Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
THEGQOSE Girl,
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Are You not the grand duke and am l
not your daughter"
In his turn the duke felt the stab
lou must ride no more withsHerr Car
inicnael II is neither wise nor safe.
Father"
He was up. with his arms folding round
her Child, it is only for your sake.
Listen to me. I married Your mother be
cause loved her and she loved me. The
case Is isolated rare. out OF the beaten
path In the affairs of rulers. But you.
you must be a princess. You must steel
your heart against the invasion of love.
unless ii comes from A state equal or
perior TO your own IT is harsh and cruel.
break. Do you understand me-
The girl stared blindly at the wall
1T is all my fault said the duke
deeply agitated. for the girl trembled
under his touch.
Il shall not ride with him any more.
There's a good girl. patting her
II have been princess such a little
while. l,s..>7 80.
He kissed the wheaton -colored hair. BE
brave heart and l shall engage to find
king for YOU
II don't want any playthings. father.
with the old light touch: and then she
looked him full in the eyes. 1T promise
to do nothing more to create comment IL,
on the other hand. you will promise to
give me two years more of freedom
The duke readily assented and shortly
returned to his own suite. rather pleased
that there had been no scene; not that
he had expected any.
Now that she was alone she slipped into
the chair, beat a light tattoo with her
riding whip against her teeth and looked
flxedly at the wall again, as If to gaze
beyond it into the dim future But she
saw nothing save that she was young
and that the days in Dresden, for all
their perjury, were far pleasanter than
these.
Meantime the chief OF police called his
subaltern and placed in his hands the pc
culiar descriptions. The word vintner
caused him TO give vent to an ejacula-
ton OF surnrise.
He was in here last night I have had
him followed all day. He lives over the
American consulate. Among his things
was found the uniform of a colonel in the
Prussian Uhlans.''
''Ha! Arrest him tomorrow, or the day
after at the latest. But the mountaineer
is the big game. Do not arrest the vint-
ner till you have him. Where one is the
other is likely to be. But on the moment
of arrest you must have squad of sol
diers at your back
soldiers doubtfully.
Express orders of his highness.
1T shall be done
Considerable activity was manifest in
the police bureau the rest of that day.
To return to Carmichael. He had never
before concerned himself with resigna-
lions. Up to this hour he had never re-
signed anything he had set his heart
upon. So it was not an easy matter for
him to compose a letter to the Secretary
Of State, resigning the post at Dreiberg.
True, he added that he desired to be
transferred to seaport town, France
or Italy preferred. The high altitude In
Dreiberg had affected his heart How
ever, in case there was no other available
post, they would kindly appoint his sue
cessor at once. Carmichael never fall
tered where his courage was concerned.
and 1t needed fine quality of moral
courage to write this letter and inclose IL
in the diplomatic pouch which went into
the mails that night. It took courage, In
deed, to face the matter squarely and
resolutely, when there was the urging de
sire to linger on and on, indefinitely.
That she was not going to marry the
King of Jugendheit did not alter his af-
fairs in the least. 1t was all hopeless,
absurd and impossible He must 60
Some one was knocking on the door.
Come in
"A letter for your excellency," said the
concierge.
wait till read it. There may be IN
answer"
eff Herr Carmichael would learn the
secret of number forty Krumerweg, let
him attire himself as q vintner and be in
the Krumerweg at s o'clock tonight
(To be continued tomorrow