Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-20

dred tickets. The American manager
had shown neither foresight nor COM
mon sense. and his hacker withdrew
his support. The percentage demand
ed by the managers in Florence, Genoa,
Milan and Venice was so exorbi-
tant (although they had agreed to a
moderate term in the beginning) that
it would have been nothing short of
foolhardiness to try to fill the book
ings. The singing of the prima donna.
however, had created a highly favora-
BILE impression among the critics, but
h was unknown. The writer also
advised Mr.. Hillard not to put his
money in any like adventure.
That's hard luck" growled Merri-
hew, who saw his hopes go down the
horizon.
But it makes me out a pretty good
prophet" was billiards. rejoinder.
"The angels money gave out. Too
many obstacles. To conquer a people
and a government by light opera-it
can't be done here. And so the Ameri-
can Comic Opera company at the pres
ent moment is negotiating in some little
boarding house waiting for money
from home"
MeErihew gnawed the end Of his
"a All his pleasant dreams had
burst like soap bubbles. Had they not
always done so? There would be no
jaunts With kitty. no pleasant little
excursions. no little suppers after the
performance. And what's a Michel
angelo or a Titan when a mans in love?
Brace up, Dan. Who knows? kitty
may be on the high seas-that is. if
she has taken my advice and got a
return ticket. I'll give you a dinner at
the Bertolini tonight. and you may
have the magnum of any vintage you
like. Well have Tomass drive us down
the Via Caracciolo. 1t will take some
of the disappointment out of your
system
They had ridden up and down the
Via Caracciolo twice when they espied
a huge automobile. ultramarine blue.
1t passed with a cloud Of dust and a
rumble which was thunderous. Hillard
half rose from his seat.
"Somebody you know" asked Merri-
heW.
"The man at the wheel looked a bit
like Sandford.'
"Sandford? By George, that would
be jolly"
"Perhaps they will come this way
again. Tomass, follow that motor"
Sure enough. when the car reached
the Largo Vittoria it wheeled and
came rumbling back. This time Hill
lard had no doubts. He stood up and
waved his arms. The automobile
parked and groaned and came to a
stand.
Hello, Sandfordn.'
"Jack Hillard, as 1 live, and Dan
Merrihew. Nell" turning to one of
the three pretty women in the ton
neau, what did l tell you? l felt
it in my bones that we would run
across some one we knew"
"Or over them," his wife laughed.
When we meet an old friend in a
foreign land, one who has accepted
Jul dinners and with whom we have
often dined. what is left but to fall on
his neck and weep? There was. then,
over this meeting much ado with hand
shaking and compliments, h%andshak-
ing and questions. and, as in all cases
like this. every one talked at once
how was old New York, how was
the winter in Cairo, and so forth
and so on-till a policeman politely
told them that this was not a private
thoroughfare and that they were
blocking the way. So they parted, the
two young men having promised to
dine with the Sanford party that
evening.
"What luck, Dan" Hillard was ex-
uberant.
Saves you the price of a dinner"
II wasn't thinking Of that. But
shall find out all about her tonight
"Who?"
1.-THE lady in the fog, the masquer
aiding lady!!'