Arizona republican., 1910-03-07


 out that yesterday, instead of going shooting the prince found the game to his liking the chateau. He, he Wasn't there famous to-do last night! I'm quite worn to-day, l assure you
 And the lady?" asked Denis, his eyes on Claude. whose pale face made white patch in the gloom Who IS she?"
 Hortense pirouetted about the room on the tips of her ;oes. saying: Don't you wish you knew? Don't you wish you knew?"
 Heres what you came for,' said Denis holding out the boots
 Thank you, Master Denis, You haven't once said you sorry to have go"
 you. my lady, IS deadcned"
 With her mstresss boots in one hand she tripped of. kissing the other to the unrcsponsive Denis who looked after her with anything but fattering glance.
 Claude. he added, in kinder voice, Now my eiTl. you sec l spoke the truth. eh?
 e., The cat had once again found asylum on Claudes knee. and the girls tears fell' thick and fast. "Oh pussy, pussy" she moaned It's not only the countess I must leave-ts Pierre, too And l love him sol love him so'
 Some light had begun struggle in at the deepest windows, fighting with the lamp flames: so Denis blew them out and the seemed darker than before Claude could do nothing but sob and sit like stunned. She dared not creep out of her for the other had begun their work; she could hear the calls for hor water and the orders for the trays with the little breakfasts" for tie early risers She forgot that her mistress might be ringing for her even then. She could only think o the shipwrcck this morning had made of her life Next to Pierre, she loved the countess Who else in her place. a great lady and pretty woman would have taken her. an ignorant country girl, for her maid? Who would have been so patient with her? Who SO sympathetic in her simple love affair? And now she was told that her idol false Never! She would be obliged to obey and follow her uncle he stood to her Tn the place of parents-but she would keep her faith in her lady. She was not conscious that part of her rebellious rage from the feeling that Denis had never liked his young mistress and glad to find her in fault ., The long passage was now brilliantly alight. for the pouring his full rays through the row Of andt they raAe $d .t~ painted gay shade of yellow. A door at the other end shut with bang, quick footballs were heard, and gay tune hummed by mans voice From her corner Claude saw the sunlight on Pierre's honest. rosy face as he came forward toward. the furnace-room
 Hello. Uncle Densr' he cried when only half way down You have me to thank this morning, for I've done of your dirty work for you with out being asked Look here' He held up pair a mess as these were in covered with nasty clay that sticks like bad habits"
 Bad habits don't stick a man who has bit of philosophy and honest notions" growled Denis Come now. my friend. don't be grumpy this morning I've bit of good news for you Have The old man jerked his head toward the dark corner Pierre looked. and when he made who jumped down, arched her back and then began to clean her face with disappearing air. he whispered Now. Uncle Denis. I'd like to make bet with you that I'll have you laughing before ten minutes as you haven't laughed for years"
 "T don't bet"
 Well, then I'll make you laugh anyway. bet or no bet. Now put plenty of cream those boots, and I'll amuse you. I'll begin at the beginning. for it all leads to us-you and me- he added, with an extra squeeze for Claude.
 Denis peered at the couple half-hidden behind the furnace. None Of that. now. he grumbled, divin- ing what going on. but unable to see it.
 All right" returned Pierre. holding Claude's hand in both his and warming between his solid palms. for it was icy cold. Here goes You know-or i Wha fhe countess birthday. Well. night before last, when I was dressing the count for dinner, he says to me. could Even from your pretty Claude? says he said II it was for short time hoped so but after we were married he mustn't be hard on me. So he laughed and told famous plan he and the countess had for getting away for the afternoon from all the visitors. He gave me my directions, aud in the afternoon l and Master Baby took a basket of goodies to the pavilion and lighted fire and spread the table Pretty the countess came running in. laughing like little girl her cheeks as rosy apples under thick veil I'm sick in bed. Pierre, said she, I may be well enough to go down to dinner if keep quiet now: And with that she the count steps in his boots caked with clay. but smile his face yard long. He took box out of his pocket and said, Give that to your mother you rascal and tell her it the important business that took to town this morning. So Master Baby made his funny little bow and the countes. opened the box and there were diamonds suc: like; and she hugged the count, and hugged the boy. and said she the happest woman in the world, until got regularly choked up.'
 "Oh. yes-happy because he gave her gcwgaws," interrupted Denis, testify.
 Go on, Pierre-Gear Pierrew said Claude gently
 Well, if it had been the countess fifth birthday instead of her twenty-hfth and counts age matches hers they couldn't have had more fun with Master Baby. And the count kept chaf1ng her and pretend ing she only put her good spirits to please him: that she really liked being fine lady. So she boxed his ears"
 Denis broke in with groan think of the old countess behaving sop
 And she kept saying: 'Oh no. this isn't half such fun trying to keep that stuffy old princess in good hunor SO that she needn't see. her wretched little husband making love to everything with pettcoat And it's not nearly amusing as listening politely to your godfather telling story for the fifteenth time. while you saying nice stupid day I'm having And then there were more romps until Master Baby got excited that he started in screaming at the top of his lungs steady like. They stopped him by saying that they had something serious to say to me. SO he held his