El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-03

mysterious. When undressed myself
and went to bed-how can describe
my horror.
drops of fresh, red blood I Jumped
out Of bed, trembling, and rang the
bell Nobody came. I began to pray.
Soon I heard a weird noise ana, LOOK
ing around, I saw distinctly the figure
of a pretty Young girl in a night gown,
staring at me ironically. How she mao
come in, I do not know she JUST
walked to the bed and occupied II
without a word I trembled all over
+" Madame she whispered, this is
not your bed it is mine
"She was pretty, with dark long
Iashes and black eyes, just as the
gypsy had told me. / asked:
" Are you Otilhe2 She nodded and
whispered: Certainly L am. what 90
you want of me2
When the princess opened her eyes
the prince was kneellng over her Keep
ing a towel with cold water on ner
head. She wildly questioned him. VINO
was Otillie2 He Stammered ana SUM
bled, as ne Wen might, perhaps never
having heard the name before.
ITS true" she cried. A wild scene
ensued. A few hours later they hao
separated forever.
The marriage was annuIleo- Ftl4 NJ
George took his place alongside the
three divorced SOVerelgnS OF EUROPE,
king Frederick August, Of Sa8ony
grand duke Ernest Ludwig, OF HeSSe'
prince l.
Solves Problem With Death.
But to proceed with this tateIul
years Developments
The hateful subterfuge Of a morgan
attic marriage IS a possible resort W.. W-lgH
a prince falls in love with COM
mon" girl. But what when prlHCeSSs
prefers a cOmmOner to all the SICILY
crowned youth put before her Tor her
The latter was the problem Of the
beautiful SOPHIE, of Sake w e1mar- Els
enach and she solved it with-dealth
It is a sad position which the mouse
Of Sake Weinar Occupies-anclent ana
royal as the hills, but so 1mpecq nlous
their palace furnishings are Unread
bare.
a dissipated, middIe-aged cousin, ana
had broken the engagement only by
personal appeal to the kaiser A young
lieutenant. whom she may nave loved,
had shot himself dead for her IN Attn
ems five years before and the crown
princess of Greece, sister. to the KAISER,
mad wept real tears at his burial
The men of the house had In several
cases found happiness outside of the
purple Her uncle. duke Bernard, found
a loving wife, and her brother, prince
Hermann, was also serene IN ms pos
session of a life partner not born 10
the palace Her own father had lied
to America in his youth and had even
worked as a waiter in New IOrk for
time. But what Of the women OF the
family2 Such exits from court re-
straint We're barred TO them. She was
a proud girl, past %, living life with
out love.
There appeared the young Won
BleichrOeder, member of the banking
house which is said to have made pos
sible the German victory over France
in 1870. The kaiser, plying the melan-
choly royal girl-he had even looked
with favor on the young lieutenant
consented. but the grand duke Of Sax
ony, head Of the house, would not
listen.
Is Made n Prisoner.
Then came an incident in the forest
! of Fontainebleau, near Paris. A gypsy S
child was killed by a magnificent mo-
tor car and in the car, it came out, had
been the handsome young banker and
| princess Sophie.
After that Sophie kept to her room
in the ancient, threadbare palace. She
was practically under arrest.