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I CHAPTER FOUR
she hiul gone on her
knees to hlui after nil
or almost. She was glad
her inoUicr did Mot
know, nnd alio hoped
tbnt he did not feci the
pulsing of the blood in her fingers ih
he took her hand and lifted her to her
feet. Thero was shnine In this tempest
that swept through her veins because
he did not share It, for to her, though
this meeting was an epoch, to him it
was no more than n trivial Incident
She would have keyed his emotions to
hers If sho could, but since she had
had years of preparation, he u single
moment, perhaps she might have been
consoled for tho disparity could sho
have read his eyes. They said, if she
had known, "Is tho sky raining god
desses today?"
Now, what were to bo her first word3
to him? Dimly sho felt that If sho
were to profit by this wonderful chance
to know tho man and not the emperor
this chanco which might be lost in a
few moments unless her wit befriend
ed her those words should bo beyond
the common. Sho should be ablo to
marshal her sentences as a general
marshals his battalions, with a plan of
campaign for each.
A spirit monitor a matchmaking
monitor whispered these wlso advices
in her car, yet Bhe was powerless to
profit by them. Like a schoolgirl about
to be examined for a scholarship, know
ing that all the future might depend
upon an hour of the present, the dire
need to be resourceful, to bo brilliant,
left her dumb.
How many times had she not thought
of her first conversation with Leopold
of Rhactia, planning the first words,
the first looks, which must make him
know that she was different from any
other girl ho had ever met! - Yet here
sho stood, speechless, epigrams turning
tall and racing away from her like a
troop of playful colts refusing to be
caught
And so it was the emperor who spoko
before Virginia's savoir falre came
back.
"I hope you're not hurt?" asked tho
chamois hunter in the patois dear to
the heart of Rhaetlan mountain folk.
She had been glad before, now she
was thankful, that sho had spent many
weeks nnd months In loving study of
the tongue which was Leopold's. It
was not the metier of n chamois hunt
er to speak English, though the em
peror was said to know the lnnguago
well, nnd sho rejoiced In her ability to
answer the chamois hunter as he
would be answered, keeping up tho
play.
"I am hurt only In the prldo that
comes beforo a fall," she replied, forc
ing a laugh. "Thank you many times
for saving me."
"I feared that 1 frightened you and
made you lose your footing." tho cham
ois hunter answered.
"I think, on the contrary. If It hadn't
been for you I should have lost my
life," said Virginia. "Thero should bo
a sign put up on that tempting pla
teau, 'All Except Suicides Beware.' "
"Tho necessity never occurred to us,
my mates and me," returned the man
in tho gray coat passemolled with
green. "Until you came, gna' frauleiu,
no tourist that I know of lias found It
tempting."
Virginia's eyes lit with a sudden
spark. Tho spirit monitor that match
making monitor came back and dared
her to n frolic, such a frolic, she
thought as no girl on earth had over
had or would have after her And she ,
could show this grave soldier-hero of
hers something new In life something
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qUIlU IIUIV WUH.U Ik WUUIU UUl UU1U1
him to know. Then,. let come what
would out of this adventure, at worst
she should always havo an Olympian
episode to remember.
"Until 1 came?" she caught up his
words, standing carefully on the spot
where be had placed her. "But I am
no tourist I am an explorer."
He lifted level, dark eyebrows, smil
ing faintly, and when ho smiled half
his austerity was gone.
So beautiful a girt as this need net
rise beyond agreeable commonplaces of
mind and speech to please a man. In
deed, this particular chamois hunter
expected no more than good looks, a
good heart and a nice manner from
women. Yet this beauty bade- fair, It
seemed, to hold surprises in reserve.
"I have brought dowu noble gamo
today," he said to himself, and aloud:
"I know tho Schneehorn well and love
it well. Still I eun't see what rewards
it has for the explorer unless, gna'
frauleln, you are a climber or a geolo-1
gist."
"I'm neither, yet 1 think 1 have seen
something, n most rare thing, l'vo
wanted all my life to see."
Tho young man's face confessed curi
osity. "Indeed! A rare thing that
lives hero on the mountain V
"I am not sure tr It lives here. I
'should llko to find out," replied the girl
"Might one Inquire the name of this
.rare thing?" asked the chamois hunter
"Perhaps If I knew It might tur.i out
'that I could help you In the mh 'i
'But flrst, If you'd let me U'.id
C
inn $
It
itho plateau, where I think you were
going. Here your head might still
grow n llttlo giddy, nnd it's not well
;to keep you stnnding, gna frnulcln, on
such n spot. You've passed nil the
worst now. Tho rest Is easy."
She gave him her hand, pleasing her
self by fancying tho act n kind of nlic
gory, ns she let him lead her to snfc
n ml pleasant places on u higher, sun
nier level.
"Perhaps the rare thing grows hero,"
Hie i lininols hunter went on, looking
(iImiiii the green plateau with n new In
terest. "I think not." Virginia nnswered.
Blinking her head, "it would thrlvo
better nearer tho mountain top In n
moio hidden plnco thnn this. It docs
not love tourists."'
"Nor do I, In truth," smiled the
chamois hunter.
"You took me for one."
"Pardon, gna' frauleln not tho kind
of tourist we both mean."
"Thnnk you."
"Rut you have not said if I might
help you in your search. This Is a
wild region for a young lady to be
exploring in alouc."
"I feel sure," responded the princess
graciously, "that If you really would
you could help me as well as any ona
in Rhactia."
"You are kind indeed to say so,
'though I don't know how I havo de
served tho compliment"
Did it sound llko a compliment?
Weil, leave it so. I meant because
you arc at home in these high nltl
jtudes, and the rare thing I speak of Is
n plant that grows In high plnces. It
is B.a Id to bo found only In Rhaetlan
mountains, though I have never heard
jof any one who lias been able to track
It down."
"Is It our pink Rhnetlan edelweiss, of
.which we nre bo proud V because if It
is nud you will trust me I know ex
actly where to take you to II ml It.
With niy help you could climb there
from here In u few moments."
She shook her head ngaln. smiling in
scrutably. "Thank you, it's not tho
plnk edelweiss. The scientific, the eso
teric name I've promised thnt I'll tell
to no one, but the common people in
my native country who have heard of
'it would cull tho plant edelmann."
"You have already seen it on the
mountain, but nnt growing?"
"Some chamois hunter, llko yourself,
.had dropped it perhaps, not knowing
what Its value was. It's a great deal
to have had one glimpse worth run
ning into danger for."
"I'erhnps, gnn' frauleln, you don't
realize to the full the danger you did
run. No chance was worth It. bcllevo
me."
"You, a chamois hunter, say that?"
"But I'm a man. You are a woman,
and women should keep to beaten
paths and safety."
The princess laughed. "I shouldn't
wonder." said she, "If that's a Rhao
tlan theory, a Rhnetlan man's theory.
I've henrd your emperor holds it"
, "Who told you that gna' frauleln?"
He gave her a sharp glance, but her
gray eyes looked Innocent of gullo and
were therefore nt their most danger
ous. "Oh, many people have told me.
Cats may look at kings, and the most
insignificant persons may talk of em
perors. I've heard many things of
yours."
"Good things or bad?"
"No doubt such tilings as he truly
deserves. Now, can you guess which?
But perhaps I would tell you without
your guessing if I were not so very,
very hungry." She glanced at the
pocket of hl3 coat, from which pro
truded a generous hunch of black
bread and ham, thrust in probably nt
the Instant when sho had called for
help. "I can't help seeing that you
Iiflvn rnni ltinsttinsir. tnltl. .a.. TV .
I ' J IUU1.UCUU null JUU. U3 UU
I want It all" she carefully ignored tho
contents of her ' rucksack, which she
could not well have forgotten "or
would you share lt7"
The chamois hunter looked surprised,
though not displeased; but then, this
was his first experience of n feminine
explorer, and ho quickly rose to tho oc
casion. "There la more, much more bread
and bacon, where this came from," he
replied. "Will you be graciously
pleased to accept something of our
best?"
"If you please, then I. too, shall be
pleased." sho said. Guiltily she re
membered Miss Portman, but the dear
Letltia could not bo considered now.
If she were alarmed, sho should be
well consoled later.
"I and some friends of mlno havo a
a sort of hut round the corner from
this plateau and a short distance on,'
j nnnounced the chamois hunter, with a
gesture Uint gave the direction. "No
woman has ever been our guest, but
I invito you to visit It and lunch there,
or, if you prefer, remain hero and in
a few minutes I will bring such food
ns we can offer. At best It's not much
to boast of. We chamois hunters nre
poor men, living roughly."
Tho princess smiled, imprisoning
each new thought of mischief which
flew Into her mind like a trapped bird.
"I've heard you're rich in hospitality,"
she said. "I'll go with you to your
hut, for It will bo n chance to prove
tho savlnc."
The eyes of the hunter- dark, bril
liant mid keen as the eagle's to which
Bhe compared him pierced hers. "You
have no fear?" lie nskod. "You nro n
young girl, alone, save for me, lu n
desolnte plnco. For nil you know, my
nintcs aud I may bo n band of brig
nnds." "Baedeker doesn't mention tho ex
istence of brigands In these days
among tho Rhaetlan Alps," replied
Virginia, with quaint dryness. "I'vo
always found him trustworthy. Be
sides, I've great faith in tho chivalry
of Rhaetlan men, nnd if you knew how
hungry I am you wouldn't keep mo
waiting for tnlk of brigands. Bread
and butter nro fnr more to tho point."
"Even senrch for tho raro edelmann
may wait?"
"Yes; the edelmann mny wnlt on
me." Tho last two words sho dared
but to whisper.
"You must pnrdou my going first"
said the man with tho bare brown
knees. "Tho way Is too narrow for
politeness."
"Yet I wish that tho peasants at
home had such courteous manners as
yours," Virginia pntronized him pret
tily. "You Rhactlans need not go to
court, I Bee, for lessons in behavior."
"The mountains teach us something,
maybe."
"Something of their greatness, which
we should nil do well to learn. But
have you never lived In n town?"
"A man of my sort exists In a town;
he lives in tho mountains." With this
diplomatic response tho tall flguro
swung round n corner formed by a
bowlder of rock, nnd Vlrglnln gavo a
little cry of surprise. Tho hut of
which the chamois hunter had spoken
Was revealed by tho turn, and it was
of an unexpected and striking descrip
tion. Instead of tho humble crccUon
of stones and wood which she had
counted on, tho rocky sldo of tho
mountain itself had been coaxed to
glv'c her sons a shelter.
A doorway and largo square openings
for windows had been cut In tho red
veined, purplish brown porphyry, while
a heavy slab of oak and wooden frames
filled full of glittering botUo glass pro
tected Buch rooms ns might havo been
hollowed out within from storm or
cold.
Even had Virginia been Ignorant of
her host's identity sho would have
been wlso enough to guess that hero
was no semmhutte, or ordinary abodo of
common peasants who hunt tho cham
ois for a precarious livelihood. Tho
work of hewing out in the solid rock
a habitation such as this must bnve
cost more than most Rhaetlan chamois
hunters would save In many n year.
But her wisdom also counseled her to
express uo further surprise after her
first exclamation.
"My mates nre nwny for the time,
thouch they may come bnck by nud
by." the mnn explained, holding tho
henvy onken door thnt sho might pass
into tho room within, nnd, though sho
wns not lnv'ted to further exploration,
she was able to see by tho several
doorways cut In the rock walls that
this was not the solo accommodation
the strange house could boast
On the rock Moor rugs of deer and
chamois skin were spread. Iu a rack
pf oak ornamented with Bplendid nnt
lers nnd studded with tho sharp point
ed horns of tho chamois wero suspend
ed guns of modem make and brightly
polished, formldablo hunting kulvos.
The table in the center of the room had
been carved with admirablo skill, and
tho half dozen chairs wero oddly fash
ioned of stags' antlers shaped to hold
fur cushioned wooden seats. A carved
dresser of black oak held a store of tho
coarse blue, red nnd green china mado
by peasants in tho valioy below,
through which Virginia had driven yes
terday, and these bright colored dishes
were eked out with platters and great
tankards of old pewter, while in the
deep fireplace a gypsy kettle swung
over a bed of fragrant pine wood em
bers. "This Is a delightful place fit for a
king or even for nu emperor." said
Virginia when the bare kneed chamois
hunter had offered her a chair near tho
fire and crossed the room to open the
closed cupboard under the dresser
shelves.
He was stooping as sho spoke, but
at her last words looked around over
his shoulder.
"We mountain men aren't afraid of a
llttlo work when It's for our own com
fort" he replied, "and most of the
things you Bee here are homemade dur
ing the long winters."
"Then you are all very clever Indeed.
But this place Is interesting. Tell me.
has the emperor ever been your guest
hero? I've read let mo see, could it
have been In tho guidebook or In somo
paper? that be comes occasionally to
this northern range of mountains."
"Oh, yes; the emperor has been at our
hut several times. He's good enough
to approvo it," tho host answered calm
ly, laying a loaf of black bread, a fine
seeded cheese and a knuckle of ham on
the table. He then glanced at his
guest, expecting her to como forward,
but she sat still on her throne of ant
lers, her small feet lu their sensible
mountain boots daintily crossed under
the short tweed skirt
"I hear he also Is a good chamois
hunter," sho carelessly went on. "But
that perhaps is only the flattery which
makes tho atmosphere of royalty. No
doubt you, for Instance, could really
give him many points in chamois hunt
ing." The young man smiled. 'The em
peror's uot a bad shot"
"For an amateur. But you're n pro
fessional. I wager now that you would
not for the world change places with
the emperor."
How tho chamois hunter laughed at
this and showed his white teeth! There
were those iu the towns he scorned
who would huve been astonished at
his light hearted mirth.
"Change plnces with tho emperor!
Not unless I wore obliged, gnn' frnu
loin not now, nt nil events." with n
compllmentury bow nnd glnnco
"Thnnk you. You're quite a courtier.
And that remind me of another thing
they say of him lu my country The
story is that he dislikes the society
of women. But perhaps It Is that he
doesn't understand thoni.'
"It is possible, lady. But I never
heard that they were so difficult of
comprehension."
"Ah, that shows how llttlo yon
chamois hunters have had thno to
learn. Why, wo enn't even understand
ourselves or know what we're most
likely to do next, and yet a very odd
thing we have no difficulty in rending
one another and knowing nil ench oth
er's wenknosses."
"Thnt would seem to sny thnt a mnn
should get n woman to choose his wlfo
for him."
"I'm not so sure it would bo wise,
yet your emperor, wo henr, will let
the chancellor choose his."
"Ah, wero you told this also in your
country?"
"Yes, for flio gossip Is thnt she's au
English princess. Now, what's tho
good of being a powerful emperor If
ho can't oven pick out a wlfo to plcaso
his own tasto?"
"I know nothing about such high
matters, gna' frauleln, but I fancied
that royal folk took wives to please
their people rather than themselves.
It's their duty to marry, you know.
And if tho lady bo of royal blood, vir
tuous, of the right religion, not too
sharp tempered and pleasant to look
nt, why, those are tho principal things
to consider, I should suppose."
"So should I uot suppose if I were a
man nnd emperor. I should want tho
pleasure of falling In love."
"Safer not, gun' frauleln. Ho might
fall in love with tho wrong woman."
And tho chamois hunter looked with
half shamed Intcntness Into his guest'o
sweet eyes.
Sho blushed under his gazo aud was
so couBctous of tho hot color that sho
retorted nt random. "1 doubt if ho
could fnll In love. A man who would
let Ills chancellor choose for him ho
cau have uo warm blood In his veins."
"Thero I think you wrong him, lady,"
tho answer came quickly. "Tho em
peror Is a man. But It may be ho has
found other interests In his lifo mora
Important than woman."
"Bringing down chamois, for In
stance. You would sympathize there."
"ChamolB glvo good sport They're
hard to find harder still to hit when
you havo found them."
"So nro tho best types of womeu
thoso who, llko tho chamois and tho
plant I Bpoko of, Ilvo only In high
places. Oh, for tho sake of my sex
I do hope that somo day your emperor
will chango his mind that a woman
will mako him chango it!"
"Perhaps a woman has already."
Virginia grow pale. Was she too
late, or was this a concealed compli
ment which tho chamois hunter did
uot guess she bad tho clew to find?
Sho could not answer. Tho silence be
tween the two became electrical, and
tho young man broke it at last with
some Blight signs of confusion.
"It's a pity," said he, "that our em
peror cau't hear you. Ho might bo
converted to your views."
"Or lie might clap mo into prison for
Ieze majesty."
"Ho wouldn't do that, gna' frauleln,
If he's anything like me."
"Anything you like! Why, now you
put me lu mind of it, he's uot unllko
you In appearance. 1 mean. Judging
by his portraits."
"You have seen his portraits?"
"Yes. I've seen some. I really thluk
you must be a little llko him, only
browner aud taller perhaps. Yet I'm
glad tVat you're a chamois hunter and
not nn emperor almost as glad as you
can be."
"Will you tell mo why. lady?"
"Oh, for ono reason, because I
couldn't possibly ask hlui. If he were
here in your place, -what I'm going" to
ask of you. You've very kindly laid
the bread and hum ready, but you for
got to cut them."
"A thousand pardons. Our talk has
set my wits woolgathering. My mind
"1 draft of our Rhncttan beer will do
you more good than anything."
should have been on my manners In
frtead of on such faroff things as em
perors and their love affairs."
He began bowing at the Wg lonf as
If it were an enemy to bo conquered.
And there were few In Rhactia who
had ever seen those dark eyes so
bright
"I like ham and bread cut thin,
please." said Uio prlucess. "There;
that's better. I'll sit here If you'll
bring the things to me. for I find that
I'm tired, nnd you nro very kind."
to he continued.)
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