The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07

and smoking. They both rose and took
Off their hats To her, while she seemed
10 be very proud Of the Italian portion
Of her company. After this she SEEM
ed bent on driving by the Piazza Co
lonna frequently at an hour when she
knew her two discarded suitors would
be there. If Prince COlOnna on these
occasions felt embarrassed he conceal
ed his embarrassment under that stolid
grandeur OF mien which was born In
him.
upon my word" remarked Count
Leo Barbarini 60 Prince Sforza, II be-
lieve our scheme will be a success.
Our waiter Will marry the American"
"You see, II required those Siberian
mines 20 make IL so. Though Amer
leans spend money like water, they
value n all the same"
"Who is the other fellow in the car
riage, | wonderY
'An American. But whether he is q
sutton too, cannot matter much to us
that IS, provided we can keep up the
sham. II is the Colonna name and tho
right to write princess after 1t that
will win"
"In any event we have had the sat-
isfactiOn Of passing a waiter of upon
proud she seemed 10 be OF him as she
passedY"
"And the smile she gave u.s."
And so the comedy went on, much
20 the satisfaction Of the conspirators.
Prince Colonna's capital was nearing
an end, and one day he mentioned be-
fore Miss Henderson that a dividend
from his mines had been delayed. She
promptly asked him how much he re
CURED for his present expenses, and
while he was refusing 10 be supplied
by lady she sat down at a desk and.
writing a check for 1900 Ira, handed
II 10 him.
''But my remittance viii soon be
here" he protested.
Take It and pay when your remit
lance comes" she replied
The same afternoon Miss Henderson
telephoned 10 her bankers to know II
Prince ColOnna had drawn the check
and learned that be had done SO. Then
she telephoned TO the prince asking
him TO call during the evening. When
he did so. magnificent in a fresh ac-
cession OF jewelry. she asked him to-
be seated and said:
Giovanni to-
The prince started
you are not Gregorio Colonna.
You are Giovanni Something other,
and you have this afternoon commit
ted a fraud. Some one has been put
ting you up TO this playing prince. and
! wish TO know all about the scheme.
You are welcome TO the 5000 Ira, but
hereafter / own You. for the moment
you refuse TO obey my orders or try to
deceive me you go TO jail. Do as L
direct and you are safe from the re-
suits of your crime"
Giovanni confessed that he had been
a waiter at a hotel at Frascatti and
that Barbarini and Sforza had hired
him TO play the part of Prince Co
lonna and marry Miss Henderson II
possible. He further stated that he
had agped to pay each of them an
annuity after his marriage.
"Indeedw she said. with much sur
prise. 81 did not suppose that Barba-
RIM and SfOrza had sunk to that How
ever, since it was murder In the mid
die ages, l suppose It must be swim
ding I'm the twentieth century. Go and
steal the paper you signed agreeing to
pay this annuity"
cit is not necessary, senOrina. There
were duplicates made. 1 have one in
my pocket, but l do not like TO part
with it."
EITHER give It TO me or She
went 10 n telephone and took down
the receiver. The waiter knew the
meaning Of this. and Miss Henderson
knew that with the transmitter near
her lips she had little TO fear. Clio
vanni opened a pocketbook, drew out
a paper and handed II TO her. She
took It. read IT and said:
"Now Ngo 10 Frascatti and tell the
keeper of the hotel at which you were
employed that desire dinner for four
persons to be ready at o'clock this
evening. Any failure TO do as I direct
will result I'm your arrest at once"
With 5000 Ira in his pocket and a
Jail as an alternative there was not
much expectation that he would dis
obey.
The next morning Count Barbarini
and Prince Sforza received an invita-
tion 10 drive with Miss Henderson to
the hills near Rome for dinner. She
said she had an important announce
ment 70 make 20 them. They accepted.
feeling assured that they would learn
OF her engagement 10 Prince Colonna.
They called at her hotel and were In
troduced 10 Mr.. Blackwelder. Seeing
that they were surprised at not meet
ing Prince Colonna. she told them that
he would be of the party at dinner,
but would go I'm his own conveyance.
The four entered a carriage waiting
at the door and, driving across the
Campagna, assembled the hill TO Fras-
catti and stopped before the - hotel.
Dinner was served, but the prince did
not appear.
''Ie will be late" Miss Henderson
explained.
II was not till the coffee was brought
on that he appeared. and then II was
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