New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

She was Thurlevs cousin. She had seen the Princess
from the ring, and unable TO credit her senses or
believe it she, slowly working forward with the
press, fearful lest Thurley might at any moment rise
and depart before she could come sufficiently close per-
haps to attract her gaze.
Meantime the person with the Kaiser adornment on
his upper lip having cleared the close packed audience
before the "rova" box made rapid progress down the
Garden TO the rear where horses in waiting with car
riagcs, grooms and footmen were screened from the
general view and, salung tall, WhlSkered foreigner
stepped nimby aside to report.
1T is she" he stated murmurlng his statement IN
German. Il should know her in million, though
saw her but at court.
She saw you? She might have known you" de.
mandcd the other with evident lmpatience what OF
that
The smaller man shook a violent negative. She
neither saw me nor would she know me by any posi-
bility, though she looked for an hour in my face
The other turned and struck with his Inst IN ms palm
The folly the headStrong folly, Of her eScapade-and
to Show herself in public here like this We are helpless
to move. We can only, at most report.
He started in favcrish stride past carriages and
wants and so, emerging from behind the screen at ITS
opposite end continued down the farther side Of the
oval making his way the exit of the garden. Once
he paused with his agent at his heels, to glance halt
rcSenfuy the ring at the girl on the opposite
side
80 beautiful, so conspicuous" he muttered in his
throaty German. The peril the perpetual disaster OF
beauty" He shrugged his shoulders continued on
and out at the door, and was driven away, still accom-
panied by his man. in a limousine car that was waiting
for him.
THURLEY'S relative, during this brief period had
worrned her way TO a gap in the fringe OF people
leaning the rail about the ring and there she caught
at an anchorage from which to make her observations
She was small and insignificant this poor bit OF drift
the daily tides of Gotham, woman OF perhaps thirty
three rather white of face, slender, and nervous She
bore not the slightest resemblance to Thurcy at whom
She was gazing now with faculties utterly bcwildered
In one moment certain, in the next uncOnvnced, that
being so glorious, radiant, obviously OF New
York's elite, could possibly have any identity with
Thurlcy Ruxon. she lost all sense OF judgment There
were moments when Alices protGg6e seemed unmistak
ably the cousin from New Haven. In the next She APP
pcarcd absolutely another individual, not re-
markably like Thurlcy, after all.
It seemed moreover, prepOSterOuS that Thurley
could have come to this estate Nothing in reason could
account for her elevation thus to such patent favotSm
with swcldOms eXacting and reluctant monarchS. And
then presently the dullcd perception of the eager
womans ears came the tag end Of conversation every
part Of which she might have overheard. \ man was
speaking one hallmarked with patrican manners.
Yes" he agreed, if upon mature reflection and
estimate, eyng Thurey through half closed lids,
connosSeur Squlnts at painting she quite tulS the
final requirements IN PrlnCcSS-the FIRST | ever saw
that did For the most part they re baly homely lot
Princess Thirvinia-I confess my ignorance of her
State but that hair, that Flemish hair should know
that in the dark
Thurev's cousin gazed at the Princess with newer
interest all question instantly banished from her mind
She could see it was not Thurey now and felt herself
hattered in that of her former doubt that had
argued the utter absurdty of such social cmncnce for
the girl who had long before taught students in
the classic shades of Yale
But she did not move. She was Sngularv fascinated
bv this uxtapoSiton with ROYALTY 1t was almost mar
vcous Just to be granted this atefu opportunity OF
castng her eyes and soul for once on the beauty and
gracou5ncss Of noby born and reigning in the
court of elegance and wealth presented here where all
the worth while world was paying homage
A TTENTIONS to Thurcy in the box indeed. had
rendered casual regard of the horses out of the
question In vain the fair drivers whipped their pairs