Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19


ders, our special problem is we'll equipped.
I've seen nothing like them since the Com
Jesse de Castiglione's day.
| The younger man laughed. "If you ad-
mire them" He left his sentence eloquent
ly incomplete. "But what are her other
qualifications to distract Prince Hamlet
| from dangerous dreams?"
"Fine features, superb complexion,
pair of eyes totally different from his own,
tantalizing insouciance, the American sort,
and a warm romantic interest in Hamlet
| himself"
"You are sure of that? There was only
the cathedral episode and the little encoun-
ter at the end of the day."
at was enough. She has been rummaglng
| in Servian history; she would love to mo-
| tor in the Balkans; she thinks genealOgy
| fascinating; she wonders how man feels
whose ancestors wore a crown. In fact, she
all but mentioned Rodos1av's name. Yes,
my friend, she is interested. And she would
distract him. take my word for it. There is
more than the surface froth. Master Buck
ley was right there.
@Buckley?"
"The young cub they have taken on at the
American Embassy"
aAh, yes. The fat youth.
Exactly. 1 commend him to you for
amusement"
| And with that tribute the budding d1plO-
mat dropped out of the conversation.
The Russian lit fresh cigarette and eyed
it thoughtfully @She'1l not hold him long,"
he predicted. "The others"
"The others were not Americans" Sac
carello took him up. "They all ended by
boring him, and when he was bored he re-
acted. This present activity is a reaction. !"
| "A perilouS reaction"
The Italian nodded. "The word is none
too strong" he assented. "There is nothing
so tenacious of life as lost cause. 1t is logic
proof. 1t exists"
| "He wouldn't lack followers"
| Especially now, when Austria we
have threshed out all that"
Precisely" said the Russian, and there
was silence.
The old man unused. @If he was only more
like his father!" he sighed. GAS long as there
were pretty women in the world, he didn't
care fig for politics. But Our problem
takes after his grandfather. 1t was always
action and reaction with that man. He
mixed in the War of Greek independence
out of pique with Viennese opera singer.
Luckily a beautiful Rumanian took his fancy
before he did any real mischief. When her
novelty wore off, hostilities were over"
| "If history would repeat itself"
| "Perhaps it will. Unfortunately, Rodo-
slav doesn't exactly repeat his grandfather.
Mere looks aren't sufficient to interest him.
But have hopes of the American. She is
immature; but behind her blue eyes there
is an idea or two, caprice, and, let's hope, a
bit of temper Yes, Hamlet will be kept oc-
cupied." .,u ..oa
yet. Rheims promised we'll, and the inquir-
les he made later-but then, off he pops to
Brescia. La Belle Milburn shares his affec-
tons with flying machines, it appears"
| Saccarello looked at his watch and rose.
| "Perhaps he'll buy an aeroplane and break
his neck" he said hopefully.
THERE was discreet tap at the door, and
servant entered with blue envelop
on heavy salver, presented it in silence,
and in silence withdrew. The Russian ex-
cused himself, slit the envelop, consulted
cipher code, and then glanced over at Sac
carello with smile.
"Nothing could be more apropos, he said.
"This is from an attache of our Roman En-
bassy who is in Brescia. He telegraphs me
that Prince Hamlet has bought an aero
plane"
The old man broke into grim laughter.
| well rechristen him." he declared. "Let
us call him Prince Icarus'now-a may he
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