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She Merry Widow
Xy AL-BEUT VAySOJ TEHHUJVE
Continued from Last Week
CHAPTER II.
Old Love and New.
lF.I.I.. here I am," announced
IW
a tail, slender youth., entering
the deserted salon a few min
utes later with Nlsu at bis
wide. "I'm here at my country's call,
all right, but my confounded country
doesn't seem to be on band to meet
me."
His graceful walk was not wholly
steady, and there was a flush on the
hnndsome young face. The late ar
rival was Prince Imnllo of Marsovia,
attache of the Marsovlan legation at
Tarls. Aa a diplomat he bad scarcely
cored a success, for ho had 8 delight
fully normal aversion to work and
Imple, unfailing Joy In the amnse
ments of Maxim' and his clubs.
Til hunt up his excellency at once,"
THE LATE ARRIVAL
Nlwh waa aaaurtug the prluce. "Are
re you quite In condition to see him.
If 1 may"
"Oh, I'm all right enough," yawned
Danllo, "only I forgot to go to bed lam
night If 1 could reel off a fw yards
of sleep"
"Perhaps I could find you some place
to"-
"l'd prefer a desk. If you can find
one. I always sleep best at my desk.
Hut I suppose"
"There Is a couch, sir, over In the
corner behind the paliua. How would
that do? You could get a nice nap
there, and lu a little while I'd ftud bis
excellency for you. Uut, sir, if I may
ay so, why do you waste your llfo lu
dlsMlpatinn when you might marry and
settle down? Just think, now! Would
not a deur little wife and a home of
your owu be better worth while than
all your club? I leave It to you If"
"You leave it to nie?" n-torted
nllo. "Then I make It clubs."
"Hut, If 1 may say so"
"You tusy not," Interrupts! Danllo.
crossing to the conch and throwing
himself Ht full loug'tt among its cunh
tons, "Hy by! 'If you're waking, call
rue early V "
lie spread a handkerchief over hi
face and in a nimni-nt nm sound
asleep, li.iv!: c NU-h to lhle out in
search of Popoff.
COPYRIGHT. 1908. BY HENRY VT. SAVAGE
For a few minutes no sound wil
audible In the empty salon save me
dUtant swell and fall of dance music,
punctuated by the slumbrous prince
heavy breathing.
Then Natalie hurried in with De
Jolldon. Both looked anxious.
"How carele'S of me! the ambas
sador's wife was exclaiming. "Where
can I have dropped the miserable fan?
If my husband should pick It up and
find on It thone words you were foolish
enough to write I wonder if I left
It In the niche on the stairs when we
were sitting there. Let's go back and
see."
They turned back, almost colliding
with Bonln, who was cutering, Cas
cada directly behind her.
"Oh, Mme. Sadowa," naked Natalie,
"you haven't seen anything of a white
Ivory fan? I've lookd everywhere,
""No," replied the widow; "hut I'll
look In this room If you haven't made
a thorough search here already."
Natalie, thanking her, hurried back
with ber cavalier to the stairway.
Sonla idly began her search, but Cas
cada Interrupted her.
"That can wait," bo plended, "but I
cannot Won't you hear met'
WAS PRlJJCE DAJIILO.
"t'ertaluly," assented Sonlu cheerful
ly. "You are going to propose, aren't
)ou?"
"Ah, you read my secret!"
"It required tittle clevemee. Ton
men are all alike."
"Nut no man ever before loved aa I
love!" protested Cascada, bis Tolce on-
consciously rising In his emotion. "You
are nil the world to me. I'util I met
jrou I never thought I could"
"Itlng off!" grumbled Panllo In his
sleep, vaguely bothered by the laud
voice.
Ponla started.
"Some one la hero!" she whispered,
pointing toward the hidden couch.
"You are mistaken," contradicted
Cascada. "and even If It were so I am
willing for 111 the world to know how
I"-
A long, blissful, sonorous snore from
the couch
Souls laughed, her eye alight with
amusement.
'Snoring and romance uNu't go well
together, marquis," she observed, "and
as the snoring doosn't seeui likely to
slap the romance must You say you
are lu love with me, and 1 know yon
are lu love with my fortuue. Good
by." "You mlcjuilre me cruelly T' Cascada
i,'.,;...i...i
.if
"NEVER 1 NEVER! NEVER!"
'"Ob, no, I don't! Men are all alike.
Ooodby."
Aa the discomfited marquis made bis
way wrathfully from the room Sonlu
mischievously crept across to the
couch. There lay the man, sound
aaloep, bis face still covered by the
handkerchief. Sonla touched his hair.
"Scut!" roared Danllo, giving his
head a shake that let tbo handkerchief
fall from his face.
"Danllo!" gasped the widow, starting
back.
At sound of his name the prince sat
up, daied and blinking. His wander
ing eyos fell on the woman, and, with
n exclamation of utter amaiemenf, he
stumbled to his feet and stood staring
Incredulously at her.
"Sonla!" he exclaimed. "Sonla!"
Then, recovering himself, be bowed
stiffly and said:
"I beg your pardon, madame."
"No; I beg yours," she replied.
"Pray go on suorlng."
"Y'ou don't remember me?" he asked,
urprised.
"Not In the very least," she an
swered, moving away.
"Yet you called my name."
"You were asleep then. That was
different."
"And now I am awake to the Joy of
teeing you again."
'The Joy Is all your own. Is it o
surprising to find me in Purls? I am
here enjoying my wealth and free
dom!" "I congratulate you on both, especial
ly the freedom."
"Yes. freedom Is one of your fade, I
believe," remarked Sonla, "especially
freedom from marriage. Do you still
make a habit of avoldlrg marriage--
t the last moment?"
"Sonla, you are unjust If It had
rested with me you should be my wife
now, not another mini's widow."
"If It rested with you?' she mlm
bked. "Well, let ilie whole story rest
now. Ifs forgotleu."
s'y you, perhaps never ly me.
"Oh, no! I remember It every now
and then for my own amusement. lUil
It Is hard to think of myself as the
little Marsovlan peasant maid to whom
the dashing cavalry officer. Prince
Danllo, whs once engaged and whom
his rich old uncle at the last moment
forbade to marry livaune of Ikt pov
erty. How differently that same rich
old uncle would look ou the mutch to
day! Twenty millions Is a prett'
dowry "
"At leant It seems you didn't brea t
your heart over losing me." sneer tl
Danllo.
"No; uiy plebeian heart stood the
shock excellently. I soon found con
solation mi elderly hushaml who bved
Just one week after t!e wedilln an.l
left r.ie nil hN wealth."
"Y'es; I heard how your father t ,-,,!
you Into the mat, h Next tin',
can ch.mse a husband to Milt mi
self "
"Why should 1 marry sfaln? 1 nut
rich. free. I have everything "
"Including lover' be asked, his eye
devouring her fragile beauty.
"I don't believe In love." scoffed
Ponla. "All men are alike. Dozens of
them are after my money and make
love to me because they can't get It
without me." n
"Men are not all fortune hunters,
be denied botly. "I for oue"-
"Ho tbey all nay. Each says 'I love
your Each means my fortune."
"They do?" cried Danllo, In rage at
the strong Insinuation. "Well, here'
one that doeRn't I for one shall never
say to you, 'I love your "
A strange smile stole across her face.
She came very close to where he atood;
so close that the faint perfume of her
hair was sweet In his nostrils; so close
that her breath was warm upon hia
lips; so close that his bewildered soul
struggled In vain to hide from the glory
In her eyes. Her voice was a musical
whisper as she asked:
"You'll never say to me 'I love you?' "
There was an Infinity of allurement
in the tempting word. Danllo, with a
mighty effort, shook off the spell and
shouted:
"Never! Never! Never!"
"That's a comfort!" she said coldly,
drawing away and seeking to veil ber
keen disappointment "But," she added
more softly, "why not say it if you
really want to?"
"I don't want to!" he declared aulkl'
iy.
"And you promise faithfully you'll
never say to me. 'I love you?' "
Again she was perilously close to
him. Again bis eyes tore themselves
free from the pleading seduetiveneea of
hers as he relteruted:
"I promise! I'm not going to make a
fool of myself or be made a fool of."
"Ia that a declaration of war?'
queried Sonla.
"No of friendship. Do you mean
to say if I asked you to be my wife
you would merely laugh at me?"
"Probably. All men are alike."
"Tbey are not and In time I'll prove
It to you."
Before abe could answer the ambas
sador aud several of the guests came
Into the room. At first opportunity
ropoff drew Danllo aside.
Trinoe," said he Impressively, "you
have now been attached to this legs
tlon nearly four months and"
"Few or my attachments last so
loug." observed Danllo.
"You refer to your love affair? I
liH-.e heard of them. They have
brought yon to the brink of ruin. You
no almost penniless. Here Is my p-tan
to save yon, also to give you a chance
to save your country from bankruptcy
I want you to marry."
"To what?" cried Danllo.
"To marry beautiful woman, mv lov
-twenty millions Mme. Sonla Sadovta
Hey?"
"Never!" returned Daullq, angrily, as
he rose to end the Interview.
"Then a Frenchman will marry ber,
mill her fortuue and our country will
be ruined.
1 won t marry her." repented Danllo,
"and she wou't marry me. But for my
country's sake I'll keep any French
man from marrying her."
"But how?"
"You shall seeT
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limrjer Lna, Act June 3, 1878
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An act fr the sale of timber land in
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