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By C. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON,
Author ofSfrLltfhtnlnf Conductor," "Roe
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"A draft of our Rhnctlan beer will
do ; on more good than anything," sug
gested the hunter, taking up the plate
of bread anil ham he had tried hard to
cut according to her taste, placing It In
her lap and going back to draw a tank
ard of foaming amber liquid from n
quaint hogshead In n corner.
But Virginia waved the froth crown
ed pewter away with a Rmlle and a
pretty gesture. "My head has nlready
proved not strong enough for your
mountains. I'm sure It Isn't strong
enough for your beer. Have you some
nice cold water?"
The young man laughed and shrug
ged his shoulders. "Our water here is
fit only for the outside of the body,"
ho explained. "To us that's no great
deprivation, as we're all true Rhne
llaus for our beer. But now on your
account I'm sorry."
"Perhaps you have some milk?" sug
gested Virginia. "I love milk. And I
could scarcely count the cows, they
wcro so many, as I came up the moun
tain from Allehelligcn."
"It's true there are plenty of cows
about," replied her host "and I could
easily catch one. But If I fetch the
beast here can you milk It?"
"Dear me, no! Surely you, a great
Btrong man, would never stand by and
let a weak girl do that? Oh, I almost
wish I hadn't thought of the milk If
I'm not to have It I long for It bo
much!"
"You shall havo the milk, lady," re
turned the chamois hunter. "I"
"IIow good you arc!" exclaimed the
princess. "It will be more than nice of
you. But I don't want you to think
that I'm giving you all this troubles
for nothing. Here's something Just to
show that I appreciate It and to re
member me by."
She would not look up, though she
longed to see what expression the
dark face wore, but kept her cye3
upon her hand, from which she slowly
withdrew a ring. It fitted tightly, for
she had had It made years ago, before
her slender fingers had finished grow
ing. When nt last she had pulled off
the Jeweled circlet of gold she held it
up temptingly.
"What 1 have done and anything I
mny yet do Is n pleasure." said the
hunter. "But, after nil, you have learn
ed little of Uhnetla If you think that
we mountain men ever take payment
from those to whom we've been able
to show hospitality."
"Ah. but I'm not talking of pay
ment," pleaded the princess. "I wish
only to be sure that you mayn't forget
the first woman who. you tell mo, has
ever entered this door."
The young man looked at the door,
not at the girl. "It Is Impossible that
I should forget." said he. almost stlflly.
"Still, It will hurt me If you refuse
my ring." went on Virginia. "Please
at least come and see what It's like."
He obeyed, and ns she still held up
the ring he took It from her that ho
might examine It more closely.
"The crest of Rhaetla!" ho exclaim
ed as his eyes fell upon a shield of
blnck and green enamel set with small
but exceedingly brilliant white dia
monds. "How curious! I've been
wondering that you should speak our
language so well"
"It's not curious nt all really, but
very simple." said Virginia. "Now,"
with a faint tremor In her voice
"press the spring on the left side of
the shield, and when you've seen
what's underneath I think you'll feel
that you can't loyally refuse to accept
my little offering."
The bronze forefinger found a pin's
point, protuberance of gold, and, press
ing sharply, the shield flew tip to re
veal a tiny but exquisitely painted
miniature of Leopold I. of Rhnetla.
The chamois hunter stared ut it and
did not speak, but the blood camo up
to his brown forehead.
"You're surprised?" asked Virginia.
"I am surprised, because I'd been
led to suppose that you thought poorly
of our emperor."
"Poorly! Now, whnt could have
glvcu you that Impression?"
"Why, you made fun of his opinion
of women."
"Who am I, pray, to 'make fun of
an emperor's opinion, even In a mat
ter he would consider so unimportant?
On the contrary, 1 confess thnt I, like
most other girls I know, nm deeply
Interested In your great Leopold If
only because I we would be chnrlta
lily minded and teach him better. As
for the ring, they sell things more or
less of this sort In several of the
Rhactlan cities I've passed thrtfugh on
my way here. Didn't you know that?"
"No. lndy, I have never seen one
like It"
"And, as for my knowledge of Rhac
tlan. I've always been Interested In
the study of languages. Languages
Are fascinating to conquer, und then
the literature of your country Is so
bplcudld oue must be able to read It
nt first hand. Now. you'll have to say
'Yes' to the ring, won't you. and keep
It for your emperor's hake. If not for
mine?"
"May I not keep it for yours ns
well?"
"Yes. If you please. And about tin
milk?" The chamois hunter caught up a
Randy Jug and without further words
went out. When he hnd go'n- Hi.
princess rose, and, taking the Kutle lie
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had used to cut tho brend and ham,
sho kissed the handle on the place
where his fingers had grasped It
"You're a very silly girl, Virginia, my
dear," she said. "But. oh, how you do
love him! IIow he Is worth loving,
and what a glorious hour you're hav
ing!" For ten minutes she sat alone, per
lnip more. Then the door was flung
open and her host flung himself In,
no lunger with the gay air which had
s.u like ii cloak upon him, but hot and
Kit.! the Jug In his hand ns empty
ns when he had gone out.
"I have failed." he said gloomily "1
have failed, though I promised you
the milk."
"Couldn't you Hnd a cow?" asked
Virginia.
"Oh. yes. I found one. more than
one. and caught them too. I even
forced them to stand still and grasped
them by their udders, but not n drop
of milk would come down. Abomina
ble brutes! I would gladly hnve killed
them, but that would havo given you
no milk."
For her life tho princess could not
help laughing, his nlr was so desperate.
If only those cows could havo known
who he was and appreciated the honor!
"Prny, pray don't mind," she begged.
"You hnve done more than most men
could have done. After nil, I'll have
a glass of Rhactlan beer with you to
drink your health and thnt of your em
peror. I wonder, by the bye. If he,
who prides himself on doing all things
well, can milk n cow."
"If not, he should learn." said tho
chamois hunter viciously. "There's no
knowing. It seems, when one may need
the strnugest accomplishments and be
humiliated for lack of them."
"No, not humiliated." Virginia as
sured him. "It's always Instructive to
find out one's limitations. And you
hnve been most good to me. See, while
you were gone I ate the slice of bread
and ham you cut. and never did a menl
taste better. Now you must have
many things to do which I've made
you leave undone. I've trespassed on
you too long."
"Indeed, lady. It seems scarcely a
moment since you came, and I hnve no
work to do." tho chamois hunter In
sisted. "But I've a friend waiting for mo on
tho mountain," the princess confessed.
"Luckily sho had her lunch nnd will
havo eaten It nnd her guidebook
must hnve kept her hnppy for awhile,
but by this time I'm nfrald she's anx
ious nnd would bo coming In senrch of
me If she dnred to stir. I must go.
Will you tell mo by whnt name I shall
remember my rescuer when I recall
this day?"
"They named me for the emperor."
"They were wise. It suits you. Then
I shall think of you ns Leopold. Leo
pold what? But, no; don't tell me tho
other name. It can't be good enough
to mntch tho first, for, do you know, I
admire the name of Leopold raoro than
any other I've ever heard? So, Leo
pold, will you shake hands for good
by?" Tho strong hand came out eagerly
and pressed hers. "Thank you, gna'
fraulcln. but It's not goodby yet. You
must let mo help you back by tho way
you camo and down the mountain."
"Will you really? I dared not ask
as much for fear, In spite of your kind
hospitality, you were, like your noblo
namesake, a hater of women."
"That's too hard a word even for an
emperor, lady, while, as for me, If I
ever said to myself 'No woman can be
of much good to n man as a real com
panion' I'm ready to unsay It."
"I'm glad. Then you shall corne
with mo nnd help me, and you shnll
help my friend, who Is so good nnd
bo strongmlnded thnt perhaps sho
may make you think even better of
our sex. If you will you shall be our
guide down to Allchelllgen, where
wo'vo been staying at tho inn Blnco
Inst night Besides all that If you
wish to be very good you mny carry
our cloaks and rucksneks, which seem
so heavy to us, but will be nothing for
your strong Bhoulders."
The face of tho chamois hunter
changed nnd changed again with such
amused appreciation of her demands
thnt Virginia turned her hend away
lest she should laugh and thus let
him guess that she held tho key to tho
Inner situation.
Ills willingness to become n cow
herd nnd now a beast of burden for
the foreign lady ho had seen nnd her
friend whom he had not seen wns In
dubitably genuine. lie was pleased
with tho adventure, If not as pleased
as his Initiated companion. For tho
next few hours tho hunter wns fjee,
it seemed. He snld that he hnd been
out since early dnwn and had had
good luck. Later ho had returned to
the hut for n meal nnd a rest, while
his friends went down to the village
on business which concerned them all.
As they had not come back, they wero
probably amusing themselves, nnd
when ho hnd given tho Indies all tho
assistance In his power ho would Join
them.
The way down wns easy to Virginia,
with his hand to help her when It wns
needed, and she had never been so
happy In hor twenty years. But, nftor
all, she nsked herself as they neared
the place where sho had left Mpw
Portmau, what had she accompli h 1
Cf CO.
cd? What Impression wns she'lenv
Ing? Would this radiant morning of
adventure do her good or harm with
Leopold when Miss Mowbray should
meet him later In some conventional
way through letters of Introduction to
court dignitaries nt Kronburg?
While she wondered his voice broke
Into her questionings.
"I hope, gun' frnuleln." the chnmols
hunter was saying, almost shyly nnd
ns If by an effort, "that you won't go
nwny from our country thinking thnt
we Rhnotlnus nre so cold of heart and
blood ns you've seemed to fancy. We
men of the mountains mny be differ
ent from others you hnve seen, but
we're not more cold. The torrent of
our blood mny sleep for n season un
der Ice. but when the spring comes,
as It must, nnd the Ice melts, then the
torrent gushes forth the more hotly
because It has not spent Its strength
before."
"I shall remember your words," snld
the princess, "for my Journal of Rhne
tla. And. now, here's my poor friend.
1 shnll have to make her a thousand
excuses."
For her Joumnl of Rhaetla! For a
moment the mnn looked wistful, ns If
It wero a pain to him that he would
have no other place In her thoughts
nor time to win It since there sat n
lndy In n tourist's hat and eyeglnsses
nnd the episode wns practically closed
Ho looked, too, as If there was somo
thing he would ndd to his Inst words
If he could, but Miss Portmnn saw the
two advancing figures nnd shrieked n
shrill cry of thnnksglvlng.
"Oh. I hnve been bo drendfully mix
lous!" sho groaned. "Whnt has kept
you? Have you had nn nccldcnt?
Thank henven you'ro here! I began
to give up hope of ever seeing you
again nllvc."
"Perhaps you never would If It
hndn't been for tho help of this good
nnd brnve new friend of mine," snld
Vlrglnln. hurrying into explanations.
"I got Into dreadful difficulties up
there. It was much worse than I
thought but Leopold" Miss Tortmnn
Btartqd, stared with her nenrslghtcd
eyes at the tnll brown mnn with bnro
knees, colored, gnspod nnd swallowed
hnrd nftcr n quick glance nt her prin
cess "Leopold hnppened to be nenr,
came to my help nnd saved mo. Wasn't
It providential? Oh, I assure you,
Leopold Is a monnrch of chnmols
hunters! Give him your clonk nnd
rucksack to carry with mine, dear
Miss Manchester. He's kind enough
to say that he'll guide us all the way
dowu to Allchelllgen, nnd I'm glad to
ncccpt his service."
Miss Portmnn. n devout royalist
nnd firm believer In the right of kings,
grew crimson, her nose especially, ns
It Invariably did at moments of strong
emotion.
The emperor of Rhaetla here, caught
and trapped, like Pegasus bound to the
plow, nnd forced to carry luggage as
If ho wcro n common porter worst of
nil, her Insignificant, twice wretched
luggage!
Sho would hnve protested If she had
dared, but she did not daro nnd was
Ji.
Miss Porttnan started.
obliged to see that Imperial form un
mistakably imperial. It seemed to her,
though masquerading In humble guise
loaded down with her rucksack and
her largo golf cape, with galochcs in
the pocket.
Crushed under tho magnitude of her
discovery, dazzled by the i-urprlslng
brilliance of tho princess' en) ture, stu
pefied by tho fear of saying or doing
the wrong thing and ruining her Idol's
bizarre triumph, poor Miss Portmnn
staggered as Virginia helped her to her
feet
"Why, you're cramped with Bitting
bo long," cried tho princess. "Be care
ful. But Leopold will glvo you his
arm. Leopold will tako you down,
won't you, Leopold?"
And the Imperial eagle, who had
hoped for better things, meekly allow
ed another link to bo ndded to his
chain.
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.t. Oil, hlmmel!" exclaimed
! rau lorvnn, nnu
"Ach, hlmmel!" she
exclaimed ngaln, her
voice rising to a wall,
with a frantic uplifting
of the hands.
The grand duchess grew pale, for tho
applo cheeked lady suddenly exhibited
these alarming hlgns.of emotion while
passing n window of tho private dining
room. Evidently some scene of horror
wns being mine tod outside, and Vir
ginia mid Mist Portmnn had boon
nwny for many hour.
It wns the time for ten In Kugland.
for coffee in Rhaotlu. Fran Yorvan
had Just brought in coffee for one,
with heart shaped siu.uod ni..i'i
whuh would have appealed more
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poignantly to tho grnnd duchess' appe
tite If the absent ones had been with
hor to shnre them. Naturally at tho
good woman's outburst her Imagina
tion Instantly pictured disaster to tho
one she loved.
"Whnt, oh, what Is It you see?" sho
Implored, her heart leaping, then fall
lug. But for once the courtesy due
to nn honoied guest wns forgotten, nnd
tho dlstrnctcd Frail Yorvan fled from
the room without giving an answer
llnlf pnrnlyzed with drend of what
Hho might hnve to see, the grand duch
ess tottered to the window. Was there,
yes, there was a procession coining
down the hilly street thnt led to town
from tho mountain. Oh. horror upon
horror! They were perhaps bringing
Vlrglnln down, Injured or dead, her
beautiful fnce crushed out of recogni
tion! Yet, no; there was Virginia her
self, tho central figure In the proces
sion. Thank heaven! It could be notlj.
Ing worse than nil accident to poor,
dear Miss Portmnn. But there was
Miss Portmnn. too. nnd n very tall,
bronzed peasant man, loaded with
cloaks and rucksacks, headed tho band,
while the girl nnd her ox-governess
followed nftor.
Unspenknbly relieved, yet still puz
zled nnd vaguely alarmed, tho grnnd
duchess throw up tho window over
looking tho little village square. But
as she strove to attract tho truants'
attention by waving her hand nnd
crying out n welcome or a question,
whichever should come first, the words
wore nrrestod on her lips. Whnt could
bo tho matter with Frau Yorvan?
Tho stout old landlndy popped out
through the door like n .Tnck out of his
box on n very stiff spring, flew to the
overloaded peasant nnd, nlmost rudely
elbowing Miss Portmnn nsldo, begnn
distractedly bobbing up nnd down,
tearing at the bundle of rucksneks and
clonks. .Her lnnrtlculntc cries ascend
ed like Incense to tho grnnd duchess nt
the open window, nddlng much to tho
lady's Intense bewilderment
"Whnt hna that man been doing?"
demanded tho grnnd duchess In a
loud, firm voice, but nobody answered,
for the very good reason thnt nobody
heard. The attention of nil those be
low wns entirely taken up with their
own concerns.
"Prny, meln frnu, let him enrry our
things Indoor," Virginia wns Insist
ing, while tho tall man stood among
the three women, motionless, but ap
parently a prey to conflicting emo
tions. If the grnnd duchess hnd not
'been obsessed with n certain Iden
which wns growing In her mind nhe
must hnve seen thnt his dark fnce be
jtrayed a mingling of amusement, lm
'patience, nunoynncc nnd boyish mis
chief. He looked like n tnnn who hnd
somehow stumbled Into u fnlsc posi
tion from which it would bo difficult to
escape with dignity, yet which ho hnlf
enjoyed. Tom between n desire to
laugh and fly Into n rage with tho
officious landlndy, ho frowned warn
lngly nt Frnu Yorvnn, smiled nt tho
'princess nnd divided his energies be
tween quick, secret gestures intended
for the oyes of the Rhnctlan woman
nnd endeavors to unburden himself In
his own time nnd way of the lond hu
carried.
With each Instant the perturbntlon
of tho grnnd duchess grew. Why did
the man not speak out what he had to
say? Why did the landlady II ret strive
to seize the things from his back, then
suddenly shrink ns if in fear, leaving
the tall tellowto his own devices? Ah.
but that was n terrible look he gave
her at last-t'ie poor, good woman!
Perhups he was a brigand! And the
grnnd duchess remembered titles, she
had read tales of fearful deeds, even
in these modern days, done In wild
mountain fastnesses und remote vil
lages such as Allchelllgen not In
Rhaetla perhaps, but then there was
no reason why they should not hap
pen in Rhnetln ut n place like this.
And if there wero not something evil,
something to be drended. about this
big, dark browed fellow, why hail, Frau
Yorvan uttered that exclamation of
'frantic dismay at sight of him nnd
rushed like n mad woman out of the
house?
It occurred to the grand duchess that
.the man must be somo uotorlous des
perado of tho mountains who had ob
tained her dnughtor's confidence or got
her and Miss Portmau Into his pow
er. But. sho remembered, fortunutely
some or all of the mysterious gentle
men stopping nt the Inn hnd returned
nnd were ut this moment nssembled In
the room adjoining hers. The grand
duchess resolved thnt at the first sign
of Insolent behavior or threatening on
the part of the luggage carrier these
unlilemen should bo promptly sum
moned by her to the rescue of her
daughter.
Her nuxlety wns even slightly alloy,
ed at this point In her reflections by
the thought (for she hnd not quite
outgrown uu lunate love of romance)
thnt the emperor himself might go to
Virginia's assistance. Ills friends were
In the next room, hnvltig come down
from the mountain about noon, and
there seemed little doubt that ho was
among them. If he hnd not already
looked out of his window, drawn by
the landlady's excited volte, the grand
duchess resolved thnt in the circum
stances It wns her part as a mother to
make him look out. Sho had promised
to help Virginia, and hhe would help
her by promoting n romantic first en
counter.
In a penetrating voice which could
not fall to reach the ears of the men
next door or the nctors In tho scene
below she ndjured her daughter In
English.
This language wns the safest to
employ. he decided hastily, because
the brigand with the rucksneks would
not uiidiM-Htuud. while the flower of
Rlmetluu chivalry In the ndjolnlng
rmnn wine doubtless acquainted with
nil modern languages.
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