The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-26
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! IN my own heart, then; yes. OF
counsel"
She helped herself daintily to por-
ton of the white meat OF the fowl.
yes" she went on, as though speak
ing to herself, ION the whole, rather
like him. Yet what fool! All, such
a droll IDIOT
How so, madam" / expcstulated.
81 thought | was doing very we'll"
''Yet you cannot guess how to per-
susde me?"
! mo; how could that be?''
Always one gains by offering some
| equivalent, value for value-especially
! with women, monsieur
She went on as though to herself.
| Come, now, 1 fancy him! He is
| handsome, he is discreet, he has cour-
age, he is not usual, he is not Curl
| Gus; but ah, mon Dieu, what fOOl!'
| admit me to be a fool, madam,
! since it is true; but tell rhe in my
! folly what equivalent / can offer one
! who has everything in the world
| wealth, taste, culture, education, wit,
learning, beauty?"
! go on! Excellent"
who has everything as against
my nothing! What value, MADAME"
| why, gentle idiot to get an an
/ swer ask question, always"
i 81 have asked it,"
| But you cannot guess that might
F., ask one? So, then, one answer for
| another, we might do-what you
/ Americans call some business-eh?
Will you answer my question:"
ASK it, then"
Were you married-that other
night?"
| So, then, she was woman after all,
and curious! pulled myself into con-
! troll and looked her fair in the face.
Madam" l said, look at my face
and read your own answer"
! She looked, searching me, while
every nerve of me tingled; but at last
she shook her head. NO." she
sighed Il cannot yet say"
l raised my kerchief over my head.
"a truce, then, madam! Let us leave
the one question against the other for
time
Excellent! l shall get my answer
first, in that case, and for nothing"
| How 500"
| Il shall only watch you. As vs. are
here now, l were fool, worse than
you, if l could not tell whether or not
you are married. None the less, I
commend you, l admire you, because
you do not tell me. If you are not,
you are disappointed. If you are, you
are eager!"
Il am in any case delighted that l
can interest madam"
| "Ah, but you do! / have not been
interested, for so long! All, the great
heavens, how fat was Mr.. Pakenham,
how thin was Mr.. Calhoun! But you
come, monsieur, the night is long.
| Tell me of yourself. l have never be-
fore known savage"
value for value only, madam!
Will you tell me in turn of yourself?"
| saw her dark eyes study me once
more At last she spoke again. AT
least" she said, lit would be rather
vulgar if / did not explain some of
|
know when ask you to come into
this home, as into my other home in
| Washington"
| "In Heavens name, how many of
these homes have you, then? Are
they all alike?"
Five only now" she replied, in the
most matter-of-fact manner in the
| Of oil 70 a1i 70
where else?"
In Paris, in Vienna, in London"
she answered You see this one,
! you see them all. They serve, they
suffice. This little scheme it has
| pleased me to reproduce in some of
the capitals of the world. 1t is at
least as well chosen as the taste Of
the prince of Orleans, son of Louis
Philippe, could advise"
This with no change of expression.
drew long breath.
She went on as though / had
spoken my friend" she said, do
not despise me too early. There is
abundant time. Before you judge, let
the testimony be heard"
Il am not your Judge, madam, but
| it will be long before l shall think a
harsh thought of you. Tell me what
a woman may. Do not tell me what a
secret agent may not. ask no prom
Uses and make none. You are very
beautiful You have wealth. 1 call
| you, madam You are married?"
| 81 was married at Is"
/ AT Is! And your husband died"
"He disappeared"
"Your own country was Austrian"
| Call me anything but Austrian!
left my country because I saw there
only oppression and lack of hope. No,
am Hungarian"
II should guess then perhaps you
| went to Parish"
! "Of course" she said, "of course!
of coursei In time reasons existed
why 1 should not return to my home.
1 had some little fortune, some
singular experience, some ambitions
of my own. What I did, l did. At
least, / saw the best and worst of
Europe"
Il have heard vaguely of some such
things, madam" said. Il know that
in Europe they have still the fight