The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

cash, amt IT? Not yours. don't think
you come on In this scene at all, Prince.
1t seems to be up to me and Blanche.
And
"Oh, you'll never understand" cried
Blanche in despair. "Tor the daughter
of a man of yours means, and .ne social
position 1 am to occupy as Princess
d'Antri, my dot should be at least------'
Hold ont" interposed Caleb. think
] begin to see. l.
You don't see,' contradicted his
daughter, pettishly; III have to ex-
plain. Tt"
NO, you won't If I couldn't under
stand things without walting to have
EN- explained, I'd still be braking at
$50 month. AS I take 1t, this prince
party meets you in Yerrup hears your
father is the Caleb Conover--an old fool
Of an American with pretty daugh-
ter to place on the nobility market
and you make your bid. You marry
hi mand he's so sure of his ground he
don'tseven hold out for an ante-wed-
ding bonus. He chases over here with
you, and when he don't find the dowry,
or whatever else you call 1t, waiting
for him at the dock, he makes bold to
ring the cash register"
The prince was on his feet.
II cannot consent, sir, to listen to
SUCH
"Oh, yes, you can. I've heard OF
your sort But somehow thought they
were all counts. ] didn't know exactly
how prince stood; but supposed the
lob carried an income with 1T. ltlsecms
you're Just in the count class after
ALL The kind OF man that loafs about
Yurrup living on the name OF some an
ccstor who got his title by acting as
hired man to his king, or emperor or
whoever ruled his two fora quarter
county The sort of man that does
nothing for a living and don't even
do that we'll enough to keep him IN
rocket money. Then some lookout
makes the high sign, 'Heiress IN sight
and
Blanche burst into tears. Her hus-
band threw his arm about her shoulders
IN assiduous. theatrical fashion, while
Caleb sat gnawng his unlighted cigar
and grimly cycling the couple.
..There, there, carlssima mia" sooth-
cd d'Antri your father knows no bet
ter. In this barbarous country OF MS
there are no leisure classes. i
''You bet there are!" snorted Caleb.
"Only. here we call EN- tramps. And
we give 'cm thirty days Instead Of our
daughters. Here, stop that damned
snivelling, Blanche! You know how i
hate 1t. I'm stung all right. and it's
too late to squeal. The only time
there's any use in crying over split
milk Is when there's a soft-hearted
mil1sman cruising around within hear
ing distance. And from where i sit I
don't see any such rushing to my help.
Youth get your dot all right. Just
as you knew you would before you put
up that whilnper, Well fix up the de-
talls.when I've got more time on my
hands.
only, ] want you and me and this
prince-feler Of yours to understand
each other, clear, I'm letting mysess
be bled fora certain sum- because I've
crowed so loud about your being prn-
cess that can't back down now with
out raising laugh. and without spoil
ing all I've planned to get by this mar
riage Resides, I'm going to run for
Governor, and don't want any scan
DIAL or dramatic separation for lack OF
CASH coming from my own family, Tn
caught fair, and I'll pay. But want
us three to understand that it's straight
blackmai. and that pay 1t Just as
I'd pay to have any other dirty story
hushed up. Thatll be all to-day. II