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I1 If: K A fP1 "Sot tai1CU&eaV atv& SuTcaV Cases Miss Mary E, Smalley TEACHER OF VOICE Hiss Edith H. Swan TEACHER OF PIANO STUDIO 424 Laramie Avenue Phone - - 220 DR. G. W. MITCHELL, Physician ano Surgeon Day and night cell Office over BoguoBtoro. Phono 150. L. W. BOWMAN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office In First National Hank block. Alli ance Nebraska. H. A. COPSEY, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Phono 300 Calls answered promptly tiny and nlelit from o 111 Ice. Offices: Alllunco National Hank Untitling over the PostOlllcc. DRTcHASrErSLAQLE WITH DR. BELLWOOD Special Attention Paid to Eye Work GEO. J. HAND, HOMEOPATHIC Y SI CI AN AND SUKOEON Formerly Interne Homeopathic Hos pital University ot Iowa. Phone 51. Ofllco over Alliance Shoe Store Resldonco Phone 51. Churchill & Thornton PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS (Successors to Dr. J.,E, Moore) OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK Ofllco hours 11-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7;30-D p.m. Office Phone 62 Res. Phone, Dr Thornton, 187 Night calls, Phone G2 or 187 w.p. (Buccesor to Drs. Frey & Dalfo) OSTEOPATHICS PHYSICIAN. Graduate and Post-Graduate of the Amer ican School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo. May be found at his residence, 2i6Toluca Avenue Drs.jCoppernoll & Petersen OSTEOPATH PHYSICIAN (Successor to Drs. Frey & Balfc) Office in Rumer Block Office Phone 43, Residence 20 Examination at Office Free Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lockwood UNDERTAKING AND EMIIALMING Funeral Director and Embalmer Phones Office 214. Res. 205 ALLIANCE NEBRASKA GUY H. LOCKWOOD Graduate Chicago School of Embalming WITH B, F, LOCKWOOD, AUG. F. HORNBURG Private Nurse Phone 492 WILLIAM MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LO.W. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. EUGENE BURTON Attorney at Law Office in rooms formerly occupied by R. C. Noleman, First Nal'l Bank blk 'Phone 180. ALLIANCE, NEB. F. n. BROOME LAW AND LAND ATTORNEY. I Long experience in state and federal courts and as Register and Receiver U. 8. Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and efficient service. Office in Land Office llullding. ALLIANCE, - - NEBRASKA. H. M. BULLOCK. Attorney at Law, AJL-LIA-TVCE, NICE. SMITH F. TDTTLS. J II A X. TABU TUTTLE & TASH, ATTORNBYS AT LAW. REAL ESTATE. NortbMaln St., - ALLIANCE, KB Princess Virgii By C N. and A. At W1LUAMSON, Author ot"BA Uthtit ln Conducto," Tto mary hi 5eirch of a rather," Ere J J CO PT RIGHT. 1007. BY McCtURX. PMILUP I CO, JkJkJxJ'SJ'SxkJkSkJ $ The $ Princess Virginia Dy C. N. and A. N. WILLIAMSON. Authors of "The Lhjhtnlntf Con ductor," "Roiemiry tn Setrch of bl FMher." Etc continued, "If my people love mo they'll love my wife and rejoice In my happiness," Leopold went on sharply. "If they complain, why, wo shnll seo who's master whether or not tho emperor of Ithaetla Is n mere figurehead. In some countries royalty Is but nn ornnmentnl survival of n picturesque past; a king or queen Is a incro puppet which tho nation loads with luxury to do Itself honor. That's not truo of Ithaetla, though, ns I'm ready to prove, if prove It I must But I believe I shall be spared the trouble Wo Rhaetlnns lovo romance you nro perhaps tho ono ex ceptionwhile, ns for tho story you've told me. I would not give that for It!" And the emperor Bunpped his fingers. "You still believe tho ladles have a right to the name of Mowbray?" "I believe that they are of stainless reputation nnd thnt nny seeming mys tery can be explained. Miss Mowbray is herself. Thatte enough for me. Per haps, .chancellor, thero nro two Lady Mowbrnys." "Only one is mentioned in Burke." "Burke Isn't gospel." "Pnrdon me. Ifs the gospel of tho British peerage. It can no more bo guilty of error than Euclid. "Nor can Miss Mowbray bo guilty of wrong. I should still stake my Ufo on that even had your conclusions not been lame ones." Tho old man accepted this rebuff in silence. But it wns not tho silence of nbsoluto hopelessness; It was only such a pause as a prize fighter makes be tween rounds. "Your majesty will not bo In too great haste, at nil events, I trust," ho snld nt last "at least a little reflec tion, a little patience, to cool tho blood. I hnve not laid down all my cards yet." "It's often bad policy not to lead trumps," replied Leopold. "Often, but not always. Tlmo and the ond of the play will show. Is your majesty's indulgence for the old man quite exhausted?' "Not quite, though rather strained, I confess." Leopold tempered his words with a faint smile. "Then I have ono more important question to ask, venturing to remind you first that I have acted solely in your interest If such u step ns you coutemplnto should bo my deathblow it Is because of my love for you and Rhaetia. Tell me, your majesty, this one thing. If It were proved to you that the lady you know ns Miss Mow bray was not only not tho person she pretends to be, but In nil other respects unworthy of your love, what would you do?" "You spenk of impossibilities." "But if they were not impossibili ties?" "In such n enso I should do as other men do spend the rest of my life in trying to forget n lost ldenl." "I thank your mnjesty. Thnt is nil I nsk. I suppose you will continue your Journey?" "Yes, as far as FelgnMe, where I hoiH5 to find Lady Mowbray nnd her daughter." "Then, your majesty, when I've ex pressed my gratitude for your for bearance, oven though I've failed to be convincing, I'll troublo you no long er." The chancellor rose painfully, with n reminiscence of gout, and Leopold stared nt him In burprlse. "Whnt do you mean?" ho asked. "Only that, as I can do no further good here, with your permission I will get out at the station we nro coming to nnd go back home ngain." Tho emperor realized what ho had not noticed until this moment that tho train was slackening speed ns it np proached the suburbs of n town. Ill conversation with tho chancellor hnd lasted for an hour, and ho was far from regretting the prospect of being left in pence. Moro than onco ho hnd come perilously near to losing his tem per, forgetting his gratitude and the old man's years. How much longer he could have held out under a continued strain of provocation ho did not know. So bo spoke no word of dlssunslou when Count von Breltsteln picked up his soft hat nnd buttoned his gray coat for de parture. "I've passed pleasantcr hours In your society. I admit," said Leopold when tho train stopped. "But I can thank you for your motives, if not your max ims, and here's my hand." V v v ! 4 Copyright. 1907. by McCluro, Phil- f lips & Co. THE R "It would bo most kind of your maj esty to telephone mo from Folgnrdo," tho chancellor exclaimed, ns if on a cmililnn thrmtrh whlln thor shook hands, "merely to say whether you re- j main thero or whether you go farther or whether you return nt once. I nm too fatigued to travel back immediate ly to Schloss Broltstcln and shall rest for some hours at least In my house nt Kronhurg, so a call will find roe there." "1 will do ns you nsk," said the em peror. Again he pressed tho chancel lor's hand, nnd It wns very cold. " LOIAPTEB FIFTEEN;' m HEN Leopold arrived nt Felgnrde he wont im-1 mediately to the hotel which he hnd designat ed ns n plnco of meet ing. But no Indies nn- nv. erlng to the description ho gave hnd been seen there. Ho returned nt onco to tho railway station. Tho telegram was still in the hnnds of tho station master, to whose care It had been nddressed. This diligent per son professed to have sent 11 mnn through tho Orient express from end to end cnlllng for Miss Ilelen Mow bray, but calling in vain. IIo had no theory moro plausible to offer than that the lady had not started from Kronhurg or else thnt she had left tho train nt Felgnrde before her name had been cried. But certainly she would not have hnd time to go far If she were a through passenger, for the Orient express stopped but ten min utes nt Felgnrde. It wns evident throughout the short conversation thnt the excellent otllclnl wns on pins nnd needles. Struck by tho emperor's features, which ho had so often seen In painting nnd photo graph. It still seemed Impossible thnt the greatest man in Rhnetln could bo. traveling thus about tho country in or dlnnry morning dress nud unattended. Sure nt one instant that ho must bo talking with the emperor, sure tho next that he had been deceived by n like ness, tho poor fellow struggled ngalnst his confusion in a way that would have amused Leopold In a different mood. With a manner that essayed the dif ferent mean between reverence duo to royalty and common everyday polite ness, good enough for nn ordlnnry gen tlerann, the station mnstcr volunteered to ascertain whether the ladles de scribed had gono out nud given up their tickets. A few minutes of sus penso dragged on. Then came tho nows thnt no such persons had passed. Here was a stumbling block. Since Helen Mowbray and her mother hnd apparently not traveled by tho Orient express, whero had they gono on leav ing tho hotel at Kronhurg? Had they, after nil, misled Baroness von Lynda! ns to their intentions for tho purposo of blinding the emperor, or hnd they simply changed their minds nt tho last minute, ns women may? Could it ho possible that they hnd changed them I so completely as to return to Schloss Lyndnlberg, or had they chosen to van ish mysteriously througii somo back door out of Ithaetla, leaving no trace which even a lover could find? Leopold could not help recalling tho chancellor's revelations, but dismissed them as soon as they had crept Into his brain. No matter whero tho clow to tho tangle might lie, he told himself that It was not in any net of which Helen Mowbrny need bo ashamed. IIo could think of nothing moro to do but to go dismally back to Kronhurg and await developments or, rather, to stir them up by every means In his power. This was the course ho finally chose, nnd Just as he was about to act upon his decision ho remembered his carelessly given promise to Count von Breltsteln. Thero was a telephone in tho railway station at Felgarde, and Leopold him self called up tho chancellor at Kron hurg. "My friends are not here. I'm start ing for Kronhurg ns soon ns possible, either by the next trnln or by special," ho announced after a faraway squeak hnd signified Count von Breltsteln's presence nt tho other end. "I don't seo why you wish to know, but I would not brenk my promlso; thnt's nil. Goodhy. Eh? What wns thnt you snld?" "I hnvo a curious piece of news for you," came over tho wire in tho chancellor's voice. "It's about the ladles." "What is It?" asked Leopold. "I hinted that I had moro Informa tion which I could uot glvo you theu. But I am In a different position now. You did uot find your friends In tho Orient express." "No," said the emperor. "They gave out that they were leav ing Rhaetia, but they haven't crossed tho frontier." "Thanks. That's exactly what I want ed to know," "You remember a certain person whose namo can't be mentioned over the telephone buying a hunting lodgo near tho village of Inseleden, in the Buchenwald, last year?." w "Yes; I remember very well. But what hns thnt to do with my friends?" "The younger Jnily hns gono there without her mother, who remains in Kronhurg with the companion. It seems thnt the present owner of tho hunting lodge 1ms been acquainted with them for boiiio time, though ho wns Ig norant of their masquerade. You see, ho kuows them only under their real I name. The young liuly Is n singer in comic operas, n Miss Jenny Droit, whoso dossier enn bo given you on do tunnd. Tho owner of tho hunting lodgo nrrlvcd at his place this morning, mo tored into Kronhurg, where tho young lndy had waited, evidently Informed of his coming. She Invited him to pay her n visit nt her hotel, no accepted and returned the lnvltntlon, which Bho accepted." You are misinformed. Tho lady wns never nn opera singer, and I'm certain Bho would neither receive tho porson you mention nor go to visit him." "Will you drive out to tho lodgo to night when you rench Kronhurg nnd honor tho gcntlemnn with nn unex pected cnll?" "I will, d n you, but uot for tho ren son you think!" cried tho emperor. It wns tho first time in his Ufo thnt ho hnd over used Btrong languago to tho chancellor. Ho dropped tho receiver, flung down a gold coin with his own head upou it (nt tho moment ho could hnvo wished thnt ho hnd no other) nnd, waving away nn offer of change, rushed out of tho office. Under his breath ho sworo again, tho strongest oaths which tho rich lan guago of his fntherlaud provided, anathematizing not tho beloved worn nn, maligned, but tho man who tun Ugncd her. Thero would bo death In tho thought thnt sho could bo falso to herself nnd her confession of lovo for him. But, then, it was unthinkable. Lotthowholo world reek with foulness, his lovo must still shine abovo It white nnd remote ns tho young moon. This old mnn, whoso Ufo would senrco have been safe If in his emper- .AIt t -JONE.5 "I will, cl i you, but not for the reason you think!" or's present mood tho two hnd been together this old mnn hnd a grudgo against tho ono perfect girl ou earth. Thero was no black rag of scnndnl ho would not stoop to pick out of tho mud nnd fly ns n flag of bnttle, soothing his conscience If ho hnd ono by say ing It wns for "Rhnetln's good." Telling himself thnt theso things were truths, Leopold hurried nwny to inquire for the next train back to Kronhurg. Thero would not bo anoth er for three hours, he found, nnd ns nothing could hnvo induced him to wait three hours, or oven two, ho or dered n speclnl. Thero was n raging tiger In his breast which would not cease to tear htm until ho had seen Helen Mowbrny, Inid his empire nt her feet, received her answer and, through It. punished tho chancellor. Tho special, he wns told, could bo ready In less thnu nn hour. Tho Jour ney to Kronhurg would occupy nearly three more, nnd It would bo close upon 0 before ho could start with Count von Breltsteln for tho hunting lodgo which ho had promised to visit. But tho chancellor would doubtless havo his electric carriage ready for tho de sired expedition, nud they could reach their destination In twenty minutes. This was not too long n time to glvo up to proving the old mnn wrong, for to do this, not to find Helen Mowbray, was Leopold's motive In consenting. Sho would not bo there, nnd tho em peror wns going becnuso sho would not. He wanted to witness Von Brelt steln's confusion, for humiliation was tho bitterest punishment which could possibly bo Inflicted on tho proud nnd opinionated old mnn. lM CHAPTED. M VTF.F.rOr' no: tt-,v ELL the truth when de- Vs sired, spice with prevnrl- cntlon when necessary nnd never part with tho wholo truth nt one time, since wnsto is sinful," wns one of tho maxims by which tho chancellor guided his own actions, though ho did not glvo It away for tho benefit of others, nnd he hnd made tho most of that prudent policy today. Ho had told his emperor no lies, even through tho telephone, whero forget fulness may bo pardonable, but he had arranged his truths as skillfully ns he arranged his pawns on a chessboard. It was said by somo who pretended to know thnt Count von Breltsteln had had a Jesuit for a tutor; but, be thla as it might, it wns certain that when he hnd a goal to reach be did not pick his footsteps by tho way. A flower hero or there was apt to be trodden down, a small life broken, a reputa tion stained, but what of that when Ithaetla's standard was to be planted upon tho mountain top? Supposing he bad said to the em peror after his promise of plain speak ing; "Your majesty's Journey today is a wild goose chase. I bnpnen to know mmr 4m t'va, U-WH. ft thnt thoso you seek nro still nt their hotel lu Kronhurg. When I liourd from my brotlwr Egon tlmt tlioy were reav ing Schkxw LytHlalbcrg suddenly nnd secretly I went immediately to Kron hurg nnd called upon tho Indies. My Intention wiuj to frighten tliom nwny by telling them that tin fraud was found out ami thoy hod bettor disap pear decently of ftielr own noeord un less they wished to bo nsalntcd over tho frontier. Thoy actually dared refuse to seo mo, alleging ns nn excueo tho sudden Illness of tlelr companion, which hnd prevented tlolr lenvlng Kronhurg, ns they Intended. Whllolwns awaiting this answer I lenrned thnt somo iwrson wns telegraphing from tho railway station to the hotel mnu nger Inquiring If tho Mowbrnys hnd gone. I guessed this person to bo your majesty nnd ventured to uso my In fluence strongly with tho mnnngcr, bo successfully thnt I wns permitted to dlctnte the reply nnd obtain his prom lso thnt tho mnttcr should bo strictly confidential. I Judged that your maj esty had meant to take tho Orient ex press, but hnd missed it. nnd, ns you telephoned from tho station, I hnd no doubt thnt you intended to follow cither by tho next train or by a special. 'Soon I lenrned thnt no speclnl hnd been ordered by nny ono. I nsccrtalncd tho tlmo of tho next trnln nnd Bought your mnjesty in it. nnd my cloquenco then provnlled with you I should hnvo urged your return with mo, nnd thus you would hnvo boon spared tho useless Journey to Folgnrdo. As you remained obstinately faithful, however, 1 con sidered myBolf fortunnto to havo you out of tho way, so that I could hurry back, nnd, unhampered by your sus picions, sot about learning still moro facts to Miss Mowbray's discredit or inventing a few If thoso which un doubtedly existed could not bo unearth ed In tlmo." Supposing that Count von Brelt steln's boosted frankness had led him !to mnko theso statements, It is proba ble that Ithaetla would uot long havo jrejolced In n chancellor so wlso nud so self sacrificing. It wns well enough for tho old mnn to declnro his willingness to rotlro If his master desired It but ho had count ed, as people who risk nil for grent ends do count on not being tnken at his word. IIo loved power becnuso ho hnd always hnd it, nud without power Ufo would not bo worth tho living, but it wns honestly for tho country's Bnko and for Leopold's sako rather thnn his own that ho desired to hold nnd keep his high position. Without his strong hand to selzo tho helm should Leopold's fnll for somo cnrcless Instant ho conscientiously believed that the ship of stato would bo lost. IIo hnd dono his best to disillusion a young man tricked into lovo for nn ndventuress. Now neither ns chnncol lor nor friend could ho innlco further onon protest unless fnvored by fnto with Bomo striking new development There were nevertheless other wnys of working, nnd ho hnd but tnken tho first step toward Interference. Ho Iraennt slnco worse hnd come to worst to go on relentlessly, nnd ho would hnrdly hnvo considered it criminal to destroy n woman of tho typo to which ho assigned Helen Mowbray, provided no means less Btringcut sufficed to sunteh her from the throne of Rhnetln. Thero were mnuy plans seething In tho chancellor's head, nnd Egon's help might bo uecessury. IIo might even (hnvo to go so fnr ns to ,brIbo Egon to kidnap tho girl nud sacrifice himself by murrylng her out ot hand before she hnd n chance to lenri) that tin; emperor wns rendy to meet her do mnuds. Egon had boon attentive to Miss Mowbrny. It might well bo be lieved even by the emperor thnt tho young mnn hnd been mndly enough In ,lovo to net upon hh own Initiative, un influenced by his brother. The chancellor's first net on parting with Leopold was to telegraph Captain von Breltsteln to meet the train by which ho would return to Kronhurg. Therefore on arriving nt tho station he wns uot surprised to seo Egon's baud some fnco prominent nmong others less nttructlvo ou the crowded platform. "Well?" questioned the young man as the old mnn descended. "I'm sorry to sny It Is very far from well. But l)otwecn us wo shall, I hope, improvo matters. You hnvo kept your self nu cournnt with everything that Ihas happened In tho camp of tho en Uny?" "Yes." "Is anything stirring?" "Say 'any ono,' nnd I enn nuswer you moro easily. Who do you think hns nr- h-lved nt tho hotel?" "Tho devil, probably, to complicate P mtters." 'I've heard him called so, but a good looking devil and devilishly pleasant. I met him In his motor. In which ho'd urivon Into town from his now toy, tho hunting lodgo In" 'What! You mean tho Prince" 'Of Darkness, you've Just unmed him." Egon gnvo a laugh at his own Ircparteo, but tho chancellor heard uel- hncr. Ills hard face brightened. "That's well," said ho grimly, "nero we have Must tho young man to boo us through Itlils bad pass If he's as good looking as ever nnd in his usunl mood for mis chief. If we enn Interest him In this affair, he mny save mo n great denl of troublo nnd you a mlsalllauce." "But your wedding present to mo" began Egon blankly. "Don't distress yourself. Do what you can to assist me, and, whatever tho end, you Bhall bo my heir, I prom ise you. Is tho princo at the hotel now?" 10 be corrrmuED.1 J Gloomy Hamlet. 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