Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-23

uas the aspect 81 the matter vhich. !
was Obliged 10 admit. ssSssd prs--eui r.
sclf to nny SISTER ia law. aud AGAINST .
verdict based on such esiaeuoe hsd
really no aefca-c 10 oaer u may b.
Slsg-o-rd- thea. that giFs-.csased my
sc.f in Fark laBc ia a sbanIcfsced-
Skss-ps-h fashion. s,n the v-psi. as
srsvyt.oa was Ho; 50 alarming a. I
lad feared 1t turned cot that ! had
dosse nss what Rose wished. bat the
sext hest thing what she had psos.se-
sied- She had declared that I should
make NO notes. -ccord no olscrvatioas.
osthcr ne materials. Ny brother. -
the ossssr hAnd had i.seu weak enough
To maintain that a resny seeioo- ~
solve had st lrHeth animated me
Nhes returned ~wpty handed Rs,r
Gas - sceapis1 in tr,smS,Ains ever
ourhe.<loa that she vt Oe down gate
s.sily. dcvOting tbe greaser part Il he<
sesusOaches ts my failHse to advise my
frseeas II my wbereat0uts
We've wasted u not ~ time trying
- aoA YOU she said
Il know you have" said l. Han
sar ambassador have Nd weary lives
En- MY account George Featherly told
NE 10. Hut Why SHOULD you have lseeH
anxious; I can take care ef myself"
on. IL wasn't that" she cried scorn-
eslly. but I wanted to tell you about
Sir Jacob Borrosiaile. You know he's
GVt an embassy-st csst he will have
in a Month-and he wrote TO say he
hossed You wouid go with him"
Where's he going to:"
Hes going 10 succeed Lord Topham
At Strelsau." said she. You couldn't
have a nicer place. short of Paris"
''strelsau, HIM" said 1. glancing at
my brother.
'Oh. that doesn't matter" exclaimed
Rose impatiently. Now. you viii go.
wont your
Il don't know that care about IT."
''Oh. you're too exaspcrating,"
And | don't think I can go to strcl-
sau. My dear Rose. would 1t be-suit- ,
ablef"
''Oh. nobody remembers that horrid
old story now"
Upon this I took out ~ my pocket
portrait Of the King OF Ruritania. 1t
had been taken a month or two before
he ascended the throne. and he wore a
full beard. Nevertheless she could not |
miss my point when I said. putting it /
into her hands:
In case you've not seen or not no
ticed a picture of Rudolf ". there he 4
is. Don't YOU think they might recall
the story il appeared at the court of
Ruritaniaf"
My sistcr-in-law looked at the por
trait and then at me.
Good gracious she said and flung
the photograph down on the table.
What do you say. Bob?" I asked
Burlesdon got up. went to corner Of |
the room and searched in a heap Of |
newspapers. Presently he came back 1
with copy of the Illustrated London
News. Opening the paper, he displayed
4 double page engraving of the corona
tion Of Rudolf V. at Strclsau. The pho
tograph and the picture he laid side by
side. l sat at the table fronting them.
and as l looked l grew absorbed. My
eye Travelled from my own portrait to
Sapt, to StrakencZ, to the rich robes OF
the cardinal to Black Michaers face, to
the stately figure Of the princess by his
side. Long looked and eagerly. l was
reused hy my brothers hand on my
Shoulder. He was gazing down at me
with a puzzled expression.
ITS remarkable likeness. you see,"
said 1. Il really think had better not
60 TO Ruritania''
Rose. though half convinced, would
not abandon her position.
ITS just an excuse" she said pet
tishly. You don't want to do anything.
Why, you might become an ambassa-
dor.
Il don't think I want to he an am
bassador." said 1.
ITS more than you ever will be-" she
retorted.
That is very likely true, but it is not
more than l have been. The idea OF
being an ambassador could scarcely
dazzle me. had been king.
30 pretty Rose left us in dudgeon.
and BurlesdOn, lighting a cigarette.
looked at me still with that curious
gaze.
That picture in the paper he said.
We'll. what OF It? 1t shows that the
king OF Ruritania and your humble
servant are as like as two peas"
My brother shook his head.
Il suppose So" he said But I
should know you from the man in the
And not from the picture in the
papery
should know the photograph from
the picture; the pictures very like the
but
"Well?'
ITS more like you" said my bro
ther
Ny brother is 4 good man and true.
no that, for all that he is a married
man and mighty fond Of his wife, he