The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-01-20
IA Secret
II Was Between a Prince and
a Girl In Wooden Shoes.
By r. A. mitchell

| "I am a, tbis ,ro,osoi ,,or~ ,xo.uo
49, /, 80, Ar, -,
'e p''e .N' van ue'
Do"Nen' I" ming huoert' scheme
10 uni'e our kingdom OF Lituria TO that
OF fomaria. your majesty Is well
aware that the area OF Pomaria Is
three times that Of Lituria. II the
Princess Catherine marries your son IL
will result in the annexation Of vour
domipions 20 those q, rorr hor.a,..,
onor,,os-
.r,
Ia. onan ne'e' pv' sa'u ming hu-
% I ss n.' '.e'"
~ 'una!, 'ue prince nas me.
. ae !, """ '"e mas eap'i'a'eu
a,,,,
ma, SUI Vi WOMAN Is snei
.,,'s', n - a,'ou' one - ue-
s.' W 'nos. VI ner SUI. us oeins
,s,,,, ious' oeins" anu eruei'
VIC w ~ 'ui" .ne prince
80, i ina. " a,.acA ner
WI, on'y eniis' niih III ner uelense.
ou, MAJESTY ~ right we must
a a., our ends py diplomacy
Inc princess mas your son Ill tnraii'
~ WIN MIN iron her we must lnvei
sie ner ih'o 'rap' anu once sne mas
entered IL we must exercise all our In
eenuity 10 prevent ner getting out
have you a planF
Il nave. IL Is this: Let us give out
that your majesty mas been attacked
Dy disease that must prove fatal
within rev months; that you desire
the prince. who will inherit the throne
after you. to marry at once on pain Of
your naming his cousin, Oscar, to sue
coed you in his stead. Catherine will
not marry him without his Inheritance
But she will not hesitate to permit him
to sacrifice II for revenge upon your
majesty for not consenting to the
match. / shall endeavor to make some
compromise with her by which we may
rescue the prince from her"
Van der Donken was a marvel of
astuteness. being regarded as equal
In chicanery even to a woman. The
king gave him carte blanche to do
as he liked, and he set out at once
for the capital Of Pomaria, where he
found Prince Carl In dalliance with the
Princess Catherine. The minister an
nounced to the young man that his
father had not long to live, that
proposal had been made by King Otto
OF the neighboring kingdom Of Bren-
tino that the two kingdoms should be
united By the marriage Of Carl and
King Otts daughter, Xenia. and that
the marriage should be celebrated at
once. If the prince refused the crown
should pass at his fathers death to his
cousin.
This interview between Van der Don
ken and Carl took place in the pres
ence Of Catherine. The prince looked
at her for instructions as to his reply.
She replied for him by stating that he
was betrothed to her and would marry
her. IL any usurper took her place at
his fathers death the king of Pomaria
would send an armed force to Lituria
to seat its rightful sovereign on the
throne.
Now, the kingdom Of Brentino was
even more powerful than that of
Pomaria. The hand of the Princess
Xenia had indeed been offered to Carl.
and doubtless II Carl had seen her he
would have obeyed his father. On re- |
ceiving refusal to King Hubert's
plans the willy Van der Donken pro-
posed to Carl and Catherine a COM
promise. lie suggested that Carl mar
ry some girl OF low degree. His ia
ther' 10 withdraw him from such a
unioh' would consent to divorce and
nis marriage win Catherine' Again
.ne pfince iooseu at the princess Tor
INSTRUCTIONS one agreed 10 take the
aeer anuer eohsiueia.ion ana after
, ,,ns, e" oh eonsen'eu 10 tne pan,
ann .onui''oh Una. she shouia
a W.. =, 'ne siri tne prince married.
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no, oonsont =. . 'ne'ine "ouiu
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ewav rrou no, '"s "''''
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Van dor Donran a. ,an,-" - WIN
ranged that tho nr,ncass she,,d ,n,o
10 insnect the g,rI no would naorrn .s