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Ia heridgeet o olc ticksuglitars"u,t the 1 our
of , drawing was near at bend they re-
paired to the house, A croWd. was al-
ready around the wheel,. gaily blanks,
with a few trifling prizes, were drawn.
The crowd of ticket -holders, ed
also
lso
of uninterested spectators, p
the house, filling up the halls and rooms,
The second prize ' was drawn by the
Duchess of Gordon ---it was an emerald
ring of great value. The crowd pressed
near to see it, and Lady Etheridge felt
herself forcibly separated ft me the
Duchess of .13eaesleigh, , and pressed one
ward toward thewheel, lfer ameba
was called out. Expectation was on the
qui vive. She drew, and .obtained the.
first prize—a gold locket set around
with diamonds .of Inestimable value,
She blushed deeply at her euccess, and
turned the jewels as if la search of, the
secret of unfastening it, when she feat
{ herself touched upon the shoulder. She
1 turned and saw €a, lady masked, and in
the costume of Minerva, with helmet,
shield and spear, standing near her, who
stooped and whispered:.
"It opens with a spring; press the-dia-
mond
hedia-mond there under the fixing and it will
fly open; but do not open it here"
Rose. disturbed by being addressed by
a stranger, looked around for her party,
but could not see ;them anywhere. The
crowd had entirely out her off from,
their company. •
"You are in sear h of the Duchess of
Beresleigh? I will eonduet you to her
side," said the rnasked. lady.
"Thank you; I shall be very much
obliged," answered Rose.
"Follow me, then, if yott please," said
the unknown, leading the way—first
through the drawing -room, where the
lottery had pust been 'ended, thence
through a room fittedup 'with musical
instruments of every description, and in
which a number ,of opeso, singers were
performing for the amusement of a por-
tion of the company, to the door of an
adjoining apartment, whleh she opened,
saying p
"Alae duchess has one into this room
to rest and refreeh herself; enter and
you will find her."
Rose crossed the threshold and found.
herself in a luxurious apartment, fitted
up in: the Turkish style, with ottomans,
cushions and other voluptuous accesso-
ries. In the midst of the room stood a
richly -gilded table;,,laden with rare wines,
fruits, jellies, sweetmeats, etc. There
was no one in the apartment, and Rose
looked around, expecting the appearance
of the Duchess of Beresleigh. Supposirig
that she had, perhaps, retired only )1;t.
fenv moments, Rose felt no uneastnedF,
but, seating herself upon an ottoman;,
touched the spring of the locket foal
the purpose of a .aminino i The eash.
flew open and revealed the nature of
the prince, set in brillian rn the re
verse side were the words. iour esb
1'Ange du Monde"
Flushing .with cafe:
Rose turned to leave t
.the clueless elsenvher:
pose; .wars preemie," 1,
a nsak in the eostu
lo, who advanced ten
"Apollo greets Auro
the Morning Star.
"The Morning Star al
with the rising of the S
Rose, gliding toward the
"Nay, pause. beautiful
na stranger that addr• f•es ya>ul Ben
hold!" And the unkniwn lifted his
made, revealing his features,
It took but one instance to impress young chi rge.
this strange scene upon the brain of : "That fine looking woman, dressed. as
Laura Elmer, and then deeply shocked • the Goddess Diana, is the beautiful. Ducn-
by what she had inadvertently witnessed, i ass of Devonshire, my love."
she turned hastily to retrace her steps to "Yes; there is no mistaking her grace-
er. ! ful carriage. But who is that stately wo-
heIn hoer hurried retreat,a few words man in the character of Cleopatra?"
from the library reachd her ear, the, "1 think theMargravine of Annetta;
first from Sir Vincent Lester, in a voice there is the Margrave, as Marc An -
half -suffocated with emotionI thong."
"For her sake, then; she loves you" "And that Oriental looking beauty,
A derisive laugh from the other was dressed as a Sultana
the only reply. Flush, speak low, one, my dear, who
"Oh, heaven! you would not destroy bartered her woman's fame for a
prince's fickle favor, and lost both—
her!" burst in anguish from Sir Vincent.
"I will give you ten days, and then—" the celebrated Mrs. Fitzherbert."
Laura heard no more; she had passed Rose crimsoned and became silent.
The lady's name, for praise and blame,
out of the reach of the voices. had. blown far over ungland, and reach -
She gained the privacy of her own cd even Rose's distant home. Rose walk -
room, and with no disposition either to ed on in embarrassed silence, until the
eleep or read, retired to rest. ever-changing kaleidoscopic scene again
CHAPTER XIX. raised her curiosity.
The long -looked for day of Lady How- "Oh, can you tell nee who that veil-
arth's rural breakfast and promenade at ed beauty, dressed as an Eastern prin-
her superb villa at Richmond came at cess, and wafting all the perfumes of
length. Arabia as alae walks, can be."
At an early hour the Duchess of Beres- "Yes; she is the beautiful Mrs. Bris-
leigh and his party, consisting of the Bar- tow, lately returned from Constantinople
orenn Etheridge and the Ladies Wardour, She has taken the character of 'Nour-
entered their carriages to proceed to the mahad, the Harem's Light.' You remem-
scene of Arcadian festivity.
ber the Feast of Roses, in `Lalah Rookh."
1 "yes."
The morning drive from London to They passed on. Breakfast tables, eov-
8ichmond, along the banks of the beau -I eyed with all the luxuries of the sea-
tiful Thames, through sunny meadows son were set at intervals about the
and shady groves, in all the luxuriant lawn, A large number of masked fig -
verdure of an early summon time, was ; tires in white dominos, officiated as mas-
the purest enjoyment of natural scenery 'tars of the ceremonies, and stood in
that Rose had experienced since leaving . readiness to marshal the guests to the
her beautiful home at Swinburne Castle. tables- It was rumored that they only
It was nearly twelve o'clock when they .awaited the arrival of his Royal High-
, reached the villa,, an elegant mansion of news' the Prince of Wales, who was to
white stone, crowning a commanding honor the fete with his presence.
height above the river, Behind the house This was the first the Duchess of Bere-
stood a tall, close, well -kept wood; before leigh had heard of the anticipated pre -
it rolled a green lawn, in all the dewy sena of the prince and the rumor some-
freehness of June, and adorned by grand what disturbed her; but she consoled her-
ald oak .trees, standing singly or in self with the thought that, in a crowd of
groups, at various distances, between the five hundred people, her party might
mansion house and the water's edge: easily escape royal notice.
The lawn presented a strange and oro- A little after one o'clook, an agitation
tesque scene. Such anachronisms of his- that moved the multitude as the wind
tory and geogrtphy, such solecisms of sway the waves of the sea, announced
rank and caste, of politics, and religion, that the prince had arrived, though
might have afflicted the uninitiated be- where he was could be known only to
holders with temporary insanity. It was his hostess and the very few others who
covered with a multitude of people in were in the secret of his disguise.
the costumes of all countries, all ages, The signal was given for breakfast,
and all classes, and the masters of the ceremonies began
The Duchess of Beresleigh was dressed to arrange the guests at the various
as a Roman matron, the Ladies Wardour tables. The masks were not laid aside
as Roman maidens. even during that long feast which made
Lady Etheridge as Aurora, was the business of eating and drinking ra-
beautifully arrayed in a floating cloud they inconvenient and awkward.
like robe of azure and rose-colored gauze.
:A single diamond, like the morning star,
blazed upon her fair forehead, and a
large veil, like a silvery morning mist,
covered her form. Her dress, her figure
and her graceful motions excited univer-
sal admiration as she passed, but the
;close, black velvet mask concealed her
lovely features.
The scene, so novel and so entertain-
ing, engaged her youthful fancy. She
knew that under those various and gro-
tesque disguises the aristocracy, celebr-
,ity, beauty and fashion of the town were
present.
Some, from the peculiarity of their
figure, gait and manner, the duchess was
enabled to identify and point out to her
b' At the close of the breakfast the :tables
were swept away as if by magic and the
real business and pleasure of the day
commenced.
Music, dancing, waltzing, games and
singing went forward everywhere over
the grounds and in the house.
The duchess and her party remained as
spectators only, not wishing to enter
into the active amusements of a com-
pany where all the figures were masked
and most of them quite unknown.
At length an enterprise was opened
in whieh the duchess thought herself and
party might safely join. A number of
young children, dressed as fairies, and
without masks, came around among the
guests to distribute tickets for a grand
"I do not believe she can be bought!"
angrily repeated the prince.
"Pardon once more, your royal high-
ness; but one who knew this world right
well declared that every man had his
price, and I have never yet niet the wo-
man who had not bers. It is but a ques-
tion of more or lass expense, of shorter
or longer time."
"I offered her the rank of a duchess."
"She is likely •to obtain that honorably,
and without the aid of your royal high-
ness
"What then, was left for me to do?
I could not tempt her, as I did Fitzher-
bert, with the rank of a princess and
the prospective rank of a queen"
"No, your royal highness; it is rather
too late in the day for that."
"What then, was to be done? What
the deuce do you mean by your talk of
the conquest of this woman being a mat-
ter of more or less expense and of short-
er and of longer time? I care nothing
for expense, but a great deal for time!
I must win that girl, whatever it may
cost, McElroy, but I must win her soon.
By my soul, she is the most enehanting
creature I ever saw. Tell me, what is
to be done?"
"If your royal highness would. trust
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may tell me what so distressed you ail
the villa"
"Oh, madam, an event that makes it
necessary that I should beg your grace;
to absolve me from my promise of spend- '
Eng the season with you, and to emotion
my immediate return to Swinburne Cas-
tle," said Rose, excitedly.
"Explain, my love," said the duchess,
Lady Etheridge, with deep blushes,
commenced, and related the details of her
forced interview with the prince.
'Ah, I ,see it all now. The breakfast,
the masked. promenade ,the lottery, all
was got up for the especial purpose of
bringing about your meeting with his
royal highness. There are niers, and wo-
men, too, I am sorry to say, of the high-
est rank, who thus lend themselves to
the purposes of°royalty. You are right,
my love, we must leave town; hut we
shall not turn to Swinburne Castle, but
to Beresleigh Court, where I shall still
claim you as my guest," said the duch-
ess.
And this course was immediately decid-
ed upon. But an unforeseen event that
shall be related in the next chapter pre-
vented the contemplated journey, and
turned the fate of our heroine.
cro be continued.)
4,.
m"What after two failures?"
"With submission to your royal high-
ness, I would humbly suggest that this
second stratagem bas scarcely been a
failure on my part, since it has accom-
plished all that it promised—a, private
interview with the lady, an opportunity
of pleading your cause to her glove."
"That is true and if my pleadings
proved unsuccessful, you are not to be
blamed, I suppose?" said the prince.
McElroy bowed in answer, adding:
"Nor should ,your royal highness be
discouragedi 'iib the manner in which
the lady met '.your advances. She was
unprepared, surprised; site was not, per-
haps, se accustomed to be wooed as your
royal highness is to winning, and, per-
haps, you had not discovered her price.
"Then why the deuce do you not dis-
cover it for me? What else do I keep you
for?" demanded the provoked prince.
alarm, `,'To serve your royal highness to the
d seek best of my poor ability, as becomes your
uhfhumble servant, and. if your royal high-
ni>ss wfil'`deign to -leave,. this affair e-
g; my hands, giving me author-
rSl7�a it as I SPA i i
elusively in
3 fit I think I
salutes 1 sty. to conduct
can pledge myself to bring it to a sue-
appears
ue-
pp oessful issue.
i t wear .: "Then I give you a carte blanche to do
as you please in this matter, with one
Be is proviso, that you do nothing unworthy
of the prince.
"On my head be it if I do!" exclaimed
this zealous, unscrupulous instrument
of the royal Measures and vices, as he
mentally formed against. the peace and
honor of Lady Etheridge, a I
e
most diabolical that ever entered the
head of man or fiend.
Meantime the subject of this plot, hur-
rying through the music room and also
through the drawing room• everywhere
sought the Duchess of Beresleigh, whom
she found at last at the hall door.
"We11, my love, I have been seeking
you all over the house and the bounds
for the last two hours; but, believing
you to be most probably within the vil-
la, I took my position herelike
a see
porter, as the most likely But what
you as you should pass
on earth is the matter? You are pale and
trembling. You argitated. to alarm oru dis-
tress
What has happened
tress you, my love?" exclaimed the duch-
ess, on observing the greatly disturbed
appearance of Rose.
"Oh, madam, let us go hence! let us
return home at .once! exclaimed Rose,
excitedly.
"Willingly; it has been a pleasant day
upon the whole. but 1, t oo,raan quite
plana-
ed. I will not ask 3
tion of your distress until we have reach-
ed the privacy of your own dressing -
doom at Iieresleigh House," said her
"The prince!" '
The heart of Rose beat with agitation
and terror; yet, eenitrolhee herself by:a
great effort, she ooneteeied deeply to t ie
heir of the ereevn and, speaking witali
the most respectful coldness, said:•
"I am fortunate in having this oppor-
tunity o8 returning to your royal high-
ness a jewel which could only have
reached my hands through the greatest
mistake."
And she laid the locket on the table
before him, and turned to Iea•ve the
roonn.
But he took her hand and resealed
her upon the ottoman, saying:
"Nay, retain the gift, inose beautiful.
Rose, and behold the giver at your
feet!" -
And then, with the grace, Server and
eloquence of •which he was the perfect
master, he told, to perhaps .the hun-
dredth hearer, the oft -repeated tale of
his unchangeable love --a prince's love,
"A prince's love! a prince's insult!, an
insult as deep, coming from your royal
highness, as though it had been offered
by the lowrest 'hind in your .dominions,I"
exclaimed Lady Etheridge, indignantly.
And so saying, with herr beautiful
countenance exalted to fervid, ,entleus
iasm, Lady Etheridge passed, from the
room., while the eyes of the prince fol-
lowed her with a gaze full of adinfre,-
tion•, wonder and roverence. •
He did not attempt to detain her; per-
suasion not force, was the weapon of
the prince.
This admiration of her virtues only
strengthened his desire to win her heart.
He pulled the bell rope impatiently, and
a page entered.
"Send my equerry hither,". was the
order of his royal highness.
The page bowed low and disappeared.
A few minutes elapsed and Colonel
McElroy entered the presence with a
deep reverence.
The prince regarded him with an an-
gry and sarcastic expression, saying:
II have to congratulate you, sir, on
the eminent success of your second strat-
agem!"
"Your royal highness has at least; re
ceived a private interview With the
lady, which was all that 1 could pledge
myself for," replied the equerry, bend-
ing lowly.
"And this is the result," said the.
prince, angrily taking up and throwing
down the locket. "She has returned my
gift with a gratuitous lecture."
"Perhaps a more costly offering would
have been more successful." •
"1 do not believe she can be bought!" ia is a lottery, alimony utast
"Pardon me, your royal highness did the latter marriage
net, perhaps, bid high cnnu, ! "Now, my love, that we are alone, you be a gantbltng del. t,
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