ROOUE RIVER COURIER. GRANTS r'A.s.S, OREGON, JULY 24,
1908
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Continued from Last Week
CHAPTER III.
The Garden Fete.
mUE garden of Mmo. Sonia Sa
down's villa, Just outside ParU,
were gayly decorated for a
luwu fete. The grounds were
dottod wltb laughing groups of bright
ly dressed men and women, for Sonia
bud particularly requested that all her
llursovlan guests wear their pictur
esque native costume, and the result
was a veritable kaleidoscopic carnival
of color, a perfect riot of gorgeous
bues and striking figures.
Ambassador 1'opotT, bis long, lean
figure draped In vivid green, wus pac
ing the alleys of the gurden near the
entrance gate, pausing nervously now
and ugaln to scan late arrivals la
c-rch of some one. At length he de
scried tho man he sought. Nlsh was
Just bustling Into the grounds, and the
ambassador at once beckoned to blm.
"Now, then. Mr. Nlsh," cried Popoff
s soon as the little clerk had sham
bled within earshot, "I told you to
bring Prince Danllo here and not to
leave him for an Instant until"
"He wouldn't let me stay," explained
Nlsh. "He says be won't come. lie's
giving a party If I may aay so, a
ery gay"-
"Aud for the sake of a lot of pleas
ure aeeklug Idlers the prince refuse
to obey my orders and come to lime.
Sonia'?"
"Yes, your excellency. He positively
refuse to come. And wbeu 1 say
positively' refuses 1 Her be Is now!"
Danllo, resplendent In tb uniform of
Marsovlau captain of hussars, stroll
ed nonchalantly forward, with a care
less nod that quite Ignored tbe ambas
sador's glare of reproof at his late
ness. "I understand, prince." began Popoff
coldly, "that you positively refused to
bey my"
"Ho 1 did, so I did." assented Danllo
cheerfully. "Itut at the lust moment I
changed my mlud and my clothes, and
bere 1 am. I rs postponed my party
for an bour 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
bor. That's why I came."
"Uood!" approved Popoff, rubbing bis
bauds gleefully. "Very good! And
where do you expect to liegin?"
"With tho most dangerous suitor.
Who Ih lie?"
"Well," replied Popoff confidentially,
"I've bad my eye on her, and It seems
to me that Ie Jolldon"
"Do Jiillilnti!" exclnluied Danllo.
"llllKlHHlblc!"
"Why Impossible, pray? I think I
have as good eyes as any man. I
think, sir, 1 can detect love when I
see It. And from the way Pe Jolldon
looks at the widow - why, mini, I don't
know a single thing that doesn't point
toward his being lu love wltb her.
lf-
"If I may say so, your excellency,"
put In Nlsh, shuttling nervously, "I
tliluk I could tell yon of a 'single' thing,
or, rather," he added, chuckling, "when
I say single' I mean 'married.' "
"Mr. Nlsh," Interrupted Popoff, "If
you cau stop wriggling around like an
Inebriated centlpnd long enough to
talk plainly, will you do me the honor
to put your blithering Into plain
words r
"Well, your excellency," stammered
Nlsh. "I happeu to know M. de Joll
Uon 1 already head over heels In love
with a lady who baa a husband, lle"-
Mr. Nlsh," thundered Popoff, "you
are demeanlug yourself to the con
temptible act of talking scandal! Are
you aware of that, Mr. Nlsh J If so,
go on talking It and tvll me who sli
Is."
"You fool!" whispered Daullo In
Nlsh' ear. "Everybody but the am
bassador hlmseir kuows It Is Muie.
1'opotT whom be Jolldon loves, lie
careful!"
"Well. Mr, IN tan," related Popoff
majestically as be eyed the squirming
clerk with lofty majesty, "I'm wait
ing to hour the name of the lady that
le Jollilou Is In love with."
"He-he neglected to tell me, your
excvUeucy." sputtered Nlsh.
"Then." decided the ambassador, "1
hall discover hsr by diplomatic means,
and when 1 And who she Is she shall
use her Influence to lure r Jolldou
way from tbe widow. Prince, will
J' on help me In this?"
"Leave It all to me." suggested Da
ttllo, with startling wlllingm.. "Don't
try to learn her Identity yourself. Let
tuc attend to Hie Imlo matter."
"All right." couacutcd PokuT. "It
Will be a goinl lobaou lu diplomacy for
you. Perhaps I can put you ou ttm
right track."
lYierrv wiaow
2j alheut TAysojv tehhujve
COPYRICHT, 1808. BV HENRY VT.
The ambassador drew an Ivory fan
from his pocket
"Last night at tho embassy ball,"
said be, "Nova Kovltch, who used to
be one of my attaches, brought me
this. He whs crazy with Jealousy.
He'd just picked up the fan; said It
was bis wife's and that some man bad
written 'I love you" on one of tbe
itlcks. He was going home to beat bis
wife and muke her confess who tbe
villain was when I persuaded my wife
to save por Mine. Nova Kovltcb by
pretending the fan was her own. Ah,
but my wife Is a born diplomatist!
Nova Kovltch was convinced, and I
pocketed the fan for future reference."
Danilo took the trinket from PopotTs
bands and read tbe penciled Inscrip
tion. "Why," he said on Impulse, "this 1
lie Jolldon' handwriting! How does It
bapeu that be"
"Then," squealed Popoff In triumph,
"It is Mme. Nova Kovltch be love.
The whole thing 1 absurdly simple
when a brain like mine Is brought to
bear on It!"
Delighted wltb bis own astuteness,
tbe ambassador pattered off to Join tbe
other guests, leaving Ilanilo, fan In
band, blankly facing tbs astounded lit
tle clerk.
ALL HER MARSOVIAN
"Nlsh," observed tbe prince, "do you
luppoae It' possible Ie Jolldon can be
In kv with Mme. Nova Kovltcb a
well as with Mme. I'opoff f
"J'd-Pd like to tuluk so," murmured
Nlsh as he started faithfully off In the
wake of his chief. "I'd like to think so.
It It would muke It less exclusive,
loss of a iuonoly. And to think bis
excellency never recognlted his own
wife's fan! Where ignorance Is bliss
why read up ou divorce laws?"
Laving the fan on a nearby table,
Danllo was turning away when a voice
behind blm called mockingly:
"Still lu retreat? So you are afraid
of me!"
Whirling about, the prince faced
Simla. She was bewltchlngly pretty lu
the black and gold Marsovlan dress
that ahowed to fullest advantage every
willowy line of her figure.
"I'm not retreating," he contradicted,
"only skirmishing in light cavalrv
fashlou."
"Aud you are going away like that?
Ob, you stupid iusu!"
"t can't tell what you mean," be an
swered, puuled.
"And I shan't tell what I mean," she
rejoined. "Hy the way," she added.
"how do you hapeu to be Dure? You
declined my Invitation."
"I'm here." he replied bluntly, "U
cau I'm making it my business to
get rid of every Kreiu huuu who shows
siris of propositi.- m ou."
"Uul why?" she ued In wonder.
"I'or w.v owu umueuieut; tl.ut's all."
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5AVACE
"You you don't happen to be In love
wltb me yourself?" she asked, a tinge
of wlstfulness In tbe light mockery of
her tone.
"Certainly not!" be retorted, wltb
suspicious promptitude.
"You're very, very rude!" she re
proved. "But since you don't love in
you ought to be able to give me good
advice about accepting a uau I really
wuut to marry."
"Oh!" growled Danllo, chagrined.
"Then there Is some one you want to
marry?"
She nodded.
"Whoever the man Is, be' after
your money," be sneered.
"No," she contradicted. "He is not
not this one."
"You said all men were alike."
"This man Is different. He loves me."
"Then marry blm! What Is It to me?
Marry any one you want to. I don't
care. And I'll dance at your wedding.
I'll dance till I wear boles through
both my shoes."
"You silly boy!" she scoffed. "You're
Jealous!"
"Jealous?" he raged. "Jealous? I
jealous? That's a good one!"
Words failed blm, and be stalked
away to a nearby summer house,
where he paused, lost In seeming Con
7
QUESTS WORE THEIR PICTTJUESQITE NATIVE COSTUMES,
temptation of the little building-s archl-
tecture,
The neglected fan lying on the table
caught Sonla's eye. She picked It np
Idly aud opened it. The word "I love
you" met ber gate. Quickly she glanced
at Daullo.
"1 uudenitand," she murmured to
herself. "He vowed he'd never ay It
to me, so he's written It."
Noting that Danllo's back was to
ward her. she furtively lifted the fan
to her Hps and kissed the written
words. Then as she restored It to the
table she whispered:
"Just the same, I'll make blm say
It. He shall."'
She crossed to where he stood.
"Have you nothing to say to me,
prince?" she asked.
"Only one thlug-goodby !"
"Uoodby!" she echoed, "Tou're
you're not going?"
"1 leave Tarts tomorrow morning
by the first train forever"
Then you won't be hSre, after all, to
dance at my wedding?"
"No!"
"Mut you promised. And now, I sup
pose, 1 shall never see you again, for
wheu I'm married 1 shall lie In Paris."
I "I thought yiv.i were more patriotic,"
I be sighed "It seems hard that you
.should turn your back on your nathe
land, marry a Frenchman and settle
; here."
1 "Yer it Is what I have decided, " she
(answered, "This i. probably the last
Itiiue I sh.il! e:ir our L.:tie coslutr.e
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 innrry?"
"The engagement isn't announced
yet," she evaded.
"Then," he returned, with a 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, a sudden
Inspiration flushing through ber mind
and lighting her pale face to dazzling
beauty, "dance with me now!"
- She stretched out ber Blender white
arms with an allurement that no mor
tal man could resist
CHAPTER IV.
The Waltz.
I
ANCE wltb me!" repeated So
nia.
The faro It orchestra bad
struck up a dashing, gay
Marsovlan air. Impelled by tbe music
and ber glance of daring, Danllo sprang
forward.
In an Instant tbe two were whirling
madly amid the Intricacies of a wild
Russian dance sucb as bus for count
less centuries been performed from Si
beria' Ice plain to Tartar steppes-a
dance of youth, agility, utter aban
don. Yet as they came panting to a bait
at tbe last crashing note of music the
face of neither reflected the exhilara
tion the swift motion and stirring
measures usually evoked, in fact, Da
nllo's brow wore a very perceptible
seowl. Sonln. too, was downcast Had
her rash experiment failed?
"You didn't enjoy that," said she.
"Not especially," be confessed. "Did
you ?"
"No. You don't dance as well as you
did."
"You've probably grown to prefer
Freucb partners." . be replied, piqued
at the reflection on his dancing.
"From all I hear," she retorted, "you
have little right to reproach me on
that score. Tou dance a good deal at
Maxim's, don't you?"
"Now and then." he admitted.
"And with what sort of partners, I
wonder?" she scoffed, a touch of scorn
in her sweet voice.
"With polite ones," said Danllo
idly.
She winced ever so little at the re
pr.vf mid went on.
"I suppose you dance better with
them thau with me."
"Possibly." he agreed. "You see, I,
too, may prefer French partners."
She raised ber greut dark eyes to
his, a world of meaning in them.
"Do-you?" she asked, almost In a
whisper.
The distant orchestra had been play
ing again, this time not a uative air,
but a dreamy, Infinitely sweet Vien
nese waltz. The oiieuing notes of the
haunting melody, though softened by
distance, were wafted none tbe less
distinctly to the listening couple.
V1m moderate!
Again their eyes met With a mual
Impulse they drew toward each other.
Then begun a dance as different from
the stltlly conventional ballroom waltz
as moonlight differs from a gasoline
flnro. With more thau a hint of the
free, mnrvelously graceful poses of
Slavonic dancers, Danllo and Sonia be
gan their wondrous waltz.
Throwing herself bnck Into tbe
strength of bis circling embrace, the
girl's outstretched arms swayed like
wind blown lilies In rhythm with the
music, ber light step scarcely touching
earth as the prince guided her through
the mazes of the dunce.
It was a strange, dexterous blend of
east and west, of lissom oriental pos
turing and of gliding, modern waltz
steps the very poetry of motion. Nor
from the first note until the last strain
of music died away did either dancer's
eyes leave the other's.
Love, eager and eternal, was In the
gaze of eucb. Eye said openly to eye
"A lady went into the rummer house with
a gentleman.''
whut sullen pride forced back from the
Hps.
Then u lust dreamy chord aud the
music wus hushed. Dunllo and Sonia
started, uinuzed, as though from some
vislou of paradise. Tho widow, fearful
lest by impulsive word she might
wreck her plan of bringing Dunllo to
her feet, darted breathlessly away to
welcome a new group of guests. The
prince, left alone, stared after her, open
mouthed. A clapping of applauding
bunds aroused him.
"Bravo, bravo, my dear prince!"
wheezed the ambassador, toddling for
ward. "What u delightful little dancel
Hutj It customary to catch one's part
ner In a Jin Jitsu grip like that, or is
It a fashion that has come in since my
waltzing days?"
The old bore's feeble Jest brought
Daullo quickly bnck to earth and to a
sense of everyday surroundings.
"Were you looking for me?" be asked,
none too civilly.
"Only to seo if you bad succeeded
yet In finding who tbe lady Is with
whom De Jolldon is in love. She must
be made to win him away from any
Ideas of marrying the widow."
"To blazes with that and all ihm
of your silly plans!" shouted Danilo.
"Don't worry any more about tbe
widow. It's no use, I tell you. She Is
going to marry a Frenchman In spits
of us all! And." he went on bitterly,
goaded by the chagrin and abject dis
appointment in roporrs race, "I'm go
ing to dunce at her wedding."
"Going to marry a Frenchman, Is
she?" yelled the distracted ambassa
dor. "Freposterous! I'll find a wst
of stopping It! And It Is De Jolldon
she thinks of marrying?"
"What's that to me? I don't know
who she's engaged to, and"
But Popoff waited to bear no more.
Catching sight of Nlsh. he rushed nnnn
that unhappy clerk.
"Find M. de JolldonT be command.
ed. "Keep yoor eye on him all the ret
of the evening. See If he makes love
to the widow and report to me. I
have already told Mme. Popoff to
Bound him on the subject Among us
all we ought to learn something before
we're done."
"You'll learn 'sometbirur' If Ton Kaon
on spvliiir." muftpml rnii nnj., wi
-" W-. U
breath as he moved away. "But I'll
bet a year's Income it'll be something
that will give you more urprise than
pleasure."
Dusk wa falling. Above the myriad
colored lights that dotted the gardeD
the moon was rising. Along oue of
the hedged paths leading to the sum
mer house a man and a woman were
strolling Mme. Natalie Popoff and M.
de Jolldon,
"And so your worthy husband set
you the tain of finding out whom I
am In love with?" De Jolldon was
saying.
"Yes." tbe ambassador's young wife
answered. "He Is afraid you will
marry the widow."
"Why shouldn't I?" queried De Joll
don jokiugly. "Y'ou told me to."
"But but you won't, will you?" she
pleaded. "Why don't you look at me?
What are you looking at?"
De Jolldon's eye had fallen on the
fan where it lay forgotten on tho table.
"The fun you lost and that your
husband pocketed," be suld, bunding
It to her.
"Thank goodness!" Natalie exclaim
ed, seizing it; then:
"Lend me a pencil." ,
She wrote a sentence on the fan di
rectly beneath the three words he had
scribbled tbe night before at tbe ball.
"There," she sighed, handing It to
him; "keep that as a reminder."
He held the fau up to the light and
read:
"1-am-a-dutiful wife."
"Ueniember that always," she ad
jured. "Natalie!" he cried passionately.
"It Is true I am a dutiful wife, if
I have been foolish enough to listen to
your lovemaklng. at least I have never
encouraged it. I have always rebuffed
you for conscience's sake. 1 am a dutl-ful"-
"Wby remind me of tbe hopelessness
of my love?" murmured De Jolldon.
"You may refuse to reciprocate It but
you cannot prevent my telling you"
"But I can. After this evening we
must not meet again. My husband
trusts me. This must be our farewell
interview. Don't try to alter my pur
pose. I bave made up my mind. Aft
er this evening I shall never"
"Natalie, you can't mean"
"I do. This Is tbe last talk we two
shall ever bave together."
Then," Implored De Jolldon. "if It Is
really to be our furewell Interview,
why must we talk bere in the gurden,
where at any moment others may come
to claim your attention? Grant me a
final half bour of your society all to
myself. Let tbe talk be uninterrupted.
Let us sit In tbe little summer house
over there. See It is empty."
They entered the little inclosed ar
bor. It was lighted by a string of
Japanese ' lanterns, and two rustic
chairs were at opposite sides of it
round center table. There was a door
at each end of tbe tiny room an ideal
spot for a tete-a-tete chat now that tbe
moonlight bad wooed most of the
guests out of doors.
The light wicker door swung shut be
hind the couple. Natalie quite en
joyed the prospect of listening to ber
adorer's melodramatic words of fare
well and of posing herocially as a self
sacrificing, dutiful wife. In half an
bour at most she would rejoin ber bus
band with tbe righteous consciousness
In her heart of having dismissed for
ever tbe oue man besides Popoff who
bad ever made love to her.
So interested was Natalie In De Joll
don's parting speech that she did not
bear the ambassador, Just outside, de
clare excitedly:
"Nlsh, I'm sure I saw thnt summer
house door close behind a lady's skirt!
Lefs see who Is in there!"
To Be Continued Next Week.
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Timber Land, Act Jnne 8, 1878.
Rosebnrg. Ore., April 23. 1908.
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of Conrgesa of June 8, 1878, entitled
"An act for the sale or timber itaas
in the States of California. Uregoo
Nevada and Washinctnn Territory"
as extended to all tbe Public .Land
States by act of August 4. 1893, ;
PHILIP H. HARTH,
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State of Oregon, has rthia day filed
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8781. for the pnrohase of the M
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and will offer proof to show that the
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lo (aid land before Joseph Moss.
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tbe 8th day of, September, 1908.
tie names as witnesses: Aioen v.
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