The Penn's Grove record., 1897-08-06
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"All the swells are out Of town at
this season." was the Disappointing
comment this confidence received
"The prince generally goes to HON.
burg, but if you can't sec hin IN the
flesh / can show his exact counterpart
at Nine. Tussaud's," and the Briton
chuckled at what he considered was o
great joke ON his part Arriving in
London, Jack went at once to his
bankers, and to his delight found
awaiting him there n letter from
Helen. In it was a picture OF herself,
taken on the lawn where jack and she
had often played tennis together, and,
underlined with the heaviest Of black
lines, ''Don't dare to come back un-
less you see the Prince of Wales"
With this missive i'll his pocket and
sundry crisp Bank of England notes,
Jack went back to Piccadilly circus,
where he was to meet his friendly
guide, determinedto edo" Nine. Tus-
saud's the first thing, for, argued he,
'if it is not the real thing, it is the
next to it, and when / write Helen l
can at any rate show her that l had
her admonition in mind"
'eThis is q good day to CO." said
the Englishmau; 1--WE are not likely
to meet a holiday crowd, as the adj
mission is, l think, raised to eighteen
pence in order to keep the rabble out.
Good gracious" gasped Jack, II
never saw anything so realistic. 1t
takes you people to give us Americans
cards and spades on some things and
then you beat MS out, and this is one
of them, I admit. Why, it is the
most natural piece Of work / ever
saw" and Jack paused before a life
sized figure of the Prince of Wales,
which evidently was the object that
had drawn the crowd to this spot.
81 am glad you are pleased" came
from the waxen lips, and Jack, with
a feeling as though water had been
poured over him, realized as he
turned and saw the Englishinsn's rud-
dy countenance blanched TO q deferen-
tial whiteness, that he had seen the
''real thing" and that it was his high
ness in very truth, and not his axe
presentment that he was looking at
in Nine. Tussaud's.
For one moment, as he said after
wards, his great desire was to flee,
but, noting the good humor of the
royal glance, and inspired by a desire
to do something especially fine for
Helen, he stood rooted to the spot,
Al ,non.a4 l,a1.lInxa wls,s tsrs.
as a lunatic- "a belief which his friend
us well us the rest seemed to share.
''1he shock has turned his BRAIN"
murmured the Englishfnan, as he
stood, hat in hand, deferentiaIly gap
ing at the prince, who apparently
took in the situation at a glance, for,
turning 10 Jack, he said; 81 infer that
You are an America$ and | am fond
of Americans. San lido anything for.
you?"
Jacks heart gave a great bound.
Suppose he could get the royal auto
graph; what a trophy to carry home
to Helenl
And before he knew what he was
doing he had told of the assembly"
and Helen's admiration, and when,
five minutes later, he was being hus-
tied into the waiting hanson by his
friend he. had in his possession the
princes own visiting card, with the
inscription on the back:
stAlbert Edwards best wishes for
the Prince of Wales assembly"
Well, maybe he didn't feel like a
hero, and maybe he didn't brd it-iust
a tritie owe the princes loyal subject,
who had no such precious pasteboard
in his possession.
.You are a ninny, young man, to
give that rUyn zasdur GIRL
to R s It TT in ~ aAsszlsss
loomr'
perhaps it will be-" enigmatically
replied Jack.-New York Times.