The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-03
CATCHING A TARTAR

sea, heavy swells and swelles for IL
links at Hayling island, with bags a.
golf sticks The yachting man, strorglr
in evidence, sunbUrnt and putting a Gig
arctic vigorously If he Is a new hauo
"a Dickey Sam-he wears q clCr.
peaked cap with the club burgee, a wei
cut coat of serge or pilot cloth bristlin-
with bronze buttons, loose flannel con
limitations and white shoes. No mal
was ever so much Il seadog rs the yacht
ing tyro looks
The older sailing men, those to the
manner born - ''swagger squadron
men, who can fly the white ensign.
are dressed III long, lean, frock cOats.
loose trousers turned up. pointed boots,
immaculate collars and glossy hats-tEe
aim of the man who has lived Is 70 look
as much like a stOckbrOker as possible
OF course, down at the Castle or on Ryde
pier they viii blossom into a seasOnable
crop of buttons and burgess and display
remarkable activity in lodging that t.
rant of the deep-the sailing master-lf
the water looks a bit choppy.
Two people attracted a lot Of atten-
ton by their palpable efforts at conceal
ment He, although the day was so hot,
was enveloped in a long cloak, with
collar reaching past his ears, and his
cotton white hair and mustache showed
up occasionally in strong contrast to the
deep brown of his face as he turned TO
watch the porters attacking a huge
mound of his belongings
Each box and bag was blazoned with
an imperial coronet over n monogram,
and then told one another guardedly and
under promises of profound secrecy
''that was Prince Paul Demtoff. the
owner of the new 100 rater now lying
of Southampton.
She, the lady. was tall and gracefully
girllike- A neat, natty blue serge Red
fern frock; sunburnt straw nat, with
q dark blue ribbon; tiny tanned boots;
white shirt, with a rundown collar.
and flowing tie completed her costume.
saving thick gossamer veil that com.
pletely hid her face, and but for the
whiteness and purity of her neck it
would have seemed she suffered from
some facial Disagreement. IL was evil
deputy desire not to be recognized thar
led to the adoption of the yashmak
She was evidently expecting or avoid
ing so:ne friends. Her head moved with
a birdlil.e quickness as she scanned each !
new arrival on the platform, and her |
slender hand, white and jewelless, |
twitched nervously round the handle of |
the morocco mCnOgrammed case she car
ried- Catching her eye from n distance, |
he walked toward her with the easy.
firm self assurance that women like
She saw he was coming TO her and wait
ed calmly-perhaps she breathed more
quickly.
He raised his soft hat, and with a
courtly bow said i'll perfect English,
with the mere scent of an accent: Par
don me, you are distressed Have you
missed your maid? Can be of any serv-
ice to you?'
Now his hat was of he appeared g
prematurely white haired man of 10 or
90, with firm face and voice. man
evidently used to command
THANK you very much, a." came i'll
soft sibilant voice from beneath the
thick gossamer II have not only lost
my maid. but my portmanteau- i All
afraid it Is under that pile OF lugga.c.
and - with { little shrug II -.
afraid that pile of luggage Is yours. -
THAT Is mine, madame. l will E,r
your bag at once May | ask where yor
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of the highest Importance you shoulG
not miss this train? Pardon, do not trOu
BILE. 1 Will see that all is arranged -
a few words TO the guard, rapid
passage of bacLsheesh. and the missing |
bag with a dainty monogram and mall
crest was placed carefully on the rack
Of the first class carriage by which the
yelled lady was standing With The
'oolneSs that seemed part of his nature.
he Russian indicated TO a porter "A
mall hamper and had IL placed III the
anne compartment There must have
'een some COLLISION and a lavish tip,
or, though the trail was crowded, the
,uard. after the imperceptible manner
4 his kind, kept that carriage empty
until the train started, and they found
themselves alone. securely locked in
y sudden start ran through her slen- {
er frame She paused and asked quick
:. do you know when the next train
caves Waterloo for Southampton
He was desOlated- OF course she
Missed her maid. but he was afraid not Z
Ir some hours I
Madame Is glad? Madame is afraid t
being followed?''
Yes, madame Is glad She does not
-ish TO be taken back and forced into Z
hateful marriage, J" blushing prettily {
The old, old story-stern father, cid c
Fly lover, titled, rich, but horrid- No
lother. no sister, no brother She was a
ying from bondage 10 her aunt, Lady a
zuregore, in Guernsey Il
Yes. she was Lady Constance Az y
regore. Had he really met her at the Il
uchess of Arlington's dance? She IL
fought she knew his face That was y
by she trusted him so implicitly OH q
e platform, of course. But If she was
lied, why was he so shrouded in a big rc
oak? Come, now" anxiously, "a ot
dy? An elopement?"
No, no, and again mol Nothing so re
yous. He was Prince Paul Demtoff III
d had fallen between two stools y
d incurred the enmity Of the imperial | "a