Evening star., 1909-05-16

and feet were larger than any man has a right
to possess for his own exclusive use.
No, YOU re not fool, lmpatlently cried the
Margarine, regardless of self contradiction
Many persons who have not one-half your
brains, nor one-tenth your wit. nor one-hun-
dredth part of your learning. believe you are a
fool but they don't know you, my liebiiug, they
don't know youi
The old lady reached over to Adolph's chair
and caressinglv took his hand This was early
in the afternoon. before the Margarine had
become either eloquent or emphatic.
They think YOU are Il fool. the old lady
continued, because they Judge YOU by the
expression of Your face and by what they call
your foolish grin. To me the grin IS a sweet
smile, because | know that back OF it are in
tellIgence gentleneSS, honor, and truth Others
do not understand that what they are pleased
to call YOUR silly expression is merely beer and
kindness. 50, Judging, as the world usually
does, by surface appearances, they put you
down for a fool. No, my dear son, YOU re not a
fool in a general way 1t is only in this particu
lar case that you are lacking | am provoked
that YOU. who are wise and of discerning Judg-
ment at all other times, should be a fool now
when you need wisdom more than at any other
period in Your life Great things await YOU,
Adolph, great things of which you are wholly
worthy, and Your only folly consists in your
present fear doubt and heSitancy. No, my
son, YOU re not fool
DLEASE, mother don't take from me my only
hope" pleaded Adolph. blinking and
chuckling till his fat sides shook You are
wrong, | am an elaborate fool in broad, beau
tiful comprehensive sense But in this partlc-
uar case" the Margrave sighed, quatfed a
great potation of beer. and continued" but
in this case-well. mother, YOU will pardon me
for saving SO, but | am wise and you are fool,
"a fool to believe that any woman. least OF all
a Young and beautiful girl, could care for me
fnr -b.,f cba Uaff frpr, me
No, no. son, no, no." pleaded the loving
mother
Yes. mother. YOU are wrong You are not
content with mere foollshneSs; you insist on
nothing less than downright insanity when you
allow YOUR love for me to raise hope that the
most beautiful Princess in the world could
could .4eh! dear mother, you must see a
physician that can minister to mind diseased.
The Margrave laughed softly. but there was
a note of pain in his voice, and an expression OF
kindly, ugly face No, mother" he continued
with a sigh, :. am too short by foot and too
broad by nearly two feet to suit a lady's taste
You have Just said that my face wears the ex-
preston of a fool .Ach! there is nothing about
me to please lady | know it. please don t
arouse nv vanity. 1t sleeps. and may cause me
great trouble if it awakens :
The Margrave paused for moment. straight
ened up in his chair, dropped for a time his
bantering mood, and spoke with sorrowing
edrneStneSS know that IN not q 1901, out
with this grinning. thick Tipped, blear eyed
landscape Of face. can't make the world be-
live otherwise Again he fell back to the
testing vein 1T is true that at times pearls of
wisdom and gems Of wit drop from my lips
but the trouble is this people me all the
time and hear me only part of the time, so.
YOU see the chances are against me proportion
atelv. and my face is sure to win Why, there
fore, should l try to climb to the mountain
top. only to fall off, III remain just con-
tented fool, drink my beer of afternoons with
nv dear old mother and after all I'll beat the
ma ioritv of mankind in the race for happiness :"
mo, no, Adolph,' said the Margarine
gently The Princess Wilhelmina is 50 kind.
sweet, and SO wise that she will soon learn to
see your worth She will not laugh at you as
giddv fools do She will revel in your wit, will
glory in your wisdom. will love your gentle
strength, and will eagerly CLEAN knowledge from
your learning.
'Acl. mother-leblingi l wish I could agree
with vou'"
VOU may, you must. you shall insisted the
! Margarine Where is there a German
born Prince that speaks English as you do
And YOU know Nina loves the language better
than she loves her own She has been instruct
ed in it since her babyhood, because of her be-
trothal to the English Prince | admit that the
treaty of betrothal to Prince Frederick of Eng
land still exists in a manner, but it holds only
by thread and has never really been treaty
in fact The English King. George, will never
consent to the marriage, and Grumkow says
that Mina's father. though to all appearances
abiiipp by the old contract would die before