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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1908)
HUN DAY, AUGUST 0 THE MORNING ASTOIilAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. be klHHod tier bniAl "Oh, 1 dnre say she was more kled aguluat tbau klxHlngt" Danllo observed ido E By ALBERT PAYSON TERIIUNE ...... M fiM, COPYRICHT. 1008. BY HENRY W. ftAVACE CHAPTER V. To the Rescue. IS II, . w ln bftd obediently fot- j low, I hi Julldon and Natalia at I hioIT'8 ordera until they bMd I'liicnxl (ho aiumner bout, now wrlfifln' forward In confiwloo on hearliiif the niiliiKiilr'i olc. "I Mil you cill inn, ilrr hi anked. "I moat MirHy did rail you, Mr. Nlah!" erM t'opoff. "And I told 70a I tvui wrtiilu I uw 1 lady, or, rather, a Indy'a ik lit, dlaappearlotf Into that Mummer uouah, Wbo wm ahej" "I-1 don't know, your. excellency," tremblingly lied Nlnh. "You ought to know!" acolded Popoff. "You were atandlng nearer the Bum mer houat than I wan. Didn't you aee bur at alir "Ye. Blr-yea, I aaw her, If 1 may ay o, but I don't know wbo aha waa. 1 really don't I"- -Waa aho aloner "No, your excellency, not quit alone. There waa, if 1 may any ao-there waa gentleman with her. At leaat b looked llko a gentleman, bat 1 didn't rvcognlxe him either." "Well, well, well!" chuckled the am bawudor, abating btmaelf In a tardea chair and eying the aummer bona with delightful luteroat "A Uttl flir tation, eh? Gone In there to wblnper weet nothing where no ona can In terrupt 'em. I wonder wbo tbey are! Now, I really wonder! Mr. Nlab, I would not for the world hare you Ulnk I aw the leaat Mt curious. But I'll Juat alt here awhile, for a joke, and watch them come out In the mean time, Mr. Kiwh, you might Blip around to th rear of the aummer honao and aee If there Ik another door there. If there la. you might lock It Coder eland r "Te-yea, your excellency!" mumbled panic atrlckcn Ntah, acuttllng away rear door of the aummer bouae. Mnautlme t'opoff, bta curloalty mas tering him, had left bla seat Stealing forward on tiptoe, be put bla tya to the keyholo of the wicker door. Ho had ecarcely bent over thuj wben )anllo, htippcitlng to paaa by on bla way to th gute, pauaed lu amasement at alght of-the Maraovlan ambaaaa4or tbua aHMiiiuliig tho role of Paul Pry. "Why, h.'llo. old chap!" cried the prince. "What are you up tor "Iluah!" warned Popoff In an eactted whlapcr. "A lady went Into tho sum mer hmii a few minute ago wltb a goiitlemun. I can't aee them very clearly, There' too uiucu fluff In the keyhole. Itut they're Hitting oppoalta pitch other with only a little table be tween them. The lady'a back la to nm, but It ome now jooks raminar. The man la talking aa tarneatly aa If be were trying to borrow money. Now be'a bending arrow and kliwtng ber hntid, and alio doenn't aem to mind. It' -why, blcNN my soul, It'a that fel low I Julldon? Well, Well! Of all thing! Now,, If only the lady would turn ber face ao I could aee ber" "Come away, air!" begged Danllo, the whole altuatlon burnt 1 11 g upon bla mlud. Ho caught I'oppnT'a alcove, but the ambuHH.'xIur Khook hltn off. "Let me alone!" he whispered. "Can't you ae whitt It all meanat It meana we've found the lady Do Jolldon'a In love with, the very woman we'va both been looking fort Aud now If abe'll juat turn her bead a little I'll be able to aee ber face, and then" 'Then you don't know wbo aba lar queried Danllo. "No. But nr- "1 hen take my advice and don't try to find out Let well enough alone Come away, old chap, and" "No, no! There; you pulled my bead away Juat aa aha waa turning around. I'd have aeen ber In another second. They're getting up. Maybe they'll go out by the other door, and then I ehtn't be able to know who" "Let me do the looking,1 suggested Danllo. "If either of ua has to play the eavesdropper I'll" "No. It la tny placs," asserted Pop off. "But I'll bet you hundred francs It'a Mme. Nova Kovltcb." "It would be lllys. stealing a drunken M iif 'milk 1 i 1 "I'M AWAKE FBOM MY CRAZY DREAM OF I0VE, AND I'M GOING BACK TO MAXIM'S." man's watch. 1 wont take the Bet Come away, air, and let the matter drop where It la. For your own hap- amoug the bushes. The little clerk never pauaed until be had found Sonla. To ber he poured forth the whole story, gaalng with wild horror as she broke Into a pent of uncontrollable laughter. . Suddenly abe grew sober. "Her husband will lever forgive her," Bbe murmured, half to herself. "He will never umlorHtand that It's JuHt a allly, harmless, sontlmeotal talk they're having." Memories of tho ways of jealous Marsovlau htisbnnda lliwhed Into her lnd. In that primitive falherluud wives had been beaten yea, and mur deredfor less. Something must be done, and done quickly." "Don't worry!" abe cousoled the ter fined NlBh, "Say nothing to any one c'He. I'll get Mme. Popoff out of the crape If I can," ' Beforo Nlsh could reply aho had dis rmeared down a oath lending to thu plness" But Popoff waa once more at the key hole. "Thcy'ro standing up to go," bo re ported. "Now ahe's beginning to face this way. It's- Oh, good Lordl" The poor old man staggered away from the door aa though struck be tween the eyes. Reeling to a chair, he collapsed and buried his face In his hands. "No, no! It can't be! It can't!" he moaned. - "And yet 1 could hardly be mistaken. My wife! And"- "Brace up, your excellency!" entreat ed Dunllo in genuine distress. "Pull yourself together. There are people coming along the walk. Don't make a scene. Perhaps you were mistaken." "No; I saw her!" groaned Popoff. "Mv own wife and De. Jolldonl And coimolliigly, "But bo careful, air. A whole lot of people are within ear shot." "Then let them know tbe worst!" cried Popoff lu a voice that brought a number of guests hurrying to the spot. "I'll denounce bur before them all! Come out of there," he bellowed, rush lug forwurd, "both of you! Come out!" I He threw the aummer bouse door wide open and ihrank back, Incredu lous, aghast " ' On the threshold stood Do Jolldon eiid-Honlu! "What-wbat does this mean' gur gled the confused ambassador, "this this change and" "You called to us to come out" turned Bonis calmly. "May I what you wanted of usf "Honla!" gasped Danllo. And through the confuslou of many excited volcea ahe beard bliu and thrilled to the note of anguish in bis bslf stilled cry. . "If If It was you who were in there wltb M. de Jolldon," stammered Popoff, "where Is my wife?" "Here 1 am, dear," answered Natalie, stopping out of the crowd, wltb which the had mingled after ber hurried exit through the rear door of tbe aummer bonne. "Here I am! What is the mat ter r ! , "Matter enough 1" cried ber busband. "1 could have sworn 1 saw you sitting In that arbor wltb M. de Jolldon." "Sly dear!" Natolle'a exclamation was a triumph of shocked propriety. "He was kissing your band, 1 thought," went on the dated ambassa dor. This time Natalie moved away from him In offended dignity. But Popoff tutKtcned to throw bis arm about ber and draw ber back. , "I was wrong." bo assured her "a blu lido r of eyesight! I apologize! I'm sorry. I" "1 begin to understand," put In Sonla, Mopping forward In fear lest Natalie overdo her pose of vlrtuoua indigna tion. "It seems that tbe Marsovlau ambassador has done me the honor to listen at a keyhole In hopes of over hearing my conversation. Sooner than disappoint him, M. de Jolldon, will you please repeat to him juat what you said to mo lu there?" De Jolldon understood. If Natalie was to be saved, if Sonla waa not to be talked about, heroic measures were necessary. "I asked Mme. Sonla Sadowa," said he, "to do me tbe honor to become my wife!" Danllo stood motionless, bla lips aet In a white Hue,-amid tbe bust of con gratulations and laughter .that followed I)e Jolldou'a announcement Sonla noted his agony and aald Joyfully to herself: "My prince, I think I've won! You'll have to speak, soou or late, now, and when you do" "And Marsovia loses tho twenty mil Hons!" Popoff muttered, recovering hb self posHt'Nslon and somewhat belated ly remembering his country'a needs. "Prince," called Sonla mischievous ly, "I haven't heard your congratula tions yet. You dou't look aa happy as you might at the news." "Happy!" echoed Danllo. with a scornful, mirthless laugh. "Why shouldn't I be? Accept my congratu lations, my paterua! blessing and any thing else you choose to levy on me for. My own motto Is, 'Love when you may, propose seldom rud marry not at all!' Tt me ten you a little ralry storr: There were once a prtnee and a prin cess. They loved each otlier. 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