Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-07-16

huo We Wlnkeu ~ HIS ioduhS aho Ills
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 II
l 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 comet 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 goneY
"The cork was not yet drawn, but
BE on the lookout for him, Mr.
Nlsh. When he comes put ice on his
head if necessary. Sober him at any
cost"
II fancy it win be cheaper than fill
ing him up. III do my best. your ex-
cellency."
But the ambassador at whispered
word from n 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 commotion swept through the
scattered groups in the foyer-a muir
muir. a rustic, whisper that resolved
itself at last into the excited phrases:
''lhe widow has arrivedv' Twenty
millions and unincumberedw widow
of Sadowa. the animated money bagv'
"A Monte Cristo fortune for some
lucky man. "Her name Is Sonia Sa-
dowa; twenty miIlions-red hair. too.
but a beauty Twenty millions!'
1.-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 shone
like an aureole above her rather
pale, delicate face. About her lowered
a half score of gallants. all vying for
a word, look, from the beauty (and
| fortune) of the Paris season
Two men-the Marquis OF Cascade
and the Count de st. Brfoche-wers
lucky enough to claim for a moment
or two her attention.
mo, nor Sonia was saying In pro
test. AT home, In Marsovia, rpen dom.
make such pretty speeches. Courtship
there Is very primitive and marriage
IL for life When man mskes love "a
another's wife, he r. promptly shot
When q wife nirts, her husband beats
her black and blue-a good plan. Why
n2t Try i n Paris 2
Delightful" exclaimed Cascade. dc
you know, madame, we have been
counting the moments Until you ap
pesredY
II can well believe It," asscnted SO
mia. 1T must have been just IKE
counting money"
"Oh. madamew protested the group
Mortified.
Don't I known" retorted Sonia, 1
little bitterly. ITS always like that
People count me like so much money
If it is coarse for me to say so, re
member I'm a farmers daughter an,
that in my country people call spad'
a spade"
Popof and Natalie came hurriedly IL
TO pay their respects to the guest upol
whom Marsovia's hopes so depended
At sign from the ambassador the 9th
ers drew back.
$50 you were shocking some of GU
Paris galants y beamed the ambassa
dor What child of nature yoi
are."
you mean" countered Sonia, that
am peasant dressed up. How l wis
sometimes that | were a real peasan
againv'
"Ah." chuckled Popoff. "Child of ma
ture. true child of nature, Away
remembering the dear old days on Tia
e farm-the bleating of the pigs, the ne1
laid milk. the tomatoes freshly du
t up and all the simple joys of the cour
! try. But | want you TO meet tonigh
] some Of our Marsovian nobility-fo
instance, Prince Danilo. charmin
! young fellow He'll be here present.!
Daniio is
8 But the mischief had died out G
Sonia's eyes. Her face was paler tina
was lis wont. and there was a ster
T look as Of pain about the daintil
. c.>seied mouth.
Il have already met Prince Danilo,
: she said CURLY.
e "Really?' cried Popon Then. no
+ ing her change Of expression. he adde
With apprehension:
Il hope It was not on one Of his we
/ days-a charming. lovable youngste
IN spite Of his
Il am not Interested in hearing abou
him. broke in Sonia in a curiousl
q level. emotion,ess voice. 1T was Ion
o ago that we met. He will have forgo
$ ten me even as-as ! have forgofte