Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-14

"Maxim's, ehl" snorted Ambassador
'Popo6 scornfully. "ldling away hin
time as usual. when
"Oh. no. your excellency. not ex.
actly 'idling,' If may say SO. He
seemed very busy. There were num-
Der Of bottles and
WAS he sober?"
mot distressingly 90. your excel.
lency. In fact, II may
Did you give him my message? Did
you tell him:"
II gave it word for word. sir. told
him his country was calling for him
and that your excellency desired his
immediate presence ut the embassy"
"Well, what was his answers
"He said. Give my country my re-.
CARDS and tell it to 60 to-
Where" snapped Popon as Nish
paused in embarrassment
''I'd-l'd rather not say. sir; no place
I'm at all familiar WITH"
"Oh. the migrate" walled Popof.
1.-The migrate! Here he has been EN-.
ployed At the embassy all these months,
and I've winked at his loaflng and his
dissipation. and the very first minute
really need him he refuses to
COME
"Oh. no. your excellency,' pleaded
Nish: scarcely as bad as all that, IL
l may say so-not refused exactly.
He will come. At least he promised
to-"
"Ah. that lifts load from my brain
II he promised he'll come! Diplomat
ically speaking. Prince Danilos word
is as good as his bond"
Automatically speaking. your excel
lency." affirmed Nish, 'he agrees to
be here as soon as he has finished the
nsagnum Of champagne that was in the
ice pail beside him when left"
"How much Of it was gomez"
1.-The cork was not yet drawn, but
BE on the lookout for him, Mr..
Nish. When he comes put ice on his
head II necessary. Sober him at any
cost"
II fancy it will be cheaper than ILL.,
Ing him up. Ill do my best. your ex-
cellency."
But the ambassador at a whispered
word from a servant had already Dot.
tered out Of the room as fast as hi,'
somewhat shaky old legs would carry
him. and the voluble Nish ran along
in his wake.
A commotion swept through the
scattered groups in the foyer-a MUIR
muir. rustic. whisper that resolved
itself at last into the excited phrases:
1.-The widow has arrived!" "Twenty
millions and unincumbered!" widow
OF sadowa, the animated money bae!
"A Monte Cristo fortune for some
lucky man" "Her name Is Sonia ga.
dowa: twenty millions-red hair. too,
but q beauty" Twenty millions!"
THE Merry Widow"
Down the stairway from the dress.
ing rooms and into the salon swept a
woman-young, beautiful. vivacious. A
light Of mischief danced in her great
dark eyes.
Her masses Of auburn hair shons
like an aureole above her rather
pale. delicate face. About her lowered
q half score Of gallants, all vyfng for
a word. a look, from the beauty land
fortune) Of the Paris season.
Two men-the Marquis Of Cascade
aud the Count de st. Brioche-wers
lucky enough to claim for a moment
or two her attention.
NO, no. Sonia was saying in pro.
test AT home. in Marsovia, men don't
make such pretty speeches Courtship
there Is very primitive and marriage
is for life. When a man makes love to
another's wife, he is promptly shot
When wife dirts, her husband beats
her black and blue-a good plan. Why
not try 1t IN Paris?"
"Deltghtful:" exclaimed Cascade. do
you know. madame, we have been
counting the moments until sou ap-
peared:"
Il can we'll believe It," assented So
MIA. 1T must have been Just IKE
counting money"
"Oh. madame" protested the group.
horrifed
Don't l KNOW retorted Sonia, q
little bitterly. It's always like that
People count me like so much money.
IT IT is coarse for me to say 50, re.
member I'm farmers daughter and
that N my country people call a spade
. spade"
Popo6 and Natalie came huxriedly in
to pay their respects to the guest upon
whom Masovia's hopes SO depended.
At sign from the ambassador the 9th.
ers drew back
SO YOU were shocking some of our
Paris sallants? beamed the ambassa.
dor. What child Of nature you
are"
You mean" countered Sonia, that