider the breach the better"
mo, no, your highness; the past has
disturbed you. We can stand war,
and It is possible that we might win,
even against Jugendheit, but war at
this late day would be a colossal blum.
der. Victory would leave US where
we began thirty years ago. And an
insult to Jugendheit might precipitate
war"
"Have your way. then"
The duke departed, stirred as he had
not been since the restoration Of tho
princess. He sought his daughter.
She was In the music room. my
child" he began, taking Hildegarde's
hand and r awning her toward a VIM
dow seat, "the king of Jugendheit asks
for your hand"
"Then I nm to marry the king OF
Jugendheity' There was little joy in
her voice.
"Ah, we have not gone SO far as
IA AAO hAA6p &AAOASA AA0 0ASASS AA0
simply made q proposal"
sit is for you to decide. father.
Whatever your decision Is I shall abide
by it."
'It is a hard lesson we have to learn,
my child. We cannot always marry
where we love. Diplomacy and poll
tics make other plans. But fortunate
~ for you you love no one yet, and
the king is young, handsome, they say,
and rich. Politically speaking. 1t
would be a great match"
II am in your hands. You know
what is best"
The duke was poignantly disap-
pointed. why did she not refuse out
right. as became one OF the house Of
Ehrenstein?
What is be like?" she asked.
'.That no one seems to know. He
has been to his capital but twice. in ten
years. The young king has been in
Paris most Of the time. That's the
way they educate kings these days.
They teach them all the vices. Your
father loves you, and II you are 1nclin-
ed toward his majesty. II It IL In your
heart to become a queen. l shall not
She caught up his hand with a
strange passion and kissed 1t.
"Father, 1 do not want to marry any
one" wistfully. But a queenv she
added t%houshtfully. would it be for
the good Of the slater"
Here was reascr. "Yes: my obiec-
lions are merely personal" said the
duke.
For the good Of my country ! am
ready to make any sacrifice"
Every we'll. but weigh the matter
carefully. There is never any retrac-
ing a step of this kind" He paused
and then said:
''You are all I have, girl"
my father" She stroked bis cheek.
The restoration Of the Princess Hide
garde of Ehrenstein had been the SEN
sation Of Europe. as had been in the
earlier days her remarkable abduction.
For sixteen years the search had gone
on fruitlessly. In a garnet In Dresden
the agents of Herbeck found her, a
singer in the chorus of the opera. Tho
newspapers and illustrated weeklies
ragged about her for awhile, elaborated
the story Of her struggles. the mysteri-
GUS remittances which had from time
to time saved her from direst poverty,
her ambition, her education which by
dint Of hard work she had acquired.
The duke accused Franz of Jugendheit
Search as they would, the duke and
the chancellor never traced the source
Of the remittances. The duke held
stubbornly that the sender Of these
b~enefactions was moved by the inn
pulse Of a guilty conscience and that
this guilty conscience was in Jugend-
heit.
And was the girl happy with all her
new grandeur. with all these lackeys
and attentions and environs? Some
times she longed for the freedom and
lack care Of her Dresden garnet, her
musician friends. the studios. the
crash and glitter Of the opera.
She was lovely enough to inspire
fervor and homage and love in all
masculine minds. She was witty and
talented. Carmichael said she was one
Of the most beautiful women In all
Europe
She was still In the window seat