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GO SE GIRL
By HAROLD MacGRATH
CopYriCht. 1909, by the Bobbs-Merrill Company
I "Only a few days. Then I shall pro•
teed to Bavaria.!'
"Your excellency bas no further or -
Dern?" eatd the bead gardener patient-
V- .
"Good heaven, Breunner. I had for-
gottpn all about you! There is nothing
more:. Herr Captain. you will return
with me to the ballroom?"
"If your excellency will excuse me,
no. I am tired I shall return to the
hotel with Herr Grutinbach."
Carmichael and Grumbach crossed
the Platz leisurely.
"How did you come by that Bava-
rian passport?" asked Carmichael ab-
ruptly.
"It is a forgery, my friend, but his
excellency will never find that .out."
"You have me all at sea. Why did
be bring in the head gardener and
Leave him standing there all' that
While?'
"He bad a sound purpose, but it felL
The head gardener did not recognize
nee."
"Do you know him?'
,t "Yes. He is my elder brother."
The ambassador from Jugendheit,
Baron von Steinbock, was not popular
in Dreiberg, at least not, among the
people who still held to the grand
duke's idea that the kingdom had been
behind the abduction of the Princess
Ilildegarde. Never a hot beaded Drei-
berger passed his house without a de-
sire to loot it, to scale the piked fence
sand batter in the doors and windows.
The king of Jugendheit was to mar-
ry her serene highness. The menials
in and about the embassy felt the new
importance of tbeir positions. So then
Imagine the indignation of the major -
demo when, summoned at dusk 'one
?evening to the carriage gates three or
four days after the portentous news
bad issued from the palace, be found
,only a ragged and grimy carter who
.demanded peremptorily to be admit-
ted and taken to his excellency at
.once.
"Go away!" The majordomo spun
.on bis heels contemptuously.
"I will skin you alive," vowed the
.carter, striking the iron with the butt
,of bis whip, "if you do not open these
,gates immediately. Open!"
"If you do not stop hammering on
those bars I shall send for tbe police."'
: The carter thrust a hand through the
grill. Tbere was a ring on one of his
fingers.-
"Imbecile,
ngers:"imbecile, set your eye on that and
admit me without more ado!" _ .__
He threw
T.III+a WJNG IA: TINES,. DECEMBER. 28 1911
"I am indeed that, count, I recelted "There will be no war," resumed her
s letter today from the nrheee regent; highness. "I know hey lather, Qur
It was Pent to him by hie tnaiel}tr. wills may cladt, but in this instance
who is hunting to Bavaria,. head it, 'mine shall be elle stronger,"
count, but I Prey to you to do Doth- "+But this is not the cede,
in; hastily." "Xoa mean that there will be. other
The chancellor did spot open the let- kings?"
ter; he merely balanced It- $is ac- I "Yee, there will be other kings, 1 am
customed Pallor assumed a. sr#yial4 sorry, What young girl has net her
tinge.. I dream of romance? But princesses.
"So his majesty declines?". be e*W must not have romaaees. Yours, my
evenly, ehlld, must be a political marriage. It
"You have already heard?" cried the 's a harsh decree."
amazed ambassador. "My highness will.
"Nothing. I surmIse, The hour, ate she !leases. Am
your appearance, the letter=to what
else could they point? I was afraid
all along. Ah, if his majesty coi}i'd
but see her: Is she not worthy of s
crown?"
"Verbeck. nothing would please me
better thanto see tide marriage con-
summated."
"I believe yon. We two peoples
should be friendly. It has taken me
months to bring this. matter) round.
The duke rebelled; her highness scorn-
ed the hand of Frederick. Still, if you
saw ail the evidence in the case you
would not blame the duke for his at-
titude."
"But those documents are rank for-
geries!"
"So they may be, but that has sot
been proved. What' remedy do you
suggest?" asked the. chancellor.
"I suggest that the duke must not
know."
"Agreed. Go on."
"You will put the matter before her
highness."
"That will be difficult."
"Let her repudiate the negotiations.
Let her say that she bas changed her
mind.- His majesty is quite willing
that the humiliation be his."'
"That is generous. But suppose she
has set her heart on the crown of Ju-
gendheit. What then?'
"In that event the affair is no longer
.1n our bands, but in God's."
"Is there no way of changing the
king's mind?"
"Read the letter, count." said . the
ambassador.
Herbeck read the letter. It was the
work of a rather irresponsible boy.
"May I take this to her highness?"
asked the chancellor. "I promise its
contents will not go beyond her eye."
"I will take the risk."
Serbeck consulted his watch. It was
half after 6. Her highness did not
dine till 8.
"1 shall go to her highness 'tame
diately, baron. I -shall return the let-
ter, by messenger, and he will tell you
the result of the interview."
"God be with you," said the ambas-
sador, preparing to take his leave, "for
allwomen are contrary."
After the baron was gone the chan-
cellor paced the room with halting
step. Then toward the wraith of his
ambition he waved a hand as if to ex-
plain how futile are the schemes of
men. He proceeded to the apartments
of her highness. Would she toss aside
this crown or would she fight for it?
He found her alone.
He saluted her hand respectfully. "I
have here a letter. I have given my
the %mics the baron expectedto hear.
"Mr mune nt present duff nut mat-
er '1' he ilea I bring is tar tuore in.-
p titan. 11Is majesty eulphatic'ully de-
clines any alliance with the house of
I-IirF'tl. lelil "
"t)uhnatnu:" swore the hmhassa-
1ur
-'The exact word used by the prince.
Now then, what's to be done?"
"Phis tneaus
-Wel': It looks as If you and 1.
baleen, shall nut accompany the king
of Prussia auto Alsace-Lorralue.'"
"This is horrible!"
"But what possessed the prince to
blunder like this?"
"The prince really is not to blame.
Our king. baron, is a young colt. A.
few months ago he gave his royal un-
cle carte blanche to seek a wife for
beim. Politics demanded an alliance
between Jugendheit and Ehrenstein.
There have been too many years of
useless antagonism. On the head of
this bolt from heaven comes the dec-
laration of his majesty that he will
marry any other princess on the conti-
nent."
"They will pull this place down."
"Let them. We have 10,000 more
troops than Ehrenstein."
"You young men are a pack of
fools!"
"Softly, baron."
"Where Is the king?'
The carter smiled. "Be is hunting.
they say, with the crown prince of
Bavaria."
"But you, why have Feu come dress-
ed like this?"
"That is .a little secret."
"But what's to be done?'
"Tell lies. They will suspend the
catastrophe till we are ready to meet
It. The ''.Triage is not to take place
till spring. That will give us plenty of
time. After the coronation his majes-
ty may be brought to reason. This
marriage must not fall through now.
The grand duke will not care to be'
come the laughingstock of Europe.
The prince's advice is for you to go '.
about your affairs as usual. Only one
man must be taken into your confi-
dence, and that man is Herbeck. If
any one can straighten out his end of
the tangle it is he."
"Where is the prince?'
"Wherever he is he is working for
the best interests of the state."
"There is the Bavarian princess," re-
marked the ambassador musingly.
"Ha! A good thought! But the king
is romantic. She is older than he and
ugly."
"You are not telling me everything,"
Intuitively.
"I know it I am telling you all that
is at present necessary."
"You make me the unhappiest man
in the kingdom! I have worked so
hard and long "toward this end. When
did the king decline this alliance?'
"Evidently the moment he heard It
I have his letter. Listen:
"My Illustrious and Industrious Uncle—I
regret exceedingly that at this late day I
should cause you polttl'cal embarrassment,
but when Lgave my consent to the es-
pousal of any of the various princesseo
at liberty surely it was understood that
Ehrenstetn was not to be considered. I
refuse to marry the daughter of the man
who privately stro. who dared Impute to cover e to him
father
with contumely,
a crime that was any man's but my fa-
ther's. 1 realize that certain policies called
'for this stroke on your part, but it cannot
be. MY dear uncle. you have dug a tins
put, and I hope you will find a safe way
out of tt. I ncess
IIildegarde. rThis eis final. to It canhe be ar-
ranged
without any discredit to the duke
or to yourself. Let it be said that her
sereno highness has thrown me over. I
shan't go to war about it.
FRUpERICIG
""Observe 'My illustrious and indus-
trious uncle!' " laughed the carter
without mirth. "Our king, you will
see, bas a graceful style." He gained
his feet. He was young, pleasant of
face, but a thorough soldier.
"You are Lieutenant von
stein!" cried the ambassador.
ognize you now."
•iTbanks, your excellencyV'
"You are in the royal household, the
regent's invisible arm. I have heard a
good deal about you. I knew your fa-
ther well."
"Again, thanks, Now, the regent bas
heard certain rumors regarding An
American named Carmichael, a consul.
He is often' seen with her highness.
Rather an extraordinary? privilege."
"Rest your mind there, lieutenant
This Carmichael I'd harmlests. Be can
be eliminated at any time,"
"This is reassuring. You will see the
chancellor tonight and show him thio
letter?"
"I will."
"One word more, and then I'm oft.
If a butcher ora baker or even a
mountaineer pulls the bell 'cord >ind
shows this ring admit him without
",
'tai
vows.
til have v
fail. H
owl
E'er half an hour the ambassador re-
mained glaring at the candlestieks. Be
wanted no dither. Be rang for his
lint and coat, rind twenty minutes later
he was 111 the chatieellor's cabinet
"You seem out of ' health, baron,"
WO the chancellor's greeting.
The majordomo was thunderstruck.
back the bolts, and
,carter pushed his way in. That ring
,on the carter's finger!
"Take me to the baron."
Vastly subdued, the majordomo pre-
ceded the carter into the office of the
.embassy and went in search of the
baron, who was in his study.
"Your excellency, there is a man in
the office Who desires to see you quick
'Ithe
A carter!"
The ambassador jumped to bis feet.
"One moment, your excellency. Be
` wore a ring on his finger, and I could
not refuse him."
The majordomo
whispered two
words. The am-
bassador rushed
from the study.
It was dark in
tbe embassy of-
fice. Quickly the
ambassador light-
ed some candles.
Gas would be too
bright for such a
meeting.
-Well, your ex-
cellency?" said a
voice from the
leather ;lounge.
"Who are you?"
not
or will net marry,
1 a chattel that I
am to be offered
across this from.
tier or that?"
The chancellor
moved uneasily.
"You will, then,
tell the duke .that
you have changed
your mind, that
you have recon-
sidered?' be per-
sisted.
"This evening.
No*, godfather,
you may kiss her
serene highness
on the forehead."
"This honor to
the?" The chan-
"I SHALL NEED ,Tse roller trembled.
WHOLE ROOM TO '• "Even 80."
DANCIi Ix."' He did not
touch her with his hands,` but the kiss
he put' on her forehead was a 'benedic-
tion.
"You -may go now," she said, "for I
shall need .the whole room to .dance in.
I am free, if only fir a little while!"
CHAPTER VL
anErcnzr's' DAY.
'"woo An von?'
LET EVERYONE USE CHRISTMAS
STAMPS
Raden-
"I rec-
"You. are thinking of learliig?" l ,,
Yes. When I go I shall not Couto
back. Under my pillow there $11, 44 en+ !.
velope. You will and It and keep it.'"
Gretchen, young and healthy, touch•
ed not this melancholy nnderqurrent.
"You will promise to take it?"
""'yes, frau."
"Thanks, little gosling. I have all
errand for, you this morning. It wW
take you to the palace."
"To the palace!" echoed Gretchen.
"What shall Ido?"
"You will seek her highness and give
her this note,"
"The princess! Will they not laagb•
and turn me out?"
"If they try that, demand to see his I,
excellency Count von Herbeck and say
that you came from No. 40 Krumer.
wog."
"And if 1 cannot get In?"
"You will have no trouble. Be sure,
though, to give the note to no one but
her highness."
Gretchen decked her beantlful head
with a little white cap, which she
wore only on Sundays and at the
opera, and braided and beribboned her
hair. Who was this old woman who
th'aught nothing of writing a letter to
her serene highness? And who were
her nocturnal visitors? she pondered..
Being of a dlscerutng mind. she idled
about the Platz till after 9, for it had
been told to her that the great sleep
rather late in the, morning. What
should she say to her serene highness?
What kind of courtesy should she
make? At least she would wear no
humble, servile air, for Gretchen was
a bit of a Socialist. Did not Herr
Goldberg, whom the pollee detested
—did he not say that alt men were
equal? And surely this sweeping
stntemeut included women. With a
coniidence born of right and Irmo
-
(Time she proceeded toward the east
or side gates of the palace. The sentry
smiled at her.
•'I have a letter for her serene high-
ness." she said.
"Leave it."
"I am under orders to give it to her
highness herself." .
"You cannot enter the gardens with-
out a permit:"
Gretchen remembered. "Will you
send some oue to his excellency the
chancellor and tell him I have come
from No. 40 Krumerweg?'
"Krumerweg! The very name ought
to close any gate. But, girl, are you
speaking truthfully?"
Gretchen exhibited the note. He
scratched his chin, 'perplexed.
"Run along. If they ask me I'll say
that I didn't see you." The sentry re-
sumed his beat.
came pattering in to be relieved of Gretchen stepped Inside the gates,
their creamy ,burden. Gretchen was and the real beauty et the gardens
fond of them. They needed no care
at all. The moment she had milked •ening- 'ti'
them they went tinkling off to the
steep pastures.
Even in midsummer the dawn was
chill in Dreiberg. Gretchen blew on
her fingers. The fire began its cheer-
ful crackle, the kettle boiled briskly,and
the frugal breakfast was underway.
There was daily one cup of coffee,
but neither Gretchen nor her grand-
mother claimed this luxury; it was for
the sick woman on the third door.
What the character of the woman's
illness was Gretchen hadn't an idea,
but there could be no doubt that she
was ill, desperately, had the goose
girl but known it. Her face was thin
and the bones were visible under the
drumlike skin; her bands were merely
claws. She tnystlfied the girl, for she
never complained. never asked ques-
tions, talked but little, and always
smiled kindly when the pillow was
freshened.
"Good morning, frau," said Gretchen.
"Goad morning, liebehen."
"1 have brought you a brick this
morning, for it will be cold till the sun
Is high."
"Thank you."
Gretchen pulled the deal table to
the side of the cot, poured out the cof-
fee and buttered the bread.
"I ought not to drink coffee, but it
is the only thing that warms me. You
have been very patient with me."
"I am gind to help you.'
"And that is why I love you. Now,
1 have some instructions to give you
this morning. Presently I shall be
leaving, and there will be something
besides crowns."
•
RETOHEN was 'always up
When the morning was rosy,.
when the trees were still dark
and motionless and the beads
of dew white and frostlike, for what Is
better than to meetthe day as it comes
over the mountains and silence breaks
here and there in the houses and
streets, in the fields and the vineyards?
Let old age, which has played its part
and taken to the wings of the stage—
let old age loiter in the morning, but
not green years. Gretchen awoke as
the birds awoke, with snatches and.
little trills of song. To her 'nearest
neighbors there was about her that
which reminded them of the regularity
of a good clock; when they beard her
voice they knew it was time to get up.
She was always busy in the,morning.
The tinkle of the bell outside brought
her to the door, and her two goats
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"80 HIS MAJESTY Diu moors?" un RAID
EVENLY.
word that its contents shall not be re-
peated to the duke, your father. If I
let you read it will you agree to that?"
"And who has written this letter?"
noncommittally.
"His majesty the king of Jugend-
heit," slowly.
"A. letter from the king!" she Cried,
curious. "Should it not be brought to
ins on a golden salver?"
"It to probable that I am bringing it
to you at the end—of a bayonet," sol-
emnly. "If the duke learns it contents
the inevitable result will be war."
A silence fell upon them.
"IIe declines the honor of my hand --
is that not it?" she finally said.
The chancellor assented.
"Ah!" with a note of , pride in her
voice and a, Sash in her eyes. "And I?"
"You will tell the duke that you have
changed your mind," gravely.
"And if I refuse to change my
mind?"
"I am resigned to any and all
events."
"Wart" Her face was serious. "And
evhat had the king to suggest?"
"He proposes to accept the humilia-
tion of being rejected by yon."
"Why, this is a gallant king! Poufl
There goes a crown of thistledown."
Then she laughed. There was nothing
but youth in the laughter—youth and
gladness. ""Listen to me. I declare
tui ?int that I am happier 'at'th1s`ma
meat than I have been in days. To
marry a man I have never seen, whose
andhabits abits gra u
looks,
Cha
rade
known—why, I have Lived in a kind of
horror. I am freer And she uttered
the words as with the breath of spring.
The chasa eellor's shoulders drooped a
trifle more, and his hand Closed down
over the letter.
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tow me," she said. She led Gretchen
to a marble bench and sat down.
"What is your name?"
"Gretchen, highness."
"Well, Gretchen. Sit down."
aghIu your presence, highness?""
ast-
"Dona bother about my presence on
a morning like this. Sit down."
This was a command. and Gretchen
obeyed wit": alacrity. The two sat
mutely. They were strangely alike.
Their eyes nearly matched, their hair,
even the shape of their faces. They
were similarly molded. too. only one
was slender and graceful after the
manner of fashion. while the other
was Mender and graceful directly from
the hands of nature. The marked dif-
ference lay, of course, 1n their Utmds.
The princess had never toiled wit h
her lingers exeept un the piano. Gretch-
en had plucked geese and dug v"'ge.
thieve with hers. They were rough,
bat toil lied not robbed them of their
natural grace.
"Mow wn' ,he r her highness asl:e';i
"A bete the same, highness."
"Have you wondered why she':iiuul"t
write to mer
"tlichnese. it, was i ntut:e that 1
should," was Gretchen's frank admis-
sion.
"She took me in when nobody knew
who I was, clothed and fed me and
t.'tught me music so that some day I
should not be helpless when the battle
of life began. Ah," impulsively, "bad
I my way she would be housed in the
palace, not in the lonely Krumerweg.
But my father does not know that she
is in Dreiberg, and we dare not tell
him. for he stili believes that she had
something to do with my abduction."
Then she stopped. She was strangely
making this peasant her confidant.
What a whim! -
Gretchen did not move. She saw
that her highness was dreaming, and
she herself had dreams.
"Do you like music?"
"Highness, I am always singing."
"La, la, la!" sang the princess ca-
priciously.
"La, la, 1n.!" sang Gretchen, smiling.
Her voice was not purer or sweeter;
it was merely stronger, having been
accustomed to the open air.
"Brava!" cried the princess.
taught you to sing?"
"Nobody, highness."
"What do you do?" -
"I am a goose girl. In the fall
Winter I work at odd times in
Black Eagle."
"Tell me all about yourself."
This was easy for Gretchen; there
was so little.
"Neither mother nor father. Our
lives are something alike. A handsome
girl
Gretchenubl shed.inuat ty "Yes,, highness.
'IN YOUR PRESENCE. mammas?"
was revealed to her for the first time—
strange flowers she had never seen be-
fore. It was all a fairyland. There
were marble urns with banging vines
and marble statues.
A hand grasped her rudely by the
arm.
"What are you doing here?" thun-
dered the head gardener. 'Be oif with
your
"How dare you touch me like that?"
she cried angrily.
Something in her glance cooled even
the warm blooded Hermann.
"But you live in Dreiberg and ought
to know."
"You could have told me without
bruising my arm," defiantly.
"Flermann 1"
Gretchen and the head gardener
whirled. Through a hedge which di-
vided the formal gardens from the
tennis and archery grounds came a
young woman in riding habit.
"What is the trouble, Hermann?"
she inquired.
"Your highness. this young woman
here had tbe impudence to walk into
the gardens."
"Has she stolen any flowers?"
"Why, no, your highness, but it is
not customary."
"We, you and I, Hermann," said her
highness, with a smile that won
Gretchen on the spot, "will overlook
this first offense. Perhaps this young
lady had some -'e1 and land lost her
way."
"Yes, your highness," replied Gretch-
en eagerly. ��
"All! You may go, Hermann. his
Hermann bowed, gathered up
pruning knives,,and scissors, which be
'hod let fall, and stalked down the
path.
"Whom were you seeking?" her high
rather startled
b y the
• d
asked, nese
deniable beauty of this peasant.
"I was seeking your serene highneee.
1 live at 140. 40 the Crrnmerweg.
"Krumemeg?" Iter highness reach-
ed for' the note and read it, and es she
read tears gathered In her eyes, "Fol.
ONT., June 2, 1911.
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I
consider it without an equal•"
Witt, Stowers. '
Tho above
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All' or so-called patent snedtolltery 1i>
Morrisey prescribed it for 44 yea, and
-, it eurcd thousands after other doctors
i failed.
Price, 90e. per box at your dealers,
or rather etorrlsey Medicine 00,
Limited, Montreal, sot
Ancient Tales of the Law.
Of law and the "law's delays" these
ancient tales are recorded:
A woman vainly pleading her case
mane times before Philip of Mace,
donia received at every refusal the ree
ply that he "had not the time." At
last her patience gave out and she said
to him, "Then cease to reign." The
monarch, feeling that he had deserved
this rebuke, immediately listened td
her and rendered the justice that her
case merited.
Anacharsis, the Scythian philosopher
speaking of the laws of Solon, said,;
"They were like the web of a spider-
very good for holding the weak, but
allowing the strong to escape."
A petty thief was being led to prison.
Diogenes said to him: "Fool, why didn't
you rob on a grand scale? Then it would
have been you that would be sending
others to prison."
"Who
and
the
('!~o be continued.)
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The Painter end the Cobbler.
The painter Apelies. who flourished
In the time of Alexander, was shown
a picture by an inferior artist who
boasted of having sketched it out 1n an
oxceedingly short space of time. "Yes,
I can see that very well," said Apelles;
"but 1 am surprised that you did not
make several other pictures exactly
like this in the same, space of time."
We are indebted, according to tradll
tion, to this same Apelies for one of
our common phrases. The painter had;
listened with patience and profit 10 a
cobbler's criticism of the sandals in a
picture. But when the cobbler began
to enlarge the field of his criticism to'
other parts of the painting be received
this rebuke from Apelies: "Shoemaker,
stick to your last."
CAUGHT
HEAVY
COLD.
Left Throat and Lungs
Very Sore.
There is no better cure for a cough or
cold than Dr. Wood's Norway Pine
Syrup.
It is rich in the lung -healing virtues
of the Norway pine tree, and is a pleasant,
safe and effectual medicine that may be
confidentially relied -upon as a specific
for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness, Sore Throat, Quinsy, and all Throat
and Lung Troubles.
Mr- S. Monaghan, Charlottetown,
P.E.I., writes: — "I certify that ;Dr.
Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is an excel-
lent medicine for coughs and colds, Last
winter I contracted a heavy cold which
left my lungs and throat very sore. I
had to give up work and stay in the house
for two weeks. I used several cough
mixtures, but got no relief until a friend
advised me to use Dr. Wood's Norway
Pine Syrup. Three bottles entirely cured
me, and I can recommend it as the best
medicine for coughs."
Don't beunposed upon by taking any-
thing but "Dr. Woods as there are
many imitations of this sterling remedy
n
market.
t
0 the t a
"Dr. Wood's" is put up ill it yellow
wrapper; three pair trees the trade mark;
price 25 cents. Manufactured only by
The T..Milburn Co., Limited, Torontoe
Ont.