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

Of the company politely interested
There was the model; and am bound
to say that it was not very good one
Yes, said Nadia. 1T Is stiff and
awkward. said so before to your
mother, prince
Did YOU? he growled.
Then the old lady, who had been ex-
amining the figure carefully, burst out
in acid triumph;
" It's not the figure sawl What's
the meaning Of this? The one 1 saw
had red flower in it's buttonhole. Ma
Ola, what's the meaning Of this?'
The poor girl flushed crimson, but
interposed with great suavity:
You are perfectly right, princess.
The figure is not the same. The one
you saw was an experiment. trial. 1t
was considered unsa tisfactory and
melted down. This is new one. Isn't
that SO, Monsieur Marribon?'
1T is so, monsieur said Marribon,
who was accompanying our distinguish
ed party.
But cried the old lady, the one I
saw was a thousand times better-it
was most lifelike
"'oh, did you think so, dearG pro-
tested Nadia
Suddenly the prince turned fuliously
to Marribon.
Speak the truth, he cried, "as you
told it to me at the police bureau this
morningH
THE wretch looked at me with an ex-
preston OF helpless apology; and be-
| hind him saw that policeman
4 a., Ilu{,, al
sieur Marribon to contradict me?' I ask
| ed haughtily.
you'll hear what he says-the
truth, sir. not the lies you bribed him
to tell
"Marribon had sold me! No doubt
the policeman had smelt a rat, and the
princes threats had done the rest In
trembling voice the wretch began to
repeat the whole story Of how went
to him. The old princess eyes blazed
with triumphant malice, the prince lis
tened with a grim smile, and poor Ma
dia was as pale as a ghost; and as you
may suppose, was very uncomforta-
BILE.
q Then, asked the prince, there was
no figure of this gentleman here at all
the day before yesterday
" None, your highness.'
"'Yet my mother saw one-and you,
policeman, saw one?
The policeman stepped forward.
I saw a figure. your highness,' said
he.
ct think we will ask Mr. Dexter to
EXPLAIN grinned the prince. Other
wise we must come to the conclusion
that there was no figure.
II had nothing to say.
"'And, he pursued, that a trick has
been played, and that the pretended
figure was MIR. Dexter himself, who un-
dertook this deception for motives not
hard to guess and he stared cruelty at
the hapless Nadia.
Every one was silent. The truth
seemed now to plain to be denied. I
saw what would happen. My portrait
would be ignominiously ordered off, l
ran risk Of worse things, and did
not dare to think what would happen
to poor Nadia, who, overcome by
shame, began to shed tears.
"At this moment, quiet, grave voice
was heard. Everybody listened; for
1t proceeded from the Grand Duke A.,
NAiO was "
it before) one of my guests.
CT can understand the prlncess' ind
dignation and the emotion she shows
said the grand duke. What I do not
understand (and l desire to speak with
all respect of Prince Ky is the remark
able scene to which we have been treat
ed What may be the motive of this |
rogue Che indicated Marribon) I do not |
know; but I am so happy as to be able |
to bear testimony, which will command, |
venture to think, at least as much at |
tention as that of fellow who comes |
forward with such tale. Pray. Prince |
x, are you willing to accept my word |
against that of your waxwork-maker |
and your policeman
Every one was astounded, I most of |
all. Nadia looked up with CLEAN of
hope in her eyes. OF course, the prince
could do nothing but bow deferentially
and say;
Whatever your imperial highness
speaks to, needs, sir, no confirmation,
and is affected by no contradiction
I am obliged to you,' said the grand
duke stlffly What I have to say is
simply tfis-that in the morning of the
lay before yesterday, at the invitation
Of my good and distinguished friend,
Mr.. Dexter (whose merits the Tsar, no
less than myself, is delighted to see
l accompanied him to this
gallery, incognito, for the purpose of
giving him my opinion on the expert
Mental figure. The figure was then in
is place, and inspected it In company |
With Mr.. Dexter himself. Tt will hard
y be suggested that saw double.
HE ceased. dared not look at him.
rhe prince and his mother were con-
but they could say nothing.
Nadia was full Of gratitude, and be-
ran to thank the grand duke warmly.
at have only said what any gentle
nan would said the grand duke, bow
ng respectfully to her.
ain fact, we triumphed all along the
inc; and there stands the model of
ne to this day, unless, of course, it
las been removed since was there"
And what became Of Marribon?" I
.sked. ,
"TIe got twelve months, the rascal, {
or SANDER. The prince was forced to I
10 it by the grand duke"
but Jack" said the colonel, "why t
id the grand duke" r