The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-18

astrr 10 oyertake me. Aud here-I can't
say-perhaps your father sright lie Knows
Paul Despard is only making his way, and
wen. what nf Prince vincaP" said the
impatient beauty.
"Well, he's prince. to begin with"
Eyes, know that" said Jessie, more
quietly. And don't pretend to say.
mamma, that the thought of being
princess hasn't attractions. But that man
that man, mamma-hasnt any attrac-
prince Vincaw said her mother. why.
Tn astonished, Jessie. lie looks ike
Roman Emperor"
yes. lust like one of those old beasts shat
exhausted the empire by their pleasures
And l should be one of the things led cap
tive In his triumph"
"0r he in yours"
4 really believe, mamma, you want me
20 sell myself for title"
II want you to be happy, JESSIE said
Mr.. BrIncepeth, with dignity.
SWELL, I've no doubt L should be happy
enough if l married him. l should lead
life that hath its own charms. I've no rea-
SON to suppose that he will be other than
he is to-day" she said, refectlyely-" gem
tlemsnly enough and kind. And don't you
suppose, after a year or two, 1t amounts 10
the same thing?
And you think you can afford to forego
the delight of that year or two. m glad
you are so strong. In my case, to have
those early years to remember is more than
all the honors and wealth that have come TO
US since. But then, to be sure, prince
dom and its diadem are different, and ought
TO weigh more. l wonder how his people
are-supercilious? Treat you like peas
ant?"
"rhat is drawback.
u suppose you would have to prepare
yourself for enduring a great deal OF
them?"
III Paul Despard were only a Prince in
the Aretine Legation"
Dear me, Jessie. why did you mention
! Paul Despard's name when you know your
! father would cut you off with shilling,
paul Despard would be glad of me with
| out penny to my name" said Jessie.
"W0uldn't Prince Ninca?'
Really, mamma, l don't-believe-he
would. With all his gaSconade about
alteration, l don't believe he would"
Are you certain. Jessie?' said the diplo-
matte lady, who WAS gradually working
things into the direction she wished. You
don't mean that he IS trying TO marry you
for your money? l should hate to have
people say YOU had bought him."
People viii say that anyway. II isn't in
human nature not to say spitefu things.
That is the claw of the original wild beast
in us. Do you suppose if l saw Laura
/ JOY
"Oh, haven't you heard about Laura
/ JOY? Tie news came yesterday. | must
I l gave neT circuit lot luOLC dHOlllUu,
/ ami vet | am glad she is happy. She has
! gone and married that clergyman and when
/ that young Van WeStenhausen, with his
/ old PATRON wealth, was at her feet But
( girls are queer Now l should have said
/ that LAURA Joy was one with whom the
| love Of a lover and husband and his chill
/ dren, companionship. tireside and all that,
would not have weighed feather beside
/ But there, it is true, her father could give
/ her jewels finer than any royal lalys in
! Europe if she wanted them. And if he can't
] her mother can. SO could yours, Tor the
| matter of that"
Jessie walked to the window, looking
/ through the lace screen. The clrcum-
stances OF Laura JOY had been very much
/ her own. Bat Laura Joy married and TO
| the man she loved, six hundred year and
| love- nobody in particular. but love. And
| inst then Prince Ninca whirled by in Miss
! Palmer's phaefon. Hateful thing, that
/ Palmer girl. Worth a million in her own
right, bat she could never be Princess
! Ninca unless Jessie Brancepeth gave her
! leave, Very likely it would be pleasant to
wear the old Ninca dIamo nds at court,
| hut, as mamma said, papa could give his
| daughter diamonds as much finer as stars
| are finer than pebbles, if he chosei If lie
| chose, But if she married Paul Des ard
/ he would choose nothing Of the sort. Well,
| what were diamonds after all? a dew
! drop was more beautiful by far, "A wild
! rose was lGyeier than rubieS Paul Des-
| paEd had t1ld of the hedges of wild roses
! growing on his land. SIN, you couldn't
! live on wild roses. But she began to fee!
| & great ind guatiOn with her mother for be-
! ing willing 10 deprive her Of the joys of
| life for the sake of its baubles, and a strong
! disposition to oppose such heartlrSs wishes.
BY the way. Jessie, said Ter mother,
." have an appointment with Mrs. Lespi-
nards At once, and | wish you would order
| yOur phaeton and drive down to the green
| house Durkee has gone to market and
| Mrs. Bunce avs we haven't half enough
flowers for dinner" and her mother sat
thinking OF the lovely picture it would be
when the child should come driving back in
all her snowy faces and muslils, mr. hat
wTeathed with its apple blossoms and the
| carriage heaped with the dollhouse flowers.
But Miss Jessie did not come home that
| way. l might indeed say that Miss Jessie
never came home at al, but that would
| hardly be an exact statement.
As she drove down the avenue, taking
back the flowers, and making all the brauti-
/ ful picture her mothers fancy had drawn,
and more, Miss Jessie described some way
| before her tall figure with a book under
the left arm. She was not ready for any
definite parley, and shook her reins loose,
and made the detour of a square, to come
| upon nn face to face on the other and mar
rover street Are there two of yOu?" she
cried before she thought; and then she had
| unavOldably drawn up tn the sidewalk.
| Isn't this royal summer" she said
There is something delicious about THIS
heat"
when you are not on foot" said PauI
! Despard with the full look OF a pair of
| brilliant hazel eyes at the lovely object half
buried in flowers.
TO be sure. And the place is so full l
| cannot ask you to drive. Could you find a
spot under all this blOOm%
Gould l find a spot in Daradise?" And
the bold young man had presently found it.,
| and mad taken the TRinS tlrueQ the
horses heads about.
" Why, what are you doing, where are
you g0ing?" she exclaimed.
- Back to the greenhouse to send up all
this fragrant truck up by messenger. And
then into the air. l have won my case,
and must get out upon the open some
where"
You have won your caSeP'
Yes, one of them. The other l shall
know about before long"
" ! didn't know you had two of them. In
the Supreme COurt?"
"One of them. And one in the suprem-
est court of all"
There is no understanding legal lore
Some States have judges and justices, and
others chancelorS and SurrogateS. And
there are Courts of Equity and Admiralty,
and Superior Courts and Supreme Courts,
but never heard of this one
Yet you are the jury who will bring in
the verdict, the Judge who may perhaps
draw on the black cap"
why don't you say execntioner and all
| can't have you talking so absurdy."
ut makes man TX absurdly-"
''To be driving down Fourteenth street
and out on the Rock Creek road on sum-
mer morning? Do you know, | think
Washington is more delightful in summer
than in the height of the gay season. | am
always glad when papa is kept here by tho
long session, Hot. to be sure-New Or
leans is a good deal cooler-but ore feels
alive in such heat. l like it, and fancy ]
might grow soul in it, as flower ex-
pands-"
And you are not talking absurdly now?'
mo, indeed. Three months ago l hadn't
any soul; three weeks ago | was Just be-
ginning to be conscious of one; to-day"
"Oh, what magnificent woods! To think
OF such forest glades so near a great city
just look down that debit is dark and
dewy still. See the rich green bloom of the
depths. And do you hear the ripple Of the
creeks? 1t is pure music. Listenl That
cannot be hooking bird; but what is it?
Last night at midnight, do you know, al
the mocking-brd in all the cages hung out
side all the windows in the CITY bnran their