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Show TT There ($ no city to equal It. Inasmuch as e three shall never meet again, will you not do me the honor to repeat that Jewel song from Faust?" My audacity did not Impress her In the least. . You can scarcelv expect me togDe nia fii iiny & supper to a stranger and then sing for him, besides, said Gretchem a chill again stealing litto her tones These Americans! she observed to her companion In French I laid aside my cigar, approached the piano, and sat down I struck a few chords and found the lnbtrument to be in remarkable good order I plated a Chopin Polonaise, I tinkled Grieg's Paplllon, then 1 ceased That is to pay for my supper, 1 explained Next I plajed Le Courier, and when 1 had flnibhed that I turned again. Us- If yoawtn one-ha- lf it pirtto lar about being pleased with your Jewelry so we are to pleaee you, your problema In that llna would ds? If I leave the latches down, that have no one to fear. Now, sir, you have eaten the bread of my table, and I demand to know who ou are If you do not tell me at once, shall he forced to confine vou here till 1 am ready to leave.' Tnli 'Confine iue nonplussed! was more than had reckoned on. Yes She reached out to strike (1 can not be blamed for the gong suirendeiing so tamely. 1 didn't know tha( the old servitor was the only jpn&n around ) 1 am the American consul at Barscheit -- The two women drew together Instinctively. as If one desired to protect the other from some unknown calamity. What the deuce was It all All at once Gretchen thrust about aside her friend and approached. The table was between us, and she rested ing. s to horse Is for my sup her bands upon it. Our glances met pay ThaJ and clashed per. I said. she Did the duke send you here Gretchen8 good humor returned demanded no tone repellently Whoever you are, sir, her I was getting deeper "The duke longer repellent, "you are amusing The duke? ever than we the honor us whom tell hate Pray, "Yes 1 am the Princess Hildegarde." to entertain "1 havent the vaguest Idea who m CHAPTER III.. hostess is, evasitel). The Film ess Hildegarde of Barrlt is quite out of the question You scheit' Mv gloves and riding-croare the Intruder 1 said slipped ftom m nerveless fingers to me Mr 'Call Intruder, then, It was, ou will agree, a novel ad the floor A numbing, wilting sensaventure 1 was beginning to enjoy it tion wrinkled mv spine. The Princess She stood Hildegarde of Baschelt' hugely ' ho do you suppose this fellow opposite me, the woman ought 1 not for whom I bad been to say "girl Is Gretchen asked. He says he Is an American, and 1 becking, after a fashion, all these believe he is. What Americans are In months! The beautiful madcap who look the duchy by the ears, every now IUrschett? 1 know of none at all, tVbat shall aqd then, and tweaked them! The we do to get rid of him? princess herself, here In this lonely All this was carried on with un- old castle Into which I had so careRomance, enchantstudied rudeness. They were women lessly stumbled of high and noble quality; and as 1 ment! Oddly enough, the picture of a blcjcle flashed through, was an Intel loper, I could taka no ex her ed by ceptlon to a conversation In a lan my brain, and this Is due to the (act that 1 bo quickly solved. SBSSBB&rSH0&8 1 si The Princess Elopes By HAKOLD McGRATH Author qf Tit Mart n tht Bot," 'Hrta and Mask, Etc. (Coer right, ran, - luj SYNOPSIS. The Amriaii tonsil! to Barscheit a the prim ipulll v of Europe. 1.11s how reigning grand duke had irleiF Co find a husband for his rt hellions niece, the I'rimess Hildegarde, llmi n tlei reelng that She wed the lrlnie of I)tfip Ikinn. an ugl old widow tr rul r of the nelgu-- 1 Though he had bet n wring pnnitpalln in the tounlrv fuf six months the tmir-- h an tonsul hail never seen the print ess While horseback riding In the counlr) n night overtakes him and he seeks lor a dilapidated old eastie bile st eking admission he is startled hv a beautiful volte breaking into song two young The plate Is Inhabited b women and an old servitor They give him food for himself and horse on condition that lie leave within an hour Thev are seemingly bent on a secret escapade of some kind with one Stemboek. attom-moilatio- my ctie.tr. My hostesses ceased 1 1 CHAPTER lit Continued. The other well, I colildnt help It It wafc Kismet, fate, the turn In the road, what you will. I fell heels qver head In love with her St once Eyes she had as blue gs the .Egean sea on windy days, blue as the cloud winnowed sky of a winters twilight, blue as Bapphlres Irish eyes! Her hair was as dark and silken as a plume - from the wings of night. (Did I not say that I had some poetry In my system?) The shape of her mouth Never mind; I cm recall only the mad desire to kiss it. A graceful figure, a proud head, a slender hand, a foot so small that I wondered If it really poised, balanced or supported her Young body. Tender, she must be, and loving, enclltical rather than erect like her authoritative cp tripanion. She was adorable. All this Inventory of feminine charms was taken by furtive glances, some- times caught or were they taking an inventory of myself? Presently my appetite became singularly submissive. Hunger often is satisfied by the feeding of the eyes. I dropped my napkin on the table and pushed back wrnmm?9 waa-follow- THE BALLADE OF THE THIN MAN. THE PEBBLE IN HIS SHOE. t can dn nil that most men do. That i m f cmnmn run of things, I shave mo. if enjoy It, too. Can tiU a ilotk and mend its springs IVisn alonjf a primrose wav Win re gentle breeses sweetly blew A pessimist faVed all the dav And wore a pebble In one shoe. Can mow tin- iun at break of da. Full n am poker hand 1 ve dealt But, O, ve ntver learned the way To wtur mv troustrs with a belt. - 1 I amolf ur it the air Is blue, And I inn .blow a duxen rings, ' m out at night till !, Sometimes Like ottur men 1 take my flings. At 40, baseb.'l 1 still play. The if'.l pitching 1 i an welt. But, O, lv never learned the way To wear mv trousers with a belt. a world was at Its best. With lVare untroubled on her throne. He Tarried sorrow In his breast And hopelessness was In his tone. 1 SHE KNEW THOSE FRIENDS. 100 Atlas Sleek, BaltiLek I, ENVOI Prince, If w i you re thin as I to day. If nature dingily bath dealt With you mid not futtlur say, I eant hi.nd upon a lull UTAHS QALTAIR WATKRIHO 1 . tree I'rtia -troit Disconcerting Candor. very glad," said Dr. Goodman, to see you In church last Sunday gld. and also flattered. I had hardly toped that my eloquence would prove more attractive to you than your regular Sunday morning game of golf. Oh," replied the man whobelleved In being candid at all times, It wasn't your eloquence, exactly, 1 have resevere attack cently been having of rheuWtlsm inmy right shoulder. Chicago Record Herald. "I ul PROSAIC the-ang- ?T self-defens- e ,-- a e OF THE HALO. The origin of the. halo, dates back d ' Why Hs Didnt Go. The German emperor recently canceled ad engagement to Jake lunch-- 1 eon with Prince von Hobenlohe-Bartensteln, Prince Von 8tolberg-Wern- l Prince gerode, Prince von Solms-Lich- , von StOlberg-Roesla- , Prince von Salm-- J Hostmar, Prince von' Benthelm-Steln-fuand Prince von Salm-SalThe people 'of Germany cant understand why he didn't go. It la probable that be was afraid of getting hyphenated. Record-Heral- How She Lott Her Prestige. Mistress (angrily) How dare you talk hack to me In that way? I never heard such impudence! You have a lot of nerve to call yourself a ladys I dont call myself that but I was a ladys maid this job. SHOULD BE CONTENT. Editor (as a manuscript falls on floor, instead of in the waste basket) Even that basket wont accept it! Meggendorfer Blaetter. " Dangerous, Redd Dont you believe that lays are dangerous? I broke Greene I certainly do. down In my automobile the other dayt and had nothing to do to amuse the girl hut propose to her. Yonkerl Statesman. - Wants the Big Ones. The Major About 700,000 demt Johns are made yearly in Ibis coun try, but the largest sizes are im ported. The Colonel Yes, we all seem tt hanker after Imported things, don" we? Yonkers Statesman. AN APOLOGY, Wife My dear, you have nothing to complain of. You have everything that I want What more could you wish for FUegende Blaetter. Necessary Work. Your wife's away, Isnt she? Egbert J3he is. "And who lsober understudy? Her whatr Her understudy who darns --your socks when shes away? Yonkers Statesman. Bacon Can 8uch Things BT She I see a cooking school and a nursery are among the innovations to he tried soon In Seattle. He And is there no Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Seattle, I wonder? Yonkers States- were erected ground , the outside of tbs sacred edifices statues of the saints, placed under the eaves. In time the caretakers of the buildings perceived that the discoloration from a the rains falling from the roofs disfigured the Images. Accordingly thay placed over the tops of them flat wood en disks of sufficient site to protect' the statues. Giotto began to paint pictures when a boy, and hla Ignorance assumed tbs protecting disks as . an essential part of the saint His earliest pictures represent eqch sacred figure topped Off with what looks much Ilka the bottom of a barrel. He Ideal lsed this Into a circle, dark at first, but growing more luminous with sach successful production of his artlstlo fancy, until hs developed the circle of light that 'has. coma down unchanged through generations of paint, srs as a badgs of sanctity. Gst a Patent Your invention may be valuable and should be patented. Bend for free Information and advice to H. J. ROBINSON, Patent Attorney P. O. Box 644, Art en the Safe Doer. "I wonder U anyone eaa tall me why It Is customary to palot on the front door of a safe some sort of rural scene? he asked, as hs left the business office. "Almost aU safes havs a lake with a couple of trees la the background, or else a field with a stake and rider fence emblazoned oa the door. Perhaps It Is to give the Idea that peace an d qutet of the country . ty p are to be found within the aafa. There may be some Idea of soothing the mind of the beholder doubly. 'Just where the custom started.. I do! not know and what the significance la also is unknown to mo." rt maid. New Maid now; maam; before I got ORIGIN to the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Those years were jtch In the building of churches and cathedrals. There long-haire- Chicago 4 bl Bald to Have Baen Placed Over Stat- was of Saints to Praaarva Tham. It Might Have Bean. I think said the ordinary citizen, that I have met you before." Perhaps you have perhaps you have," replied the young man who had at last succeeded la sellDe Aiber How do you like my ing one of his poems to a magazine. Record-Heral. landscape? Do you think I can Im- Chicago prove It anyT HOPELESS. Miss Cutting You might try. You worse! mike cant it any w FLACS. arr v ' FAMOUS flaHt Dam Flaar aa4 Kant la ika Stale, larawt IfeUi Baa4 al mmr. StcrcK Sam twtea wmiit F S eie. rtmaJM aat alman (a la Saluw. Tuiaa ife Her Only One. 'Mra. Crlmsonbeak You ought to be arrested for making me go on the Street' with that same old dress An' other season! Mr. Crlmsonbeak Well, dear, youd probably be arrested If you went on the street without wearing It! Yonkera Statesman. cross-countr- City. Ceney lalani ef the West. Finest Bathing le the WtrM. to-da- , A Wo make llbaral advaneaa on all Utah Stocks. v versing. "Ladles, said I courteously, I offer you my sincere apologies for this I looked at my Innocent intrusion. I believe that you gave me watch. an hours respite. So, then, I have 30 minutes to my account, The women gazed ' at each other. One laughed, and the other smiled; It wag the English girl who laughed this time. I liked the sound of it better than any I had yet heard. (Pardon another parenthesis. - hope you havent begun to think I am thehero-o- f this mom edy; Let ltbe ' furthest from your thoughts. ! am onHr a passive bystander.) T sincerely trustthat your hunger Is appeased," said the one who had smiled. Walt! She Commanded. It is, thank you. I absently fumbled In my coat pockets, then guiltily gtlage I had stated I did not under- another, equally engaging, of the bus dropped my hands. What a terrible stand. If they were rude, I had acted sar who rode to the thing habit Is! in a manner unbecoming a gentleman. horror of the conservative element at You may smoke, said the Still, I was somewhat on the defen- court child who was grown Into sive. I took out my watch. My hour The Princess HUdegarde! I murwomanhood. Wasnt that fine of her? was up. mured stupidly. too? And wasnt It rather observant, I regret that must be off," I said Yes. I I learned later that she had ar brother ruefully. It is much pleasanter here sir. Or have I asked you a question, shall put the question la who was fond of tobacco. To her eyes than on. the, road. , French?" Ironically. "Was it the my movement was a familiar one. I can not ask you to remain here. duke who sent you here? ' With your kind permission, said I You will find the Inn a very comfort There a was look In her eyes gratefully. I hadnt had a smoke In ahle place for the night, was Gretch- - which told me that It superb would havs four hours. ens suggestion. , been to her Infinite pleasure to run I owned a single good cigar, the last Before I go, may I ask In what a sword through my black and viland of my Importation. I lighted it manner I might serve as a witness? lainous heaft "Presently I recovered. blew forth a snowy billow of heavenly Ere the words had full? crossed my Your hlghnessrwhat the deuce has aroma! I know something about hulips I recognized that mjr smartness the duke to do with my affairs, or I man nature, even the feminine side of had caused me to commit an unparyeu would It A presentable young man with a donable blunder for a man who wished with his? As an American, me to meddle with expect searcelj falls seldom roll of aromatic tobacco to show up well in an adventure of -- to win the confidence of those about this sort. (But fate had a hand In It, your private affairs. You are the last person in the world I thought to meet him. With that cloud of smoke the as presently you shall see ) this night, I represent the United raw edge of formality smoothed down. Gretchen laughed, but the sound Had you any particular destina- was 'harsh and metallic. She turned States In this country, and though 1 am Inordinately young, I have action? asked Gretchen. to her companion, who war staring at quired the habit of attending to my None at aU. The road took my me with startled eyes. own affairs. followed I and It ry simply fancy, What .did I tell you? You can not From face In front of me "Ah! that iaone of the pleasures of tell a gentleman in the candle-ligh- t I turned to the dismayed face beyond. I thought as much. riding to go wherever the Inclination To me she said: There must have been a question In bids. I ride." You have heard Faust In Paris, but my glance. The young woman drew We were getting on famously. you know nothing of the French lan- herself ' up proudly; Do you take long journeys to You claimed he a gentleguage. I am Moore." the -Honorable Betty man, yet you have permitted us to " Often. It is the most exhilarating converse in French." (The princess- - schoolmate In Eng. , aald the Enchantment. of sports, , Wai It polite of you to use It? I land!) Her highness stood biting the The scenery changes; there are so asked. "AU this, with a wave of the many things that charm and engage hand, appears mysterious. This Is knuckle of a forefinger, undecided as your Interest; the mountains, the wa- not a residence one would expect to to what path of action to enter, to terway?, the old ruins. Have you ever find Inhabited and by two charming reach a satisfactory end. My 'very whistled to the horses-- " afield and women!" I bowe "Y.our presence rudeness convinced her more than watched them come galloping down to here Is even less satisfactorily ex- anything else that I spoke the truth. the wall? It Is fine. In England' plained than mine. If I denied the "How, then, did you select this pari But her mouth closed suddenly. She knowledge of French It was because ticular road? etlll entertaining some was talking to a stranger. I wasnt, sure of my surroundings. It doubt I love enthu8iasjn In a woman! It was done In rather than It Is a highway, free to all. But I $ colors her cheek and makes her eyes In the desire to play a trick. And In have already explained that I this language you speak of witnesses, sparkle. I grew a bit bolder. quletly. I moved deliberately I heard a wonderful voice as I ap- of papers, of the coming of a man yon toward the door, but with a' cat-likdo not trust. It looks very much like movement she sprang in front of me. proached the castle," said L 1 gathered a conspiracy. Gretchen shrugged. up my "Well, your highness? I believed that I haven't heard Us equal outside gloves and riding-crop- . Walt! she commanded, extending I had extricated myself rather well. Berlin or Paris. I went on, an --authoritative arm (lovely, too!). This Is my castle, said Gretchen. Paris?" said Gretchen, laying a Since yon .are here, and since you nest little trap for me Into which ray gently shaking off the warning ' hand know who I am, you must remain. ocIf I desire to conceit was soon to tumble me. "Paris of her companion. "Must? I repeated, taken aback. la a marvelous dty. cupy it for a night, who shall gainsay (TO BS CONTINUCDJ V Our facllltlsn for handling your account unexcelled. The pessimist faied all the day And kt pt the pebble In hit shoe B E Kiser. In Chit ago Record-Heral- J - BROKERS SOLICIT YOUR PATROKAEE Down along a primrose wav VV hi re gentle breeges swedly blew At fishing m a wonder, too. I am Pie man that always brings Homewar.li w hi n m sport la through. The larnst Huh, the biggest strings What otlHt men van do. I say, To un.lirtih, do fear 1 ve felt But I h iv. mver haroed the way To wen n tfousirs with a in It con' , tJHILD.COLECO. Althnugb-th- s 1 u t SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH Hit face was blatkened by a frown, He seemed to bear a nann-lesdreed; lie beard no music sifting jlown Through leafy brandies overhead. Mistress You must get dressed Jane, for I have friends early coming to see me. An shall 1 re- Jane Yus, mum. move the humhrellas? 1 li . BUT NOT HERS. TRANSIT, LEVELS, CHAINS, writs to largest dealers. rCUIIOKE STATIONERY CO., Salt Lab City. Just Thoae Yankees. 4 It is rather brazen for Connecticut poto come along with a tato plant when its woodtn nutmeg bush hasnt yet been listed At the floral ready-cooke- catalogues. Few Desertions from Mexican Army. Instance of desertion . from the army In Mexico' are very rare and for the best of reasons," aald Senor Joao de Mlnaldez of Nueva Leon. The rev son lies In the almost sure capture of the fugitive and the certainty that he will get not one but numerous flog--, glnga on his bare back. These lashings are done in the presence of the comrades of the deserter, and when the men see how great is the suffering of tbs miserable wretch who'trled in vain to quit hla military obligations, they are forced to conclude that It is better to stick to the army than to undergo such a terrible ordeaL Evil In False Shame. False khame Is the devils pet weapon. He does more work with It even than with false pride; for with false pride he only goads evil, but with false ahame paralyzes good. ' Ruakln. Great Proof Of Talent a. a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the It la senses, and to separate thought from habit Cicero. - Speed of Electricity. Electricity, where unretarded by at.' Biospheric Influences, travels st tha rats of 288,000 miles a second. Along a wire it Is, of course, vastly slower; a perceptible period of time Is occuman. pied fiy the electric current la sending telegrams. Didnt Broaden Him. Inoffensive Citizen (who haa been They say that travel broadens Silence as a ybure. . man, said the dark woman. trampled upon end nearly had an eye It la not the change of air that Well, I dont Snow about that, re- jabbed, out) Er I'm slightly deaf, makes a holiday in the country or plied the light woman. "My husband perfect Lady I didnt speak. the seaside so beneficial to health; It has been a conductor on a trolley car Inoffensive Citizen Oh, forgive me la tha comparative alienee one finds for aeven years, and see how thin be I thought you aald I keg your par- there after tbs nerve wrecking tumult le! Yonkers Statesman. . don." London 8ketch. Of the cities aad Lowns. ... |