| Show t. t DISRAELi 66 ec Low Louis N. N Parkers Parker's Comedy A Charming Channing Picture of Eng Ent- of England's Famous lish lieh Life Told in Story Stat Statesman Jm n of tho the Form by Marion A. A Early t S t tK JiS A Ai i. i. i S U l If I r e cs AW r j r. r s rr f. f 4 f Lr e ei ew r t. t i w a n Disraeli S es Through Mrs Travels Travels' Subterfuge of Returning to For Lost Book I SYNOPSIS Benjamin Disraeli and anal his wife wire Lady Beaconsfield are arc guests t. t of the duke and duche duchess s of or Glastonbury The Tho duchess dislikes ills dis likes Disraeli and Mrs Mr Travers Tra another guest is trying to find the reason why a disliked man Is a guest Sir Michael Probed Probert and Disraeli faced each other across the table Tho governor gov sov- governor of oC the bank lank had his mouth set and wore what ho thought was his most de determined determined do- do expression Do you jou seriously mean he was say Sot lug ing that you vou are arc thinking of at buying the Suez canal I 1 have hac seldom meant an anything thing halt half so 50 seriously But its it's not for sale pale It Is for sale lc answered Disraeli Disraeli Ismail of ot is Egypt dIn dying to sell And you ou aJ the Bank of England to back you jou ou 1 Temporarily until parliament meet meets I ask your our assent on principle You shall never ne' ha have havo e that I and Sir Probert's Probert a fist came camo down upon the table to emphasize his refusal I will not allow the bank to play at ducks and drakes with an Egyptian ditch he repeated Disraeli's eyes twinkled Egyptian ditch he repeated rather neat Then he hc turned to face tace the tho other man and went on seriously This thing thin has to be put through soon he saId eald Outside the lon long Ion window Mrs Mat avers Travers' head appeared bent cent bent toward to toward to- to ward the sl slight ht opening her eyes half closed Unknowing ng Disraeli w went ent on on Because Russia Ru sia knows know of oC this opportunity opportunity to purchase tho hl high h road to lo India Then Then wh why hasn't she purchased It Sites not read ready She Sho has 1188 no fleet She's watching us ns She's watching roe roe- me and If she sho sees the least move sho shell she'll II snap i It t up He Ita half turned and saw the n figure re near noar the window windo Mrs Travers looked up nod nodded ed pleasantly picked a. a How flower or In a a. stand near the window and moved on Disraeli frowned and went and closed the window tightly then dismissed tho the Incident In Incident In- In from his mind and came back hack Surely pretty pratt woman was not one ono of ot the spies Probert was becoming excited Your scheme Is b hair brained The canal Is a failure allure You have havo th the eastern astern imagination tion sir r ten tell you ou beware of ot the tho cast east Remember Pharaoh sir Ir Remember Pha Pha- Pharaoh moh Yes answered Disraeli But Dut what about Moses hoses He was a Jew Jett hum moreover Moses Hoses oses was privileged And anyway he ho rose I 1 disapprove of ot your our scheme and will have nothing to do with it Disraeli also roseI rose rae I 1 am glad s said Probert with satis faction that I 11 It have C ma made e th this scheme cherno Impossible Disraeli turned around on him hin an nn odd look In his eyes Oh but you OU haven't he said Then where are you jou ou going asked Probert Where Pharaoh went where all Christians Chris Chris- tIms ins go 10 I shall go to Moses Mogen Io Clarista Clarisea and Mrs lira Jr Travers' Travers entered through h the long window as IS Disraeli and Lad Lady went out a of the room Look weve we've driven cn him away away cried the girl in disappointment disappointment-as as she sho watched hutches tI the e retreating The Tho older woman laughed 11 u What a hero worshiper you jou ar are argil I she said MId and then added insidiously l I I Pup Pup- suppose po pose f I ho o unburdens himself to you quite freely Creely I dont don't know said Mid thoughtfully thought thought- fully it never nc M seems important until 1 I find find him talking In III empires and anel worlds world JIow 11 low ow wonderful Mrs Mr Irl Travers vcrs sh sighed hod then What hat wouldn't t 1 give rhe to f make a third in your jour our conversations No o o. o I I 1 am too stupid I I should hould never ne understand understand under under- stand Bland him Sometimes de dear u child yo you jou u must tell me In a simple t f way toy what he ur o tars says For Tor instance why win did l he want 91 Sir r Probert alone Just now now Oh O ho never talks trivial thins s like that t. the e girl sirl answered He lie talks talk o of f nations not mere persons person He lIe lIe- liar Her eulogy was as broken b bj- bj tho the entrance e of or Charles still cross over o his recent t snubbing Mrs oln Travers took the hint in his glance glanco at her and left lert the room with t an excuse that the tho duchess wanted her tn Charles sighed in satisfaction the then n turned to the girl Now Xo Lady he began with t lh the abruptness of or extreme mo and awkward youth your jour our mother has given me mo he heThe her r gracious r permission to speak to you The Tho fact Is as I toM told her 1 I feel frel it m my dut dutto duty Y to marry marry marry- marry marry-fa he hurried his words too conscious himself to tn see seo the rising coloIn color colo colorIn r rc In the girls girl's lrI's face rac perhaps faco perhaps It is a little ro c carl early but I 1 have hae views and I wish t to o inculcate them into mj my wife wite before she sho as assumes the duties and the ah the ah privileges loges leges le es as the duchess of ot Yes murmured the girl all nU the tho light beginning to die from her ner face as he went on onI I I 1 am Interested in the working people as you jou ou know knon I havo ha plans plant for Cor building shall wife t to I model cottages I expect m my o help me mc We 0 must ralso raise th the tone of ot agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural labor I want the tho duke and duches duchess duch- duch e es ess 8 of t to show how their cotta cottagers a 3 amod amodel mod model l household model children in fact Charles Charles' face tact assumed n. n look of the thc most complete astonishment Havo Have 1 not made myself clear h he c said Is this really an offer of ot marriage asked the tho girl Irl the disappointment In he her face so evident c that oven even Charles felt fell there thore was something wrong I hoped I 1 had made that clear without without without with with- out any nn offensive o plainness of or speech h ho he 0 stammered Then suddenly l the sense of ot humor within with with- in tho the girl Irl which caused cd her to be s so o unaccountable to her mother mOlher made he her r smile at al her would-be would lover lo You are a n. man of 25 and I r girl sirl o of fo f 19 she Bho Bald ald nl slowly slowly and you vou come t to tome tomo o me mo with an essay e aj on political economy Charles Charles Chares she burst out sud sud- dents denly What n a terrible hash you jou OU have havo made of ot the whole thinS thing I did like jouI you jou ou I liked you jou ou very much but you jou ou are arc s so o entire entirely and spotlessly correct you jou OU would drive mo Into hysterics Your model cotta cottages cottages cot cot- ta es leave leavo me cold and oh those model mode children I I want flesh and blood children childre n that tear their pinafores and smear their r faces with Jam And It I lover over marry marry she sho went o on rapidly rapid 1 and and I r hope I 1 shall I I want wont t to 0 find find i a man who is at the bottom climbing climb climb- climbing tn ing on hands and knees kni es bleeding hands hand and ble bleeding knees kneelS with his eyes ejes fixed on tho the goal It doesn't matter If It he ho never R gets ts there thor If It he climbs climb I can help him hint climb and If It he falls talis I can fall wit with h him him She Sho ho stopped for tor lack ck of or breath then be began beran be- be ran gan an again You were cre born at the tho top You sit flit in a rarified Atmosphere like 0 time the goat oat on and Olympus and design mo model lel cottages cot cot- cottages U Tho The door opened Disraeli's s a ahead Ils Il's head appeared through the tho opening Charles scowled at him I fiercely then turned and flung nung himself out of oC the thc room So So you jou have havo refused him Disraeli i 18 said hI a looked 1 up astonished tr then he her still pent u un feelings s gate way and she began to talk again Oh Mr oIl Disraeli sh she cried No ono could live in you jour our r company compan a d day see you jou and listen to you jou ou and be Lc content content Give Gh him a a chance admonished the manId mm man I Id the theIrl sooner marry marf a bricklayer girt girl Irl cried for at least leut h he does dOeR lay laj bricks and he ma may build a a. cathedral I and be beIn being being be- be In ing on the borderland of or t tears she sho ran out of or the room roomi A Liter later the great man who e ebrain brain was filled tilled with plans t for r the building buildIng building build build- ing o of the greatness of or his country countr who dreamed of oC hI his queen crowned as I th the e empress s of or India watt wad raying to his wife er Mary I 1 am going to play pUy matchmaker r and onri bring bring these two children to together DI Dizzy zy she la laughed al always al- al ways waja dreaming a romance i And n living one with you at m my tIde tic responded simply bending and kl kissing her hor hands with tho the old world stat stateliness lIne 8 I of ot ma manner minnei that t endeared hI him m all II themore themore the tho more to her Probably that was wits why Mr Disraeli kept his temper tamper when Charles hot headed cd and stung stun from his usual self complacency com compla- compla pla- pla accused him of or Influencing Clar- Clar against him You are arc a 3 brave man ho said Why hy Because e it takes ob absolutely reckless courage for a a. young youn man to speak to anold anold an anold old man n unpleasant truths And nd I see I Iwas Iwas Iwas was ju Justified ed 1 In thinking well hell of you jou ou he ended A ATo fc To be 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