Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-25
THAT INTERVIEW.
New spnper story.

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Not half bad looking, said Parkn
under his breath.
"Deuced fine looking girl said era
ham, with an admiring glance IN the al
rection of the star passenger.
Clean built and we'll groomed, NUT
tered Clarke, critically. i wonder now
she talks?'
[ had been regarding the young Wo-
man very carefully. She was very
pretty. but that was not alone what
caused me to transgress the rules OF
good breeding by staring hard at our
charming vis-a-vis. Was it fancy. AT
any rate, l could have sworn that, as
her eyes met mine over the top OF the
book. there was an expression in them
which said as plainly as words could
have conveyed the idea: Il desire to
communicate
1t was like q flash, this gesture Of the
girl across the way and possibly l
might have been mistaken. Could she
have been simply tossing back a stray
lock of the golden sheen that enveloped
her handsome head? Perhaps - but
then. that glance.
Lets go and smoke, said Parkin,
rising and making for the smoking
compartment
"Ill Join YOU in a moment l said,
and my companions filed out As they
disappeared down the aisle l cast a
guarded glance in the direction OF the
young woman She had dropped the
book to- her knees and was leaning for
ward SLIGHTLY. One white hand lay on
the plush-covered arm OF the seattle
other still separated the leaves OF the
magazine. Her lusTOus eyes We're gaz-
ing straight at me; her lips, parted
slightly. seemed about to address me.
Surely there could be no misJaking the
situation. but STILL I reflected, il was
we'll TO be guarded in such matters.
Having filed my cigar case from @ bot
in my grip. preserving meanwhile what
I have always dattered myself was an
air of indifference. ! made move 10 re-
ioin my companions Then, with a
quick motion of the body, nervous
gesture of the hand, she spoke.
II beg your pardon she said. Il
er-that is-will you grant me mo-
menrs conversation?
All. the voice was not Disappointing
quite The reverse, l th0ught-Well mod
Mated. subdued, lady-Gke, IN Il word,
but Enthusiastically American.
81 shall be profoundly honored, / an
swered approaching the plush throne
of my fascinating neighbor.
pray sit dOwn-er-that ls-lf 1 am
not deteiniug YOU" she went on, with
the sweetest smile in the world, lndl-
eating at the same time a seat opposite
her own.
Coolest cheek I ever encountered
was my silent reflection but i sat down
and awaited Developments
"I- is so-er-such a difficult matter
to- approach, she began in queer sort
of way II wish We knew each other q
itJe better, you know
Heaven send The opportunity /
spoke with an the gallantry at my COM
mand. Lost her purse-wants TO bor-
row mOney-father q minister in Mon
treal. and all that sort OF thing l
thought. and then kicked myself for
harb0ring for such an idea. If can
De of amy possible service / said, l
shall be charmed
Sir" she replied, with an appealing
immense serviCe-if YOU viii. But
stay-of course, YOU consider my adj
dressing YOU in this manner an unpar-
dOnable impertinence. / am an Amerl-
can. YOU know She continued, with a
Quaint little pride i'm the saying Of it,
"and with d touch OF heroics) a bust
| ness woman
Pardon me-" I ventured, 80 lady can
address q gentlemen under almost any
conceivable circumstances
"Wu YOU. then. accept my card she
| proceeded. offering me q tiny slip OF
cardboard ] took it and read the in
scription. Margaret Stanford, Spe-
/ cial Correspondent" In the lower left
hand corner was printed in larger type
rhe name OF q well-knOWn San Francis
co paper
"Ah, / have heard of you, Il remark
| ed. never had. but then it is the prop
/ er thing to say TO newspaper woman.
She likes YOU all the better for 1t, al
/ though satisfied that YOU have lied.
/ Miss Stanford smiled graciously.
7 "That was nice of YOU she said quiet
/ ~. and then. without more ado, went at
the heart of her dilemma.
DO YOU know the Crown Prince of
/ Austria?' she began.
No left Vienna when only f.
and"
ooh. please don't frivol." cried my
I little friend from Frisco; Its too seri-
/ GUS q matter
"What? Knowing the Prince, or not
| knowing him? 90
Both" she replied with an air of
| evaporation, "but listen: The Crown
/ Prince Ferdinand of Austria is on this
I train His car is q special in the rear
[ of ours and he is touring the Rockies.
/ / have been sent TO obtain an intervieNH
with. but my card has been returned
/ twice by Count SOmebOdy-Or-O
who is one of the suite. To all intents
and purposes the Prince has refused to
see me-
"The idiot" Z eiaculated-"er-I
/ mcau--he man must be insane.
No " said Miss Stanford. ignoring
my remark. hes been talked TO death,
that's an. I overheard your converse
lion and discovered your profession.
/ You are a newspaper man.
TRUE" said. "but if the Prince will
not receive YOU ne certainly will not lis
ten 20 my request
"Here is plan. went or my journal
| isic friend. Il must see the Prince;
. it's absolutely necessary to my future.
/ t am determined TO talk to him. There
+ IS no one else i'm this part Of the car
f but ourselves. Suppose YOU forced an
T uuwelcome attention on me-what
would I be most likely 20 dO?"
You'd run away, wouldn't your l
/ haZardel
"Ruu whcre?" She gasped eagerly.
'Where should run TOP
ONTO Lne next car BY JOve." | an