The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-03

Yes, that's it. Stand quite still"
II obeyed her, and she seized from
the feet of Isaac Newton a placard
bearing a notice in Russian and French:
1t is strictly forbidden to touch the fig
ures. Offenders will be prosecuted with
the utmost rigor of the law (not a
light matter, mind you, in Russia.) She
propped the board up against my legs.
whispered, BE sure you don't ,winkH
and with a gracious winning smile ad-
yanced to meet her mother-in-law.
had never admired her more than at
that moment
Why, have you heard Of 1t, too?'
Ishe exclaimed.
Nadia! What are you doing here?
Are you alone?
"'Of course, dear. I came here to
see the model. Didn't your
What model, child?
why, Of our friend Mr.. Dexter
THAT young man"
Don't you know he's one of the
greatest biologists in the world, and
Marribon has Just put a model of him?
Look, here 1t is!
IT don't know that I'm any more ner-
vous than other people; but 1t was,
confess trying moment when the old
lady put up her eyeglasses and stared
at me. Dear Nadia stuck her pretty
head on one side in a critical way,and
said:
81 don't call it very good. Do you?
It's so stiff and unnatural
1.-THE old lady said nothing; she came
a step nearer and raised her parasol,
The old wretch was going to poke me!
"'Oh, but you mustn't touch 1T! cried
Nadia, turning pale. Look at the mo-
ticer
"The old lady advanced her parasol.
But at this moment one Of the police
appeared at her elbow.
"'You mustn't touch the figures, ma
dame, said he, and I blessed him for
every word.
Never word did the old princess
speak, She glared at me, she glared
at Nadia, and she glared at the police
u1an--and she turned round and walked
out of the gallery. The policeman fol-
lowed her. Nadia softly clapped her
hands; sprang forward, seized her
slim fingers, and kissed them.
"'Oh, were not safe yet she said.
| MY mother-in-law suspects. Luckily
the place closes In a quarter Of an hour
and she can't do anything tonight;
and the prince won't be back from Mos
cow till the day after tomorrow Jack,
there must be a real model of you by
them
II was amazed but listened to her
instructions Taking out her purse,
she pressed it on me. I refused, but
on finding that had only five-pound
note with me. was compelled to ac-
Dept 10000 roubles-(the ks are fabu
lousy rich, you know I escorted the
princess TO "a cab, and then / called on
the proprietor for the exhibition.
'Well, to make a long story short, L
or rather the princess roubles-Q kept
one, and wear It now on my watch
chaln-see, here II isD-overcame Ma
dame MarriIbon's surprise and swept
away the scruples. admitted that she
might. not unnaturally never have
heard Of Professor Dexter; but told
her that the name was household
word in all cultivated circles in Europe
and America and 1 promised to pay
her all expenses and 10000 roubles If
portrait model of the great Zoologist
stood beside Kant in thirty-six hours.
The result was that by six o'clock in
the evening was sitting in an arm
chair, and young M. Marribon was TAX
ing a. cast of my features in plaster of |
paris. AT this moment, however, there |
occurred an interruption which, If 1t |
had come a little sooner, would have |
ruined the whole affair.
"As / sat, covered with the plaster, |
except where holes were left for sight |
and breathing, I saw, to my consterna-
tion, the same policeman who had been |
in the gallery in the afternoon enter |
the room. He brought with him an |
official notice.
"'Order from the minister of the in
terror he said. You're to close to-
Of Intereession for the
safe of the Tsar ordered, and all public
exhibitions to be closed.
"I rejoiced to hear that-it smoothed |
my way; but / wished the policeman
would take himself off.
"'Hullor he said Who have we here?
I must have his name please
"'This is Mr.. Dexter. the great zoolog-
ist'
"'Who's he? Come, Monsieur Mar
ribon, I must have that stuff off his
race,
or anybody you like, and me
none the wiser, with that stuff on him.
"'But, my dear sir pleaded Marrf-
bon, the stuff won't come off. If l try
to remove 1t before 1t hardens, 1t will
tear Off his skin with IT, (That is the
case with plaster of paris, you know,
,olonel)
"'Can't help it, said the brute. I've
got my orders, and no distinction is
made as to the effect on the skin.
must see his face
"Oh, impossible? cried Marribon. IT
would be barbarity! 1t will be dry In |
fifteen minutes
"'Then I'll wait, said the man, and
le sat down.
"As you may suppose, my brain was
busy during those fifteen minutes If
could speak alone to Marribon for an
Instant saw my way. An idea struck
ne. Speaking as well as l could !
through the mouth-hole, I suggested |
hat we were all probably thirsty, and
held out some roubles. Would the |
gentleman fetch some brandy? He I
yavered, and fell He was gone five IL
minutes. When he returned my face
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