The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24

90" On, you've got that far, have
IT have got that far: he hash It. He
doesn It know anything about it, but
LII wake him up when the right time
comes. There are many elements of
sanity about him. He, told me that
he intended to give up his estates, but
in the first place he had been too busy,
and in the second he needed the money.
filming, so that he may get rid Of the
dross. / don't blame him; I blame
Tolstoy. For instance, when I asked
him if he had patented his liquid city
invention, he said he did not wish to
make a profit from his discovery, but
intended it for the good of humanity
at large. Imagine such an idiotic idea
81 think such views are entirely to
his credit,' affirmed Dorothy.
"Oh, of course, but the plan is not
practicable. If he allows such an in
ventionS to slip thru his tigers, the
Standard Oil people will likely get hold
of it, form monopoly, and then where
would humanity at large be? I tell him
the money he can, and use the cash
for benefting humanity under the di-
reetion Of some charitable person like
MYSELF
"Did YOU suggest that to himg''
"I did not intimate who the sensi-
bic person was, but I elucidated the
principle of the thing.'
eyes, and what did he say?'
"Many things Dorothy, many things.
At one time he. became, confidential
about his possessions in foreign lands.
It seems he owns several castles. and
when he visits any Of them he cannot
prevent the moujiks, if that is the prop
er term for the peasantry over there,
from prostrating themselves on the
ground as he passes by, beating their
- foreheads against the earth, and chant
ing, in choice Russian, the phrase: DE
fer, defer, here comes the Lord High
Executioner,' or words to that effect.
I told him I didn't see why he should
interfere with so picturesque custom,
and he said if I visited one of his cas-
ties that these estimable people, at
word from him, would form a corduroy
road in the mud with their bodies, so
that I might step dry-shod from the car
riage to the castle doors, and I stipu
lated that he should at least spread a
bit of stair carpet over the POOR
wretches before I made my proaees
across his front yard.''
''Well, you did become confidential
if you discussed a visit to Russia.''
eyes, didn't we9 I suppose you
dom approve of my forward con-
| duct?'
.f'I am sure you acted with the utmost
| prudence, Kate.'
1T didn't lose any time, tho, did 1872
81 don't know how much time is re-
quired to attain the point of friendship
| you have reached. I am inexperienced.
It is true have read Of love at first
sight, and / am merely waiting to be
| told whether or not this is an instance
| Of it, =
I HOh, you are very different, aren It
you, sitting there so bashfully!'
II may seem timid or bashful, but
it 8 mere sleepiness.'
l. "You re a bit Of a humbug, Dor.
NEWhyq" .
| ct don't know why, but You are. No
it was not case Of love at first sight
It was a case of feminine vengeance
Yes, you may look surprised, but I an
telling the truth. After walked SC
proudly off with his high mightiness
we had a most agreeable dance to-
gether; then l proposed to return tc
| you, but the young man would not have
it so, and for the moment I felt fat
tered. By and by I became aware, how
ever, that it was not because Of my
company he avoided your vicinity, but
that ta,d he ;, was sacrificing himself f,r his
l
E'What friend7''
NLieutenant Drummond, of course ,
Elbow was he sacrificing himself fo
| Lieutenant Drummond9'
~ surmise that the tail lieutenant
did not fall victim to my wiles as
had at first supposed, but, in some un
accountable manner. one can never tel
how these things happen; he was mos
anxious TO be left alone with the CO,
| Miss Dorothy Amhurst who does no
understand how long time it take
to fall in love at first sight, altho sh
has read Of these things, DEAR, limo
cent girl. The first villain of the piec