Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-09

girls. excepting little spoil-sport Fan
ny, to whom Lord Loveland had been
attentive on board the Mauretania.
Each girl must if possible bring a man,
Elinor naturally picking out the best
for herself, and the most desirable
seemed to be Comte de Rocheverte, a
new arrival in America. whom she had
met for the first time a night or two
after returning to New York. His
answer having assured her that Raoul
de Rocheverte was entirely and de-
votcdly at her service when, where
and how she liked" she tclephoned to
the four girls she wanted for the adj
venture. OF these one could not come;
another could, but wouldn't for the
same reason as Fanny's dhis was
Madge Beverley, and the remaining
two thought it would be 'more fun
than a wedding Each would bring
a man (Mrs. Milton also could be
trusted to find one). and the party
would therefore consist of eight.
Never since Bill Willing had first
made the fame of Alexander the Great
had there been such a busy day in the
red restaurant as the day when Tony's
story and sketch of "The Marquis Of
Twelfth Street appeared in the New
York Light.
There was more work than AleXan-
der, Loveland and the two others
could do; therefore soon after II the
aid of Miss lizzie had to be called III.
The colored cook and the cooks as
sistant worked until their brains were
as nearly added as any egg v m
ployed in their most economical mo-
ments. and to several members Of the
staff the reason for the rush remained
a mystery. Alexander knew and smil-
ed in his sleeve. Isidora knew and
cast reproachful 81 told you sou
glances at her father as she heard the
rustic of opening newspapers. But the
Pole did not understand the curious
questions people whispered to him,
Blinkey was stupid as we'll as sullen,
while, as for Loveland himself, none
dared to catechiZc him. so set were his
lips, so threatening his brows.
OF course he suspected that it was
he who brought the crowd and ragged
in the shame of his burning MARTYR
dom. Alexander had said that he was
to be used for all he was WORTH" and
he was sure that already he was in
some way being used. But he did not
know how or guess the worst.
His one consolation was that the
crowd Alexander had drawn to gaze
at the tame marquis was a common
crowd. Indeed, he thought there was
no danger that the red restaurant
would be invaded by the upper classes.
With the feigned Indifference of a
Gagged white bear for a bank holiday
crush the new waiter performed his
duties during the day. If the restau-
rant were crammed throughout the
afternoon, by 6 o'clock there was a
mob. By Z, however, the place began
to clear, and Alexander rejoiced, be-
cause there was much work for his
staff to do before s. Dishes must be
washed and special food cooked and a
dozen tables prepared for two
crowds" that had engaged accommo-
dation in advance.
One was a wedding party of Italians,
numbering fifteen. The other was
something more exciting-a party of
"swells" who had telephoned for din
ner at s.
Laughing and talking, they all
trouped into the Recommendations
Coolidge and Comte de Rocheverte,
Eva Tanner and Kate Wood. with the
handsome Hungarian twins, who were
rather sought after in New York Just
then; Baron Ludovic Zsencha and his
brother Paul; last Mrs. Milton and
Tony Kidd.
Tony had intended to drop in at
Alexander's in any case to have a look
at the marquis Of Twelfth street, who
had been ~"discovered'' by that morn
ing's Light, but he would have come
on directly after returning from a sec
ond out of town expedition if a tele-
gram had not been forwarded to the
country asking him to be Mrs. Mil
tons escort.
He was disappointed to find that
Fanny was not going, and his spirits
were dashed by the news that she dis
approved of the "Loveland sensation"
for which he knew himself to be large
ly responsible. Nevertheless, in man
ner he was as gay as the others when
the party of eight made it's merry raid
upon Alexander's.
The Italian marriage feast was al
ready in full swing. But neither the
bridal party nor any of the thirty or
forty other occupants Of the restau-
rant were too deeply absorbed in their
own affairs to notice the arrival Of the
"swells."
Hello! 1 suppose we ought to feel
honored," muttered Leo Cohen, who
had just arrived from the west and
was paying a surprise visit to the es-
tablishment Of his future father-in-
law. He had demanded fried oysters
and coffee and had greatly enjoyed
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