Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-17

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"Wr.'r the prince that respectfully
define"
"Dn nothing in haste. your highncss.
Tcmp, rte. Say that yua desire some
time tu think about TIL matter. You
cen "buurr your mind NJ any time. A
reply liEc'ihis commits yen To moth.
Ing. wrr'rS your nhru"t refusal will
Only wiCrn The hrr rch."
THE wider Tn" breach the better"
"No. no. your Eirluras: the past has
disturbed vol We can stand war,
and It Is possible that we might win,
even against lugcudNct. bpt war at
tbs late day would bc colossal blum
der. Victory would leave Us where
we began thirty years ago. Aud an
Insult 10 lugeudho.t might prcrlpitato
war"
Have your way. then"
The duke departed. stirred us he had
not been since the restoration Of the
princess. lie sought his daughter
She was In the music room My
child" nc began, taking lIl'dcgardc's
hand ard drawing her toward win.
dow scat 9Th" king Of Jugcudhyt asks
for your hand"
Then am to marry the king Of
Jug"rdhcltT' There was little joy In
her voice.
"Ah, We have not gone SO far ns
that. The king through his uncle, has
simply made proposal"
at Is for you to decide. father
Whatever your decision H. | shall abide
by H."
1T Is hard lesson we have to learn.
my child. We cannot always marry
whore We love. Diplomacy and poll.
tics make other plans. But fortunate.
~ for you you love no enc yet and
the king il young. handsome. Hicy say.
aud rich. Politically speaking, 1t
would br n great match"
II am IN your hands. You know
what Is best"
The duke was poIgnantly disap.
pointed. Why did she not refuse out.
righl. ~ h"cnmr one of The house VI
Ehrcustriu;
What Is hr like" SHE asked.
THAT ~ one seems to know. lie
hHs been iIhis capital but twice In ten
YEARS The young King hus been In
Paris muSt at the tiup. That's the
way they educate kings these days
They teach them all the vices. Your
FATHER loves you. aud II you nrp incIIn.
rd toward his majesty. II II Is In your
heart To- b~pnlr queen, | shall not
let my prrIudirts stand In the way"
SHE caught ny his hand with
strange passion nud kissed IL.
"F'utlrr. do not want to marry any
one" wisi:ully. "Rut n queen! she
added thuughImlly. Would II he for
the guud Of the Sintp?"
Here was reason. Yes: my obIec-
linus ARE merely personal" said the
duke.
FIR the good ~ my country am
ready 10 nuke any sacrifice"
Very well, hut weigh the matter
carefully. Ihrr is never any rctrnc.
lng u step NJ this kind" lie paused
unh then snId:
wv NV W. NlN's FllA
MY father" She strrkcd his check.
III" restoration OF the Princess Hide.
gar,lr NJ EhrrnSlriu had been the sen.
sntiuu Of Europe. aS had been In the
earlier days her remarkable abduction
For sixteen years the search had gone
on rruIrlrsSly. In .gnrrct In Dresden
lnr agents Of llcrbrck found her. n
singer In the chorus OF the opera. The
newspapers aud Illustrated wccklIcs
ragged about her for awhile. elaborated
the story Of her struggles, the mysteri-
Gus rrmittnnrcs which had from time
To time saved her from direst poverty,
her ambition. hes education which by
dint of hard work she hnd acquired.
The duke accused Franz OF JugendheIt
Search rs they would. the duke and
the chancellor never traced the source
NJ the rCuittnuCcs. The duke held
sIuhlWrnly that the seuder of these
brnpfnrtiOns was moved by the i'm.
pulse uf n guilty conscience aud that
this guilty conscience WIS IN Jugeud.
hrit.
And was the girl happy with all her
new grandeur. with all these luCkeys
aud attentions aud euvlrUnsi Some.
Times she iOnged for the freedom aud
lack care Of her Dresden Gurrct. her
musician friends, the studios, the
crash aud glitter Of the opera.
She was lovely enough to inspire
frryUr aud homage aud love In all
mnsrullur minds. She was witty and
talented. Carmichael said she was one
ui the most beautiful women IN all
Europe.
She was still In the window seat
when the chancellor was announced.
Your highness," he said. Il Hm
come to announce TO you that there
waits for you u high place In the af-
fairs Of the world"
The second crown In JugendheitT
Your father
YES lie leaves the matter wholly
In my hands"
1T Is for the good Of the state. A
princess like yourself must never wed
an inferior"
Would u man who WIS brave aud
kind aud resourceful, but without a
title would he be au INFERIOR
"Assurcdly politically. Aud regret
tn guV tIt4,t V,,tp t,,uRrlutsn s,nlI naVaH