The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-03

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drop where it is For your own hap
piness'-
But Popoff was once more at the key
hole.
They're standing up t" so" he re-
ported. Now she's be- Ilnilg TO face
this way. It's CA SOIL ..orl,,'
The poor old llln i tG~trel away
from the door us u! IA Stru X be-
tween the eyes. Ieell = u Il hair. he
collapsed ara buiirn a. lf.,' IN his
hands
mo, no. 1t can't be, u anu he
moaned. And yet Il. IDLY be
mistaken. Nj wifi. A.
"Hrace up. our elrelle.sy. e treat
ed Danilo in genuine distress 'PuA
yourself together. There are people
coming along the Walk, Don't make q
scene Perhaps you were mistaken
NO; | SAW her." groanec Iopon.
my own wife and De Jolidon! And
he kissed her hand"
"Oh, | dare say she was more kissed
against thar kissing" Danilo observed
c~onsolinsl.-. But be careful. sir. A
whole lot of people are within ear
shot"
.'Then let them know the wOrst!"
cried PopOff in a voice that brought a
number of guests hurrying to the spot.
IN denOunce her before them all!
Come GU of there" he beloved. rush.
Ing forward. both of you! Come out!'
He threw the summer houSe door
wide open and shrank back. incredu-
lous. aghast.
On the threshold stood De Jolidon
and-Sonia!
gled the confused ambassador. this
this change and
"You called to us to come out" re-
turned Sonia calmly. /"Nay ! ask
what you wanted of usY
"Sonia" gasped Danilo. And through
the confusion Of Many excited voices
she heard him and thrilled to the note
e anguish in his half stiied cry.
tiff it was you who were In
there with NJ. de Jolidon," stammered
Popofr, where is my wife|
"Here l am. dear" answered Natalie,
| stepping out of the crowd. with which
she had mingled after her hurried exit
through the rear door of the summer
house. Here ! am! What is the mat.
tery'
Matter enough cried her husband.
II could have sworn 1 saw you sitting
In that arbor with NJ. de Jolidon."
my dear"
Natulie's exclamation was a triumph
OF shocked propriety.
HE was kissing your hand,
! thought" went on the dazed ambassa-
dor.
This time Natalie moved away from
him in offended dignity. But Popo6
FASTENED to throw his arm about her
and draw her back.
II was wrong" he assured her-"a
blunder Of eyesight! I APOLOGIZE! I'm
sorry. r.
II begin to understand" put in Sonia,
stepping forward in fear lest Natalie
overdo her pose Of %virtuous indigna-
ton. 1T seems that the Marsovian
ambassador has done me the honor to
listen at a keyhole in hopes Of over
hearing my conversation. Sooner than
disappoint him. Nj. de Jolidon, will you
please repeat to him just what You
said to me in there?"
De JOlidOn understood. II Natalie
was to be saved, If Sonia was not to
be talked about, heroic measures were
necessary.
II asked Nine. Sonia Sadowa," said
he, ITO do me the honor to become my
wife,!
Danilo stood motionless, his lips. set
in a white line. amid the buzz Of CON-
gratulations nd'iaughter that followed
De Jolidon's announcement. Sonia
noted his agony and said joyfully to
herself:
"My prince, l think I've won! You'll
have to speak, o o or late, now. and
when you do
"And Marsovia loses the twenty mil
lions! Popor muttered, recovering his
self possession and somewhat belated-
~ r. ".-i'sering his country's needs.
"Pril"e." called Sonia mischievous-
E, Il haven't heard your congratula-
lions yet. You don't look as happy a.
you might at the news"
X1dppy. ccuOcQ OdullO, WIl0 n
scornful. mirthless laugh. why
shouldn't l be? Accept my congratu-
lations, my paternal blessing and any
thing else you choose to levy IN me
for. My W motto is, Love when you
may, propose seldom and marry-not
It all!
"Les me tell you 4 little fairy story:
There were once a prince and a prin-
cess. They loved each other. But the
prince was poor and dared not tell OF
his love for fear Of being thought a
fortune hunter. His silence made the
princess angry. So she went and prom
ised her hand to another man, and
they all lived m%iserably unhappy ever
after. And the moral Of that stupid
little story Is that I'm sick Of respect
ability. and I'm awake from my crazy
dream Of love, and I'm going back to
Maxim's. and you can all 20 to-1faf.
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