The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-29

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seep usaseasssa sp~n hir ssasssrlz
There we're HHRny pesI1p f1lesa W-se
would have klvan hah then pee
sessions to have Keen noticed BY
hlm. the Lady olivia however
seemed scarcely to realize tho hon
or he was doing her. lie noticed
this and reaoubiea his attentions 70
interest her.
The situation was new 10 him.
and II had a niquant flavor.
That night he had made up bis
mind Though the hour vas late.
he summoned his grand yihlef. For
upwards of an hour they were
elnsetcd together. and. at the end
Of that time. he minister had res
eaIVed his Instructions aud NaA
making his way back 10 bis own
apartment. shaking hia head and
lameutlnn the day that be had ever
set foot Ia this aeenrsed land.
Has he not women enough Al
ready. he muttered. THAT he must
set his heart upon this othsrf Well
veil. Allhh'a will be done
Next morning. in great state. he
set off to keep an appointment he
had already made With bis grace Of
Marlborough. Who waa quite NJ a
loss Ia understand what the I'm
pottant business might be that vac
bringing the auitana grand fiEIef
b him.
In due course the grand yialef A..
rived In state and Waa immediately
conducted "a hlH xfaes.H study H.
in his heart. be had dlaapprafed Of
hla mission before. be did 20 duuHlY
nov. Assuming tie best manneK be
could. and after working round AMI
round the point with ~ much cir
epmloeution as only an Afab knaWh
haw Ia put into II. he save the A.
laniahad duke To undsfutasAI thai
the reason OF hla xiait NAa - aoi.elt
the hand Of the latter dang htsf In
marriage on behalf Of hia IlfaAtFioas
master
Fer q moment the duke al bolt
upright IN hla chair. quite uHahie to
ballesn that he had heaHe aftKft
Then be expressed himself aiuenlIY
and 10 the palHt on the subject
A quarter 81 an hour later the
embassy withdfrN Harrosfal ia the
extreme The Proposed alliance
had been declined.
It's majesty wAa furious. and for
two whole days aalkad Ia his huuAs
And the anKfIrr he afea tha mae
determined he became ua have The
Lady Olivia faf bis wifa IL baak
ar efaak hH vowed he would uh#
tain possession Of her
\ aeek later ha left England
and after n bFlef saIuutn In Paris
returned Ia his aNn country. Awaaf=
luz never u leave It again
Thank aaudueaa he's Euna
said his Krace of marlborough ta
bis wife. when his majesty had de-
parted Nov sc can afford t.
iauKh at the ridiculous affair. bat It
saa no laughing matter At the
time Fancy ollfla ~ be wife
50 much for hia majesty the sui
tan IT NadfapareH visit II Eng.
land Nv story l. concerned With
The sequel And after this nFefase.
1 wlll aliuN mr. extraordinary
Acquaintance. Roger Gafeasuu. IL
tel the story Ia hla awn aay
Before I do -. however. lsf ne
give yoa a brief description 81 The
man.
met 6axeaaon first three months
after the sultan Of MadfanoFsa Wait
10 England he VAS the preseason
81 a striking personality q hand
some II somewhat rakiah fac. n
sharp and ready at. wonderful
ability - make himself liked BY
people. and az even more aatoundz
ing audaelty
What he was by profession. or
where be originally hailed from.
nobody ever knew lie annsafed 10
have an intimate acquaintance stth
most - The unt=af-ghe= saY com
tries II the world. and spoke str
languages a. fiuuufiY a. he ald his
own. lie waa an excellent shot.
particularly with a revolver
Why he should have entrusted me
with the following narrative atm
at a loss TO understand Since
have t. however. Intend FiFlnR
Il n the world. and shall vat
10 see WhRt astu8NM aF tf