Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-06
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Kempt'-
"Oh, she never noticed anything
said Dorothy hurriedly. "You got out
Of that, too, very we'll. 1 thought OF
telling her I had met you before while
she and I were in New York together
but the opportunity never seemed
we'll, 1 couldn't quite explain and, in.
deed, didn't wish to explain my own
inexplicable conduct at the bank and
so trusted to chance. If you had
greeted me first tonight, 1 SUPPOSE
she smiled and looked up at him-"1
suppose I should have brazened II
out somehow"
"Have you been in New York;"
eyes; we were there nearly a week.
"Ah, that accounts for it,"
Accounts for what?"
II have walked up and down every
street, lane and alley in Bar Harbor
hoping to catch a glimpse of you.
have haunted the town, and all the
time you were away"
"No wonder the captain frowns al
you. Have you been neglecting your
duty?"
"Well, 1 have been stretching my
shore leave just a little bit. I wanted
to apologize for talking so much about
myself as we walked from the bank"
/ at was very interesting, and, if you
remember, we walked farther than ]
had intended"
"Were your friends waiting for you
or had they gomez"
"They were waiting for me-"
II hope they weren't cross"
"Oh, no! I told them I had been de
tanned. 1t happened not to be neces
sary to enter into details, so I was
saved the task of explanation, and, be.
sides, we had other interesting things
to discuss. This function on the cruis.
er has loomed so large as a topic of
conversation that there has been little
need Of any other subject to talk about
for several days past"
II suppose you must have attended
many grander occasions than this. AL.
though we have endeavored to make a
display and although we possess 4
reasonably efficient band, still a cruiser
is not exactly designed for the use to
which it is being put tonight. We
have many disadvantages to overcome
which are not met with in the sumptu.
ous dwellings of New York and Bar
Harbor."
The girls eyes were Oh the deck fol
some moments before she replied, then
she looked across at the dancers and
finally said:
II think the ball Oh the Consterna.
ton quite equals anything I have ever
attended"
ut is nice of you to say that. Praise
'front.' won't name Sir Hubert Stan.
ley, but rather Lady Hubert Stanley
is praise indeed. And now, Miss Am.
hurst, since I have confessed my fruit.
less wanderings through Bar Harbor
may l not have the pleasure Of calling
upon you tomorrow or next day"
Her eyes We're dreamily watching
the dancers.
81 suppose" she said slowly, with
the flicker of q smile curving those en-.
ticing lips, that since you were sc
very friendly with Captain Kempt to
night he may expect you to smoke a
cigar with him, and it will possibly
happen that katherine and l, who are
very fond of the captain, may chance
to come in while you are there"
katherine? All, katherine is the
name of the young lady who was with
you here-Miss Kempt?"
Eyes"
you are stopping with the Kempts
thenY'
Eyes"
II wonder if they'd think l was tax
ing a liberty if I brought Jack Lamon,
with me?"
"The prince?" laughed Dorothy. SIS
he a real prince"
"Oh, yes, there's no doubt about that
l shouldn't have taken the liberty OF
introducing him to you as Prince Ler
montoff If he were not, as we say iE
Scotland, a real Mackay-the genuine
article. Well, then, the prince and
will pay our respects to Captain Kemp,
tomorrow afternoon"
"Did you say the prince is going
with you to Russian"
ooh, yes. AS 1 told you, I intend te
live very quietly in st. Petersburg. an6
the prince has his shop and a pair Of
rooms above it in a working quarter Of
the city. l shall occupy one of The
rooms and he the other. The prince
is an excellent cook, SO we shan
~starve, V if we engage no servant
HAS the prince given his estates
away ALSO"
He hasn't given them away exactly
but he is a very indulgent landlord
and he spends 81 much money on hi,
experiments and travel that, although