The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-17

WILL !" w ~ y "
Kitty. Smith had already seen
4 Il it. He waved 1t aside moodily.
La Signorina's eyes roved as In an eff
fort to find some way out.
ITS a pretty kettle Of fish," said
O'Mally, rather pleased secretly I'm
having created so dramatic a moment.
There's nothing for us to do but to
clear out. bag and baggage"
Then La Signorina rose to her feet.
She took the card from Kitty's fin
gers, tore it into many pieces and flung
them over the wall.
1--WE have been betrayed she cried
a storm in her eyes.
"Retrayedi In what manner?' asked
Hillard
"Her highness has had no hand in
this. / know. Some one with malice
has done this"
La %Signorina. her arms folded. her
lips compressed into a thin line OF
scarlet. the anger In her eyes un
abated, began to walk back and forth.
O'Mally gripped Smith by the arm
and pointed TO the gates.
Two carabinieri and an inspector Of
seals, dusty, but stern OF countenance.
came up the path. The inspector came
on, Without touching his cap-a bad
sign-he laid upon the tea table Il card
and 4 newspaper, familiar now tc
them all
"Sicnora," he said politely. but coldly
to the whilom prima donna. will you
do me the honor to explain this? We
have some doubts as to the authority
upon which this invitation was is
sued"
She spoke evenly. almost i%nsolentiy
1.-THE invitation is perfectly regular"
Everybody experienced II chill.
This time the Inspector bowed
"Then her highness will occupy her
villai"
"She IS already IN possession. | am
the PrincipeSSa III Monte Blanca.
calmly.
Had an earthquake shattered tn,
surrounding hills and CUFFS opeEed nj
their feet ii could not have spread ter
ror more quickly among the transient
guests at the Vile Ariadne than this
declaration. They knew that she was
not the princess, and here, calmly anl
negligently. she was jeoparding their
liberty rs we'll as her own. She was
mad.
The keen eyed inspector took menta'
note of these variant expressions.
Your %highness." he said. his car
setting the dust on the stones flying
"a thousand pardons for this disagree
able intrusion. IT was not officially
known that your highncss was here"
at is nothing replied the pseudo
princess. Only ! desired 70 remain
incognito for the present
"And the seals purrcl the oth
cial.
eve shall go through that Formally
the morning after the ball. At prescn
I do not wish to be disturbed with til,
turning Of the villa upside down. a.
would be the case were the seals re
moved"
THAT will require the permission 81
the crown. your ~highness.'
"Then you will set about at once t'
secure this permission"
The air with which she delivered
this command was noble enough fol
any one.
You will telegraph to Crawford \
Barring, In the Corso Umberto Primo
Rome. They will supply you with the
necessary details and Information"
The inspector spoke to the carabini
sri. and the trio ma rel he'd 70 the gates.
Loud were the eXcla nations Of dis
may from the unfortunate Americans
and only Hillard and Merrihew show
ed faith in La Signorina and her prot
estation that she would straighter
put the tangle without any additions
misfortune coming 10 her former rs
sociates in the opera troupe.
Kitty, O'Mally and Smith. however
were convinced that n dirty Italian
prison would be their ultimate resting
place.
Suppose we 90 and break the new
to Worth" remarked Smith.
O'Mally assented, stopping a momcn'
In trout Of La Siguorina.
I'VE have all been together for many
weeks" he said. Yet who you are
none of us knows
The shadow Of n smile lay upon her
lips and vanished. My name Ia Sonia
' Hilda Grosvenor. And her voice was