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Princess Virginia
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liKon rose with nlncrlty to obey, ue
was rntlicr thoughtful, for his brother
had put nn entirely new nnd exciting
Idea Into his head.
Presently the red volume was dis
covered nnd lnld on the desk before
the chancellor, who turned the leaves
over until he found the pnge desired.
As his eye fell upon the long lino of
Mow brays his fnce changed, and the
bristling brows enme together In a
grizzled line. Apparently the women
were not adventuresses, at least In
the ordinary acceptation of the term.
There they were. Ills square tipped
finger pressed down upon the printed
names with n dig that might have sig
nified his disposition toward their rep
resentatives. "The girl's mother Is the widow of
.Reginald, sixth Baron Mowbray," the
old mau muttered half aloud; "son,
Reginald Edward, fifteen years of age;
naughter, Helen Agusta, twenty-eight
,Aha! She's no chicken, this young
lady. She ought to bo a woman of
the world."
"Twenty-eight!" replied Egon. "I'll
eat my hat If she's twenty-eight."
"Doesn't she look It by daylight?"
"Not nn hour over nineteen; might
bo younger. Jove, I was never so sur
jprlsed to learn a woman's ngcl By
the bye, I henrd her telling Baron von
Lyndal last night, apropos of our great
Rhnctlan victory, that she was eleven
yenrs old on the day It took place.
Tu. would make her about twepty
now. When she spoke I remember she
gave a look at her mother across U10
room ns though she were frightened.
I suppose Bho wnB hoping there wns
no copy of this big red book at Lyndal
berg." "That thought might have been In
her mind," assented the chancellor, "or
else she" He left his sentence un
finished and sat with unseeing eyes
fixed In an owlish stare on the open
pnge of Burke.
"I should like to know If you really
meant what you said about my mar
riage a little while ago" Egon ven
tured to attract his brother's attention
"because if you did"
"If I did"
"I might try very hard to please you
in my choice of a wife."
"Be a little more explicit. You mean
you would try to prove to Miss Mow
bray that n captain of cavalry In the
band is worth an emperor In the bush
n bramble bush at that, eh?"
"Yes; I would do my best. And, na
you say, I'm not without ndvnntages."
"You are not. I was on the point of
suggesting that you mnde the most of
them in Miss Mowbray's eyes until
you brought me this red book."
, The large forefinger tapped the page
of Mowbrays, while two lines which
might have meant amusement or a
sneer scored themselves on either side
of the chancellor's mouth.
"And now you've chnnged your
mind?" There wns dlsnppolntment In
Egon's voice.
"I don't say that. I say only wait.
Make yourself ns ngreeable to the lady
as you like. But don't pledge yourself,
and don't count upon my promise or
my money until you hear again. By
that time well, we shall see what we
shall see. Keep your hand In. But
wnlt wait."
"How long am I to wait? If the
thing's to be done at nil it must be
done soon, for meanwhile the emperor
makes all the running."
The chnncellor looked up ngaln from
the red book, his list still covering the
Mowbrays ns If they were to be ex
tinguished. "You nro to wait," ho
said, "until I've had nnswers to a cou
ple of telegrams I shall send tonight"
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B CHAPTER TEN
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II tl first and second
dressing gongs had
sounded at Schloss
Lyndalberg on the
evening of tho day
after Egon von Brelt-
steln's visit to his brother, and the
grand duchess was beginning to won
der uneasily what kept her daughter
when ringed fingers tapped on the pane!
of the door.
"Come In!" she answered, nnd Vir
ginia nppeared, still In the white ten
nis dress she bad worn that afternoon.
She stood for an Instaut without speak
ing, her face so radiantly beautiful
that her mother thought It seemed il
lumined from a light within.
It had been on the Hp of the grand
duchess to scold tho girl for her tardi
ness, since to be late was nn unpardon
able offense with an Imperial majesty
In the house. But In that radiance the
words died.
"Vlrgiula, what is it? You look-I
scarcely know how you look. But you
make me feel that something has hap
pened." The princess came slowly across the
room, smiling softly, with un air of
one who wulks In sleep. Hardly cou
sclous of what she did, sho sank down
In a big chair and Bat resting her el
bows on hor knees, her chin nestling
between her two palms, like a pink
whito rose In its calyx.
"You may go, Ernestine," said the
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CO.
grand duchess 10 her maid. "I'll ring
when I want you again."
The elaborate process of wnvlng and
dressing her still abundant hair had
fortunately come to a successful end,
and Ernestine had just caused a dia
mond star to rise nbove her forehead.
She wns In a robe do chambre. nnd the
rest of her toilet could wnlt till curios
ity was satlstied.
But Virginia still sat dreaming, her
hupjiy eyes far away. The grand duell
er had to speak twice before the girl
hi::-d nnd started a little. "My daugh
ter, have you anything to tell me?"
The princess roused herself. "Noth
ing, mother, really, except that I'm tho
happiest girl on earth."
"Why, what has he said?"
"Not one word that nuyono mightn't
have listened to. But I know. He does
care. And I think he will say some
thing before we part."
"There's only one more day of his
visit here after tonight."
"One wholo long, beautiful day to
gether."
"But, after nil, denrest," nrgued her
mother, "whnt do you expect? If In
truth you were only Miss Mowbrny,
mnrrlngo between you nnd tho emperor
would be out of tho question. You've
never gone Into tho subject of your
feelings nbout this quite thoroughly
with me, nnd I do wish I knew pre
cisely whnt you hope for from him.
what you will ponslder the tho key
Btone of the situation."
"Only for him to say that he loves
me," Virginia confessed. "If I'm right,
if I've brought something new Into his
life, something which has shown him
that his heart's us Important ns his
head, then there will come n moment
wheu ho can keep silence no longer,
when he'll be forced to say. 'I love you,
dear, and because we can't belong to
each other day Is turned Into night for
mo.' Then when that moment comes
the tide of my fortune will be at Its
flood. 1 shall tell him that I love him,
too, and 1 shall tell him all the truth."
"You'll tell him who we renlly are?"
"Yes. nnd why I've been innsquer
ndlng thnt It wns because, ever since
I was a little girl, he'd been the one
man In the world for me; because,
when our marriage was suggested
through official channels, 1 made up
my mind that I must win him first
through Jovo or live single all my
days."
"Whnt If he should le vexed nt tho
deception nnd refuse to forgive you?
You know, darling, we shall be In a
rather curious position when every
thing comes out, ns we hnve made all
our friends hero under tho name of
Mowbray. Of course the excuse for
what we did Is that our real position
Is n hundred times higher than the
one we assumed, and all those to
whom we've been Introduced would
be delighted to know us In our own
characters at the end. But Leopold Is
a man, not a romantic girl, ns you
nre. Ho has always had a reputation
for pride and nusterlty, for being just
before he would let himself bo gener
ous, and It may le that to one of his
nature a wild whim like yours"
"You think of him ns he wns before
wo met, iiot ns ho Is now, If you fancy
he could bo hard with a woman ho
really loved," said Virginia eagerly.
"He'll forgive me, dear. I've no fear
of him any more. Tonight I've no
fear of anything. He loves mo and
I'm empress of tho world."
"Many women would be satisfied
with Rhaetla," was tho practical re
sponse which Jumped into the mind
of the grand duchess, but sho would
throw no more cold water upon the
roso flame of her daughter's exaltation.
She kissed tho girl on tho forehead,
breathing a few words of motherly
sympathy, but when the princess had
flown oft to her own room to dress sho
shook her diamond starred head doubt
fully. Virginia's plan sounded poetical and
as easy to carry out as to turn n
knleldoscopo nnd form n charming now
combinntlon of color, or so It had
seemed while the young voice plead
ed, but when the happy face and
radiant eyes no longer Illumined the
path the way ahead seemed dark.
To be sure, the princess hnd so fnr
walked triumphantly along the high
road to success, but it was not always
n good beginning which led to n good
end, nnd the grand duchess felt ns sho
rang for Ernestine that her nerves
would be strained to the breaking point
until matters were definitely settled
for better or for worse.
Virginia had nover been lovelier than
sho was that night at dinner, and Egon
von Breltsteln's admiration for her
beauty had In it n fascinating new In
gredient Until yesterday he had said
to himself, "If sho be not fair to me,
what care I how fair she be?" But
now there was n vagno Idea that she
might, after all, be for him, and he took
enormous pleasure In the thought that
he was falling In love with a girl who
had captured tho emperor's heart.
Egon glanced very often at Leopold,
contrasting his sovereign's appearance
unfavorably with his own. The em
peror wns thin nnd dark, with a grave
cast of feature, while Egon's face kept
tho color and youthfulness of tho early
twenties. Ho wns older than Leopold,
but he looked a boy. Alma-Tadema
would have wreathed him with vine
leaves, draped Mm with tlgT skins
and set him down on n mnrble bench
against n burning sapphire nky, where
lie would hnve appeared more suitably
(lad than In the stiff blue and silver
uniform of a crack Rhnctlnn regiment.
Iopold. on the contrary, would nov
er bo pnlnted except as n soldier, nnd
It seemed to Egon that no normal girl
could help thinking him n fnr hand
somer fellow than tho omperor. I'or
the moment, of course, Miss Mowbrny
did not notlco him becnuso his Impe
rial majesty loomed largo In tho fore
ground of her Imagination, but the
chancellor had evidently a plnn in his
head for removing that stately obsta
cle Into tho dim perspective.
Egon had not heard Miss Mowbray
spoken of as an heiress. Therefore,
even had there been no emperor In tho
way, ho would not have worshiped at
the shrine. But now Iwhold the shrine,
attractive before, newly and alluring
ly deckedl Egon wondered much over
his half brother's apparently Impulsive
offer nnd tho contradictory command,
which hnd 11 little h.ler enjoined wnlt
iB. He was delighted, however, thnt he
had not been forbidden to mako him
self agreeable, and his Idea wns ns
soon ns dinner should bo over to find
n place at Miss Mowbray's side before
any other man should have time to
lako It. But, unluckily for this plan,
Huron von Lyndnl detained him for a
few moments with praise of a now
remedy which might cure the chan
cellor gout, and when he escaped
from his host to look for Miss Mow
bray in the white drawing room sho
was not there.
Prom the music room ndjolnlng, how
ever, came sounds which drew him
toward the door. Ho knew Miss Mow
bray's soft, coaxing touch on tho pi
ano. Sho was thero "playing In n
whisper," as ho had heard her call
it Perhaps she was going to sing, as
Bho had done onco or twice before, nnd
would need some one to turn tho pages
of her music. Egon thought that ho
would much like to bo the some one
and was In tho act of parting the whlto
velvet portieres that covered tho door
way when his liostess Binlllngly beck
oned him away.
"The emperor has Just nsked Miss
Mowbrny to tench him some old fash
ioned Scotch or English air (I'm nfrnid
I don't quite know tho difference) call
ed 'Annie Laurie,' " tho baronesB ex
plained, "lie was charmed with It
when she sang the other evening, nnd
I've been assuring him that the song
would exactly suit his voice. Wo
mustn't disturb them while the lesson
is going on. Tell me I've hardly had
a moment to ask you how did you
find the chancellor?"
Chained to a forced allegiance, Egon
mechanically answered tho questions
of the baroness without making absurd
mistakes, the while his ears burned to
hear whnt wns going on behind tho
white curtnlns.
Everybody knew of the music leB
Bon now nud chntted In tones of tnct
ful monotony, never speaking too
loudly to disturb tho singers, nover too
cautiously, lest they should seem to
listen. Once, and then again, the
creamy mezzo soprano and tho rich
tenor that was almost a baritone
sang conscientiously through the
verses of "Annie Laurie" from begin
ning to end. Then n few desultory
chords were struck on tho piano, and
nt last there was silence behind tho
white curtains In the music room.
Were the two still there? To Inter
rupt such n teto-n-tete seemed out of
the question, but not to know whnt
was happening Egon found too hard to
bear, and the nrrlval of a telegram for
Lady Mowbray camo as opportunely
as If Providence had had his special
needs In mind.
Evidently It was not n pleasant tele
gram, for as sho read It the Dresden
china lady showed plainly thnt sho
wns disconcerted. Her pretty face lost
Its color; her eyes dilated as If sho had
"Plnylnq in a vhtsper."
tasted a drop of belladonna on sugar;
she patted her lips with her lace hand
kerchief and finally rose from her
chair, looking dazed and distressed.
"I've had rather bad news," sho ad
mitted to Baroness von Lyndal, who
was all solicitude "oh, nothing really
serious, I trust, but still disquieting.
It Is from n denr friend. I think I hnd
better go to my room and talk things
over with Helen. Would you bo kind
enough to tell her when sho comes In
that she's to follow mo there? Don't
send for her till then; It's not neces
sary. B,ut I shall want hor by and
by."
It was clear that Lady Mowbray did
not wish her daughter to bo disturbed.
Still, Egon von Breltstelu thought he
might fairly let his anxioty run away
with him. As the bnrouess accompa
nied her guest to the door ho took It
upon himself to search for Miss Mow
bray, for now If the emperor should
curse him for a spoil-sport he would
have the best of excuses. Lady Mow
bray was in need of her daughter.
Ho lifted the white curtains and peep
ed through a small antechamber Into
the music room beyond. It was empty,
but one of the long windows leading
Into the rose garden was wide oDeu.
Tho month of Soptcmber was dying,
nud away In tho Rhnctlan mountains
winter had begun. Yet In tho lap of 1
the low country summer lingered Thp I
air was soft and sweet with the per- (
fume of roses roses living nnd roses
dead In a potpourri of scattered petals
on the grass. It was n garden for lov I
ers and n night for lovers.
Egon went to the open window nnd
looked out, but dared not let his feet
take tho direction of his eyes, though
he wns sure thnt somewhere In the
garden Miss Mowbray and the emper
or were to be found.
"They will come hi ngnln this wny."
ho said to himself, "for they will wnnt
people to think they have never left
the music room, and for that very rea
son they won't stop too long. They
must have some regard for the conven
tions. If I wnlt"
He did not finish the sentence In his
mind. Nevertheless he examined the
resources of the window niche with n
critical eye.
There was a deep lnclosure botween
the window frame and the long,
straight curtains of olive green satin
which matched the decoration of the
music room. By drawing the curtains
n few Inches farther forward 0110 could
make n screen which would hide 0110
from obsorvntlon by nny person In tho
room or outside In tho gnrden. So
Egon did draw the curtain, and, framed
In his shelter like n saint In n niche, he
stood peering Into the slltcr night.
The moon was rising over tho lake,
nnd long, pnlo rays of level light were
stealing up the paths like tho lingers
of n blind child that caress gropingly
tho features of a beloved faco.
Egon could not see tho whole gar
den or all the paths among the roses.
But If tho emperor nnd his companion
enmo bnck by tho wny they had gono
he would know presently whother they
walked In tho attitude of friends or
lovers. It was so necessary for his
plans to know this that he thought It
worth while to exercise n llttlo pa
tience In waiting. Of course, if they
were lovers, goodby to his hopes, nnd
ho would never hnve so good n chance
ns this to mako sure.
All things In tho gnrden thnt were
not whlto wore gray ns n dove's wings.
Even the shndows were not blnck,
nnd tho sky wns gray, with tho soft
gray of velvet under n crust of dia
monds which flashed as the spangles
on n woman's fan flash when It trem
bles in her hand.
White moths, happily Ignorant that
summer would come no more for them,
drifted out from tho shadows llko rose
petals blown by tho soft wind. On n
trellis a crowding sisterhood of palo
roses drooped their heads downward
In memento morl. It was a Bllver
night, n night of enchantment.
Leopold had meant to take Virginia
out only to see tho moon rise over tho
1
water, turning tho great smootli sheet
of Jet into n silver shield, for there
had been clouds or spurts of rain on
other nights, nud ho hnd snld to him
self thnt nover ngnln perhaps would
they two Btand togethor under the
white spell of the moon. Ho had
meant to keep her for flvo minutes, or
ten nt tho most, nud then to bring her
back, but they hnd wnlked down to
tho path which girdled the cliff above
the lake. The moon touched her gold
en hair and her pure face like a bene
diction. He dared not look at her thus
for long, nud when there came 11 mid
den quick rustling In tho grass nt their
feet he bent down, glnd of any change
In tho current of his thoughts.
Some tiny winged thing of the night
sought a lodging In a bell shaped (low
er whoso blue color the moon had
drunk, nnd ns Leopold stooped the
same impulse made Virginia bend.
Ho stretched out his hnud to gather
tho low growing branch of blossoms,
which he would give tho girl as a
Bouvenlr of this hour, and their finsers
met. Lake nnd gnrden swniu before
the eyes of the princess as the em
peror's hand closed over hers.
Her great moment had como. yot
now that It was here, womanlike, sho
wished It away, not gono forever oh.
no but wnltlng Just- round the corner
of the future.
"Tho flowerB are yours I give them
to you," she laughed, as if she fancied
It was In eagerness to grasp the dis
puted spray that he had pressed her
fingers.
"You are tho oue fiower I want
fiower of all the world," he answered
In a choked voice, speaking words he
had not meant to speak. But the ice
barriers that held back the torrent of
which he had told her had melted long
ago and now had been swept away.
Other barriers which ho had built up
In their place his convictions, his duty
as a man nt the head of u nation
were gone too. "I love you," he stam
mered. "I lovo you far better than
my life, which you saved. I've loved
you ever since our first hour together
on tho mountain, but every dry my
love has grown n thousandfold until
now It's greater and higher than nny
mountain. I can fight against myself
no longer. I thought I was strong,
but this love is stronger than I am.
Say thnt you caro for mo only sny
that"
"I do care," Virginia whispered. Sho
had prayed for this, lived for this, and
she was drowning In happiness. Yet
she had pictured n different scene, n
scene of storm and stress. Sho had
henrd In fancy broken words of sor
row and noble renunciation on his lips,
and In anticipating his suffering sho
had felt the Jpy her revelation would
give. "I care so much, so much! How
hard It will bo to part!"
"If you care, then, we shall not be
parted," said Leopold.
Tho princess looked up at him In
wonder, holding back as ho would
have caught hor In his arms. What
could he mean? What plan was In his
mind that, believing her to bo Helen
Mowbray, yet mado It possible for
hi 111 to reassure her so?
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