The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-19
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Story Of me Young Man cE,ffb
The Cream Tarts

-~.1au. mia gained the affectio
sx24S%1Hr of all classes by the Sc
WXZy duction OF his name
and by well considers
generosity. He was n remarkable mai
even by what was known of him, an,
that was but small part of what h
actually did. Although OF a placid TEN
per In ordinary circumstances and &C
customed to take the world with o.
much philosophy as any plowman, TIN
Prince OF Bohemia was not without +.
taste for ways OF life more adventur
GUS and eccentric than that to which h,
was destined by his birth. Now ant
then, when he fell into d low humor
when there was no laughable play Il
witness in any of the London theaters
and when the season of the year was
unsuitable to those field sports In which
he excelled all competitors. he would
summon his contidant and master OF
him prepare himself against an evening
rambIe. The master of the horse was Il
young officer of brave and even tenn
erarious disposition. He greeted the
news with delight and FASTENED to
make ready. Long practice and va
ried acquaintance of life had given him
n singular facility In disguise lie
could adapt not only his face and bear
ing. but his voice and almost his
thoughts, to those of any rank. cbarac-
ter or nation, and in this way he di-
verified attention from the prince and
sometimes gained admission for the
pair into strange societies. The civil
authorities were never t:lken into the
secret Of these adventures. The imper-
turbable courage of The one and the
ready invention and chivalrous deyo-
ton Of the other had brought them
through score of dangerous passes,
and they grew in confidence as time
went ON.
One evening I'm March they were driv
en- by a sharp fall Of sleet into an oyster
bar In the Immediate neighborhood of
Leicester square. Colonel Geraldine
was dressed and painted to represent
person. connected with the press in re-
duced circumstances while the prince
had, as usual. travestied his appear
ance by the addition of false whiskers
and n pair of large adhesive eyebrows,
These lent him Il shaggy and, weather
beaten air. which for one of his urban
ity formed the most impenetrable dis
guise. Thus equipped the commander
and his satellite slipped their brandy
aud soda In security.
The bar was full of guests. male and
female: but. though more than one OF
these offered to fall into talk with our
none of them promised to
grow interesting upon nearer ac-
There was nothing pres
ent but the lees of London and the
of disrespcctability and
the prince had already fallen to yawn-
Ing and was beginning TO grow weary
Of the whole excursion when the swing
doors were pushed violently open and |
D young man, followed by n couple Of |
entered the bar. Each |
,f the commissionnaires carried large |
fish of cream tarts under n cover. |
which they at once removed, aud the |
young man made the round of the COM
Dany and pressed these confections |
upon every ones acceptance with an
courtesy. Sometimes his /
,frer was laugbingly accepted; some
INES il was firmly or even harshly re- /
ected. In these latter cases the new
,omer always ate the tart himself.
With some more or less humorous COM
neutary.
At last he accosted Prince Florizel
"Sir," said he. with profound obei.
n re. proffering the tart at the same
lime between his thumb and forefn-
Ter. "wffT y6u SO far hopeE an eptirel
| can answer for the quail
~ of the pastry. having eaten two doz-
~ and three of them myself since D
o'clock"
II am In the habit" replied the
rince. "of looking not so much TO the
Iature of gift as TO the spirit In
Vhich IL Is offered"
"The spirit. SIR" returned the young
nan. with another bow, lis one of
Dockery."
"Mockeryr' repeated Florizel. And
shoul do you propose to mockF r-N
II am not here 10 expouDd my philos-
ply" replied the other. but Go dis
ribute these cream taits. lf | mention
bat ] heartily Include myself i'm the
dieuIe OF the transaction. hope you
Till consider honor satisfied and con-
eseend. IF not. you will constrain me
, eat my twenty eighth. and ] OVID to
cling weary OF the exercise"
You touch me-" said the prince.
and ! have all the will in the world
, rescue ron from this dilemma. but
pom enc condition. If my friend and
eat your cakcs-for which we have.
either Of us. any natural inclination
q shall expect you 10 join us at sup
r. by way Of recompense."