The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-26
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~ 81 AWCIlV y
~ FTEN there are clever brains
about us OF whose workings
~ we care nothing save so far as
they serve 10 the DETER NOV
ing OF our dishes or the more scientific
brushing and folding OF our clothes.
Humorlsts and philosophers have de-
scribed or conjectured or carlcatured
the world OF those who wait on us. in
viting us TO consider how we may APP
pear TO the inward gaze Of the eyes
which are so obediently cast down be-
fore ours or so dutlfully alert TO antici-
pate our orders. As rule. we decline
the Invitation. The task seems at once
, difficult and unnecessary. Enough to
remember that the owners of the eyes
have ears and mouths also. A small
leak left unstanched will empty the
largest cask nj last. II Is well TO keep
that in mind both In private concerns
and in affairs OF public magnitude.
The kings body servant. Emile I.e-
page. had been set a-thinklng. This
was the result Of the various and pro
ANNE NANtAilAlkN W AlAfH lN liNu NAlAlfA rNlat
for calling young Count Alexis prince"
The kings brief sharp words at the
conference had been elaborated into a
reproof both longer and steruer than
his majesty was wont TO trouble him
self 20 administer lie had been very
strong on the utter folly Of putting
such IDEAS into the boys head. Lcpage
was pretty clear that the idea had come
from the boys bead into his, but he
said nothing more Of that. The boy
himself scolded I.epage. first for hav-
ing been overheard. second. and. As lie
page guessed. after being scoldod him
self very roundly, for using the offend
ing title at all. Meekly Lepage bore
this cross also. indeed. with some
amusement aud a certain touch Of pity
for young Alexis. who was not a prince
aud obviously could not make ny.
In the book a kings sons were always
princes. even though there WERE rs in
those glorious days there often were,
fifty or thrCescore Of them.
Then Countess Ellenburg scolded
him Tie kings ats absurdr' was
ranking sorely In her mind. Her scold-
ing was in her heaviest manner. very
religious. She called Heaven TO wit.
ness that never by word or deed had
she done anything 20 give her hoy such
a notion. The days are gone by when
Heaven makes overt present answer.
Nothing happened. she roundly charg-
Cd LCgace with fostering the idea for
his own purposes. He wanted TO set
the Prince Of Slayna against his llttlc
brother. she supposed. and 90 curry m
vor with the rising sun at the poor
childs cost.
she was very effective. but she am
gcred LepGge almost beyond endur
ance. by disposition he was thorough
" good naturod n sardonic and impas-
sive. He could not suffer the accusa-
ton Of having injured the pretty boy
for his own ends II was both odious
and absurd. He snapped back smar,ly
at h9r, Il hope nobody win do more %
put wrong ideas Ina his head than
have done. Nine. Ia Comtesse." In
fury she drove him from the room. bu.
she had started ever so slightly. L.
pages alert brain jumped at the sig
nal
Finally Stenovics himself had n lee
;ure for poor. much iecturcd Lcpage
1t was one Of the miscalculatlons
20 which an overcaudous cunning Is
prone. Stenovlcs was gentle and con
slderate. but he was very urgent-urg
ent Above all that nothing should be-
Gaid about the episode. neither about A..
nor about the other rcprimands. 81
lence. silence. silence was his burden
Lcpage thought more and more IL Is
better 70 put up with gossip than 10
give the idea that the least gossip
would De a serious onense. People Cos
zip without thinking. It's easy come
md gone. Clsy speaking and easy for
ccttug, but stringent injunctions not
20 tax are apt 10 make men think.
Gc,c-cnccs TO the rlsllg sun also may
breed reelection fl tie satellites OF n
r.Iug oh Neither C0rutuss Ellen
h.-g nor General Stcnovics he'd been
~ wei advised as usual In this essen
Tally tsumpe.y matter.
IN yhor+. rp-vauenr1l had been be-
r--c1. whence came ~ What did %
ac.rf II IT meant anything. coald I.e.
90 trrl ti1t thing 70 account? The
ir-'s favcri.c alton laIt no favor
% viii Comics F'.culuig Tor lie
~'~a. tco tie fimc might De- worry
hort lie world un. i1in-e The 10y. =
.le angry no.afr bad believed. or Of
east erggo iea lut without question
that there was mo- harm On o. mans
boxing ort for himself or n there
rere Tep1ee was clenr in thlnking ihu
the countess and the general were not
nt preachers OF such highly exactinE
gospel
Lefage concluded that be had some
thing TO cell Ills wares were sus-
Yiclon and fact Selling the suspicion
wr0nged nobody. lie would give no
warranty with it--ca veat euptor. Sell
Ing the fact was disobedicnce 10 the
king. bis master. "Uisobedipurc yes.