Cañon City record., 1903-10-01
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making memoranda. Near her stood a
young man. His look WAS serious.
even melancholy.
$50 the prince" he said. ''is to be
your fathers guest at luncheon
Yes. and as am papa's major domo.
woman of all work or what you like TO
call it. the preparation all falls OH me.
How came this honorr'
"Oh. papa was in Russia two years
ago and while there got wind of a plot
to kill the car. He went with the in
formation to the prince. who was then
chief of police; the plotters were ar
rested, some Of them executed, others
sent to Siberia
While she spoke the young man lis
tened eagerly and when she fnis,S%
nuttered to himself. Nov under
stand why this Il to be done and why
N. Portier's life il not to be considered
any more than that Of the prince"
mile. PORTER" he asked. ".s this
luncheon to be q private one-no one
present except the prince and your ia
therT
THAT - my understanding. There
IL some private matter to be talked
over"
'will you permit me to help you with
your preparationsr'
Certainly. VIII you buy the fruits.
the Ices. or % to tAs butchsrAs or tho
Ashmongersr'
IF you will leave the fruit to me
viii So that dish containing the rar-
est in the market shall be on ths Ia
bls."
a. kkSaA
And she entered on her memoranda.
.Fruit to be bought BY Ivan Kerchon."
Then rising. shs said, Nov ! must Be-
e6."
Mile Elise"
~welr
I'll am-not feeling very we'll.
Something tells me that some misfor-
tune hangs over me-"
Poor fellow! Don't feel that way.
when we are not we'll we take the
biuest view Of things. It's the liver"
~ hope you will understand what
am going to say to you. wish you to
know that whatever happens I would
lay down my ME for yoa."
"For mer'
Yes: for you
''Oh. that's figure Of speech"
II mean It. Circumstances may arise
which will force me to prove it."
You are blue today. aren't youi Go
and take q iorseback ride in the Bois.
It will jolt these notions out Of you"
Instead Will 60 and attend to your
commission. will bring the fruit just
before l O'Clock"
Mile. PORTER was too much preoccu-
pied with her preparations to notice
the agonized look on the young mans
face. A Russian who had made her ac-
Quaintance at q soiree given by a mu-
tual acquaintance year before, he
had seen mnch of her and. though she
only suspected It, worshiped her. At a
quarter to l he returned to the house
called for Mile. PORTER and handed
her a dish Of fruit that had been ar
ranged at the fruiterer's- On the apex
of a pyramid was a huge orange.
How tastefully got 1pr' remarked
the girl. II thank you ever 80 much"
place 1t on the table just as 1t is"
II will" And. calling a servant. she
gave the order.
Where are you going to be. made
moiselle. during the luncheonr'
orders to the servants. Perhaps after
the discussion Is over papa will call for
me to go in and be introduced to the
prince"
The young man paled.
Come" she added. you must be
going. have too much to do to enter
tain you"
Elise" said Ivan. It was the nrst
time he had addressed her except with
the prefix mademoiselle; besides. there
was something akin to despair in his
voice. She waited for him to go on.
With an effort he controlled himself.
''If you will permit me will remain
here till after the luncheon. I wish to
get glimpse Of the prince"
Certainly. II you wish 1t. Perhaps
papa may haze an opportunity to in
troduce you to your fellow country
man"
The prince arrived and was ushered
by Mr.. PORTER into the dining room.
Kerchoff walked back and forth in the
hall. from time to time looking at his
watch. He was very pale. and there
was a look of horror In his eye. This
he partly controlled whenever Elise
came near him.
Where is Mile Portier7" he asked
after missing her for some time.
''In the dining room with the prince
and her father"
The young man groaned. He stood
with his eyes fixed on his watch. wait-
inc. watching, listening for the girl to
appear. Then as the hands Of the time.
piece pointed to twenty-five minutes
after I he went to the dining room
door. opened It. hurried to the table
seized the orange on the fruit dish and
plucked a fuse from II which he i'm
mersed in q finger bowl filled with wa.