The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-07

sen INTO rocking chair, laced her fin
gers behind her head and gazed through
the open window at the misty infinity
beyond.
well" sighed katherine, this has
been the most enjoyable evening ever
spent"
Are you quite surer Inquired her
friend.
Certainly Shouldn't / knowY'
HE dances well, thenY'
"Exqulsltely."
Better than Jack Lamont?'
well, now you mention him, / must
confess Jack danced very creditabIy."
II didn't know but you might have
forgotten the prince"
NO, ! haven't exactly forgotten him,
butt do think he might have written
to me-"
"oh, that's It, is itl Did he ask your
permission to writer
Good gracious, no! We never talk.
ed of writing. Old red sandstone, rath.
er, was our topic OF conversation. Still
he might have acknowledged receipt of
the book"
But the book was given to him In
return for the one he presented to
you"
Eyes, suppose 1t was. hadn't
thought of that"
Then again, Kate, Russian notions
regarding writing to young ladies may
differ from ours, or he may have fallen
overheard or touched live wire"
Eyes, there are many possibilities >
murmured Katherine dreamily.
1T seems rather strange that Mr..
Henderson should have time to come
up here in the middle of the week"
"why is 1t stranger asked Kath,
crime. Mr. Henderson is not a clerk
bound down to office hours. He's an
official high up In one of the big in.
surance companies and gets a simply
tremendous salary"
Really? Does he talk as well as
Jack Lamont dld?"
"He talks less like the Troy Tech
meal institute and more like the Homo
Journal than poor Prince Jack did,
and, then, he has a much greater sense
Of humor. When told him that the
oath of an insurance man should be
bet your lifel' he laughed. Now, Jack
would never have seen the point of
that. Anyhow, the hour IS too late
and am too sleepy 10 worry about
young men or jokes either. Good
nightr'
Next mornings mail brought Doro-
thy bulky letter decorated with Eng.
lish stamps. She locked the door, tore
open the envelope and found many
sheets of thin paper bearing the head.
ing Of the Bluewater club, Pail Mall.
Il am reminded OF an old adage,' .
she read, ITO the eject that one should
never cross a bridge before arriving
at II. Since babe goodby to You up
to this very evening l have been plod-
ding over bridge that didn't exist,
much to my own discomfort. You
were with me when received the mes
sage ordering me home to England,
and don't know whether or not sue
ceeded in suppressing all signs OF my
own perturbation, but we have In the
navy now a man who does not hesitate
to overturn a court martial, and so
feared reopening Of the Rock in the
Baltic question, which might have
meant the wrecklng of my career. 1
had quite made up my mind. IL the
worst came to the worst TO 60 out
west and become cowboy. but pas
senser with whom / became acquaint-
ed on the EnthusIana Informed me, to
my regret, that the cowboy is largely
a being Of the past. to be met with
only In the writings OF Stewart Ed
ward White, Owen wister and several
other famous men whom he named.
SO you see / went across the ocean
tolerably depressed, finding my present
occupation threatened and my future
uncertain. ,..ss,.. e.r-pa ~.
When arrived in London. l took
room at this club, OF which have been
a member for some years. and reported
Immediately at the admiralty. But
there. in spite OF all diligence on my
part. was quite unable to learn what
was wanted OF me. OF course I could
have gone to my uncle, who is in the
government and perhaps he might
have enllghteped me, although be has
nothing to do with the navy. but /
rather like to avoid Uncle Metgurne.
He brought me up since / was small
boy and seems unnecessarily ashamed
Of the result 1t is his son who is the
attaehe in St Petersburg that spoke
to yOu about
Dorothy ceased reading for a mo
ment.
Metgume, Metgurne," she said to
herself. Surely know that Nance
She laid down the letter, pressed the
electric button and unlocked the door
When the servant came, she said:
WIN you ask AZ the Office Il they
have any biographical book Of refer
enee relating to Great Britain and. Il
50. please bring It to rness