The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-05
A WELL-MATCHED PAIR.
How Prince DemtoH and Lady
Constance Wore Robbed.

The platform was crowded this sun
ny morning with excursionists and
swell yachtsmcn and ladies with golf
sticks
Two people attracted n lot of atten-
ton by their palpable efforts at con-
cealmcnt. lie, although the day was
80 hot. was enveloped in long cloak
with collar reaching past his ears,
and his cotton-white hair and mus
tache showed up occasionally in strong
contrast to the deep brown of his face
as he turned to watch the porters at
lacking huge mound OF his belong
ings
Each box and bag was emblazoned
with an imperial coronet over mono
gram. and they told one another
guardedly and under promises of pro-
found secrecy. "that was Prince Paul
Demtoff. the owner of the new one
hundred rater now lying off South
ampton." .....
She, the lady, was tall and graceful
ly girl like. A neat hat, blue serge
Rcdfern frock; q sunburnt straw hat,
with dark blue ribbon; tiny tanned
boots, white shirt with a turn-down
collar, and "a flowing white tie COM
pleted her costume, saving thick gos-
samcr veil that completely hid her
face, and but for the whiteness and
purity of her neck it would have
seemed she suffered from some facial
Disagreement. 1t was evidently de-
C not to be recognized that led to
bsadoption of the yashmalk.
le was evidently expecting or
lyIiing some friends. Her head
a-ed with bird-like quickness as
Ie scanned each new arrival on the
> platform. and her slender hand, white
and jewelless, twitched nervously
round the handle of the morocco mono
grained case she carried. Catching
her eye from n 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.
He raised his soft hat, and with n
courtly bow said in perfect English,
with the mere scent Of accent: Par
don me. you are distressed. Have you
missed your maid2 Can be of any
service to you?"
Now that his hat was off he appeared
a prematurely white-haired man Of
forty-fve or fifty, with firm face and
voice--a man evidently used to COM
mand.
THANK you. very much" came in a
soft. sibilant voice from beneath the
thick gossamer. 81 have not quite
lost my maid, but my portmanteau.
am afraid it is under that pile of lug
gage, and"-with little shrug-"Im
afraid that pile Of luggage is yours"
THAT is mine. madame. / will get
your bag ut once. May ask where
You are going2 To Southampton, and
1t is of the highest Importance that
you should not miss this train? Par
don, do not trouble. / will see that
all is arranged"
A few words to the guard, rapid
passage of backshcesh and the missing
small crest, was placed carefully on
the rack Of the first-class carriage by
which the yelled lady was standing.
With the GOODNESS that seemed part
OF his nature, the Russian indicated to
q porter a small hamper, and had it
placed in the same compartment.
There must have been some collision
and lavish tip, for though the train
was crowded, the guard, after the i'm
perceptible manner Of his kind, kept
that carriage empty until the train
M t.H nd
alone, securely locked in.
A sudden start ran through her
slender frame. She paused and asked
quickly: "Do you know when the next
train leaves Waterloo for Southamp.
ton?'
He was desolated. OF course she
missed her maid, but he was afraid
n Ut for some hours.
Madame is glad? Madame is afraid
OF being followed2'
Eyes, madame is glad. She does not
q hateful marriage" blushing prettily.
The old. old story stern father.
elderly lover. titled, rich. but horrid.
No mother. sister, no brother. She was
flying from bondage to her aunt, Lady
Azuregore, in Guernsey.
Yes, she was Lady Constance Azure
gore. Had he really met her at the
duchess Of Arlington's dance? She
thought she knew his face. That was
why she trusted him SO implicitly on
the platform, of course. But II she
WINS yelled. Why was he 10 shrouded
IN q big cloak9 Come, now" anxious
~. "a lady? An elopement?"
No. no. and again mol Nothing SO
joyous. Tic was Prince Paul Demtoff,
and had fallen between two stools
had incnrred the enmity Of the I'm,
rfrrl crar; through coquetting with
80 a. sts That meant the Alexief-
As -. 90 tire fortrcns OF Peter