Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28

tne OlQ-WOrlu Cnarm oil the rnrOen.
Her eyes were shut, her mouth was
open, her face was most painfully
crimson; and from her short, but ex-
tremely tip-tilted nose. came the sound
of snoring which the Terror had
ascribed to some distant pig.
The Princess was warmly, very
warmly, dressed for the sweltering
afternoon: and little beads Of sweat
stood on her brow. The story book she
had been trying to read lay face
downward in her lap: and she was
gazire round the shimmering garden
with look of ntolerable discomfort
and boredom on her pretty pale face.
Then moving object came into the
range Of her vision. Just beyond the
end Of the wall Of pear-tree. a moving
object against the garden wall. She
could not SEQ what it was: but 1t
seemed to her that a peach rose and
vanished over the top Of the wall
This curious behavior OF a peach SO
reused her curiosity that. in spite of
the heat she rose and walked quietly
to the end Of the wall Of pear-trce As
she came beyond it. she found. leaning
over the wall a far-hared boy.
He was bringing the net over the
wall again. but at the sight OF her he
whipped it back again: and they
gazcd at one another in an equal sur.
prise
Surprise lid not rob the Terror OF
his poi." AIS: he smiled amiably and
said IL H. nest agreeable tone, "How
do YOU Gp:''
Princess had seen and he was not
b.. 80 <r,tiJ hx-
hasty, and perhaps needless. flight.
GLOW do YOU do?' said the Princess
a little haughtily. hesitatlng. "Wht
are you doing up therc:"
I'm looking at the garden" said the
Terror truthfully, but il quite accu.
ratelv. FOR he was locking. much more
at the ..Acess.
ShN Il at him. her brow knitted
in ..,'' pcrplexed frown. She
though; ;hIt he had been taking the
peaches. but she was not sure: and his
serene, guilccss face. and iillpd blue
eyes gave the suspicion the lie.
lie gazcd nj her with growing inter-
est and approval: as much approval as
one could give to Il girl. The Prn-
cess Elizabeth had beautiful gray
eyes: and though her pale cheeks were
n little hollow. and the line from the
cheek-bonc to the corner Of the chin
was so straight that it made her face
almost triangular, it was n pretty face.
She looked fragile; and he felt sorry
for her.
This gardens very hot" he said
TITS like holding ones face over an
oven"
"Oh. it is" said the Princess with
impatient weariness
yet there's quite n decent little
breeze blowing over the top OF the
wall" said the Terror.
The Princess sighed: and they gaZed
at one another with curious eyes.
81 tell you what: come out into the
wood. | know an awfully cool place.
You'd find it very refreshing" said the
Terror.
The Princess looked back irreso-
lutely at the sleeping Baroness. The
sight of her crimson face made the
garden feel hotter than ever.
''Do come. My sisters here; and it
will be very jolly in the wood-the
three of u.s." said the Terror in his
most persuasive tone.
The Princess hesitated and again
she looked back at the sleeping, but
unbeautiful. Baroness; then she said
with truly German frankness:
Are you well-bOrn:"
The Terror in his turn smiled lit
tie haughtily; and he said slowly
"Well, from what Mrs. Blenk insOp
said, the Dangerfieds were barons in
the Weald before there were any Ho-
hcnzolerns. And they did very we'll
at Crccy and Agincourt too" he
added pensiysly.
The Princess seemed rcassured she
cast back one more look at the sleep
ing Baroness, then walked to the door
in the garden wall. When she came
through it she found the Twins wheel
Ing their bicycles toward IT, The Ter,
ror in very dgnified fashion intro
duced lIrcbus to her as Violet Anas-
tasa Dangerfield and himself as Hyn-
cinth Wolfram Dangerfield. He gave
their full. and so little used names,
because he felt that in the case OF a
, princess etiquette demanded 1t. Then
, they moved along the fringe of trees
and turned into the wood The Twins
shortened their strides to suit the pace
/ of the Princess which was uncommOnly
, slow. She kept looking from one to
t the other with curious, rather timid
l pleased eyes.
When she told them that she had
I not been in the home wood before, the
4 Terror cried in surprise. But it's the
/, jolllest part of the whole estate"
, "But always stay In the gardens
J. The Baroness Won Aschersleben can
= not walk far: and she does not like
e mo to be out of sight Of her"
1 You must get awfuly slack" said
1 Erebus.
Z slack? What is slack?" said the
i Princess.
r "She means weak-not able to rur
i fast or far" said the Terror.
t But | never run. II Is not digni
fed. The Baroness would be shocked.
!, said the Princess.
G mo wonder you're delicate" sale
/. Erebus. politely trying to keep toucl
Il of contempt out Of her tone, and fail
t, ing.
|, "One cannot help being delicate,
said the Princess.
e ~ don't know" said the Terror
n doubtfully. If you're in the open ali
It n lot and run about, you don't keel
n delicate. Virgins used to he delicate
Il but he isn't now"
r who Is Wiggins?" said the Prin