The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19

he held a bunch = red flowers in his hand
She gave an exclamation of dismay as the
train stopped short, and the elderly men
shouted frantcally to him in German.
There we're interested faces al every
window except one as he made his way
down isurey. Miss Devrre,X had gone
back to her book. She was pink TO the
tips of her ears, and il appeared that she
was not at all interested IN the fate of
Princes.
Five minutes later he came through the
car, calm. and with certain youthful dig
nifty that became him we'll under the scrutiny
of many eyes He stopped at her section
and handed her the flowers with a smile.
There were better ones higher up,
he said.
I'm so sorry" Her eyes were full Of
contrition. with a mere trace Of amuse-
ment Il didn't know. You can find
them growing all around Palo Alto"
Haufenstein and the Colonel were coming
down the aisle Florenz saw them and
frowned slightly.
thank you." he said, with last long
look of admiration at the face bending
over the red flowers. Il may gather more
ar Palo Alto"
Palo Alto is merely a broad, fiat crescent
of shelving beach. A fringe Of villas form
a line of separation between the shore and
the low, rolling. barren hills inland. The
hotel Is the only commanding feature in
the landscape. II II airy and picturesque
and modern. The verandas are hanging
gardens of palms and flowers, and long
.SnAniEh
meets II with the pretty miniature casino
that is built out over the water
On the first veranda stood Haufenstein
and the Colonel, Watching white chiffon
parasol down on the peristyle promenade,
For a week that parasol had been the van
ishing point of their speoulations.
Daily it had sheltered Miss Devereux
and the Prince from the eyes of the curious,
and Haufenstein and the Colonel were
growing FESTIVE.
Il told him that our stay on the coast
was scheduled at a week, said Haufenstein.
IL told him We would not be able to see
San Francisco. He says he does not care
for San Francisco, and that we would
extend the stay two weeks.
The Colonel frowned moodily.
His Highhness expects us in Eideiburg
on the nd.
Haufenstein sighed over. thick, black
cigar that emitted rolls of murky smoke
like tugboat.
"Florenz says he will explain the cause
of the delay to his Highness personally"
The Colonel stared at the white parasol.
He had filed more congenial posts and
missions in his life than that OF guide and
guardian to an her-apparent on his first
tour of the world
Preparatory to the start the privy council I,
presided over by his Highness, otto of
Eidelburg, had provided for all emergencies
and contingencies which might be encoun-
tered The American girl had not been
provided for as a quantity dangerous IN
The concrete to the her-apparent and the
Colonel felt his responsibility
The girl was adorably lovely. As a
connoisseur of national type the Colonel
was willing TO grant that the Prince had
roval taste, hut if he were actually IN love
with her there was no telling what crisis
might occur in the line of hereditary sue
cession of the reigning house Of Eidelburg.
Such things had been.
Haufenstein spoke suddenly,
"There is Elfrida.
The C'oioncls eyes narrowed thought
fully. He had forgotten, Elfrda.
"rell her" he said slowly.
"Elfrida?" The mind Of HanFcnsten
was not adapted to acrobatic stunts.
"No, no. The American. Tel! her Of
Efrida Privately, of course" The Col
onel bent forward and spoke lower. with
n glance over his shoulder. Tell her he
Is q, and Just out Of Oxford. Tell her he
is to be married AZ soon as we return Ana
YOU might add that the heir-anparent is
not expected TO fall in love with aliens.
The Privy Council might object Thee
retically, he lis not in love with any one.
Except Elfrida?' Light, was dawning
on Haufenstrin, and he smiled.
"Fxcent FIfri,la Tho Colonel blew n
pale. wnyerirg chain of smoke rings toward
The white chiffon parasol Flight fire with
fire Fight woman with "A woman;
"Strobach,7 said Hamfenst"'n, almost
tenderly, you are great. ..,
al have fought fire, said tho, Colonel;
and thk two smoked in silence and watched
The the White chiffon parasoi, as it moved
leisurely toward the casino.
II was after dinner that evening. Winona
stood in the parlor of the hotel. She held
q card In her hand and glanced amusedly