New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

next wcc< O. huge box Of VI lets arrived fresh and
fragrant from Norley's The tenor 1t he uess~ge
was now growing evident Accor'l-- -a The presents
far received II read, SamuG1 low and II neeted
little ShrewdreSs to construct from -l- The Pr ba5e
declaration SamugI loves YOU
The elegance and coscIiresS OF The -.t-- had =
ready confirmed As-ro's opinion of the japanese
condition Il WAS evident that he ha -- MY birth
and social position at home. but Uc-.'- rs well re
had been shrewd enough 20 send Il hing edible,
such as confectionery, which might -r--1edIaely
arouse distruSt His tact was. indeed - - delicate
Should Priscilla Quarch disdain his .ivances. She
need only pretend not 70 under~----. The acrustlc
He was wise enough not 20 want rg -.- her 70 the
embarrassment of refusing an oVtr- .--er- II case
She should he preiudiCed against --e ORIENT. ne
actually did II seemed. wish 90 he .-r t.r himself
alone as The song has i. with - ---l MS pos
session Of noble birth
] became therefore. a delicate question as %
how and when Miss QuariCh should - informed u
the solution Of her problem As she IL. -.- press t.f
it, however Astro let the matter wat .E e, b. Ei1s
70 receive word from her of The ---s that rliSAI
come No letter came. however --- he expressed
surprise 20 NaleSEa-
I'm Mt at all surprised she remarked
Please write 20 her for an --- z what sle
has received since the vI9lets came s-.- IN WAX
This ValeSIa did, and. in a few j. rs received he
following answer:
Ny DEAR AsrRo.-I had almost :.r- ---- -l-- -4d
asked YOU unravel my ittle rly~re-r @ 81. ..--- @
that It IS hardly worth your while II -- -s
Is vcu ask however, il tel vou that - ..-. 1' -
/ teIephoncd about the vlu-et~. g.r. -..i- !
emerald. a paIr Of opera glasses ami - ..- -
Please don't bother about Il II r.- ------'
much. Yours sincerely
Astro whistIed Il confess don ~ r what %
make Of that" he exclaimed "h-. ..-- II c22
firms my original prophecy She .-- gwen - -
the letters nor their correct order. .. "i--- S-I
does give certainly tll in right He ----- --1
wrote line as follows
Samugi low. on
But whv this sudden lack IF .--.-..- Il -le SCI u
ton of the problem, he denarts'- -l. -.' II.
pose that she have puzzled e. .-. o., -1- 7C-
that perhaps she's 50 ashamed OF It She - -7-- .'
VaIesEa burs- out into a laugh Z saw Mss
OuariCh IN a cab driving up L.N.--- l---.e. ~,
afternoon" she said; and added -- "--H
man
Thompson. or Gerrish:" said A@--.
1t IS FRIDAY isn't It she In .re.- .-..,els- =,
Astro Sprang up. BY JoVe. --'.-- 4-t -
You don't mean 70 say she W-s y-.- s---..-- -.,
In a top hat. NaeSka added H.... .--.. 1T.
shows all YOU know about the human -g AZ
thought she looked At him ratEe~ .1-. - -
first day at the dinner. Only. wanted o1 '---'
YOU knew of women
Less and less every day, Sail ne, ".--- o. ---0
mournful look.
The next MONDAYS paper contained IN -,, ,-.-- y.
Miss Priscilla Quarich eloperaent WIN -T J ri
butler. SamugIS history was gwen -."I'C -
II was one partly to reconcile the G"r~-i~ VIZ -.
scandal of the affair His family. h.s war I1'' L.
academic achievements all received ~s i-7.'. - .
SCTl[tloTl society 6NClsiliilSt NL-I -,af
and forgot the affair next week AS-ru -i-- " "19 80
with yellow porcelain lion Of an a--eirn- uE -l-''
one of the seven left IN the world.
NALESKA'S birthday came that week SlS -I;+5 %I5
in the studio when an eNpressr.l.tn eI-,e[e, -
big basket filled with parcels all addressed ~ ~ n
She opened them first with Sec- 'L(" -l-sge
CreaSing anxiety her face When tLe las, ~ ~Iy+
had been unwrapped and the papers clTeiIS -irG RT
away she spent sometime sitting on the H.,- .,-s IN
at the thirteen several gifts If there were ii I'D
not enter the studio in fact until after She had al
ranged the presents into three rows, n TINS way