New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

for sport VIII YOU believe it. one has the greatest
djHcultv IN getting a good knock at polo unless
there Is a crowd of ladies on the lawn.
'Ahl / begin % see light
That Is not the reason asked YOU 10 come II
YOU honOred me SO greatly YOU would be the nrst
woman, my mother excepted. i have ever driven 20
English. OF course there are some rrs1-rate French
teams. but YOU can take It from that they show
their real form only before the ladies.
AS In the Journeys 0t old
PerharS r. is the same al the chateauX. Every
wants his best girl 70 watch his prowess with the
gun -.,.--,.,..,,......,...--.-r...-,. -.-r ...-, ~.
il. but loan kind hearted and did not hesitate
an instant.
leisure and independent means she Said suaveIv.
Something Of the sort.
"a am sorry for v0u Mr. belgrade.
Il am rather sorry for myself 40 times. he
admitted and If Joan had chaueed -1 glance ar
HIM She would have seen q somewhat peculiar eS-
preston ON his face. But why do YOU call me Mr..
She gazed at him now IN blank be7ilderment-
1u5r second ZOO late 10 that expression. Ism
belgrade YOUR name. She asked.
Yes IN sense People mostly cal me Alec-
CORRECTLY speaking Alec isn't mother darling Tor
Alexis but II goes. anyhow.
Sometimes ] think YOU a American she
Half" he said. Ny mother IS an American,
INV father Kosnovian-well, rust kosnovlan-
And pray what Is that, she cried.
Haven't YOU heard of Kosnovia. 1t Is little
Balkan State.
Is there some mystery. then. about your name:
"O on. no. plain Alec
Am 70 cali YOU plain Alec,
But it follows that YOU would call me plain
Joan
Let It 60 at Joan"
Very well. Good morning. Alec.
No no Miss Vernon Don't be veNed. l really
did not mean 10 be rude. And YOU promised YOU
know
Promised what"
That might help carry your traps Please don't
send me away.
He was So contrite that loan weakened again. 1T
Is rather friendly hear Christian OCca-
sionallv" she declared. Il VIII compound on the
Alec YOU viii tell me why the belgrade applies only
IN "a sense.
~Done-Toan." said he. greatly daring. He
waited the mere9t fraction ot time but she gave
sign " " stipulation Is of the slightest he added
81 that discourse IN the Louvre Where are YOU
working.
In the G-ande Galerie. on a subject that en-
lov. TOO. People have such odd notions as % nice
pictures. They choose them 90 match the furniture
Now this Is quite delightful 70 copy and not
verv difficult. But YOU shall see
They entered the Louvre from the Quai
JOAN was undoubtedly iurred Here IN very
> truth that irrepressble Henri descended from
his bronze horse and walking bV her side. That ms
later happened 90 he Alec did AT all
She knew that a spireful Bourbon had melted down
less than two statues Of Napoleon IN order 90 pro-
duce the cavalier who approved of her every time
she crossed the Pont Neut and II seemed If some of
the little Corslcan $ dominance was allied with a
touch of Bearnals swagger the stalWart Youth whom
she had met for the first time RudIns studio about
three weeks earlier.
They were steel and magnet at once. belgrade
had none Of the bOulevariIer abounding self con-
ceIt or loan would never have gwen hm q second
look. while loan frank cOmradcshIp was vastly
allurIng than the skilled coquetry that left him
cold. Physically. too they were well mated, each
obviously made for the other by a discriminating
Providence They were rust beginning discover
the fact. and TINS alarmed loan