The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

your person." but she did not refuse his
assistance. AS he turned to the repellanr
figure at the door he caught the mutter-
ed aside:
'How unfortunate! He can't be any
body worth knowing, for he is travelling
unattended. Well, we won't notice him
after we reach Rome, my dear"
Monsieur cannot enter" said the port
ly lady at that instant in excellent
French, marked with a slight Italian ac.
can't.
Pardon me, madame but I really thiuk
you are mistaken"
THE compartment is fully occupied,
monsieur" she insisted, with growing an
noyance.
With packages, madame" he remark
ed
Belonging to passengers, monsieur"
Some people prefer packages to trunks
| madame" he reterted, suavely.
You are insolent, monsieur. 1 do not
| travel with commoners''
In this insistence, madame, condescen-
! sion lies with u.s..
The matron drew herself up haughti-
| ly.
| MY husband is a count. Pray, mon
sieur, who may you be2" she f1urg con-
| temptuously at him.
| Il, madame. am a prince" he replied,
calmly, and motoring her aside, he as
sisted bis charges to enter, following him
| self.
The countess, altering her demeanor,
! huddled her packages into the racks, and
| doubtless his highness' American wife
and her relatives.
Madame will prefer the shady SIDE of
the car" she said to the blue-eyed girl,
as she forced her husband from his seat,
and to herself she said with true con-
tinental perspicuity: ''Of course he never
married the ugly one, when he could
share the pretty sisters money"
Madame" accepted the proffered seat
| with a wicked smile dimpling the corners
| of her impertinent mouth
Jack saw the maternal countenance
slowly expand, and. following up his ad-
vantage, he determined upon the daring
plan of campaign III which fate seemed
to favor him. 'fYou must pardon her
mistake" he observed to the now smil-
Ing dowager Gin really excellent English
for a foreigner, he. reflected). Permit
me to present myself with the reserva-
ton I am partial incognito, Prince
| GioYannini" Mrs. Marcia Van Brunt, "
responded the lady, land my daughters
Marcia and Mathilda"
The self-styled prince turned to the
blue eyes. He was a cynic as regarded
women's motives; money and titles he
had observed welded an immense in1u-
ence with them, but they had smiled
upon him in his supposed obscurity. His
plan forced him to conciliate the mother
but he determined that his little friend
alone should bask In the sunshine of his
favor. She, at least, was not spoiled by
her parents worldly notions. made
Tuoiselle is fond of traveling?" Jack re-
tained this form of address as more
consistent with his recently assumed
nationality.
mot unless 1 am with pleasant peo
ple." Jack interpreted her demure side
glance to his own satisfaction.
'fYou surprise me. Your countrymel
are moderate tourists"
Never judge woman by generaliza
tons. 1 thought you Italians made al
exception to every woman. Now, 1 lik
people, not places; 1 just hate to waste
time on stones"
Marcia interrupted her mother, re
proyingly, t'you surely don't mean to b.
so frivolous. The prince will not under
stand.''
mile. Marcia expresses my own phil
osophy perfectly; companionship and al
that, you know" A magnificent wave o
the hand supplied the rest, for Jack, no
having given the matter any previou
thought, was at loss for better conclu
sion.
But think, as often strive to impress
upon Marcia, of the lessons we learl
from those masterpieces. How true tina
we live through our deeds, and what
moral upon the value Of good living.
Poor Mrs. Van Brunt paused with al
air of having acquitted herself well on
difficult task.
Jacks attention was obsorbed in defin
ing his neighbors charm She was s.
beautiful. Could it be the dimples, o
the saucy dancing eyes shooting fortl
CLEANS of capricious mirth? No, 1t mus
be her soft dependence which renindet
him of fluffy kitten, most attractiv
in it's helplessness.
Mrs. Van Brunt did not attempt to re
sumo her moral lecture. She conclude,