The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-10
MISCHIEF OF AN
UNWORTHY PRINCESS
Animated story by Author Of
"The Martyrdom Of an
Empress"
LIFE IN HIGH PLACES

The story "Moonglade,'' by the
author of "The Mar.yrdom OF an En-
press" (Harper and Brothers.. is re-
! lated with much animation. We see
Laurence Seton, the young English
beaut on the day Of her finishing at
the French convent school; her figure
was admirable and she was gifted
with an alabaster complexion and a
wealth of chestnut hair" A young
person of great loveliness, but less
stately and dignifed than Laurence. is
str.kingly introduced az this early
period of tho tale. IL Ia to be read
that az Laurence assembled the stairs
"she was suddenly met by a whirlwind
! OF outstretched arms, flying golden
! hair and skirts Of alpaca like her own.
which hung itself headlong upon her. "
, This was Marguerite de Penhoei,
whose character was as lovely as her
material person.
II Prince Basil Vassilievitch had
| married Marguerite instead Of Lau-
| renee he would have done well. Basil
was tall and rich and handsome, HIS
/ axe was a. but that toll of years need
| not be SCATTERING: OF Marguerite's
! father, who was older. It IL told that
his agreeable smile displayed under
| his blond mustache teeth OF white
ness and regularity worthy OF a boy
Of 20" Basirs first sight OF Laurence
almost took his breath away His
eyes very nearly transgresscd the
! dictates Of good form as he looked at
! her" Marguerite all but tumbled over
a pr.cipice when Basil told her that
| he loved Laurence. II IL plain that
| III. Prince grabbed her IN the nick OF
! time She was ashy white. the story
SAYS and az he caught her, as II we're
I in midair. he felt that she was shak-
ing literally from head to foot
Basi, did not know at that time tha'
Marguerite loved him. He was pro-
| voked. He uttered a single exclama-
ton. His desire was to utter more
but he depressed II. The story curt
nusly saws: The rest OF the heartfelt
string of objurga,ions rising In MS
throat bumped against his teeth anc
no swallowed Il whole, so TO speak
MARGUERITE recovered her self-posses-
sion. Very nearly she had disclosed
IN Ras,, the state Of her feelings. Now
however. she stood cold and pale rs
a ,ilv scanning tho horizon" Ht
might on reflection suspect. nut never
again would this proud girl give MI"
the chance actually TO know
Laurence's tantrum in Paris WINE
she and the Prince were on theii
honeymoon vas astonishing. IN ue'
scr,binp the beauty Of Laurence the
story mentions her rather too small
ears. a sure sign OF selhshness. IL
would have occn well for Inc Prince
IL he could have warned himself IN
time by q study OF the beautys ears
Her behavior was dreadful-not al nj
the behavior that should characterize
a Princess II IS no wonder that basI
was puz,led. she had by now worked
herself into such a fury that she NJ
longer quite knew what she was doing
She vaguely felt that she was acting
like a fool" Bash was moved to
sudden tender action. "t.nervated be-
yond measure. he reached her in one
strde snatchcd her up in his arms
and crushed her pass!onstely to MIN
She saggcd Imply in his grasp Hat
she fainteda Not at all. Her eye'
were wide open. basil had no idea
what 10 do. He suffered deeply. The
feeling Of utter helplessness which
strong men well know who have beer
confronted by tho Ewig- Weibblich'
when at its wont wrung his soul
After the Princess had been got to be,
Basil went 10 his study and looked on
the window. He felt a forging TO HI
back in Russia. How wou! Laurence
do 10 rule by his side over the "hal
a province or 30" that vas his posses
sion in that mighty land? lie !eans,
his head against the cold glass OF tn
window. Thought held him wher
he escaped from Il and glanced at hi
watch Il was s o'clock in the morning
Laurence came TO be very rude. 1
* remarkable how disagrseahle SHE
could make herself. She hated Rus
sls. Her husbands people there, tn
peasant people Of half "A province o
So" hated her She came to rari!
once. bringing along her little son
Peter. The handsome and downright
child confided to Marguerite certain o
his feelings. He said "Ieter love!
papa. Peter hates mamma" He felt al
the peasants did. That evening Mar
guerite's father, the Marquis. standinl
quite accidentally behind some dra
perieS. saw Laurence with her whit,
; arms clasped around the neck OF a tai
man whom. with start OF amazemcnt
he recognized as Capt, Nev lie Moray
the British military attache." II wa,
/ after this that Laurence. thinking I,
, flee from her husbands great castle a
, Tverna. was mobbcd by the peasantry
: Little Peter refused 10 accompany her
Mother, you keep of" he said. TIL
story adds that TWO snail fists sho
out in defence" and that "auiyerln,