Gunnison news-champion., 1908-12-25

tsssas y stk hs> = Sfs. Nko after aoaGhnR
t~s nssss;hs lssre an k<u to the title
aud estates ef sb< family af Rursssdaos
Tks~ LADY was the Coauscs- Auselsa
~kspc pscture my sister in las wished
- rcu"se fs"sa the drawing room IN
Park Lsns. aud her husband was
James. hfSk earl u kur.e,.saou AID
twenty -sscaaA Rarea Has~.edyu 10th
In ttss y~-erages 81 Enxland. and Q
Knight " the Garter. As fW ku<assaf.
he ~eet back 10 Rsrttansa. married .
wife AUD assS,n<asd the throne. wiseressu
his proGeny in tlse direct line have sat
trSs0 shes till this very koH-with 90
sA"rt Interval And. finally. IL pee
walk shroush the picture galleries at
Rursessiea. amoaS the fifty l.orsraits -
10 II the last century and a half you
viii find hve ~ six. including that Of
the sixth earl distinguished by long
sharp. straight hoses and a quantity
of dars red hair. these tve or six have
also blue eyes. whereas among the
kas-eBdylis dark eyes are the com
moaer.
That Is the explanation. aud I am
glad to have finished il. The biemishcs
on honorable lineage are delicate sub.
Ject. aud certainly this heredlty we
hear 80 much about is the finest scan
dalmonScr ia the world. i laughs at
discretion and writes strange entries
between the lines of the '-peerages''
II will he observed that my sister-in-
law. with a want Of llgic that must
have been peculiar TO herself ,since we
are no longer allowed to lay it to the
charge of her SEX. treated my com
rlexion almost as an offense for which
! was responsible. fastening 10 assume
from that external sign inward quail
ities of which ! protest my eItire in
noccnce. and this unjust inference she
sought To buttress by pointing to the
usclessness OF the life | had led. Well
be that as il may, l had picked up a
good deal OF pleasure and a good deal
of knowledge. l had been to a Ger
man school and a German university
and spoke German as readily and per
fectly as English: was thoroughly at
home in French: had a smattering sf
Italian and enough Spanish to swear
by. | was. believe, "A strong. though
hardly a fine. swordsman and good
shot. l could ride anything that had
back 70 sit on. and my head was Is
cool a one as you could find, for all its
flaming cover. II you say that ! ought
to have spent my time in useful labor
l am out Of court aud have nothing to
say, save that my parents had NO bust
hess to leave me i2.O0O a year and 4
rowing dispositioa-
"The difference between y0u and
Robert" said my sister-in-law. who Of
ten tbless herb speaks on a platform
and oftener still as IL she We're on one,
''is that he recognizes the duties Of his
position and you only see the opportun-
tiles of yours"
ITO a man of spirit, my dear Rose"
l answered. opportunities are duties"
'Nonsense." said she. tossing her
head. And after a moment she went
on. Now here's Sir Jacob Borrodaile
offering You exactly what you might
be equal to-"
"A thousand thanks" I murmured
Hes TO have an embassy in six
months. and Robert says he Is sure
that he'll take you as an attache. Do
take II, Rudolf. TO please me-
Now, when my sister-in-law puts the
matter in that way. wrinkling her
pretty brows, twisting her little hands
and growing wistful In the eyes, all on
account OF an idle scamp like myself.
for whom she has no natural response
bility, I am visited with compunction.
Moreover. I thought ii possible that I
could pass the time in the position sug
gested with some tolerable amuse-
ment. Therefore l said:
my dear sister. If in six months
time no Unforeseen obstacle has arisen
and Sir Jacob invites me. hang me II
I don't 60 with Sir jacob
''Oh, Rudolf. how good OF you! I
am glad-
Where's he going to?"
HE doesn't know yet. but it's sure
TO be n good embassy"
Madam" said I. "for your sake I'll
go IL it's no more than a beggariy lega-
tion. When I do thing, I don't do il
by halves"
My promise, then. was given. but six
months are six months and seem an
eternity. and inasmuch as they stretch
ed between me and my prospective IN
dustry q suppose attaches are indus
trious; but know not. for I never be-
came attache to Sir Jacob or 70 any
body else I cast about for some de-
sirable mode Of spending them. And
it occurred 70 me suddenly that I
would visit Ruritania. 1t may seem
strange that had never visited that
country yet. but my father Gn spite of
sneaking fondness for the Elph-
bergs. which led him TO give me. hse
second son. the famous Elphberg
name Of Rudolf had always been
aver>e to my going. and since his death
my brother. prompted by Rose. had ac-
cepted the family tradition which