The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-10

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ity. sbehindhe
backT" asked James VIM. the prac
tical man. to his friend, Cyril Creighton
the dreamer.
The Enchanted Princess"
"Humphi Sufficiently idiotic to b
probable; but why2"
why, for one thing, she Is 50 beau
yiful and charming. For another, al.
Lives in . palace with an ogre-her IA
ther, ron know-old Cent Per Cent
Abercrombie. the banker. For third
she IL surrounded with pride and dis
dain and indiference as II through
spell, and those Of the boys who vow
70 rescue and hold the real sweetness.
within are speedily discounted and re
main In hopeless captivity"
The two friends entered the house
and passed through the long drawing,
room to where q young girl was stand
ing. Monica Abercrombie could be
gracious, too. for she knew that the
obligations of hospitality increase
with its power. and her greeting Of
VIM. the stranger. was a marked son.
trast to the carelessness which more
than sufaced for her devotee& If there
was curiosity in her glance, her eyes
were too quick and well trained TO be-
tray it She felt even before she saw
that this tall, stalwart man, swarthy.
impassive, composed. was different in
thought and doing from the young
ssters who were so monotonous in their
drumming Of the one-striDged harp Of
~Adulation-
Cyril Creighton certainly was ardent;
his hands, his eyes. his expression, his
being glcwed with the subtitle fire. As
for his tongue-welI, IL silence be
golden. it had irretrievably adopted a
silver standard.
''0h! but Miss Abercrombie,n he was
saying, you cannot mean IL to leave
town just in the height Of the season.
Why, the underpinning will be
knocked from everything, and we shall
all be q lot of humpty-dumpties."
"Kismet," Monica replied, '.the doc
tor has spoken; the decree. I may say
prescription. has gone forth. Papa
IS ordered south to Palmettaville, and
of course ! must go with him A week
hence we shall be on our way, so I
would advise all the humpty-dumpties
not to get on the WALL
But we are there already, ron
know" protested the chorus Of youthA
.Palmettaville?" continued Cyril.
why. Winr, that's where You are
bound for, isn't it9 Didn't you say
your great Southwest railway had just
about reached that point?'
.sThen," began Monica with due re-
gard for the proper thing TO say, then
we may have the pleasure"
mot likely" interrupted VIM.
.'What with getting up before day
break and blowing through swsmps
and falling down precipices all day
long / shall have no time philander-
ing"
"Yours il 3 singular vocation, Mr..
VIM" she said. .'but I doubt not fits
very congenial-" Yet she felt annoyed
because the chorus snickered
well" asked Cyril, as he and VIM
stroIled down the avenue TO the club.
well. what do you think Of u prin-
cess9" /
"A nice girl enough" replied Winn,
contemplatively. '0f course. 9 rose
among cabbaees does smell the sweet
er. She's q mere girl, after all"
II am one Of the cabbages." retorted
warmly.
.sYou're . good fellow, all the same"
said VIM, as they entered the club.
'-and wish you luck"
When they were coy and comfort
able in the smoking-room. after Al
mistaken masculine idea. Creiehton
continued: Then, old man. II you
run across the A~bercrombies down
you'll look out for them for my
"well, since you insist But isn't
such . commission very dangerous3"
"No, l give you . full indemnity
against any such accident
There's little Of the John Alden about
you. and "a for the princess I cannot
her as Priscilla"
mo time for philsndering. indeed"
nurmured Monica Abercrombie that
night ~ she looked into the glass for
the last time before turning out the
light II hope ! may never see his i'm
face again"
However. fate IL deaf to the voice Of
hope; for the following week. on the
southern limited train, with her IA
Their dozing in the next chair. when
Monica raised her eyes from her read
Ing At the shadow from = tan form, she
this eountenanee 50 dis
pleasing.
.'0n your way 70 the blowing and
The falling2' Monica asked.
ayes replied VIM, ''and not to the
philandering."
Thank heavens, he smokeA," muir
INJURED the princess. - the shadow dis
appeared. But smoking. iise all other
rood things, requires intervals Of ABB
Itinence; for. after an hour. VIM re-
appeared. Here Is the latest illus
magazine.s he began. If you
like 70 look ct it. There are
several shy storieA"
sNo. thank you." said Monica.
Irigidly; i have this quarterly" !