The Washington times., 1905-04-02

with tears He was thinking of another
Marjorie as she had looked twenty-odd
years ago How like your mother" he
| said
What beautiful compliments. Any one
| would know that YOU had both been in
| the diplomatic serviIS But l feel better
now that you two fastidious creatures
have passed upon me- You have no idea,
Billy, how fastidious Uncle Jim is
| BY this time the maid had successfully
| bundled Marjorie into her wraps She
! and Billy went down the steps to the
carriage, the Senator remembering at
the last moment he had left an import
ant letter on his desk in the library 1t
was a cold, moonlight night. As they
reached the carriage Marjorie turned
and looked back for her uncle.
I'm so sorry / kept you waiting" she
| said.
II would wait for you forever" Billy
/ felt just the slightest pressure of the
slender fingers on his arm as she got
| into the carriage. but she studiously
kept her head averted. and he could not
| see her face nor the tell-tale blush. In
another minute the Senator Joined them.
|
F! Circle to the embassy. When a little
later the Senator entered the ballroom
with Marjorie on his arm and Billy Hale
following closely In the rear there was
/ a distinct stir in that brilliant assem-
/ blage. Many there had q national. even
international reputation. for wit and
beauty There usually was stir. how
ever, when the courtly Senator entered
10, D,,t4 ;ey1,t fD
alone The fair girl bv his side deserved
her need of attention, and she received
lit
/ Madame Won Breunen was already
there Her rare beauty never showed
to better advantage than in a ball gown.
AS the Senator and Marjorie entered the
room she stood talking to tail broad
shouldered man whose bearing was dis
tinctly military. He wore the uniform
of a captain in the Russian army. 1t
was Rubinoff, the latest conner to the
Russian embassy Helwas handsome
man. with a bit too much of the brute
tabout him The kind 7f a man who rules
his horse, his home. and his wife with
the same ruthless hand. Thirty five years
old. Rubinoff had seen much service on
the frontiers of his native land. On ac-
>
found favor at St Petersburg. But he
was a man who ever looked ahead and
was careful to see on which, side his
bread was buttered. Hence his connec-
ton with the Maltese Cross while the
throne of his master, the Car. was tot
tering to a fall,
"Ah there is Senator Langhorne and
Miss Lee" said Madame Won Breunen,
looking up.
And Hale. You knew him in Egypt,
did you not" gIancing at the beautiful
woman by his side out Of fhe corner
of his cold blue eye. eve have been
warned from New York and ST. Peters
burg to look out for him. One moment,
as she started to leave him, tell me
where 1 am to meet the prince or some
, other representative Of the Maltese
Cross tomorrow If all goes well. he
glanced at her Significantly. Il shall not
tneed 70 be there-
Madame Won B-euasa be-- her head
as IL 10 fix the single large rose sae
wore. and whispered
Starting from some print on the fol-
lowing street car route man dressed
in dark clothes viii board car Al z;zo
tomorrow afternoon To the third person
who asks him. Have yo1 the Maltese
. Cross ne viii reply. Yes. follow me
The route will cover the following hnes:
Columbia road via L street line 70 Four
teenth street, Fourteenth street nne TO
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Ninth street line to Ninth and E streets.
, T street. lire 10 Dupont circle. Mount
Pleasant lire 10 end Of route. AT the
functions, Fourteenth and L streets,
, Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
, Ninth and F streets, and at Dupont cir
. Gle. the man will change cars. At each
of these points he will wait five min
utes''
Good" said Ruoinon. Miss Lee IS
very beautiful. VIII you present me-"
Senator Langhorne had seen Madame
Won BreuRen, and with Marjorie's hand
still upon his arm was making his way
, toward her.
!, How do you do. Madame Won Breu-
, men," said he, holding out his hand. ~
hear that 1 owe you debt of gratitude
which I am afraid shall never be able
, to pay You saved Billy Haies life in
Egypt"
And he mine" she replied laughingly
! though she shot an involuntary glance
: at Hale. who had come up. You are
! stunning tonight. Miss Lee" she contin-
ued, turning to Marjorie. May 1 pre-
r sent Captain Rubinoff. OF the Russian
q embassy"
4 Rabinoff took Marjorie's hand, and
$ was about TO avail himself Of the for
= eign privilege of kissing it instead OF
, giving it a brusque American shake
But. as II by accidtnt. Billy Hale's hand
D shot out suddenly and took Madame
: Won Breunen's In his across the othe,
4 two. effectually preventing any sucf
r maneuver on the part of the Russian.
0 Good evening, Marie. If our Ameri.
can saying be true. there is going to he
q a wedding. All, Rubinoff, do you re.
q member me? The last time l saw yor
q we were floating down the volga to.
y getber.' He did not offer to take the
O Russians hand.
10 For I moment the little group stood
, chatting. Madame Won Breunen caught
\ Billy's eye.
u 1T was SO good of you, Billy" she
| said, pointing to the beautiful rose min.
+ ned to her gown. Il have the others III
- my room. My fondness for roses is a.
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