The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-18

your right to know when / aak van
TO come into this home. "A into NV
othsF nome In Washington.
~ heavens name. how many OF
THESE homes have you. thonq Are
they an alikcf"
Five only, now" she replied, IN
the moat matterOf fact manner In
the world "and. of course. an quite
alike"
Where eisee"
TN Paris, in Vienna. in London. /"
she answered, you SEQ thla one.
you see them all Thoy serve. they
suffice This litllc scheme Il has
pleased me 60 reproduce IN some OF
the capitals Of tho world. II Il al
least "a we'll chosen az the taste OF
the Prince q Orleans. son OF Louis
| Philippe. could advise"
This With no change OF expree.
sion. | drew a long breath.
she went on a. though / had
spoken, My friend. she said. do
not desplae me too early. There Ia
abundant time Before YOU Judge
lee The testimony nn heard"
\ ana not your judge. madam. but
u VIII be long before | ahali think
harsh thought Of you Tell mo
what a woman may. DO not tell mo
what a secret agent may not ask
NO promises and make none. You
are very beautiful, You have
wealth. cali sou madam. You
are mafrlcdf"
I was married az fifteen"
AZ Fifteen! Aud your husband
dlrdg"
lie disappeared
Your own country was Austria -
Call me anything but AUSTRIAN
let my e0uutry because | saw
there only oppfcssloa and lack 81
hope No. am hungarian.
should guess. then, perhaps
you went 60 parinfs
"of course. ahe said; ~of COURSE
~ counsel In time reasons existed
why ( should not return 10 nay
home. had some little fortune.
aoule singular experienced. some
ambitions Of my own. What ara. /
DID. AZ least, I aaw the best and
worst Of Europe"
I have heard vaguely Of some
such things madam said a
know that IN Europe they have xtill
the fisht which We sought 10 settle
when we left that country for thls
one.
She nodded. $50. then. Al last. =
she went on. ~Milil Young having
learned something and having nov
thoae means Of carrying on my
Studies which required. came 10
this last ~ the countries. America.
where. II anywhere. hope for man
Kind rosnalna. Washington has i'm.
pressed me more than any capital
% thu woFld
Hos long have yua heun IN
Washington p I asked
Now sou begin 10 question nov
yua show at last curiosity Wen.
then. shall answer For more than
one year. perhaps more than tao.
perhaps more than three"
~impossibtei ! shook my head
A woman The yeu could not De
concealed not Il she oeusd 3 hun.
drea hidden plSesa such a. thsa
oh. ! waa known sha said
You have heard n me. you knew
~ me-"
atiil shook my head .No. aaid
I. II have been FAR h the West Tor
several years. and haya come 10
Washington but rarely. Bear me
out. had not been there rsy shlrd
day heforr ! found Youi~
We sat silent for some momar "a.
ftNedly regarding zach other
IL vas Fumorrd IN diplomatic
circles. 81 course. that you we're ia
touch with the minissrY of EnE
land. ! ventured Il myself haw
that much-
Naturally or Mexico aiso' A.
least. az you sac IN our little car.
fiaRa race. Mexico wae DESTROYS
enough to establish some sort %
communication with my hamhse
self
Calhoun vas right" nxelalm.
ed ~tie was entirely right. madam.
in Insisting thar I should BRING you
- him thar morning. whether OF not
fuu wished "a go"
she chnckfed AZ the memorY.
How did h. receive yoa. mad.
am ?" I aaksd. 4 never knew
why. took my hand IN both hia.
and bowed as though I indeed were
queen. be e king
Then ron got on weilT
Truly. FOR he was wlacr than
hss agent. monsieur Hc fnund am
swera b asking Questions
For Instance he asked #
What had been my ball gown
chat nlrht~whu was thern-how
enjoyed myself IN q moment Ne
wefe talking a. though We had
been friends Tor years The Grand
Nisier hroueht IN two mugs ~ ei.
der. IN each toasted apple. Mon.
sirur. I have not seen diplomacy
such az thiu Naturally. ! vas help
isaa"
You told him somewha, Of your
seifY~
"He dId not allow me- to DO that.
monsieur
But he told you somewhat of
this eouutfyy
~Ah. yes. yes, 50 then saw
what held him up IN bis work.
what kept him alive. ! saw some
thing ] have not often seen "a puF-
pose. a principle. IN a public man
Hia love FOR hts Own land touched
even me. how OF why ! scarcely
know. Yea. We spoke of the poor
The oppressed. Of the weary aud
the heavy laden
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