The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-08-19

AT Maxlm's, your
"Maxim's. eh?' snorted Ambassador
Popoff scornfully "Idling away his
time, as usual, when
oh no, your eXcellency, not ex-
actly 'idling,' if l may say so. He |
seemed very busy There were a num-
Der of bottles and
WAS he sober?"
mot distressingly so, your excel |
lency. In fact, if / may
"Did you give him my message? Did
you tell him."
Il gave 1t word for word. sir. told
him his country was calling for him
and that your excellency desired his
immediate presence at the embassy"
well, what was his answerY
HE said, Give my country my re-
CARDS and tell it to go to- -
Where" snapped Popoff as Nish
paused in embarrassment
ibid rather not say, sir: no place
I'm at all familiar with"
"Oh, the ingrate." walled Popoff,
"the migrate! Here he has been en-
ployed al the embassy all these months,
and I've winked at his loafing and his
dissipation, and the very first minute
l really need him he refuses to
come"
"0h. no, your excellency,' pleaded
Nish; scarcely as bad as all that, if
| may say so-not refused exactly.
He will come. At least he promised
to-"
"Ah, that lifts load from my brain
if he promised he'll come! Diplomat
ically speaking, Prince Danilo's 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
magnum of champagne that was in the
ice pail beside him when | left"
How much of it was gomez"
"The cork was not yet drawn, but
"Be on the lookout for him, Mr..
| Nish. When he comes put ice on his
head if necessary. Sober him at any
COST
81 fancy 1t will be cheaper than fill.
ing him up. I'll do my best your ex.
cellency."
| IL
word from a servant had already pot
tered out of the room as fast as his
somewhat shaky old legs would carry
him, and the voluble Nish ran along
in his wake.
A eommotion swept through the
scattered groups in the foyer-a muir.
muir, rustic, a whisper that resolved
| n la OF I'm n hn tn1 NH
"Ihe widow has arrivedr' Twenty
millions and unincumberedr "Widoyg
of Sadowa, the animated money bagr
"a Monte Cristo fortune for some
lucky man. "Her name Is Sonia Sa
dowa; twenty millions-red hair, too
but beauty Twenty millions!
1.-THE Merry Widow!"
Down the stairway from the dress
ing rooms and into the salon swept 6
woman-young, beautiful, vivacious. A
light of mischief danced in her grea
dark eyes.
Her masses of auburn hair shon,
like an aureole above her rather
pale, delicate face. About her hoveret
half score of gallants, all wing fc
word, look from the beauty (ant
fortune) Of the Paris season.
Two men-the Marquis of Cascad;
and the Count de st. Brioche-wer
lucky enough to claim for momen
. or two her attention.
NO, no!' Sonia was saying in pro
; test. "At home, in Marsovia, men dom
make such pretty speeches. Courtshil
: there is very primitive and marriag
is for life. When a man makes love t
; another's wife, he is promptly shot
: When wife fiirts, her husband beat
) her black and blue-a good plan. VIII,
: not try 1t in PARISH
"Delightfulr' exclaimed Cascade. I'D
: you know, madame, we have bee
, counting the moments until you az
pearedY
r 81 can well believe it," assented Sc
: MIA ut must have been just Xix
/ counting money"
/ Mortified.
4 Don't | known retorted Sonia,
little bitterly. Its always like thai
+ People count me like so much money
t If it is coarse for me to say so, re
member I'm farmers daughter an
e that in my country people call Epad
a spade"
0 Popoff and Natalie came hurriedly /
to pay their respects to the guest upo
whom Marsovia's hopes so depended
At a sign from the ambassador the oil
ers drew back.
: 80 you were shocking some of on
q Paris gallants?' beamed the ambassf
v dor ..ANhat a child of nature En