Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

the Prince of Wales came in to play pool, and
Jack whispered to the mess president. Beg par
don, sir, but am to call i'm yer R'yal 'Ighness
or Spot Yaller?'"
TOAN shrieked at that, and the sound of her
- mirth brought Princess belgrade to them.
"You are cheerful this morning, Toan," she
said.
Her ready use of the girls Christian name
would have told Felix if he had been present,
that Alec's mother did not by any means share
marriage between her son and this bright faced
American. At any rate. Joan's cheeks glowed.
and there more than convention in the kiss
the two women exchanged, each moved, as it
were. by spontaneous liking for the other.
1T is impossible to be other than cheerful in
Lord Adalberts company" said Joan. Even
yesterday, when bullets were showering IN
through the windows of that wretched hotel. he
made game of them"
so l did,-shouted Mark cock when the
first low one flew across. By CAD that's rather
clever of you. Miss Vernon he grinned.
Il don't know how either of you can find it
in your heart to jest about that dreadful ad-
venture" said the Princess. lay awake for
hours last night thinking of what might have
happened if that man Bosko had not managed
to get away and warn General Stampoff"
|. BY the way. what became of the waiter
Felix sent here from the hotel!' unused Joan
aloud. Il forgot to ask him. Surely the man
came and spoke to some one!"
"Oh, yes, Prince Michael met him and ques-
toned him. Then Monsieur Nesimir took him
in hand: but long before either of them could
make up their minds that he was speaking the
truth Bosko was clear of the mob and Stampof
was bringing his hussars from the War Minis
try.
The Princess spoke hurriedly, and the
younger people were quick to perceive slight
restraint in her words. 1t was quite natural.
A mother, weighing the actions of Others in
matter touching the safety of her son. would
hardly make allowance for the incredulity such
a messenger as Sobieski would inspire and
Beaumanoir tactfully led the talk to a less Sc
rious topic.
YOU charged me a little while ago. Miss
Vernon. with deserving our sovereign lord
the King whereas the exact opposite is true:
my liege. stop at home to-day and amuse my
mother and JOAN his very words Am |
amusing you? No! Then l must go and find
that funny little Pole and beseech him to tell
us his best before breakfast story. Gadi He
has some rippin' after dinner ones. He had us
all roaring last night, and the funniest thing
was to hear him spinning the same yarn in the
local lingo. so that Nesimir and the other Serbs
could share in the festivities Prince Michael
and Alec had the pull of me there. because they
could laugh twice. BY the way. Princess,
Monsieur Polush was well acquainted with
your husband good many years ago. They
first met in New York. it seems. Poluski coolly
informed us that he was obliged to leave War
new explosive specially adapted for removing
crowned heads, Fancy his saying that when
a real live King was sitting next to him!"
ALEC is very fond of Felix. said JOAN . He
knows quite well that friend talks about
things he has never done and never means to
do. Why, Felix is the most tender hearted
man living His generosity is proverbial. and
he would give away the last franc in his pocket
if starving woman begged of him. His anar-
chist notions all nonsense. He has cared
little about political affairs during the last ten
years, and his only real happiness now is to
paint the portrait of a pretty woman and sing
at his work If it was not for the belief that he
is mixed up with dynamitards and other weird
creatures he would be one of the best known
artists in Paris
Beaumanoir called to mind the quiet con-
fidence in Poluski's voice when describing the
potency of that curious cigar-shaped bomb
which so narrowly escaped being hurled at the
mutineers during the fight. There is a lot more
in Poluskis makeup than one would give him
credit for at glance" said he.
81 understand he was really frebrand in
his youth, remarked the Princess. my hus-
band and he disagreed SO strongly at one period
that their acquaintance ceased during many
years. Indeed, met him yesterday practically
for the first time
She sighed. Joan realized that Princess Del
grado was perplexed to find her son with SO
many new interests in life, interests of which
she had no cognizance. He might have dwelt
in some city thousand miles removed from
Paris. for all she knew of his associates or