Mower County transcript., 1906-01-31

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both thing 3 lacked die courage to
do. How pleased they, looked How i
woman Iloyes fattery from those u, shs
loves!
iilliamI IS IA 'front.' with the
carriage ;;Sst the women ais put ting 81 ,1i
their cloa 4, and II am adnlir ring the,
luxurious crimson fur lined garment
which brother Ro ebert Had sent toI Nan
Scy from Paris, You will see by III 4 /
stha not al togetler ! thousgsh ssl,t. ht-
less ss lad: Good by, Mr.. RI bert. I
leave you and your guiding tar ia. bolt
the establi shed orbit; for, after "a "a
night the world will never be the same
careless shapp py-go-l luck world The.
farce has its tragedy, and what ira 8
sedy d is 8free5of the ludi flea tory YOUTH,
must run It's courses, even as the CAV, j!
wild brook must lot on its way ly97t to. .ioin
the sober river. &. KS 81, s I'D
dare say that We hadn't gone %
I minutes al before Robert stole out to. tb &
stables, only to return q immed lately.
with va e = bundle under his arm an 4
white felt hat perched rakishly2 81 s. his
I head e ID He5.S=was chuckling audibly Is
himself. ;s + s$s z d, 81 sssa;s2 as; :s5
&s. 1T VIII viii frighten the girls half to
to d death. a gray horse and a hay; oh,
g1s won't won make any mistake. B Let me
see: I'll start about 70 O clock That,ll
get me to the spot Just as the BOYS
leave. This is the richest yet I'll
wager that there will be- some tall
screaming. He continued chucklins
as he helped himself to his brothers
perfectos and fine old Scotch. i. don't
know what book he found in the 4pri-
vate case;. some old rascal's merry
tales, h no doubt; for my hero's face was
never in repose. X 4 ~. NH ~ II
We had left>Mrs. Secretary -the-In-
terior's and were entering the red.
brick mansion on Connecticut avenue.
Carriages lined both sides of the street,
and mounted police patrolled up and
down. - :. >l5.h '~;' 90 &lsE
50 Poor boy!.' sighed Nancy. Il won
der if he'll be lonely. It's a shame to
leave him home the very first night"
"Why didn't he come, %$then?''
Mrs, W. shrugged her polished shoul-
ders. = u -" E =
+ "Oh, my cigars and Scotch are fairly
comforting - put in Jack, complacent-
ly. Besides, Jane isn't at all bad
looking ''--winking at me. *eWhat do
you say, Charlie?"
But Charlie had not time to answer.
The gray-haired, gray -whiskered am
bassador was bowling pleasantly to
u.s. A dozen notable military and
naval attaches nodded; and we passed
on to the ballroom, where the or
chestra was playing "a Summer Night
in Munich" - In moment Jack and
his wife were lost in the maze OF
cleaning shoulders and white linen.
1t was picture such as few men,
once having witnessed it, can forget.
Here were the great men in the great
world: this man we, IN old rear-ad-
miral, destined to become the nations
hero soon; there a famous general,
of long and splendid service; cele-
brated statesmen. diplomats, finan--
ciers: a noted English duke; scion of
the Fapsburg family; an intimate OF
the German kaiser, a swart. Jap; a
Chinaman with his peacock feather;
tens of men whose lightest word was
listened to by the four ends of the
world; representatives of all the great
Kingdoms and states. The president
and his handsome wife had just left
as we came, SO we missed that for
mality, which detracts from the pleas
ures of the ballroom. 49, - .
"Who is that handsome young fell
low over there, standing at the side
of the Russian ambassadors wife?"
asked Nancy, pressing my arm. -
!: "Where? Oh, he's Count Karloff
(or something that sounds like it),
a wealthy Russian, in some way con-
inected with the Russian government;
"a diplomat and a capital fellow, they
say. have never met him. !.
Hello! there's a stunning girl right
next to him that haven't seen before.
(. ;. :. Where are you ~going?' = H.
. Nancy had cropped my arm and was
gliding, kitty-corner fashion, across
the floor. Presently she and the stun
ming girl had saluted each other after
the impulsive fashion Of American
girls, and were playing cat-in-the-cra-
~dle,:. to the amusement of those for
eigners nearest :! =, A nod, and 1 was
threading my way to- Nancy's side.
''Isn't it glorious ?'' she began. "This
is Miss Annesley, Charlie; Betty, Mr..
Henderson" Miss Annesley looked
mildly curious at Nan, who suddenly.
flushed. eve are to be married in the
spring." she exclaimed shyly; and I
dare say that there was a difident;
expression on my own face. III: ssas< n /: Il. Is
Miss AnneslaY gave me her hand.
smiling. ou are a. fortunate man.
Mr.. Henderson S53. fs.t. sss .#Z
b Not the shadow of a Doubt" Miss
H;Annesley, I frankly admitted on the
spot, was, next to. Nancy, the handsom-
est girl I ever saw; and as I thought Of
! Mr.. Robert in his den at home / sim