Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29


Tact: More tact. beg of YOU"
The king at the same moment Was
muttering Hngrily to his chancellor.
The fellow is impossibe-a boor'
We have swallowed fifteen such INSULT
slEce lunch
I'm going TO inspect the army to-
morrow" answered the prince. How
many troops have you in Borrovina!
And is II true you haven't paid any of
them for more than Il year: I'm told
not an official n the government has
had his paw for months except the
chancellor. who also happens to be
treasurer
prince" :nterpoSed the king. ignor-
ing his guests coarse speech. "our ar
rangements for dinner will take us
back to the capital now ! am afraid.
Will you take leave of the princess I'M
til the formal betrothal ceremony to-
night? Tonight, dear" be added to
Irma. you will make your first ap-
pearance at court. the debut to which
you've looked forward so long Gondby
Till then"
He entered the summer palace with
Vladimir the others following until the
princess stood alone once more beside
the Sundial With blanched face and
wide despairing eyes she stared after
the departing cOurtiers.
She was aroused from her wretched
musing as some one touched her hand.
Turning. with n start. she saw Haw-
, thorne kneeIing Al her feet.
You heard everything?" she asked.
, looking down az him with hopeless
misery. You have heard? And-and
you will forgive me for not having told
you who | am: | didn't want you TO
know. | was so tired of being treated
with prim respect by everybody. And
| you weren't like any one I'd ever met
= | was sick Of being princess. 1 want
- ed to be just n girl for Il little while
0 But now must always be a princess"
r That that prince person." STAN
= mered Hawthorne. Have you ever
D seen him before"
No" she answered. with a little
+ shudder.
. And your father careessly forces
5 you TO marry the guy when he knows
: you hate him? Gee. The things pre-.
;. pOSterous. IL could never happen in
America | was for butting in on the
Il game but | realized l didn't hold the
7 cards So stayed ont"
, What is your rank in America" she
u asked curiously,
Il Citizen That's all Names Anthony
Hamilton Hawthorne Just those
three
Only an ordinary citizen" she ask.
ed, disappointed.
NO. not an ordinary citizen An
- American citizen There's a big differ
2 ence And I'm au American citizen
:. that's horribly in loye with a royal
IS princess That makes it even more So
5 In Borrovina no citizen would dare
II fall in love with 2 princess
n In America there are plenty few
/. things u CirIZeH wouldn't dare do Be
n sides / didnt fan III love with a prin.
a cess. fell in love with little girl in
n tuI8b!edown garden. And I'm not go
ing to let her throw all her chances of
J. happiness into the discard by marry.
D. ing guy like
But must marry him It's for the
I good of BOrrOvina."
= To hazoS with BOrrovina' There
! didn't mean 10 offend you. sweetheart
-" BORROWINGS all right. | guess. except
: what happened to il But your little
fingers worth whole deck of comic
n opera countries like this"
y. How can you speak of my dear land
= in such = way she iared The land
love beyond everything! This is my
first chance 20 serve my country II is
still harder for me-"
Make II stiu harder for you?" he
echoed in diSmay WHY. princess. I'd
give my whole life TO help you. / love
you, I'd
You mustn't love me-" she sohbed
on its bitterly hopeless: Even IL
We're free ! would never be allowed tC
marry a mere citizen. Why, our law
forridS it"
IF / were king" he retorted. al
the laws on earth shouldn't forbid me
from marrying the girl / loved
You say that because you aren't E
king There's only one thing you car
d. for We Say 'Goodhy'"
"Oh." he protested, II know coulC
do more for you if only you'd let ME
Aud yet you say ! make it harder TO
you. Why Go you say thut?"
IF ] tell you" she answered slowly
will you go away and not try to Ae
NE agaiu?"
IF must-if you want me to-yes
Then" she returned. you can't hsl
me, because I've decided what mus
DO And you will make it harder 70
me. because because love you"
Princess be cried. throwing hi
arms forward IN alteration
But she elUded his embrace
Remember your promise" sh
warned him.
And the next moment she was gone
During the next twenty four hour
/ Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne Of TN
81 United States worked harder than eve
q before in all his pleasantly lazy life
Certain id!e queries of his led to uncJ
pected clews And these cIews. wit
e. the help Of 3 local newspaper man, h
followed to some surprising concHr