The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-04-12
BY GILBERT DAYLE.

II was about 4 O'Clock one afternoon
in February, and IIlppcslcy was sitting
on the vCyanda Of the cafe dc Paris at
Monte Carlo. He sat deep In thought,
his ears mechanically listening TO the
strains OF the little Hungarian band n
few yards away from him. He was
thinking OF the reason that had brought
him to the place. lie had been abroad
for II years yet within month OF his
return he had left again and hurried
10 spend few days on the Riviera be-
fore taking steamer at Marscilcs.
II was absurd, he knew II. but the
longing To see her face again was IRE
slsthlc He would not seek an oppor-
tunity of speaking with her. The
scheme on which their lives had been
worked out made this impossible. He
simply had an overwhelming desire TO
see her Then he could go back to his
lonely life, not happy; he could never
be that, but with fresh picture OF
the one woman he had ever loved.
He noticed smart carriage draw up
before the broad steps OF the Casino,
and almost simultaneously n man and
n woman came out of the building.
The man was middle aged, trlne
heavy in build and faulucssly dressed.
He handed the lady into the carriage.
Hippcslcy. as he caught sight of her
face. gave Il start and clutchcd hold Of
the table. She was n young English
woman. magnInccntly beautiful.
The color left his face, and he rivet-
ed his eyes on her. lie watched her
smilngly say "goodby" to the man on
the steps then the carriage turned and
drove rapidly away. AS II vanished
from sight he sank back In his chair,
his mouth twitchlng. His throat seem
cd dry and parched; he stretched for
ward ana drank some tea ut gulp.
Then the voices of two men talking
just behind him reached his ears.
"That was the Princess Zandra. She
is living at the villa Erondcl, at Beau
lieu"
ENORMOUSLY rich"
"Shc was till day or so ago" The
man lowered his voice. IIippcslcy
found himself straIning for the next
words. IL happen TO know" came In
almost n whisper, that the late prince
was sufficiently III advised to invest
nearly all his money in an enterprise
that has recently come TO the ground
with Il crash, and the princess, who
never had the slightest suspicion OF her
affairs not being In n satisfactory state,
has suddenly been told that another
year at her present rate OF expenditure
will leave her pennlless."
"What will she doT
eco on living as she has done and
marry again Women with such beau
~ can pick and choose. There are no
hard places for them. Rumor says II
will be the man who has Just left her.
He Is not a good man. but he is pas.
sionately in love with her and n mil
lionalre twice over"
IIppesley rose from his seat and.
making his way round TO the terrace,
sank into a seat. He felt he could hear
no more. II was all so curious, SO star
tlingly strange. To think that the girl
he had left living with her father on
the outskirts OF quiet English coun-
try town should have developed into
this wonderful Princess Zandra. whose
beauty was known throughout Europe.
And they had loved one anotherl lie
had gone abroad with the hope OF
making name for himself, OF being
able to claim her. But Ill luck had
dogged him, and the time had never
come when he could write TO her. lie
had left her free, and as the years
went by. bringing nothing but persist
ent failure, be knew that IL was not for
him TO possess the only thing be count.
ed worth having. Occasionally scraps
Of intelligence as to the course her life