The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

the Baroness Frederick Won Aschers-
lebcn. The Baroness added nothing to
the old-world charm of the garden.
Her eyes were shut, her mouth was
open. her face was most painfully
crimson; and from her short, but ex-
trelnely tip-tiltcd nose. CAME the sound
Of snoring which the Terror had
Gscrlbcd TO some distant pig
The Princess was warmly, very
warmly. dressed for the sweltering
afternoons ana 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
gaaing round the shllimerng garden
with look of lntolerable discomfort
and boredom ON her pretty pale face.
Then a moving object came into the
range of her vision, Just beyond the
end of the wall Of pear-tree moving
object against the garden wall She
could not see what II was; but 1t
seemed to her that peach rose and
vanished over the top of the wall.
This curious behavior of peach so
reused her curiosity that. In spite Of
the heat. she rose ana walked quietly
to the end Of the wall Of pcar-tree. As
she came beyond II. she found, leaning
over the wall fair-halrcd boy.
He was bringing the net over the
wall again; but at the sight of her he
whipped IL back agall; and they
fa.cd at one another in an equal sur
p"isc.
Surprise did not rob the Terror OF
his pulitCness; he smiled amiably and
said In his most agreeable tone, How
do you doI'
He did not know how much the
Princess had seen; and he was not
going 10 make admission OF guilt by
hasty, and perhaps needless. flight
How do you do?' said the Princess
little haushtily, hesitating. "What
are you doing up thcreY
I'm looking at the garden" said the
Tcrrcr truthfully but not quite accu-
ratcly, for he was looking much more
at the Princess.
She gaZcd Mt him, her brow knitted
in little perplcxcd frown. She
thought that he had been taking the
peaches. but she was not sure and his
serene. guilccss face. ami llmpld blue
eyes gave the suspicion the llc.
lie gazed at her with growing inter-
est and approval; as much approval as
one could give to girl. The Prin-
cess Elizabeth had beautiful gray
eyes; and though her pale checks were
n little hollow. and the line from the
chcck-bunc 20 the corner Of the chin
wGs 40 straight that il made her face
almost triangular. ii was n pretty face.
she locked fragile; and he felt sorry
for her.
This gardens very hot" he said.
ITS like holding ones face over an
oven"
"Oh. It is" said the Princess with
impatient wearlness.
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 m awfully cool place.
You'd find II 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. Ny 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
unbeautlful. Baroness; then she said
with truly German frankness
"Are YOU well-born?"
The Terror In his turn smiled a lit
tie haughtily; and he said slowly,
We'll. from what Mrs. BlenLinsop
said. the Dangerdelds were barons in
the Weald before there were any Ho-
Lenzollcrns. And they did very well
at Crecy and AgIncourt, too" he
added penslysly.
The Princess seemed reasSured she
cast back one more look at the sleep
Ing Baroness, then walked 10 the door
in the garden wall. When she came
through II she found the Twins wheel
Ing their bicycles toward Il. The Ter
ror In very dignhed fashion intro
duced Erebus to her as Violet Anas-
tasia Dangerneld and himself as IIya-
cinth Wolfram Dangcrneld He gave
their full. and so little used names
hecause he felt that In the ease Of
princess etiquette demanded It, Then
they moved along the fringe OF trees
aud turned into tie wood The Twins
shortened their strides 10 suit the pace
Of the Princess which was uncOmm0nly
slow. she kept looking from one to
the other with curious, rather tlmld
pleased eyes
When she told them that she had
not been IN the home wood before. the
Terror cried IN surprise. "But it's the
jollest part Of the whole estate r
"But | always stay In the gardens
The Baroness Won Aschersleben can
not walk far aud she does not Ike
me 10 be out Of sight OF her"
You must get awfully slack" said
E;ebus.
slack? What is slackT aid the
Princess.
"She means wGak--not able to run
fast or far" said the Terror
But ! never run. II ls not dlgnl-
fed The Baroness would be shocked"
said the Princess.
"No wonder you're delicate said
Erebus. politely trying to keep touch
of contempt out OF her tone, and fall
Ing
zone cannot help being delicate"
said the Princess,
II don't know said the Terror,
doubtfully. 'If you're In the open air
a LOT and run about You don't Keep
delicate Wlgglns used 10 be delicate /;
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