The Washington times., 1910-02-06

! with the people who formed tue group
around her.
I did not seek the prince after all
turned aside realizing that 1 would
rather be alone with the pleasure bic
Thril which still pulsed IN my veins
than 10 crush il out with society talk,
which was MY particular aversion /
wandered on through the rooms, pauS-
ing for moment here and there TO
exchange greetings with acquaintance,
and ar last emerged upon the glass
covered garden which was a miniature
forest OF Shrubbery. palms ana floral
miracles Il vas q spacious place dim
~ lighted ny lamps that were shaded
oy red and green and yellow globes,
md IL was traVerSed by paths that
were carpeted with Eastern rugs and
bcrdered - 3ilurinE hooks so daintily
things sentimental as 20 be indeScriD-
able The garden was an Oriental para
disc. blooming IN The midst Of a Rus
sian winter: and I thought with q
Tor even though he were aiOne-fO- II
set MIN to thinking As If 10 render
the contrast even greater there was a
furious SnOwstorm raging outside. and
I could hear the wind bowling ana
ShTielJuS past the house. and the rat
tie or the SNOW as II hurried itself into
FRAGMENTS against the glass covering
OF me enclosure. wandered on down
the ratl 1 had taken as far as the
extremity OF the garden, and then
turned into other paths I paused once
n1ther and thither unheedingly- but at
last / entered one Of the Turkish hooks
and composed myself comfortably
among the cushions There ] gave my
self I'D 10 the deIiCiOCsness of the hour
for no other word can describe is
There ned seemed not to Je another
soLl IN the garden when entered IT.,
and / telt all thai bliss which solitude
lends &c perfect surroundings. There
might have been a thousand persons
{. traVeTsinS the paths, and ] could not
H.
startled JUt Of ny reveries by hearing
my own uame-or rather the one by
which I vas known-prO2Ounced n a
voice Uh-en I had learned. IN a few
brief moments, to recognize
''Du5Tavuik, said the princess, evil
IDENTIFY in reply 10 a question concerning
me. She uttered my name IN a manner
that thrilled me, too Her companion,
+ Il man, responded
Bah. A friend Of Prince 81ichaeTs
ara -HerefOr~ friend Of the Cars.
Il would be a dangerous experiment to
-. ms. discuss 1t another
time, ivan Shall We go in here2'
They had paused directly in front OF
the place mere I was concealed. or
rather, only half concealed, for they
could have seen me II either had
Glanced 10 look in my direction I
could see .heu4 plainly a. l. was d
nestled loser among the cushions and
closed f. eyes, expecting discovery
Tut for some reasGn-fate impelled-
brleSS-they passed on a few steps
. and entered another OF the Turkish
bowers which was the counterpart OF
the one that cOnceaIed me. and theE
seated themselves 50 near to me that
I could have reached out one hand and
touched them had il not been for the
intervening screen Of tapestry which
rartitiOucd the two Enclosures The
few words 7 had overheard convinced
me that 7 was not TO listen 70 cor
hdences OF sentimental nature: other
wise I should have made my presence
known and escaped The sentence that
had reached me. uttered by the man.
suggested another reason for the tryst,
and therefore listened, convinced that
ID was my duty TO do so