The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-29

scared of women, Lucinda. for he is well-known heart-breaker. Now, should like to know what's bringing him over to the States?"
 Perhaps he is looking for a rich wife. young Marquis. with face like an old picture, is bound to have good time over there-you can bank on thati"
 And the lady is bound to have dol lars, blue blood. and beauty" retoined Mrs. Shayne--"you can bank on that. She must also be Roman Catholic" Well. I don't expect he will be so easily suited" said Mrs. Webber. Af-
 ter a reflective silence she added: "There is miss Calder in the state
 room next yours. and they do say she has eight million dollars"
 "I call her very homely-just rack for f..e clothesi No. she would never do. See, shall ask James Mo William to bring up the Marquis and present him to us, and then will nd out what is bringing him over."
 Afternoon tea was a refreshment ta- ken standing, or in Lad weather, cling Ing or slic.ng about the upper deck. According to certain marine Mede and Persian laws. tea cups were excluded from the library; certainly. there was the alternative of descending four
 storys and enjoying a pot of tea in pot in the saloon. but most people preferred to remain above-board and run certain risks.
 As Paul de Sarazin lounged against
 a doorpost, slipping the best Ceylon l mixture. MT. McWiiiiam suddenly ac-
 costed him, and said
 T say, LIarquis, want to introduce l you to a lady who knew you at Biar-
 ritz-by sight"-and before he could
 expostulate or escape, Mir. McWilliam | was muttering: Mrs. Sherry-Shane. may present the Marquis de Sarazin Mrs. Webberf the Marquis de 5arazin." l" --and he found himself launched on a | new acquainttance.
 After a little talk about the weather and the run, Wont you come right away and sit with us, and have a chat?" said Mrs. Shayne. handing him I her empty cup. 'T am devoted to Biar- ritz. and we are sure to have some mu- | tual friends"
 ''No doubt" he answered. with a low bow. and he followed the ladies to their | special sheltered nook, and assisted
 them to arrange their rugs and eush- | ions, with a dexterity that betokenod long practice.
 After some desultory talk about Biar- I ritz, golf, and various entertain
 mems. Mrs. Shayne proceeded, fin a del- icate and subtle fashion, to question
 
 his plans. She touched on money in-
 vestments. trusts. and matrimony; but Paul adroitly parried all inquiries, and
 the sharp -witted American widow
 found that she could make nothing of
 the gallant but elusive Spaniard. He | remained an agreeable mystery; never
 theless--or perhaps on account of this
 fact--he became exceedingly popular
 with his new friends. He was cuIti-
 vated. charming, and attractive: so
 were they. The ladies lured him into the library to play bridge-26 cents a huRdred--introduced him to various | pretty girls, promenaded the deck in his company, took him into their set
 and under their wing--in short. petted
 him to his hearts content. This, need less to say. was no new experience for Paul de Sarazln.
 But, alas! when within three days of New York, that capricioua terma- Rant the Atlantic flew into a sudden fury; she rose and scattered the clever
 ladies who played bridge, emptied the
 steamer chairs, separated Paul from his charming friends. and left him to pace the deck in medltative solitude
 The weather was bad. and Paul had
 the promenade more or less to him-
 self: many of the men were playing | cards in the smoke-room-or prostrate
 elsewhere.
 As Paul paced the long expanse with
 his hands in his pockets and the inev. | itable cigarette fin his mouth. he had | ample leisure for reflection. Here there was nothing to distract his at-
 tention. beyond the angry storm ] clouds and the tumbiing expanse of heaving. grey seas. He was alone in mid-ocean. entirely cut of from the l worid-his own world; and here he could ponder without interruption on his future and on his past His was not a retrospective mind; hitherto life
 had been too full and too crowded; one event had ever. come treading on the heels of another, and compelled him
 to forget certain affairs and overlook certain people, But no mad allowing | or thrusting had ever succeeded in
 driving La Rubia entirely from his thoughts; 1t had not needed Mrs.