. SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1008.
THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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Bhe Me? tf Widow
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rich, fre?. I have eVeryth'Ing"
"Including love?' be ssked, his ye
devouring ber fragile tea at.
"I don't believe In love," scoffed
gonla. "All twin are alike, Dozen of
them are after my money and make
love to mo tweauro they can't get It
without me."
"Men are not all fortune hunters,"
be denied hotly. "I for one"
"Ho they ail say. Each aoya 1 lore
four Each iwuins my fortune."
They dor' cried Dnnllo, In rngetat
the strong Insinuation. "Well, bcre'a
one that doesn't I for one ahall never
ay to you, 'I love your "
A straniw smile stole acroms her face
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CHAPTER II.
Old Love and New.
i:LU here I am," announced
a tall, slender youth, entering
the deserted aulon a few min
utes Inter with Nlsb at bla
side. "I'm here at my country call,
II right, but tuy confounded coantry
doesn't seem to be on band to meet
no." j . ,
ills graceful walk waa not wholly
steady, and there waa a flush on the
bandaume young face. The late ar
rival waa Prince Dnnllo of Marsovla,
attache of the Mitrsovlan legation at
Pari. At a diplomat bo bad acarcely
cored lucre, for bo had a delight'
fully normal aversion to work and
simple, unfailing Joy In the amuse
ments of Maxim's and bla cluba.
i Til bunt up but excellency at once,"
For a lew minute no sound 'waa
sudtblo In the empty alon savs the
distant swell and full of dance mualc,
punctuated by the slumbrous prlnco'a
heavy breathing.
Then Natalie hurried In with De
Jolldon. ltotti looked anxious.
"How careless, of mel" the ainbas
aador'a wife was exclaiming. "Where
can I have dropped the nibtorable fan?
If my husband should pick It up and
find on It those word you were fooUab
enough to write 1 wonder if I left
It In the nlclio on the stairs when we
were sitting there. Let's go back and
see."
s Tbey turned back, almost colliding
with ftonln, who was eutorlng, Caa-
enda directly behind her.
"Ob, Mtnp. Badowa." asked Natalie,
"you haven't aeon anything of a whit
Ivory fan? I've looked everywhere.
Hid"-
"No," rrpllad the widow; "but IH
look in this room If you haven't made
l thorough search here already."
Natalie, thanking bcr, hurried back
with ber cavalier to the stairway.
Bonlu Idly begun her search, but; Cas
cade lnjeyrjipted ber..
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THE LATE ASIUVAI WAS PRINCE DANILO.
Nlsh was assuring the prince. "Are
are you quite In condition to see him,
If I may"- " .'''"
"Oh, I'm all right enough," yawned
Danllo, "only I forgot to go to bed laat
nlgbjt If I could reel oft a few yards
of sleep"- ' -... '
'Terbapa I could And you some place
to"- ' "
"I'd prefer a desk, If you can find
one. I always sleep best at my desk.
But I suppose" .
' "There la a couch, sir, over In the
corner behind the palms. How would
that do? You could get a nice nap
there, and lu a little while I'd And his
excellency for you. But, sir, If I may
say so, why do you waste your life In
dissipation when you might marry and
settle down? Just think, nowl Would
not a dear little wife and a home of
your own be better worth while than
all your clubs? I leave It to you lf-
"You leave It to me?" retqrted Da
nllo. "Then I make It cluba."
"But, If 1 may Bay so"
"You may not," Interrupted Danllo,
crossing to the couch and throwing
himself at full length among its cush
ions. "By by! 'If you're waking, call
me early?' " ' '
lie spread a handkerchief over his
face and In a moment was sound
asleep, leaving Nlsh to tiptoe out In
search of Popoff.
"That can wait," he pleaded, "but I
cannot ' Won't you hear me?"
"Certalnjy," assented Bonla cheerful
ly. ' "You are going to propose, aren't
your
"Ah, you read my secret!"
"It required little cleverness. Xpu
men are all alike."
"But no man ever before lovefi as I:
lovcl" protested Cascade, bis voice un
consciously rising In his emotion. "You
are all the world to me. Until I met
you I never thought I could"
"Ring oft!" grumbled Danllo In bla
sleep, vaguely bothered by the loud
voice.
Sonla started.
"Some one Is here!" she whispered,
pointing toward the hidden couch.
"You are mistaken," contradicted
Cascada, "and even if It were so I an
willing for all the world to know how,
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A long, blissful, sonorous snore from
the couch. . . 1
Sonla laughed, her eyes alight with
amusement, ., ,
"Snoring and romance don't go welt
together, marquis," sne observed, "and
as the snoring doesn't seem likely to
Btop the romance must You say you
are In love with me, and I know you
are In love with my fortune. Good
ly." "You misjudge me crueljjj" Cflscyida
Vtf W : lii
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"NEVEEI KEVES! NEVEE!"
. . ' . . . . .. . L . ..
protested. ; camp very to v. n.-m w siwm;
"Ob, no, I don'tl Men are all alike; o we '"at iue rami iwrniroe oi tier
Ooodby." . , liair was sweet in uis nostnis; so ciose
As the discomfited marquis made hit thnt btr breath was warm upon bis
way wrathfully from the room Sonl Hps: s cotc that bis bewildered soul
mischievously crept across to the , struggled In vain to hide from the glory
couch. There lay the man, sound! nor eyes, ner voico was uiuaicui
asleep, his face still covered by the whisper as she asked: .
handkerchief. , Sonla touched his hair : You'll never say to me I love you?" "
"scatP' roared Danllo. eivlna- hut! There was an infinity of allurement
head a shake that let the handkerchief n the tempting words Danllo, with a
fall lroiu his face. nilghty effort, shook on ut apeu ana
"Danllo!" gasped the widow, atartlng shouted: v
fotiu " .ij -weven aeveri ivri-
At sound of his name the prince Mt "Tna comronr sne saio coicuy.
up, dased and blinking. UU wander-,, Qwlu wa' uu
Ing eyes fell on the woman, and, with; ' keen disappointment "But" the added
an exclamation of utter amazement, h more softly, "why not say it if yon
stumbled, to his feet aud atood staring really want to?"
incredulously at her. j i don't want to!" he declared aulki-
"Sonla r he exclaimed. "Sonla!" iy.
Then, recovering hlmsel;, be bowed , -And you promise faithfully you'll
stiffly and said: .1 never say to me, 1 love you? "
"I beg your pardon, madame." j Again she was perilously close to
"No; I beg yours," she replied him. Again his eyes tore themselvea
'Tray go on snoring." !; free from the pleading seduetlveneea of
"You don't remember me?" he asked,' hers as he reiterated:
urprlsod. jl "I promise! I'm not going to make a
"Not in the very least" she - an-, fool of myself or be made a fool of."
wered. moving away. 'I "Is that a declaration of war?"
That was
"Yet you called my name.
"You were asleep then.
different." to say if I asked you to be my wife
"And now i am awake to the Joy or you would merely laugh at me?"
queried Sonla.
"No of friendship.
Do you mean
seeing you again."
"The Joy la all your own. Is It so
surprising to find me In Paris? I am
here enjoying my wealth and free
dom!" . "I congratulate you on both, especial
ly the freedom."
"Yes, freedom Is one of your fada, X
believe," remarked Sonla, "especially.
Trobably. All men are alike."
"They are not; and In time Til prove
It to you."
Before she could answer the ambas
sador and several of the guests came
into the room. At first opportunity
Topoff drew Danllo aside.
"Prince," said he impressively, "yoo
have now been attached to this legs-
freedom from marriage. Do you still tlon nearly four months and"
make a habit of avoiding marriage
at the last moment?" ' I
"Sonla, you are unjust If it had
rested with me you should be my wife
now, not another man's widow."
"If It rested with you?" she mim
icked. "Well, let the whole story rest
now. It's forgotten."
"By you, perhaps never by me."
i "Oh, no! . I remember It every now
and then for my own amusement. But
It Is hard to think of myself as the
little Maraovlan peasant maid to whom
the dashing cavalry officer, Prince
Danllo, was once engaged and whdb
his rich old uncle at the last moment
forbade to marry because of her pov
erty, now differently that same rich
old uncle would look on the match to
day! Twenty millions Is a pretty
dowry,"
"At least It seems you didn't break
your heart over losing me," sneered
Danllo. '
"No; my plebeian heart stood the
Bliock excellently. I soon found con
solation an elderly husband who lived
Jnst one week after the wedding and
left nie all his wealth."
"Yes; I heard how your father forced
you tnto the match, Next time you
can choose n husband to suit your
self.". "Why should Umnrry.ngalnr I am
"Few of my attachments laat to
long," observed Danllo,
"You refer to your love affalraT I
have heard of them. They .bar
brought you to the brink of ruin. You
are almost penniless. Here is my plan
to save you, also to give you a cnaaee
to save your country from bankruptcy.
I want you to marry."
"To what?" cried Danllo.
"To marry beautiful woman, my boy
twenty mllllons-Mme. Sonla Sadowa!
Hey?"
"Never!" returned Danllo, angrily, as
be rose to end the interview.
"Then a Frenchman will marry ber,
and her fortune and our country will
be ruined."
"I won't marry her," repeated Danllo,
"and she won't marry me. But for my
country's sake I'll keep any French
man from marrying her."
"But how?"
"You shall seer V
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