New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

him had TINS WIZARD Oh NdSl cAP'hC,
clairvoyant Judgment ignored ms cfiiei anu
broachcd a delicate affair of state.
But Saccarclo did not sound him upon Il
preferential treaty or bring up the incideiiI
of the hour. He spoke of Ann Alllburn
beauty. He mentioned her eyes AGAIN.
turned a not unpoetic phrase upon her
mouth, and then, with an abrupt drop iilto
prose. made her teeth the vehicle ot tribute
to American dentistry.
and marvellous shoulders, he added III
his outSpokcn Latin way. Il nave io' seen
such a pair of shoulders IN PARIS since thc
COS. There was a belle OF the second Efll-
pire, an imperial favoritc, irail florGH-
tine" He paused and muScd over i''
cognac., .,n H.. ,,,or;c,, rear.
ing made the frank appraisal OF Ann per
son seem indelicate; but he did most e'r'
phatically want to hear that story
"Who had such shoulders, compicteIc,
Saccarelo abruptly, and the tale oi the ir'''i
Florentine ended. a,,. ,,u
Buckley relaxed in his seat. Miss Mn
burn has also a superior intelligence he
remarked penitcntly, iitlng the diSCuSSIoii ~ -,
a higher plane. "She VIII chatter S'lElii .aln
with you. like any natural young woman;
but tnat Is llltItlN Iilt S''I'ti i''''''iN'
glmpses of her real sell.
"Ah.'
The monosvllable might have meant any
thing Buckley fancicd. however, that 1t
was tingcd with a certain cyniciSm toward
AIMS whole sex. There was no dctaciiiis
Saccarello from his legend.
"Ycs," he pursued, eager to 90 h'T colli-
nletc Justice. "vou have only to strike the
r;gbt note. and the real woman will respond.
Her range is as exceptional as her adVan-
taees. She has been everywhere, had every
thing that money can buy. Her uncle
fortune" he made and rejected calculations,
as immense. :, ii
Railroads." qucricd Saccarcllo idly ?.
Railroads, copper, oil everything. IL
was lumber in the beginning.
"That sounds American.
at is. very. Justin Blair's story is so
typical that It's thrcadbarc. He came out
Of the Civil War virtually pennllcss; but
somehow he and his wfc'S brother, Miss
NIilburn's father. borrowed a little money
and put il into Michigan forests. He swung
an AK himself at first, worked shoulder to
shoulder with his men. Today as we say
over there, he has money TO burn. ne prop
ably doesn't know the amount OF MS IN
come.
$50" said Saccarcllo as his companion
conceived Bismarck might have uttered It.
"And his niece, does She enjoy the same de-
lghtful uncertainty;
"Thats the common impression. iicr
parents died when she WAS very Young. IL
not conceivable that Justin Blair would let
her interests suffer.
40" said the old man dryly. 81 think
We NAV safely assume the existence OF
respectable dot. Are her affections en-
gagcd;" 80.
Buckley colorcd and, furious with him
self for such undlplomatic behavior red
dcncd deeper still. Il have no reason to
think so.~ he answered. ~ girl in her po.
sition would not be apt to choose hastily;
"Truc, agreed Saccarcllo. nSing. III
will take a man out OF the ordinary 10 inter.
est her" His hall whimsical smile seemed
to add. "Such u man as you,"
They left. as they had entered. arm IN
arm: but the black CARRIED ouvrcuSc who
waddlcd down the corridor 20 meet them
was now the sole witness OF Buckley apoth-
costs.
present my apologize to the ladies Tor
OBTAINING YOU, said the Italian at the box
door For ,ha, matter, owc them 70 you
rs well
"Mv dear Baron