The Washington times., 1911-08-23

not spared money In that respect
1t was not gooQ form to menuon prices
| at the Grand Babylon; the prices were
| enormous, but you never spoke OF them.
At the conclusion OF your stay, bill
was presented, brief and voio of dry
details, and you paid 1t without word.
If there was one thing more than an
ether that amazed the Grand Babylon.
| put Its back up, so to speak, 1t was to
be compared with, or to be mistaken
4 for an American hotel.
| The Grand Babylon was resolutely
/ opposed to American methods OF eat
| Ing, drinking, and lodging-but espe-
cially American methods OF drinking.
The resentment OF Jules, on being re-
| quested to supply Nj. Theodore RACK
sole with an angel kiss will, therefore,
| be appreciated.
Anybody with Mr.. Theodore Rack
| sole?" asked Jules, continuing his corl-
| Versation with Miss Spencer.
He put a scorntul stress on every syi-
liable of the guests name.
Miss Racksole-she's in No. Ill.
Jules paused and stroked his ielt
whiskers,, as 1t lay on his gieaiiiiHs
She's where?" he queried. with
No. III. I couldn't help It. .srners There
was no >other room with a pathrooih
,, and dressing-room on that floor"
! Miss Spencer's voice had an appearing
| tone of excuse. rho,aors
Why didn't you tell MT Ineouore
hdCkSOIe anu NuISS
were unable TO accommodate them!
| because Babs was in hearing.
Only three people in the wide world
ever dreamed Of applying to Mr.. FehH
viation-Babs; those three were Jules.
Miss Spencer and Rocco.
Jules had invented it; no one but he
would have had either the witt or the
audacity to do so.
changes her room tonight" Jules said.
after another pause. Leave 1t to M;
I'll fix it Au revoir. It's three min
utes to eight. 1 shall take charge Of
the dining-room myself tonight"
At o'clock precisely dinner was
served in the immense salle-a- a-manser,
that chaste yet splendid apartment OF
white and gold.
At a small table near one of the win
dows a young lady sat alone. Her frock
said Paris. but her face Enthusiastically
said New York.
1t was 4 self possessed ard bewitching
face-the face of a woman thoroughly
liked, when she liked. how she liked
the face Of woman who had taught
hundreds of gilded young men the true
art of fetching and carrying, and VINO
by twenty years or so OF parental spoil
ing had come to regard herself as the
feminine equivalent of the Car OF AL
the Russias.
Such women are made Only in Ameri-
ca and they come to their full bloom
only in Europe, which they imagine 10
be a continent created by Providence
for their diversion.
The young lady by the window glanced
disapprovingly at the menu card. Then
she looked round the dining-room, ara
the room itself was rather small and
plain.
Then she gazed through the open win
dow and told herself that though the
.l,N la
enough, 1t was by no means level with
the Hudson, on whose shores her father
had a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. country
cottage.
Then she returned to the menu and
with a pursuing of lovely lips said that
there appeared to be nothing to eat:
Sorry to keep you waiting Nella.
1t was Mr.. Racksole, the intrepid mil
lionaire. who had dared to order an
angel kiss in the smoke-room Of the
Grand Babylon.
Nella-her proper name was Helen
smiled at him cautiously, reserving to
herself the right to scold II she should
feel so inclined.
You are always late. father" she
said.
only on holiday" he added. What
is there to eat?'
Nothing"
Then let's have 1t. I'm hungry. I'm
never so hungry as when I'm being Sc.
riously idle"
"Consomme Britannia" she began to
read out from the menu. 'Saumon
d Escosse, Sauce Genoise, Aspics de ho-
mard. Oh, heavens! Who wants those
horrid messes on a night like this?''
But, Nella. this is the best cooking
in Europe" he protested:
Say, father" she said, With seeming
irrelevance. had you forgotten it's my
birthday tomorrow"
Have l ever forgotten your birth
day. oh. most costly daughter"
l.
satisfactory dad" she answered sweetly,
and to reward you, I'll be content this
year with the cheapest birthday treat
you ever gave me. Only I'H have it to-
night"
"Well?" he said. with the long-suf-
fering patience, the readiness for any
surprise of a parent whom Nella had
thoroughly trained. What Is it?'
Continuation of This Story VIII
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