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: THE ============== Princess Virginia By C. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON, Author* of "/IV Lltfht nlntf Conductor," "Roit niary In Search or ? Father," Etc. J? -J* COPYRIGHT. 1007. BY McCLURE. PHILLIPS Is CO. ; OiAPT?? flVL J ^4 A^fvjA("? hlmroell" oxclaimed Frau Y or van, and i rWf? "A<?h?i hlinmol!" she Jtmia^L1 exclaimed again, her /^^''?'i'X^fl/ Vu'?? rising to a wnll, Qj^ir^Kui* wnii n fra?tic uplifting of tbe hands. Tin? grand duchess grow pule, for tUe apple chocked lady suddenly exhibited tlieso nlarmlng Bigns of emotion while I>asslng a window of the private dining room. Evidently Home scene of horror was being enacted outside, and Vir ginia and Miss l'ortmau had been away for many hours. It was the time for tea In England, for coffee in lthuetia. Frau Yorvan bad JiiHt brought In coflfeo for ouo, With heart Shaped sugared cakes Which would have appealed more poignantly to the grand duchess' appe tite If the absent ones had Iwen with her to share them. Naturally at tho good woman's outburst her Imagina tion Instantly pictured disaster to tho one she loved. "What, oh, what Is It you see?" ehe Implored, her heart leaping, then fall ing. Hut for once the courtesy duo to an honored guest was forgotten, and thi> distracted Frau Yorvan fled from the room without giving an answer. Half paralyzed with dread of what she might have to see, Uie grand duch ess tottered to the window. Was there, - yes, there was a procession coming down the hilly street that led to town from the mountain. Oh, horror upon horror! They were perhaps bringing Virginia down, Injured or dead, her beautiful face crushed out of recogni tion! Yet, no; there was Virginia her self, the central figure in the proces sion. Thank heaven! It could be noth ing worse (hau an accident to poor, dear Miss Portman. Hut there was Miss Portionn, too, and a very tall, bronzed peasant man, loaded with cloaks and rucksacks, headed the band, while the girl and her ex-governess followed after. Unspeakably relieved, yet still puz zled and vaguely alarmed, the grand dUChCSS threw up the window over looking the little village scpiare. But as she strove to attract tho truants' attention by waving her hand and crying out a welcome or a question, whichever should come first, tho words were arrested on her lips. What could be the matter with Fran Yorvan? The stout old landlady popped out through the door like a Jack out of his box on a very stiff spring, flew to the overloaded peasant and, almost rudely elbowing Miss l'ortmau aside, began distractedly bobbing up and down, tearing at the bundle of rucksacks and cloaks. Her Inarticulate cries ascend ed like incense to the grand duchess at the open window, adding much to the lady's Intense bewilderment. "What has that man been doing?" demanded the grand duchess In n loud, firm voice, but nobody answered, for the very good reason that nobody heard. The attention of all those be low was entirely taken up with their own concerns. "Pray, mein fr au, let him carry our things Indoors," Virginia was insist ing, while the tall man stood among the three women, motionless, but ap parently a prey to conflicting emo tions. If the grand duchess had not been obsessed Wfth a certain idea which was growing In her mind she must have seen that his dark face be trayed a mingling of amusement, Im patience, annoyance and boyish mis chief, lie looked like a man who had SOmellOW stumbled Into a false posi tion from which it would be difficult to escape with dignity, yet which he half enjoyed. Torn between a desire to laugh and fly Into a rage with the Officious landlady, ho frowned warn ingly at Krau Yorvan, smiled at the princess and divided his energies be tween quick, secret gestures intended for the eyes of the Hhaetlaji woman and endeavors to unburden himself In his own time and way of the load he carried. With each Instant the perturbation of the grand duchess grew. Why did the man not speak out what he had to say? Why did the landlady first strive to seize the things from his back, then suddenly shrink as if In fear, leaving the tall fellow to his own devices? Ah, but that was a terrible look he gavo her at last-the poor, good woman! Perhaps he was a brigand! And the grand duchess remembered tales she had read-tales of fearful deeds, even in these modern days, done in wild mountain fastnesses and remoto vil lages such ns Alleheiligen?not in Khaotla perhaps, but then there was no reason why they should not hap pen In Khactla at a place like this. And If there were not something evil, Something to bo dreaded, about this big, dark browed fellow, why bad Frau Yorvan Jittered that exclamation of frantic dismay at sight of him and rushed like a mad woman out of the bouse? It occurred to the grand duchess that 1lie man must be somo notorious des perado of the mountains who had ob tained her daughter's confidence or got her ami Miss Portman into his pow er. Hut, she remembered, fortunately some or ail of*tho mysterious gentle meu stopping at the inn had returned mid were at thin moment assembled In tlio room adjoining hers. The grand diiehcHB resolved that at the llrst slgu of Insolent behavior or threatening on tbe port of the lugguge carrier these noblemen should bo promptly sum moned by her to tho rescuo of her daughter. Her anxiety was even slightly allay ed at this polut lu her reflections by tbe thought (for she had not quite outgrown on Innate love of romance) that the emperor himself might go to Vlrglnla'8 assistance. Ills friends were in the next room, hnvlug come down from Iho mountain about noon, and there seemed little doubt that he was among theui. If he had not already looked out of his window, drawn by tho landlady's excited voice, the grand duchess resolved that In the circum stances It was her part ns a mother to make him look out. She had promised to heli> Virginia, and she would help Iht by promoting a romantic first en counter. In a penetrating voice which could not fall to reach tho ears of the men next door or the actors In tho scene below she adjured her daughter In ISncrltsh. 'Phis lnnguage was the safest to employ, she decided hastily, because (ho brigand with tho rucksacks would not understand, whllo the flower of lthactlan chivalry lu the adjoining room were doubtless acquainted with all modern languages. "Helen!" she screamed, loyally re inem bering In her excitement tins part she was playing. "Helen, where did you come across thnt ferocious look Tfie ?font old landlady flew to the over loaded peasant. Ing ruftian? Can't you see he Intends to steal your rucksacks or?or black mall you or something? Is there no manservant about tlie place whom the landlady can call to help her?" All four of the actors ou the little stage glanced up, aware for the llrst tlmo of an audience, and had the grand duchess' eyes been younger she might have been still further puzzled by the varying and vivid expressions of their faces. Dut she saw only thnt the dark browed peasant man who luul glared so haughtily nt poor Fran Yor van was throwing off his burden with hunte and roughness. "I do hope he hasn't already stolen anything of value," cried the grand duchess. "Hotter not let him go until you've looked Into your rucksacks. Remember that sliver drinking cup you would take with you"? She paused, not so much in deference to Virginia's quick reply as In amaze ment at Frau Yorvan's renewed ges ticulations. Was It possible that the woman understood more English than her guests supposed and feared lest tho brlgnnd, perhaps equally well in structed, might seek Immediate re venge? His bare knees alone were evidence against his character In the eyes of tho grand duchess. They gave him a brazen, abandoned olr, and a young man who cultivated so long n spneo twtwoen stockings and trousers might lie capable of any crime. "Oh, mother, you're very much mis taken!" Virginia was protesting. "This man Is a great friend of mine and has saved my life. You must thank him. If it were not for him I might never have come back to you." At lost the moaning of her words penetrated to tho Intelligence of tho grand duchess through an armor of misapprehension. "Ho saved your life?" she echoed. "Oh, then you hovo been in danger! Honvon lie thanked for your safety, and also that the man's not likely to know English or I should never for give myself for what I've said. Hero Is my purse, dearest. Catch It as 1 throw and give it to him Just ns It is. There is at least ?20 In It. and I only wish I could afford more. But what is the matter, my child? You look ready to faint." As she began to speak she snatched from a desk at which sho had been writing a netted silver purse. Hut while she paused, waiting for Virginia to hold out her hands, tho girl forbade the contemplated act of generosity with an Imploring gesture. "He will accept no reward for what he has done except our thnnks, and those I glv?. him once ngnln," tho girl answered. Hhe then turned to the ehnmoln hunter and made him n pros eut of her hand, over which he bowed ?ec/pc fort DIXIE ICE CREAM ? f y , II Can ho "made and frozen in 10 ^minutes at cost of One Cent a Plate. Stir contents of one 13c. package MelI-0 IGE CRE0JH Powder into a quart of milk and freeze. I No cooking, no heating, nothing else to add. Every thing but the ice and milk in the package. , Satisfaction guaranteed. *This makes 2 quarts of the most delicious ice cream you ever ate. Live Kinds .- Chocolate, Vanilla, Straw berry, Lemon and Un/lavored, 2 packages 25c. at your grocers, or by mail if he does not keep it. Illustrated Reelpo Book Kmc. with the alr'of a courtier rather ton the rough mini nor of a peasant. And the graud-duchoss ?tili hoped that the emperor might he at the window, as really It was a pretty picture and, it seemed to her, presented a pleasing phase of Virginia's character. She eagerly awaited her daughter's coming, and, having lingered at the window to watch with Impatience the rather ceremonious leave taking, she hastened to the door of the Improvised sitting room to welcome the moun taineers as they returned to tell their adventures. ".My darling, who do you think was listening and looking from the win dow next ours?" she breathlessly In quired when she had embraced her newly restored treasure, for the secret of the adjoining room was too good to keep until questions bad l>een put. "Can't you guess? I'm surprised at that since you were so sure last night of a certain person's presence not far away. Why, who but your emperor himself 1" The princess laughed happily and kissed her mother's pink cheek. "Then he must have an astral body," said she, "since one or the other has been with me all day, and it was to him? or his doppolgangor?that you offered your purse to make up for accusing him of stealing." The grand duchess sat down, not so much because she wished to assume a sitting position as because she experi enced a sudden uncontrollable weakness of the knees. For a moment she was unable to speak or even to speculate, I but one vague thought did trail dimly across her brain: "Heavens, what I have I done to him? And maybe some day he will be my son-in-law." Meanwhile Fran Yorvan?a strange ly subdued Frau Yorvan?had droop Ingly followed the chamois hunter into the inn. "My dear old friend, you must learn not to lose that well meaning head of yours," said lie in the hall. "Oh. but, your majesty"? "Now. now, must 1 remind you again that his majesty Is at Kronburg or Petorsbruck or some other of his rest deuces when I am at Alleheiligen? This time I believe he's at the baths of Me llon. If you can't remember these things I fear 1 shall be driven away from here to look for chamois else where than on the Schneehorn." "Indeed, 1 will not be so stupid I again, your?I mean I will do my very best not to forget. But never before have I been so tried, to see your high born, Imperial shoulders loaded down as If?as If you had been a common gepacktragcr for tourists Instead of"? "A chamois hunter. Don't distress yourself, good friend. I've had a day of excellent sport." "For ?hat I am thankful. But to B06 your?to see you coming back in such an unsuitable way has given me a weakness of the heart. How can I or der myself "lvllly to those ladles who have"? "Who have given peasant Leopold some hours of amusement. Be more civil than ever for my sake. And, by the way, can you tell me the names of the ladles? That one of them?a com panion. I judge?Is a Miss Manchester, I have heard In conversation, but the others"? "They are mother and daughter, sir. The elder, who In her Ignorance cried out such treasonable abominations from tho window, as I could tell even with the little English I have picked up, Is Lady Mowbray. I have soen tho name written down, and I knew how to speak it because I have heard it pronounced by the companion, tho Mees Manchester. The younger, tho beautiful one, is also a mees, and the mother cnlls her Helene. They talk together in English, also in French, and. though I havo so few words of either language. I could tell that 1/nv lion was mentioned between them more than once while I waited on tho table. Besides. It Is painted in black letters on their traveling boxes." "You did not expect their arrival?" "Oh. no, sir! Had they written be forehand at this season, when I gen erally oxpect to Iks honored by your presence, I should have answered that the house was full or closed or any excuse which occurred to mo to keep strangers nwny. But none have ever before arrived so late In the year, and I was taken all unawares when my son, Alois, drove them up last night. He did not know you had arrived, as the papers spoke so positively of your visit to the baths, and i could not send travelers away. You have bidden mo not to do BO once they are In the house, i'.ut these ladles are here but for a day or two more on their way to Kronburg for a visit, and I thought"? "You did quitO right, Frau Yorvan. Has my messenger come up with let tors?" "Yes, your^.-yes, sir. Just now also a telegram was brought by another messenger, who came and left In a great hurry." The chamois hunter shrugged his shoulders aud sighed an impatient Blgh. "It's too much to expect that I should ho left in pence for a single dny, even here," he in uttered ns he went townrd the stairs. To reach Frau Yorvan's best Bitting room (selfishly occupied, according to one opinion, by four men nbscut all dny on a mountain) be was obliged to pass by a door through which Issued unusual sounds. So unusual wore Ihoy that the emperor paused. Some one was striking tho prelim inary chords of a Volkslied of bis fa vorlte Instrument, a Itbaetlan varia tion of the zither. As ho lingered, Iis tenlng. a voice began to sing. Ah. whnl a voice! Softly seductive It was ns the cooing of a dove In the spring to its mate, pure ns tho purling of a brook among i I uShc's an English girl, yet .s-/ic sings our. Jlhaetlan music." meadow flowers, rich as the deep notes of n nightingale In his passion for tho moon. And, for the song. It was the heartbreaking cry of a young Rhaetlau peasant who, lying near death In a strange land, longs for one ray of sun rise light on the bare mountain lops of tho homeland more earnestly than for his first sight of an unknown heaven. The man outside tho door did not move until the voice was still. lie knew. well, though he could not see. who the singer had been. It was im possible for the plump lady at tho window or the thin lady With the glnssos to own a voice like that. It was the girl's. She only of the trio could so exhale her soul in the very perfume of sound, for to his fancy it wns like hearing the frngranco of a rose breathed aloud. "I have heard an angel," he said to himself, but In reality ho had heard Princess Vir ginia of Baumenburg-Drippe showing oil her very prettiest accomplishment In the childish hope that tho man she loved might hear. Leopold of Hhaetia had heard many golden voices?golden in more souses of the word than one?but never be fore, It seemed to him, a voice will h so stirred his spirit with pain lb.nl was bittersweet, pleasure aa bliuding as pain and a vague yearning for something beautiful which be bad nev. er known. If he had been asked what that something was ho could not. If ho would, have told, for a man cannot ex plain that part of himself which he has never even tried to understand. Before he had moved many paces from tho door tho lovely voice, no longer plnlntlve, but swelling to bril liant triumph, broke Into the national anthem of Khaetln?warlike, Inspiring as the "Marseillaise." but wider, call ing her sons to face death singing In the defense. "She's an English girl, yet she Sings our llhactinn music as no Rhnctinn woman I have ever heard can sing It," he told himself, slowly passing on to his own door. "She is a new type to me. I don't think there can be many Uke her. A pity that she is not a princess or else?that i/copold, the emperor, and Leo, the chamois hunter, nre not two men. Still, the chamois hunter of Hhaetia would be no match for Miss Mowbray of London, so tbe weights would balance in the scales ns unevenly as now." lie gave a sigh and a smile that lifted bis eyebrows. Then bo opened the tloor of his sitting room to forget among certain documents which urged the Importance of an immediate return to duty the difference between Leo pold and I.eo, the difference between women und a woman. "Cloodby to our mountains tomorrow morning," he said to his three chosen companions. "Hey for work and Kron burg!" She wns going to Kronburg in a few days, according to Frau Yorvan. Hut Kronburg was not AUehoiligen, and I^iopold, tho emperor, was not nt his palace In the way of meeting tourists or even "oxplorers." "She'll never know to whom she gave her ring," he thought, with the dense Innocence of a man who has studied all books save women's looks. 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