Arms and the Woman

as directed to remain in London. As I knew that Hillars did not wish to be found I made no inquiries. He was somewhere on the Continent, but where no one knew. At one time a letter dated at St.

received a long letter from Phyllis. I always promptly answered it. To any one but me her letters would have proved interesting reading. It was not for what she wrote that I cared,

I could not but admire the excellence of the bookmaking, but as I looked through the reviews and found no mention save in "books received," I threw the book aside and vowed that it should be my last. The publisher wrote me that he was surprised that the book had not caught on, as he considered the story unusually clever. "Merit is one thing," he said, "but luck is another

hree letters on my desk. The first

pearance. Due, I suppose, to that other miserable affair. Though I have hunted all over the Continent, I have never seen the Princess Hildegarde since that night at B--. Where shall I find her? I haven't the least idea. But as a last throw, I am going to the principality of Hohenphalia, where she was born and over which she rules with infinite wisdom. The King is determined that she shall wed Prince Ernst. He would take away her principality but for the f

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uchies, there are miniature Rousseaus and Voltaires who shout liberty and equality in beer halls and rouse the otherwise peaceful citizens to warfare; short, it is true, but none the less warfare. Military despotism is the tocsin. When the King presses an unwilling subject into the army, upon his discharge the unwilling subject, usually a peasant, becomes a socialist. These Rousseaus and Voltaires have a certain amount of education, but they lack daring. If a man like Hillars, who had not only

was from headqua

you can easily turn over your affairs to the assistant. This woman's life is more full of romance than that of any other woman of the courts of Europe. The most interesting part of it is her reputation is said to be like that of Caesar's wife-above reproach. Get a full history of her life and of the Prince whom she is to marry. If yo

e!" I cried aloud. "The

my assistant, who had

arl, "just as I was fixing for a week's fishing. I've got to

trick he had acquired while being reared in his native land, which was the State of Illinois, in Am

know about

for the Princess she is an interesting character. She was educated in this country and France. She speaks several languages. She is headstrong and wilful, and her royal guardian is only too anxious to see her married and settled down. She masquerades in men's clothes when it pleases her, she can ride a horse like a trooper, she fences and shoots, she has fought two duels, and heaven alon

Houses you can cover. I'll take care of anything of importance that occurs abroad. I

that they would remain indefinitely at B--, where Mr. Wentworth had been appointed chargé d'affaires under the American Minister. They were

being sea-sick. A day or so in Paris brought me around, and I proceeded. As I passed the frontier I not

ed to be untalkative; so I busied myself with the latest issue of the Paris L'Illustration. I never glanced in the direction of

l remember me in

hat startle

ill possibly remember

resemble some

ast," was the

erhaps I could smoke out Mein Herr. But the task resulted in a boomerang. He drew out a huge china pipe and

puffing forth great clouds of smoke. Th

answered, "if it c

ubsi

form. The officer invariably followed my example. I pondered over this ea

at your actions a

sir?"

rsation, and by the way you follow me in and out of the carriage, one

e not to converse, that is my business. As for getting in

subsided. A m

you stare at

r and tried to read yours at a distanc

d. I tossed the paper to him.

ried to read the French. By an

French scholar, and th

had a General who thought more of fi

ot have mattere

a Frenchman." I was irritatin

ah

ten was because they did not think t

have a strange idea of the difference

just what

ed you that I w

disco

nd the Englishman." Then, as though a bright idea had come to him, "The English never

vise them to follow

o get up a conversation

eable task;" and I sett

egan talking earnestly, giving me occasional side-long glances. The mystery was deepening. In passing them I caught words which sounded like "under another name" and "positive it is he." This was anything but reassuring to me. At length they disappeared, only to meet me outside the station. It got into my head that I was a marked man. A feeling of discomfort took possession of me. Germans are troublesome when they get an idea. I was glad to get into the carriage which was to take me to my hotel.

y yelled in English, "wher

dged, somewhere in the suburbs. I became desperate and smashed a window. The carriage stopped so abruptly that I went sprawling to the bottom. I was in anything b

his?" I demanded. I w

he mind-easing reply of my quondam fellow passenger. The driver then came down f

of your beer hall frolics, the soo

I had said was one of the

t o

easure!"

. Truthfully, I began to enjoy the situation. There is something exhilarating in the fighting blood which rises in us now and then. This exhilaration, however, brought about my fall. In the struggle I forgot the other, who meantime had recovered his star-gemmed senses. A crack from

ump on my head, "here's the devil to

t knowing it, I had become