The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15

5I II lain OF the Fiesta court, was
g3 - In private life. u lawyer and
politician. Ills (, entire H. q pa't ion,
hss asnGedeS mS Sps asa ss'f'2 Se
came TO him at o'clock n, iai ,,n eyah ha
! with scow on his face. ,he Gn nni,,,ot
nnew that something serious was the
lg81nEtter.
\ Nov. see here, wilkinson, he said !, !, 70 9
Inc Chamberlain, do you think like
\ this? Isn't II enough for her to go pnTx
whsthcr she's safe OF, not. away an n,E En-
Z ike this? How'll 1t look IN the hewsi'"-
u pers?" ~.
Norrig les , a. rEh tad t Hussrsh an
beflain. IN n cpnciliatory tone.
sS@ S .dhS 'h snId 81 Bob Xlmetc You
know that Shea girl; well. I'm dnm,n Iial
+ she aInt wearing ne, N ,onK ike s'f hey?
"Norlne's ring.'
ut looked mighty like It, when saw
III on her finger this afternoon, ana Wneh
She wouldn't let me see IT | was sure /,
4 lowell, what cad We do about ~
don't see how we can force her TO SUI"
IT,
an tell you what we're going to do;
Were going TO put on the screws--and
tonight, tool!
"I,d make sure about the ring before
A did that" ~ 80 ~
have done. And you're going to do it,
said the boss.
SfjS''Me?'
said the boss, with gesture
peculiarly his own. You iind out ABOUT
8 When ,9s" tho Chamberlain reached the
Hotel Vendome, court and guests We're
assembled in the WAITING rii,lsa ROOM XII ,y ane
chatting in the lively manner Of people
who have gone together through COM
mon excitement. This was tho only
number, on the carnival programtihn ne
public. and it promised to be merry
evening.
The queen came; the Chamberlain
after arranging tho order, of precedence
IN march and the dinner was on.
Gradually she became aware that the
Chamberlain was paying her more aG y ay-
.tually ignored her, except when he bad
to address her in an official capacity, bur
tonight. as the dinner progressed, he
and amuse her. Although he divided his
attentions with tact, the girl on his
other hand seemed to notice an unwonted
devotion to lsyl, also. and stru rue. up Pa a
lively Irritation With her next door hclsh-
Dor.
toasted the Queen. the i'll and deposed
Norine and one and another of the court
functionaries The enthusiasm spread to
other tables: talk and laughter drowned
the music of the orchestra.
The Chamberlain opened another story
on the queen, and the Primo Minister,
on her left, dropped out of the conversn-
ton Then the Chamberlain ncrved him-
self for the trial
,stry?" he began in tie tIme-honored
wax aSo only few of the lines. Can you
tell nv fortune? Do" said Isyl.
He tool, the proffered hand and looked
at it wisely.
off your rings, he said.
What nonsense" said 1syl. or course;
you can. never heard of that before.
ut isn't professional TO allow anything
to be carried on the fingers during a
reading I'm strictly scientific and II
Nos really want to know the truth, YOU
* one thing, ! can't tell the shape of the
4 fingers or the spaces between, to know
whether you are extravagant or not.
~ lsyl drew off two rings, and then
came to the sapphire; 1t was too large
for the finger on which II had been placed
by Tom Parrish. and she had put the
others over 1t for guards. When she
came to it, then. she stopped
Il can't take this Off she said with
decision
You must said the Chamberlain.
& Indeed, / won't You can see If / move
1t up 10 the first Joint, sol"
well, III try he said, seeing she was
determined
You are in love" he said, don't deny
IT. But You have had several minor
affairs before. This Is serious Yes,
you'll marry-only once, though. Now