Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06

regular. regular regular royal PRIMER
I don't know about the royalty, but
he's prince in good standing in his own
| land. and he is also an excellent black
smith" The lieutenant chuckled a little.
He and bis sister have both been touched
q good deal by Toistoian doctrine Jack,
Is the most wonderful inventor, I think.
| that is at present on the earth. Edison
Notwithstanding. Why, he Is just now en-
gagged on scheme by which he can float
houses from the mountains here down to
New York Float then-pipe-itne them
would perhaps be a better term. You
know they have pipelines to carry petro-
leum Very well; Jack has solution that
dissolves stone as white sugar dtssoives in
tea and he believes he can run the fluid
from the quarries to where building Is GO
ing on. 1t seems that he then puts this
liquid into moulds, and there you have the
stone again. I don't understand the pro
cess myself. but Jack tells me it's marvel
ously cheap. and marveiously effective lie
picked up the idea from nature one time
when he and l were on our vacation at
Detroit"
Detroit, Michigan
THE Detroit river"
Well that runs between Michigan and
Canada"
mo no. This is in France l believe
the real name of the river is the Tarn-
There's a gorge called Detroit-the strait,
you know Wonderful piace-treInendous
chasm. You go down In boat. and all the
tributary rivers pour into the main stream
like Jets from the nozzle of hose. Ihey
tell me this is caused by the rain percolat-
ing through the dead leaves on the sur
face of the ground far above, and thus the
water becomes saturated with carbonic
acid gas, and so dissolves the limestone
until the granite is reached. and the gram
tie forms the bed OF these underground
rivers 1t all seemed to me very wonderful
hut II struck Jack on his scientific side, and
he has been experimenting ever since He
saws he'll be able to build a city with a
hose next year
Where does he live?
ION the cruiser just at present. / was IN
strumental In getting him signed on as Johh
Lamont and he passed without question NO
wonder for he has scientific degrees from
all sorts of German universities, from OK
ford and one or two institutions in the
states When at home he lives in st. Pc
tersburg."
HAS he a palace there?
Drummond laughs.
Hes got a blacksmith shop, with two
rooms above, and I'm going to stop with
him for few months as soon as / ger my
leave. When the cruiser reaches England
we pay Off and l expect to have nothing
to do for six months. so Jack and l VIII
make for st. Petersburg
why do you call him Lamont? Is IL
taken from his real name of what-d ye-call-
It-off?''
"IIernontoff? Yes. The Gar Demetrus
some time about the beginning of the sew
enteenth century, established a Scottish
guard just as Louis XI did in France 200
years before, and there came over from
Scotland Lannon'S Carmichaels. Buch-
anans and others, on within were bestowed
titles and estates. Prince Ivan Lermonton
is a descendant of the original lamont, who
was an officer in the Scottish Guard of
Russia"
so he is really Scotchman?"
That's what l tell him when he annoys
me- as l am by way of being a Scotchman
myself. All. the waltz Is ended VIII you
excuse me a moment while fetch his high
ness?"
Dorothy inclined her head and Katherine
fairly beamed permission.
"Oh, Dorothy" she exclaimed, when the
lieutenant was out of hearing. think Of it!
A real prince, and my ambition has never
risen higher than a paltry count or some
plebefan of that sort. He's mine. Dorothy;
| found him first"
II thought you had appropriated the lieu
tenant?'
What are lieutenants to me? The proud
daughter of a captain (retireO cannot
stoop to a mere lieutenant"
you wouldn't have to stoop far. Kate,
with so tall a man as Mr.. Drummond"
You are beginning to take notice. aren't
you, Dot? But l bestow the lieutenant free
with the prince, even if L have to ask him
myself.
She'll toddle away, all aver.
With the Lord High Executioner
All, here they come. Isn't he perfectly
of brand-new 500 gold piece. See that
broad ribbon diagonally across him. L
wonder what it means. And gaze at those
scintillating orders on his breast. Good
gra cious me, isn't he splendid?"
Yes for blacksmith [ wonder II he