The Washington times., 1910-07-05
By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT

Il do nos Ike 10 be Knocked. Mr..
'sAI5cl<edi Is il possible that YOU sup
pose-that you do not know that
THAT viii do Two white spots
shown in the red OF the girls face
That viii do I am under no illusions
about myself, 1lr- Scott No woman
can reach my age without being aDiS
to measure fairly well the extent OF
her attractiveness for men am not
attractive
There was wistfulness in her
wound have Slv-n half iEy me Tor me
right tic take her In my aTIns-tO KEN
he- that she was the falreSt and Gear
est girl in al the world
But / would not might be spy
but Z bad not vet sunk low enough TO
trade on WOmans heart MiSeraDly
u sought for words TO comfort heF,
ans could not find them
As ] bluudcr~d along. she sighed a
little and went ON
'EFCu If 7 were attractive, more
would be needed 10 explain the men
who have asked my hand are ali men
who marry only IN their own caste or
Cor some compelling reason They do
NOT MARI penniless American girls
fOl love"
inns gave me my opportunity.
who are they" ] asked.
Marian hesitated. "Why should ]
keep their names secret she said
me OF else they had some secret mo-
tive. Ia either case, they deserve no
consideration The nTst was Baron
HetStrIa.'
"Hofsteirg~ was thunderstruck.
Why, be is a cousin Of the German
.'i.xae5iy. The second was Coun:
Connected with the Russian en-
yes. The third individual was Sir
7 Henri. fasceIfe--'
An Ergishmau-
"a member OF one Of the oldest fam
Fi.ies in Great Britain nave known
f1GC baron one week 4 nave known
/ None Of them ever saw nae before
None of trCm have ever been to these
Springs before
( "AII sought me Qua as soon as they
Ierrived, and have paid ardent court
2 20 me ever since Your tennis may
4Lavs prevented your noticing. ] infer
st-at they came here expressly 10 pro-
Ipose So me why
] shook my head II cannot guess
4 But you-dc YOU really mean that roa
. have no Idea Of their m0tiyesy is there
I rg iuducemeHl Of which they might b.
q aEaFeE Nr-par1en me - Do money p
. That is usually the bait Iu transatlantic
] ma rrle EeS'
There is nothing that know or 7
. gurEs-a noes. while perhaps not quite so
, obvious as they seem contain $40 FAR as
81 know. nothing shat could possibly
J cause me To DE sought by men such rs
/ Tu me d looked very much like the
work or tire other nations which aC-
( goTglHE 30 'olo1ti Vote, were i'yink 20
{ md traces OF the tlEiitEe. bat could
nos suggest this without betrdyluE my
, Own knowledge
/ IT'S beyond me- f answered at last,
I with seeming fraukues=. There ~hould
I Ire some clue 5n the fact that thev are
lam Europeans II O knew more about
{ YOU B might guess better Have YOU
I DO un- wish 60 force roar confidence
Irt have you any relations WITH Europe
3 For ar instant Marian hesitafed. and 8
Co satisfy my treachery- Then she Shoes
Zone she replied
D pulled myself together
Miss T.atour.- Z said. .-ft would DE
/ ridiculous for me % pretend That there
fs nothing queer about all this. There
IS something bis mat Epss Win your
hand. and these men know &C.
LAS YOU said just now. Europeans 81
their standing do not propose 20 Anerl-
can girls without some special reason
What ir is cannot guess wish
.. . tr5e1 tn make 71y tone cold and inn
personal. uut in spite Of mFzei my AL
.r4rfo- was evident oh. to take this girl
f- mn AIMS and defy colonel Volta and
.hi= creatures Hith their plots ana l-'e-E
s15-~-
Trims no more about IT," urged.
Take the offers a. the compliments
.-rer- appear Co be ON their face. Is % s."
hard TO believe that these men may
have been Iu earnest
3 The scurnfHI lines iu The E-rl race
melted. and when she ans" eIe1. Dc was
rv.4frort her former bitterness
-T should like 90 think 50, she muir
D .sr,-rra5 vyiSrfulfv- ct should like 70 BE-
.Tievc that some man had really Soue l,
me for myself 10 IS not easy TOT ST,
flo soc an her friends marry ana 10 zee