Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-31

os the Russian ambassadors wife,"
asked Nancy, pressing my arm.
e'Where? oh. he's Count Karloff
Cor something that sounds like iD,
n wealthy Russian. I'm some way con-
nected with the Russian government;
diplomat and 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?"
Nancy had dropped 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-
! die, to the amusement of those for
| eigners nearest. A nod, and | 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. I'VE are to be married in the
spring." she exclaimed shyly; and l
dare say that there was a difTident
! eAIEeSSlOn on my OWN lace.
Miss Anneslay gave me her hand,
smiling. You are a fortunate man,
Mr.. Henderson"
mot the shadow of a Doubt" Miss
Annesley, | frankly admitted on the
! spot, was, next to Nancy, the handsom-
est girl | ever saw; and as | thought of
| Mr.. Robert in his den at home. | sin
| l. I'm, xHri11 1it1rr To
advance the statement that had he
known, pair of crutChes would not
have kept him away from No. 1900
! Connecticut avenue.
| / found three chairs, and we sat
down. There was, for me, very little
| opportunity to talk. Women always
have so much to say to each other,
even when they haven't seen each 9TH
er within "a hours. From time to time
Miss Annesley glanced at me, and l
am positive that Nancy was eXtolling
my charms 1t was rather embar-
rassing, and l was balling my gloves
up in a most dreadful fashion.
AS they seldom addressed a word TO
me, | soon became absorbed in the
| passing scene. | was presently aroused,
however.
| "MT Henderson, Count Karloff,"
Miss Annesley was saying. (Karloff
is a name of my own choosing. I
| haven't the remotest idea if it means
anything in the Russian language. l
hope not.)
Charmed" The counts RS were
very pleasantly rolled. l could see by
the way his gaze roved from Miss An
nesley to Nancy that he was puzzled
to decide which came the nearer to his.
idea of womanhood.
found him most engaging fellow,
surprisingly well-informed on Ameri-
can topics | credit.myself with being
a fairly good reader of faces, and. read
! ing his as he bent it in Miss An
nesley's direction, | began to worry
| about Mr.. Roberts course of true love.
! Here was a man who possessed a title,
was handsome, rich. and of assured
| social position: it would take an ex-
traordinary American girl to look
coldly upon his attentions. BY and by
the two left us, Miss Annesley promis-
! ing to call on Nancy.
And where are you staying. Betty?"
Father and I have taken Senator
Blanks house in Chevy Chase for the
winter My horses are already in the
stables. Do you ride?"
'I do"
"Then we shall have some great
times together"
BE sure to cali. want you to meet
my brother"
"I believe have" replied Miss
Annesley
81 mean my younger brother, lieu
tenant in the army"
ooh, then you have two brothers?"
"Yes," said Nancy.
"The dance is dying, Mademoiselle,"
said the count in French
Your arm. Monsieur. Au revoir,
Nancy"
Poor Bobby" Nancy folded her
hands and sighed mournfully. "It ap-
pears to me that his love affair is not
going to run very smooth. But isn't
she just beautiful, Charlie? What
color, what style!"
she's a sumner, I'm forced to admit.
Bob'll never stand a ghost of a show
against that Russian. He's a great
social catch, and is backed by many
| kopecks."
How unfortunate we did not know
that she would be here! Bobby would
have met her at his best, and his best
is more to my liking than the counts.
! He has a way about him that the
women like He's no laggard But
money ought not to count with Betty.
| She is worth at least $250,000. Her
mother left all her property to her,
| and her father acts only as trustee.
| Senator Blanks house rents for $S 900
| the season. it's ready furnished, you
| know, and one of the handsomest
| homes in Washington. Besides, | do
not trust those foreigners, taking a
| remarkably abrupt curve as 1t were.