The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-04-15


not careful. Upon my word this Is
a most perfect morning for the water.
It was. indeed. Across the diamond !
glitter of the lake the golden splendors
of an August sunrise were just begin
ming to be reflected, and in the DIS
lance a range of dim, misty mountain
peaks leaned against the horizon IKE
far-off sentinels, almost losing tnelf
outline in the blue radiance OF the
cloudless heavens.
81 wish were an artist broke al
most involuntarily from my lips
My companion smiled.
Need a man be an artist to ENJOY
the beauties of such scene as TINS:
he asked. "a little more toward yonder
point. if you please, sir. Now we are
out in the channel, and you can pull as
hard or as easy as you choose. The
boat will almost move of herself, In
fact"
He threw down his oars and leaned
back in the stern, adjusting his straw
hat so as to shield his eyes from the TOO
vivid glare of the morning sunshine.
lone scarcely thinks of civilization IN
such secluded spot as this" he muir
INJURED. lazily. Il suppose there isn't
living soul within mile ofous, always
excepting birds and fishes"
Il suppose not" I assented.
| But, nevertheless, the forms and
ceremonies of society cannot entirely
be cast aside. May know whom l
have had the pleasure of helping to al
hours pleasure?"
drew my card from my waistcoat
nocl.at and handed it across, with a
smile.
vernon Cheveley, Ell? A very pref
ty name, sir. l congratulate myself on
making your acquaintance. Will you
allow me to reciprocate your frank
ness?"
He bowed low as he presented me
with a crumpled bit of brown paper
that he extracted from an old cigar case
Upon it was inscribed, in staring letters
of red ink, the one word: albert"
.Albert-who?" involuntarily ques
toned.
albert, sir.' returned my com
panion, starting to sitting posture
and regarding me with stern dignity
prince Albert, sir! Albert of England
Scotland and Wales"
1 stared at him, aghast- Was tn
man mad, or dreaming?
y Ito your knees. sir" he said, with
sharp, sudden imperiousness- "Hav
you no reverence for royalty?"
Iobeyed his quick sign almost befor
: l knew what l was doing. He smiles
compiacently, at the same time draw
ing gaudy tinsel star from his pocket
and grave-y affixing it to the left breas
of his coat.
Yes, my friend" he went on, i'm
pressively, you are now in the pre-:
ence of the Prince Consort of Grea
Britain. Men have amused themselve
by disseminating the idle tale that
was dead; that's all they know abor
il. am not dead; and, what is more.
never shall die. am privileged wit
the gift of everlasting existence. A
long as 1 wear this jeweled star deaf
, can never come near me-"
=. 1 felt the cold perspiration oozin
from every pore in my body; l coul
y almost feel myself grow pale as b.
came fully convinced that l was OF
upon the solitary lake alone with
mailman! had heard, when first
came to this mountain retreat, tn,
:. there was large asylum somewhel
= in the vicinity, but l had never give
:, the affair a second thought. Now
was reaping the consequences of II
- own folly and recklessness.
II His dark, piercing eyes roved res
10 lessly from object to object. Suddenl
"a they rested on my appalled, counte
X ance.
You don't believe what 1 am So
II ing?"
- The remembrance Of what 1 h;
= often read and heard about the e
- pediency-nay. the positive necessity
. that existed for indulging mOnomania
to the top of their bent, in whatev
- whim might possess their minds, c
= Cured to me, and l fastened to repl
~ ..Of course believe it! Why shouldr
-"
.sAh, why shouldn't you, indies
~ But people are so skeptical nowaday
&c Now, when Victor Emmanuel w
staying at my house and Pope Pi
came down by way of the Mediterr
-. nean-take care. where are You g
ing?"
~ I had thought to take advantage
the new path into which his troubl
mind had wandered to divert o
course little more shoreward: but
cunning, rowing eye was upon me in
instant.
N TIT is getting very hot here, y
X stammered- Il thought. perhaps, ,
should find it cooler on shore"
+. ..Ah-h-h." he Missed, putting his IA
~ so close to mine as to glare up into 4
M eyes, under the very shadow of 4
he wide-brimmed hat: you're traitor a
No. a hypocrite, like all the rest of e.
But I'm prepared for you. See?'
Of And with burst of laughter, so
,st sonant that the very tide seemed
a tremble and culver, he flashed Ion
he sharp knife in the air, describing
lid circle of cleaning light round
Sc head. My blood seemed turned to
* in my veins as it dazzled across Z