The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-07-12

Your majesty. cannot countenaBc e
| your friendship for this commoner.
lie assumed his most impressive man.
ner Il resign my post as prime minis
ter of Herzegovina"
The humor of a diplomat without a
post resigning from the post which he
ala not have did not escape the queen
However, she maintained her royal
dignity.
Very WELL" she answered cayly.
You resign what is left Of your post. y
She departed TO place some letters on
laumann's desk. When she returned
TO the outer Office she saw that both
Tralnor aud the king had come I'm aud
were engaged in conversation which
vitality concerned herself.
You did not tell me that your en-
gagement ends tomorrow" Trainor was
protesting.
That does not concern you. Her
majesty must we'd one of her own
rank" Stephen ". was angry.
"All of which would give you quite
a monopoly. You're the only king in
America
II love the queen" exclaimed Ste
phen.
80 do t. cried Trainor. at love her
too much To lose her on account of
comic opera kingdom"
"lou are insolentw
I'VE are on the same footing now"
replied Trainor exultingly. Its fair
field and no favor, and the best man
wins"
THE best man.' disdainfully. "Slr,
l am the king of Bosnia"
Herr Trainorw cried the queen step
ping forward. Both men turned i'm as
constituent, realizing that Anna Vic
toria must have overheard at least part
of their conversation.
ut is time we started" said the
American TO her.
1 cannot 80. | must speak with the
kngr
Trainor spoke reslgnedly. you
know best" He slowly left the Office.
leaving the queen alone with the king
Anna Victoria studied the king
thougbtfully.
i have just heard you say that you
are fond Of NE. Presumably you wish
TO be my husband"
II want you TO be my wife" he an
swered in voice that trembled with
emotion.
ut is almost the same thing. There
is no use waiting longer for news from
Bosnia. Will YOU sit DOWN."
He placed chair for her and. draw
Ing up another, seated himself opposite
her.
"Meester Trainor has told you that
he is fond Of me- she began.
zone of the mob.v
over I'm this country we are all of
the mob. That is the first thing Won
must understand when YOU come here"
'Ihis Trainor has taught YOU that
Just IS my father taught mc-that
must wed the ruler of Bosnia. I had
thought of marriage only rs n duty TO
my nation. MceSter Trainor made me
the sweetness of loving
and Of being loved"
"Oh. he did" sarcasticallv.
'1cS, answered Anna Victoria slow |
". With n sudden Tenderness. she look :
'd straight into Stephens eyes. Eyes,
he taught me all that. but 1 wanted +
o he loved by YOU"
King Stephen became extremely agi- E
ated at Anna Nictoria's declaration of /
her one time hope for his affection.
lie rose and strobe impulsively TO and
'ro. He realized that he must say
aud that right speedily. as
some Of the clerks might come into
he office at any moment and render 1
impossible further talk at the time
With Anna Victoria on this-all impor-
ant subject. But il was the girl who
)roke the silence aS she. too. rose:
The night you came TO my misera-
lie home in this strange foreign land
liked you-oh, very much. said
o you, L am just an ordinary person
lcnSed 10 be wooed like any ordinary
.irl. | pictured you winning me like
ny ordinary man."
Then You do not care for the Amer
cam
"He is fine and strong and resolute,
'ut you seemed all these and some
hing else besides. You were OF nv
ipd-of my own people. You called
nc a fairy queen, and wanted you
, be my fairy prince" with intense
ceiling. Il an so bitterly disappolnt.