The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-05
II LOVE YOU, SONIA" HE WHISPERED.
was advancing alone.
sonia exclaimed Danilo.

was advancing alone.
Sonia" exclaimed Danilo.
With a word of excuse to the others
he hurried across and met the widow
as she reached the foot of the steps.
You're here" he muttered in hor-
riied wonder-"here alone?"
Yes" replied Sonia coldly. "Is IT
any affair of yours?"
First the summer house." he went
on as in daze, then Maxim's."
"Quite SO. Is that all you have to
say?"
NO." he retorted; 81 have one thing
more. You should not marry De Joli.
don"
NO? Why not prayF
Because r.
He checked himself. She finished
the sentence for him.
Because you love met" she sug-
gested.
He broke into a discordant miserable
laugh.
Don't laugh that silly wayw she
reprimanded sharply.
Il am sorry you don't like it." he
observed. IT'S the only way l know"
Then don't laugh at all. The laugh
is on my side, anyway"
ION your sideY'
Yes. You are angry at what hap.
pened this evening. But it wasn't /
who was in the summer house with NJ.
de Jolidon."
But l saw you there" he declared.
"I'-
81 took another woman's place to get
her out of an awkward scrape with
her husband-with N. Popoff She
was'-
And / never even guessed itr' cried
Danilo, his sullen face breaking into
a smile Of utter relief What a fool
/ was! l was green and yellow with
jealousy. r.
He caught himself up. but it was too
late. Sonia's eyes danced
But since you don't love me-" she
asked. why were you yellow and
green with
Because green and yellow are our
national colors. l am nothing If not
patriotic. You see
Mime. Sadowa - prince gurgled
PopOff, trotting up to them, unable
longer to restrain his anxiety. Il hope
it is all settled. All nicely arranged,
eh:"
"If you mean is madame to marry
De Jolidon," answered Danilo. she is
not"
But this evening" CALCULATED Pop
off. lin the summer house.
she took another woman's place"
replied the prince, disregarding Sonia 5
warning gesture.
Dear me-" squealed Popof, his curl
osity reviving. Who was sheE"
Excuse me-, your excellency," re-
marked Nish who had entered with
Nova koyitch and had lowered aim
lessly about waiting 10 get in word
but here is a fan that was picked up
in the summer house after the party
You told me TO search the place, and
did. II may say so. r.
Same old fam" CONNECTED TOpof
idly opening it. Then, with a jump al
his eye vaguely caught the sentence
Natalie had scrubbed beneath De Joli
+ don's avowal, he screa med:
My wife's handwriting Then i
was my wife after ALL
Sir" quoted Nova Kovitch, "Cae
sars wife should be above suspicion"
But Caesar never brought his wifi,
to Paris walled Popoh. This is baC
for me-
No, no." pleaded Natalie, who a
sight of the fatal trinket had left he
table and run forward. It's all a hor
rid mistake. l can explain r.
Silence" commanded Popof in biz
! most magisteriaI manner. Madame
/ under section OF the Marsovian cod
1 hereby divorce you. This fan is suf
| fieient evidence
| As Natalie started back, dumb will
| horror, Popor turned impressively I,
/ Sonia and. to the widows amused dis
/ may. sank on one knee before her.
| Nine. Sadowa," he detained, &c
! am free, and IL the name of our IA
| therland beseech you to become u.
/ VITA.