Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-17
A WElLMATCHED PAIR.
How Prince Demtof and Lady
Constance Were Robbed

The platform was crowded this SUI
ny morning with excursionists an,
swell yachtsmen and ladies with gol
sticks
Two people attracted lot Of sttsu
ton by their palpable efforts at con
cealment lie, although the day va
so hot, was enveloped In . long cloal
with collar reaching past his ssra
and bis cotton.white hair and mus
tache showed up occasionally In stronl
contrast to the deep brown Of his fae'
as he turned to watch the porten u
lacking huge mound Of his belong
ingA
Each box and bag was emblazone(
with IN imperial coronet over mono
gram, and they told one another
gaardedly and under promises Of pro
found secrecy, that was Prince Pau
Demtoff. the owner Of the new one
hundred rater now lying of South
ampton."
she ,hs ,odv wa. mi, and or...ful,
ly girl like. A neat hat, blue serge
Redfern troc,. n surhurnt straw hat
with n darl, blue ribbon. tinv tannsd
boots, . white shirt with turn-down
collar and n flowing white tie com.
Melted her costume saving a thick ros-
samer veil that completelv hid her
face. md but for the whitepess and
nuritv Of her mack II would have
seemed she suffered from some facial
disbursement IT wns evidently de-.
sire not TO he RECOGNIZED TINT led to
the adoptiou Of the yashmuk.
She was evidently expectinp or
avoi,lIno soma friends Her head
moved with bird.like ouickncss As
She scanned each new arrival on the
platfor,n npd her slender hand. white
and iewellcss, twitched nervously
round the handle OF the morocco mono
GRAINED ca.e she carried Catching
her eve from a distance. he walked to-
ward her with the easy, firm assur.
ance that women like She saw he
was coming to her and waited calmly
perhaps she breathed more quickly.
lie raised his soft hat and with !
courtlv bow said in perfect English.
with the mere scent Of accept: par
don me, you are distressed. Have you
missed your maid? Can l be OF any
service 10 your"
Now that his hat was of he appeared
. prematurely white-haired man OF
forty-fve or fifty, with firm face and
voice-a man evidently used to CON-
mand.
THANK you, very much" came In .
soft, sibilant voice from beneath the
thick gossamer. ~ have not quite
lost my maid, but my portmanteau
| am afraid it is under that pile Of lug.
gage, and"-with a little shruc-"I'm
afraid that pile Of luggage is yours"
"That is mine madame | will ret
your BAG Mt once Nav I ask where
Won ara goinpq To SOUTHAMPTON. and
i is of the highest importance that
YOU should not miss this trainP Par.
lon do not trouble. | will see that
all ia nrranred"
A law ,yords ~ N. o,ard rand
,,ssogs ~ hocL .hsosb md III. miss;no
10, Win dainty moro,rom ana
mail crsst VIVA ni,,sd carsf,,llv on
,ho r,c, n tbs tIrst.cl.ss corriaos hv
" ich ,bs ,oilsd ladv was stond,ng
vI,L ~. ooo,na.s tho. .a.m.d no..
y his noturs the Russian Indicated 70
norter small bomrsr ana Ind a
,,ao.d IN tho som. comnortmart
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md n lavish lin for though III. train
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lone securelv locked In
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