BUNDAY, JULY 2G, 1008.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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The Merry Widow
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
COPYRIGHT, 1008, BY HENRY W. SAVAGE
CHAPTER III.
The Garden Fete.
DUE gardens of Mme. Bonis Sa
down' villa, Juat outsldo Paris,
were gayly decorated (or
Uwu fvto. The ground were
dotu! with laughing groups of brlght
Ijr dreiud men and women, for Bonla
bad particularly requested tbtit all Iwsr
Marsovlan guents woor their ptctur
(uue native costume; nd the result
'was s veritable aaluldoswiple carnival
ef color, a perfect riot of gorgeous
bues and striking figures.
"I've iind my eye on her, and it seems
to mo thut lo Jolldou"-
"Io .lolldonl" exclaimed Danllo.
"ImpoeHlbloI"
"Why ImpoMMlble, pray? I think I
have as good eyes as any man. I
think, sir, I can detect love when 1
see It. And from the way Pe Jolldon
looks at the widow why, man, I don't
know a single thing that doesn't point
toward his being In love wltb her.
If-
"If I may any so, your excellency,"
put In Man, shuffling nervously, "I
think 1 could tell you of a 'single' thing,
or, rather," ho added, chuckling, "when
I say 'single' I mean 'married.'"
, "Mr. Nlnb," Interrupted l'opoff, 'If
you cun stop wriggling around like an
Inebriated cenllped long enough to
talk plainly, will you do tuo the honor
to put your blltherlngs Into plain
wordr ". , '
"Well, your excellency," stammered
but toy lrV Is 'a bom dlplomafisU
Nova Kovitch was convinced, and I
pocketed the fan for future reference,"
Danllo took the trinket from PopofTs
hands and rend the penciled Inscrip
tion. "Why," ho suld on impulse, "this Is
De Jolldon' bandwrltlngl How does It
kuppen that he"- !
"Then." stmealed Topoff In triumph,
"It Is, Mme. Nova Kovitch be lores.
The whole thing Is absurdly simple
when a brain like mine Is brought to
bar ou It!" . .
Delighted with bis own astuteness,
the smbflssador puttered off to Join the
oilier guiu, leaving Danllo, fan in
bund, blankly facing the astounded lit
tie clerk. ?..
-nisn,- onserved tne prince, "do yon
simoon It's notMlble De Jolldon can be
In love with Mme. Nova Kovitcb as
well as wltb Mme. l'opoff 7"
. "I'd-I'd like to think so," murmured
Mull as be started faithfully off in tbe
wake of bis chief. "I'd like to think so,
It-It would make It lens exclusive,
Um of a monopoly. And to tbfnk bis
excellency never recognized bis own
wife's fan! Where ignorance Is bliss
why read up on divorce laws?"
Laying the fan ou a nearby table,
Danllo was turning away when a vol-
behind him-called mockingly:
"Still In retreat? So you are afro
of me!"
Whirling about, the prince faced
Sonla. She was bewltchlngly pretty in
tho black and gold Marsovlan drt
that showed to fulteat advantage every
willowy line of her figure.
"I'm not reti-eatlna:." ho-eotutrsdlcted.
o& !&$&o r
ILL HER HARSOVIAN QUESTS WORE THEIR PICTURESQUE NATIVE C0STTJME1
..J
AmlmsiwHior l'ioff. IiU long, loan
figure tlriipud In vivid urccii. wus pil
ing the nlli-yn of the Burden near the
entrance gnto, punning m'rvoiwly now
and ajtniu o wan Into ' orrlvnla In
scire h of Home one. At length be de
scried the limn bo sought. Nlnli wan
Juat bUMtllng Into (he grounds, aud the
ambassador at once beckoned to him,
"Now, then, Sir. Nlsh," cried Popoff
as soon ns the little clerk bad sham
bled within earshot, "I told you to
bring Prince Danllo here and not to
leave him for an instant untll"-
"Ile wouldn't let mo stay," explained
Nlsh. "Ho says ho won't come, lie's
giving a party If 1 may say so, a
very gay"- ,
"And for the suko of a lot of pleas
ure seeking idlers the prince refuses
to obey my orders and come to Mme.
Sonla's?"
"Yes, your excellency. lie positively
refusoa to come. , And when 1 any
positively' refuses I Here he In now!"
Dimllo, resptctidcnt in the uniform of
a Mnrsoviun ciiptalu of hiiHHurs, stroll
ed nonchiiluntly forward, with a cure
less nod that quite Ignored the ambas
sador's .glare of reproof at his late
ness. "I understand, prince," began Popott
coldly, "that you positively refused to
obey my"
"So I did, so I did." assented Danllo
cheerfully. "But at the lust moment I
cbnngod my mind and my clothes, and
liore I um, I've postponed my party
for an hour or so. You see, I remem
bered my promise to help you scare
away from the widow any Frenchman
who seemed Inclined to make love to
her. That's why I enme."
"Good!" approved Fopoff, rubbing his
hands gleefully. "Very good! , Aad
where do you expect to begin r
-wren tne most aangerwm inner.
Who Is he?"
"Well," replied Popoff ccrafldepttellyi
Nlsh, "I happen to know M. de Joll
don Is already head over heels in love
with a lady who has a husband. lie"
"Mr. Nlsh," thundered Topoff, "you
aro demeaning yourself to tbe con
temptible act of talking scandal! Are
you aware of that, Mr. Nsb? If so,
go on talking it and tell me who sbs
Is."
"You fool!" whispered Danllo in
Nlsh's ear. "Everybody but the am
bassador hlmsolf knows It Is Mme,
Popoff whom De Jolldon loves. Be
careful!"
"Well, Mr. Nish," repeated Popoff
majestically as be eyed tbe squirming
clerk with lofty majesty, "I'm wait
ing to bear the name of the lady that
Do Jolldon Is In love with."
"Ho ho neglected to tell me, your
excellency," sputtered Nlsh.
"Then," decided the ambassador, "I
shall discover her by diplomatic means,
and when I find who she is she shall
use her influence to lure De Jolldon
away from tho widow. Prince, will
you help me In this?"
"Leave It all to me,'r suggested Da
nllo, with startling willingness. "Don't
try to learn her identity yourself. Let
mo attend to the whole matter."
"All right," consented Popoff. "It
will be a good lesson in diplomacy for
you. Perhaps I can put you on the
right track."
Tho ambassador drew an ivory fan
from his pocket
"Last night at tho embassy ball,"
said ho, "Nova Kovitch, who used to
be one of my attaches, ' brought me
this. He was crazy with Jealousy.
He'd Just picked up the fan: said It
was his wife's and that some man had
written 'I love you' on one of the
sticks. He was going home to beat his
wife and make her confess who tho
vlllalu was when I persuaded my wife
to save poor Mmo. Nova Kovitch by
pretending the fun was bet awn. Ab.
"only skirmishing la light cWalry
fashion."
"And you are going away like that?
Oh, you stupid man!"
"I can't tell what you mean," he an
swered, puialed.
"And I shan't tell what I mean," she
rejoined. "By the way," she added,
"how do you huppen to be here? Yon
declined my invitation."
"I'm here," he replied bluntly, "be
cause I'm making It my business to
get rid of every Frenchman who shows
signs of proposing to you." '
"But why V' she asked in wonder.
"For my Own amusement; that's alls"
"You you don't happen to be In love
with me yourself?" she asked, a tinge
of wilfulness In tho, light mockery of
her toue.
"Certainly not!" he retorted, wltb
suspicious promptitude.
"You've very, very rudel" she re
proved. "But sluc9 you don't love me
you ought to bo able to give me good
advice about accepting a man I really
waut to marry."
"Oh !" growled Danllo, chagrined.
"Then there is some one you want to
marry?"
She nodded.
"Whoever the man is, he's after
your money," he sneered.
"No," she contradicted. "He is not
uot this oue." '
. "You said all men were alike." :
, "This man Is different. He loves mo."
"Then marry him! What is It to u:eV
Marry au.v one you want tos I don't
care. And I'll dance nt your weddiug
I'll dance till I wear holes through
both my shoes." -;
"You silly boy!" she scoffed. "You're
Jealous!"
"Jealous?" he raged. "Jealousy
jealous? That's n' good one!"
Words failed him, and he stalktV
away to a nearby summer housu.
where he paused, lost in seomimr. con
templation of thelUUe building's archi
tecture, The neglected fan lying on ths table
caught Boulu's eye. She picked It np
Idly and openod It, Xbe words "I love
you" met her gaze. Quickly sbs glanced
at Danllo.
"I understand," she murmured to
herself. "lie vowed he'd never say It
to me, so he's written It"
Noting that Danllo'i back was to
ward ber, ahe furtively lifted the fan
o ' ber lips and kissed tbe' written
words. Then as she restored It to tbe
table she whispered:
"Just tbe same; III make him say
It Ho shall!" '
Bbo crossed to where be stood
"Have you nothing to say to me,
prince?" she asked.
"Only one thlng-goodbyl"
"Ooodby!" she echoed. "You're
you're not going?" '
1 leave Paris tomorrow morning
by the flrat train-forever!"
"Then you won't bo here, after all, to
dance at my wedding?"
"No."'
"But you promised. ,' And now, I sun
pose, I shall never see you again, for
when I'm married I shall live in Paris."
"I thought you were more patriotic,"
bo sighed. "It seems bard that you
Should turn your back on your native
land, marry a Frenchman and settle
bere." .
"Yet it is what I bave decided," sbs
answered. '"This is probably the last
time I shall wear our native costume
or dance our wild national dances. To
day's fete is a sort of farewell to old
times."
"No; our dances and costumes would
not appeal to a Frenchman. Who is
It you are going to marry V
"Tbe engagement isn't announced
yet" she evaded.
Then," be returned, wltb ft shrug,
"I suppose I shall never know, for 1
leave early tomorrow."
. "And you won't dance at my wed
ding?",, "I've told you I would not"
"If you won't" she cried, ft suddea
Inspiration flashing through ber mind )
and lighting ber pale face to danUng j
beauty, "dance wltb me now!"
6be stretched out her slender white
arms wltb an allurement that do mor
tal man could resist
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