Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-11

/ The Princess IIildegarde is not your
daughter highneSs." said Hans.
: Colt" The duke smote the desk in
despair. "lIerDcck! | must send for
3 Hcrbeck."'
{ Not Yet, highncSs: later"
| but If not lIildcgarde- ] believe
l must be growing mad"
Patience. your highness." said Car
michael.
Patience YEARLY. You say pa
thence when my heart is dying inside
my breast. Patience! Who. then. is
this woman l have called my child?"
God knows. highnessw Hans stood
bowed before this parental agony.
but what proof have you that she
is not? What proof. say"
Would there be two lockets, high
nessY
more proof than this will be need
| ed. Produce It,"
Speak" said Hans to the gypsy.
'HighneSs." said the gypsy, bowling,
che speaks truly. He came with us.
For fear that the little highness might
be recognized as we Travelled. we
| changed her clothes. He took them.
together with the locket. One day the
soldiers appeared in the distance. We
all fled. We lost the little highness.
| and none Of us ever knew what be-
came Of her. She wore the costume Of
my own children"
1--WE shall produce that in time" said
Won Arnsberg.
"Damnable wretchw said the duke.
addressing the gypsy
The other shrugged. He had been
promised immunity. That was all he
cared about unless 1t was the bag Of
silver and gold this old clock member
had given him few hours gone
Il am .summontng her highness."
said the duke as he struck the bell.
And. highness," added Orumbach.
dispatch some one for Gretcheo. who
lives at 40 the krumerweg."
1.-The goose girl! What does she
know: Alb. | remember. She Is even
now With her highness. shall send
for them both"
Gretchen: Carnichael's bewilder-
mcnt increased. What place had the
goose girl IN This Tragedy:
Now. while we are wuiting." re-
Sum..d the duke. his agitation some
what under control. the proof. the
definite proof
''Iler hi2hnsSs stumbled one night"
said llauS. and fell upon the fire.
| Snatchcd her back. but NOT lmfnr. her
left arm was badly burned
The gypsy nodded. Il saw ii. high
ness"
And that was why Grmmhach went
to The military ball with opera glasses:
Carmichael was round eyed. lsui
| Gretchen:
"ihr i'rimesS lli.de-a.dp has no
scar upon either arm. continued
Gruinlmch. Il have seen them. They
are without IL single flaw"
More than that" reiterated the
duke. "That Is not enough.
They became silent. Now and then
one or The other stirred. The duke
uCNtt WYNN utS vCS VII tuC OOOS
/ through which her highless would en-
ter
iliidegarle came In presently, tender
with mercy. an arm supporting Gretch-
en-. who was red eyed and white.
You sent for US. fathers"
How the word pierced the dukes
heart! Yes. my child" be answered,
for. 1t mattered not who she was. he
had grown to love her.
Il am sorry you sent for Gretchen"
said Hildegarde. "She is ILL.,"
Gretchen sighed. To her the faces
Of the men were indistinct. and, be-
sides. she was without interest, list
less. dropped.
MY child. will you roll up your left
sleeve?" said the duke.
MY sleeve" Hildegarde thought
fully looked around.
I Il cannot roll up this sleeve. To-
ther." blushing and a triHe angry at
so strange a request.
Hans opened his knife and laid bare
her left arm. She tried to cover the
arm.
Let me look ut 1t. HiIdegarde." re-
Quested the duke. To him she pre-
scented her arm. but there was neither
mole nor scar upon the round and love-
~ arm.
why do you do this. father"'
No one answered. Hans unceremo-
niously ripped open Gretchen's left
sleeve. The ragged scar was visible
to them all. And while they grouped
around the nstonished goose girl they
heard her highness cry out with sur
prise
What is this:" she said. pointing to
the two pairs of shoes and the two
cloaks. She held up the locket. the
twin Of which hung around her neck.
Where did these come FROM"
my child" the duke answered, un-
ashamed of his tears. "only God
knows as yet what it means. But the
outward sign testifies to u strange and
horrible biunder. The locket you hold
in your hand was taken from you
when you were an infant. The one
you wear around your neck is, accord
Ing to the statement Of one Of these
men. not genuine"
And the significance?" She grew
tall. and the torn sleeve fell away from
her arm.
Il know you to be brave. Strength
en- your heart then. These men say
that you are not my daughter"
And that Gretchen Isl" spoke Hans,
IT. Gretchen drew closer to Hide.
garde.
The duke studied the portrait.o of the
mother and then the faces of these two
girls. Both possessed a resemblance,
only 1t seemed now that Gretchen was
nearest to the portrait and Hildegarde
nearest to the doubt.
You say she wore the costume of a
gypsy child when you lost herr" said
the duke
Yes" Won Arnsberg took from un-
der his coat small bundle, which he
opened with shaking fingers. He had
been In the Krumerweg thatafternoon.
W0y, those are MINER exclaimed