The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-24


"a glove, piece of otan.c pool, the end OF n
CiRur.
Once ,ro., on hy G.prnccly hocl-how bcauti-
ful they HrCi"
quoted Jack Morris, half an hour later, pick
ing mp delicate bit of crushed white ste
phanotls that had seen In the Princes coat
Not TO speak of card with coronct In
gold adjoining our humble oycr-mantlc, and
carriage with noble liycIic- and coat,-of-arms
all over the panels waiting outside 1t had
very good effect | only wish somebody
had happened to drop IN just then"
"Why didn't you come I'm iu-t nnw2'
allow did know that you didn't want to
keep them 10 yourself? Who's Fcrcndia2'
You ought 10 know better than |. lie
left that card Tor yuu."
Jack made a small grm1ce Of mcrrdulity
as he picked II mp which merged into an cX-
preston of mild astoni,hmrut as he read
Laurie Ellsworth! So that, what hu, be-
come Of him! Yes, we were friends Of yoro
ut Vienna, when hi, uncle, Lord Fothcriug-
hay, WAS ambassador there Poor old
Laurlev
"Why aren't YOU friends nuw?'
Lost sight OF one another. Lucky for me,
perhaps. The old story ut the brass pot and
the carthcnwarc. lie was an expensive ac-
quaintlncc, too was In the diplomatic
line myself In those dly--nut bad one,
only neither Laurie nor ! seemed precisely
cut ont for H. lie Kept his noble relative in
perpetual hot water 10y his ludi,crctlons, and
had 10 be gently cast adrft at last. | desert
cd diplomacy for newspaper work, you
know"
/ hadn't known II, hut thought 1t very
| likely, as there were few Of the highways or
| byways Of life that jack Morn, had not
| trOdd,n during his bIirt earthly pilgrimage,
aud many and various were the friend, he
| had made In his iourncyings. had seen
| him receive gracious syllable from re-
| splendent noblcman on his way to some
| Court ceremonial, and q wink Of recognition
| from suspected dynamitard in the dock
within the same 81 hours. My only subject
Of wondcrncnt was that his Information did
not extend further, but he seemed Mt a loss
when mentioned the Princess, and asked
me II had any idea who she was.
had heard the name before, and ransack-
ed my brain for chance fragments Of informa.
ton.
II think heard Lord Bclhaycn mention
her. It's q Scryidn or llclMgoyiuian prin-
cipality, believe. lie took the title on his
marriage by royal permission"
VERY possibly; royalty would be so very
likely to interfere. What was she-liuSs OF
SlavP"
allow can / tell? Do you know Slay
when you see one? don't answered him
somewhat Grossly.
Jack was skctching her profile from mem
DRY with bit Of charcoal, aud doing It very
well. told him So
"Ihats not your Princess that ! know Of
It's only woman She reminded me Of.
used TO know her once In Odcssa-nOt q
Princess by any means"
| don't mind confessing that II was with {
light step and a complacent spirit that tool
my way next morning 10 the address that th'
Prince had given me. The other engagement
had pleaded were not all sham, but never
theless might all be conveniently postponed
and this commission seemed more promising
the more looked nt It. The Fcrendas wer
well known, and, 1t would appear from jack
account well connected. | might call OF
Lord belhayen that afternoon, l thought
and gain few more particulars about them
but both Jack Morris and a pcerage which
had consulted youchcd for his Relationship
to the Hon. Laurence Augustus Bosworth
OF whose marriage, however the book, be
ing an old one, gave no account
When arrived at my destination the doc
was opened by servant In one OF the rathe
Over-magnlhcent livcres which had so in
pressed Morris, who ushercd me up stairs II
10 the drawing room, where the Princes
was awaiting me, pacing TO and fro lmpi
.'".'iw
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