The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-08-19
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can have dropped the miserable fan?
II my husband should pick it up and
and on it those words you were foolish
enough to write l wonder If l left
II IN the niche on the stairs when we
were sitting there. Let's go back and
see"
They turned back. almost colliding
with Sonia. who was entering. Cas-
cada directly behind her.
"Oh. Nine. Sadowa." asked Natalie,
.you haven't seen anything of a white
ivory fan? I've looked everywhere.
and
mo" replied the widow; but I'll
look in this room if you haven't made
thorough search here already"
Natalie, thanking her, hurried back
with her cavalier to the stairway.
Sonia idly began her search, but Cas-
cada interrupted ~
"rhat can wait, he pleaded, "but l
cannot Won't you hear me?''
Certainly assented Sonia cheerful
". You are going to propose, aren't
your
"Ah, you read my secret"'
at required little cleverness. You
men are all alike"
"But no man ever before loved as l
lover protested Cascade, his voice I'M
consciously rising in his emotion "You
are all the world to me. Until met
you never thought / COULD
ring off, grumbled Danilo in his
sleep, vaguely bothered by the loud
voice.
Sonia started.
"Some one is here" she whispered,
pointing toward the hidden couch
"You are mistaken" contradicted
Cascade, land even If it were so am
willing for all the world to know how
r.
long, blissful, sonorous snore from
the couch
Sonia laughed. her eyes alight with
amusement.
Snoring and romance don't go well
together marquis" she observed, land
as the snoring doesn't seem likely to
stop the romance must. You say you
are in love with me, and know you
are in love with my fortune Good
by"
You misjudge me cruellyw Cascade
protested
"oh, no. | don't! Men are all alike
Goodby"
As the discounted marquis made his
way wrathfully from the room Sonia
mischevously crept across to the
couch. There lay the man. sound
asleep, his face still covered by the
handkerchief Sonia touched his hair.
Scat" roared Danilo giving his
head shake that let the handkerchief
fall from his face.
"Danilo"' gasped the widow, starting
back
At sound of his name the prince sat
up, dazed and blinking His wander
ing eyes fell on the woman, and, with
an exclamation of utter amaZement, he
stumbled to his feet and stood staring
incredulously at her
"Sonia," he exclaimed. SONIA
Then, recovering himself. he bowed
stlftiy and said
i beg your pardon. madame"
NO; beg yours" she replied.
fray go on snoring.
You don't remember me?" he asked,
surprised.
Not in the very least" she an
swered, moving away.
Yet you called my name"
You were asleep then. That was
different"
And now am awake-to the joy of
seeing you again."
The joy is all your own. Is 1t so
surprising to find me in Paris? | am
mere enjoying my wealth-and free
domr'
i congratulate you on both. especial
~ the freedom"
Yes. freedom Is one of your fads,
believe remarked Sonia. especially
freedom from marriage. Do you still
make habit of avoiding marriage
" the last momentr'
sonia, you are unjust If 1t had
rested with me you should be my wife
now, not another mans widow"
II 1t rested with your she min
Nked. We'll, let the whole story resi-
aeW, It's forgotten"
by you, perhaps-never by me-"
On, no. | remember 1t every now
una then for my own amusement. But
~, - hard to think of myself as the
n''ie Marsoyian peasant maid to whom
le dashing cavalry officer, Prince
,anilo, was once engaged and whom
ais rich old uncle at the last moment
.o.pade to marry because of her pow
e,y. How differently that same ricf