Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-25

dissipation. and the very first minute
really need him he refuses tt
come"
"Oh no. your eXcelency, pleaded
Nish; 'scar' ely 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
IL he promised he'll come. Diplomat
| ically speaking, Prince Danilo's word
is as good as his bond"
/ "Diplomatically speaking your excel
lency." affirmed Nish. he agrees to
! be here as soon as be has finished the
! magnum of champagne that was in the
! Ice pail beside him when l left"
How much Of it was gone"
THE cork was not yet drawn. but
BE Oh the lookout for him. Mr..
Nish. When he comes put Ice on his
head II necessary. Sober him at any
cost"
II fancy it will be cheaper than fill.
Ing him up. I'll 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 rustic. ii whisper that resolved
itself Mt last into the excited phrases:
1.-The widow has arrived" Twenty
millions and unincumberrd" Widow
OF Sadowa, the animated money bag"
"a Monte Cristo fortune for some
lucky man" Her name is Sonia Sa.
dowa; twenty milionS-red hair too,
but q beauty" "Twenty millionsw
'"The Merry Widow"
Down the stairway from the dress
Ing rooms and into the salon swept
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
half score of gallants. all wing for
a word. look from the beauty land
fortune) Of the Paris season.
Two men--the Marquis Of Cascade
and the Count de St. Brioche-were
lucky enough to claim for moment
or two her attention
mo, no. Sonia was saying in pro.
test. AT home, In Marsovia men don't
make such pretty speeches. Courtship
there Is very primitive and marriage
is for life. When a man makes love to
another's wife, he is promptly shot. |
When wife fiirts, her husband beats |
her black and blue-a good plan. Why
not try 1t in PARISH
"Delightful" exclaimed Cascade. do
you know, madame, we have been
counting the moments until you ap-
peared?'
II can well believe it," assented So
MIA 1T must have been Just like
counting money"
"Oh. madame" protested the group,
horrited
Don't l know" retorted Sonia. a
little bitterly. ITS always like that.
People count me like so much money.
If 1t is coarse for me to say so, re-
member I'm farmers daughter and
that in my country people call spade
a spade"
Popof and Natalie came hufriedly in
to pay their respects to the guest upon
whom Marsovia's hopes 80 depended.
AT sign from the ambassador the 9th.
ers drew back
80 you were shocking some of our
Paris gallants?" beamed the a1nbsssa
dor What child Of nature you
lre!"
you mean," countered Sonia, that I
am peasant dressed up. How I wish
sometimes that were real peasant
againw
"Ah!" chuckled Popoff. Child of ma
lure, true child of nature, always
the dear old days on the
'arm-the bleating of the pigs, the new
aid milk, the tomatoes freshly dug
Up and all the simple joys of the coun-
;ry! But want you to meet tonight
'ome of our Marsovian nobility-for
Instance, Prince Danilo, a charming
7oung fellow. He'll be here presently.
Oaniio Isl
But the mischief had died out of
'onia's eyes. Her face was paler than
vas its won't and there was a stern
ook as Of pain about the daintily
.hlseled mouth
Il have already met Prince Danilo,a
he said CURLY.
"Really?" cried Popoff. Then, not
ng her change Of expression, he added
With apprehension: f
4 hope it was not on one Of his wet
lays--a charming. lovable youngster
n spite Of his"
am not Interested In hearing abort
him." broke in Sonia in curiously
evel, emotionless voice. ut was long
80 that we met. He viii have forgot
en- me even as--as I have forgotten
lin. Let US talk Of something else,
,lease. =
Even Popotf could zee something was
amiss.