Gunnison news-champion., 1908-12-25


down my egg ss-ooa. Why in ~ Useia
sh"usd ! Do anything, NJ E-e~itisa is
. comfortable e.e. I have an incsas~
nearly sufficient for my wants SDs
"sses Income " ever quite sssAcseuk
you know. ! enJ.y an eUvsahss sscial
pos8tisI: I am broshsr to I.aed Rxrtss-
don and brother u law To- that usase
charming lady. his couste~e. R<hoaA it
Is eaough.''
"Neu are nine and twenfy.- she sk
served. and you've oeNe .oea...e
hat
'knock about; II is true. Our fausi-
ly do~.sAt need TO do thines.-
This remark OF mine ratiser anncyea
Rose, for everybody knows-and thess-
fore there can lie no harm Ia rcfcrring
10 the faci-that. pretty and accom-
plsl,ed as she herself is. her family is
hardly Of the saue standing as the
Eas-endylls. besides her ATTRACTIONS.
she possessed a large fortune. and my
brother Robert was wise enough not 10
mind about her ancestry. Ancestry is
ia fact. a matter concerning which the
next observation of Roses has some
truth
Good families are generally worse
than any others" she said.
Upon this I stroked my hair. knew
quite well what she meant
I'm 50 glad Roberts is black" she
cried.
At this moment Eolcrt. who rises at
Z aud works before breakfast. came In.
lie glanced at his wife. Her cheek was
Ia ~l.fl.-
ingly.
What's the matter, my dearf" he
asked.
''she objects to my doing nothing and
having red hair" said I in an injured
tone.
''Oh. OF course lie can't help his hair"
admitted Rose.
1T generally crops out once in gen
Grafton" said my brother. so does the
nose. Rudolf has got them BOTH
Il wish they didn't crop out" said
Rose. still flushed.
Il rather like them myself" said I.
and. rising. ! bowed to the portrait OF
Countess Amelia.
My brothers wife uttered an ex-
claTation of impatience.
Il wish you'd take that picture
away. Robert" said she.
MY dear.' he cried.
Good heavens" I added
Then 1t might he forgotten" she
continued
Hardly. with Rudolf about" said
Robert. shaking his head
why should it he forgotteny"
asked.
"Rudolf-' exclaimed my brothers
wife. blushing very prettily.
laughed and went on with my egg.
At least had sLelved the question OF
what. II anything. ! ought to do. And
by way Of closing the discussion-an
also. ! must admit. of exasperating my
strict little sister-in-law n trife more
I observed:
Il rather like being an Elphberg my
self"
When I read a story. I skip the ex,
plantations. yet the moment I begin to
write one I find that must have an
explanation. For it is manifest that I
must explain why my slster-in-law was
vexed with my nose and hair and why
ventured to call myself an Elphberg.
For. eminent as. must protest. the
Rassendylls have been for many gen
crations. vet participation in their
blood. OF course. does not at first sight
Justify the boast Of connection with
the grander stock Of the Elphbergs or
claim TO be one of that royal house
For what relationship is there between
Ruritania and Burlesdon. between the
lao
Zenda and 305 Park lane. w?
Well. then-and I must premise that
! am going pcrforce TO rake up the
very scandal which my dear Lady
Burlesdon wishes forgotten - In the
year 1913 George H. sitting then on
the throne, peace reigninC for the mo-
ment and the king and the Prince OF
Wales being not yet at loggerheads.
there came on visit to the English
court certain prince who was after
ward known to history as Rudolf
III. OF Ruritania. The prince was a
tall. handsome young fellow, marked
fmaybe marred; it is not for me to say)
by somewhat unusually long. sharp
and straight nose and a mass Of dark
red hair-in fact. the nose and the hair
which have stamped the Elphbergs
time out of mind. He stayed some
months in England. where he was
most courteously received; yet In the
end he left rather under q cloud, for he
fought q duel Gt was considered highly
well bred Of him to waive an question
se his rank with q nobIeman well
known in he society q the day not
only for his own merits. but As tfs
husband Of 4 very beautiful wife. In
that duel Prince Rudolf received . Sc
we're wound and. recovering therefrom.
was adroitly smug9sed OF by the R1ri-
tanian ambassador. who had found
hin q pretty handful The nobseman
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