Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

ton 1t was Christmas day at Shep
heard's, in Cairo. The subject of her
inquiry was interesting enough to seem
a grateful present to the guests.
Gould any one doubt it?" replied
Baldwin. ut is as evident as that the
smart, disagreeable male is the hus-
band"
"Disagreeabler'
The surprise, almost protest, in the
duchess tone had warrant. The young
gentleman was tall. of elegant car
riage and with the hall mark of breed
ing. His clothes were quite de rigueur.
Her grace would have pronounced him
distinguished without feeling CON
strained to qualify his moral or intel
lectual traits. After another quick ap-
praising look at the man she said
bluntly, You think she is so very
charming?'
Your grace must see that she is
charming" returned the young man
calmly. "It was the man, not the girl,
who betrayed his disagreeableness.
Look at that"
The girl had drawn closer to her
ompanion and said something. He
impressed his thin lips and gave a
short nod of his head in acceptance Of
her remark without turning toward
her. He was impatiently pushing on
after the porter, the girl pressing after
with gliding brlskness which kept
her close ut his heels.
The duchess smiled again.
"Of course he might have turned
she said indulgently. But there's the
luggage"
"Of course they should have turned.
There's the BRIDE" returned Baldwin
Dramatically.
Granting you the merit of your dis
coyery," the duchess resumed with
playful sarcasm, there are other obyi-
Gus points. For instance, they are
Americans. That is as paipable as
usual
accept an Americans thanks" MUIR
INJURED Baldwin, mot for the truth, but
your forgiying tone. Yet, do you know,
the note of the thoroughbred American
is to be facilely smopolitan-solyltur
cosmopolitando."
80 few of that kind come abroad"
replied the duchess absently. but how
very rude Of me! My dear fellow, l
never realize you as an American. You
always seem to me Il charming alien
interloper at the United States embas-
sy in London. Do American women
know Latin, by the wayF
Your grace knows everything" The
young attache assumed the air of being
driven into a commonplace as he add
cd, Ignorance with you seems a cour
teous affectation."
"You have seen me put three Jumps
of sugar in my tea" replied the duch-
ess archly, land know that l like sweet
things. Don't imagine that l shall pro
test because you pay eXtravagantly
pretty compliments"
She smiled brightly, then settled back
comfortably in her chair, raised her
lorgnette in businesslke manner and
went on: Let us pursue our analysis
Of your interesting countrymen. Set
me '',1ht If l go wrong. She is-eight-
Il And from-New York? Not ac-
,4uainted as yet, aux fonds, with Mr..
Husband? he is very rich" Then,
dropping the rising infection, she add
ed, with an assurance that excluded
doubt: "She has a Raudnitz travelling
gown on. She will wear smart Worth
gown at dinner"
II need not tell you that you are right
about the gowns. l can only know
that such an exquisite figure deserves
to be clothed as acceptably as possi-
Bile AS to her age, you are possibly
right; almost certainly so as regards
the disagreeable husbands means.
Girls Of her type marry money. AS to
her habitat, I hardly think it Is New
York. The New York girl is quick and
too oudly knowing to hesitate In
thought or movement. But she does
not hurry. That is New Engiandy or
western. Yet her soft, gliding grace
unmistakably shows the southern girl"
By this time the couple under discus
sion had disappeared within the hotel.
They had evidently just arrived on the
afternoon train from Alexandria. Shep-
heard's was crowded that year. The
little tables on the terrace In front of
the hotel were nearly all occupied by
people, chattering and laughing as they
beguiled that delightful hour Of the
Cairo day with afternoon tea. New ar
rivals are lawful prey for lodgers' com
ments, and to have come two days be-
fore Is to hold a residents vantage
ground. which warrants critical In
spection. Young married people, more
over, newly arrived or not, are ever
and wheresoever targets for tongue
shafts. Two youthful beings mated and
licensed for happiness surely suggest
the fullness of life. The human doubt
as to whether they have 1t makes con-
lecture interesting.
The young attache consulted the reg
lister later and learned that they were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien -Bonyale, where
upon he recalled what friends had told
him of their marriage Mt the American
chapel in Paris in the beginning of De
cembcr. The groom was from Borden
town and, as the duchess had surmised