The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-12

ton. Duchesse. Sogrange murmured
1t IL a great surprise TO meet
With you here. though she con
t!nued. 4 did not see you al Cher
bOurg or onthe train"
i motOred from Paris SoRrange
explained. and arrived. contrary 20
my custom. ] must confess. some
what early VIII you permit that
Introduce an acquaintance. whom I
have been fortunate enough 20 find
on boArd-Monsieur le baron de Grost
Madame Ia Duchesse della Ner-
mino"
Peter vas gracIousiy received and
the conversation dealt. for a few mo
ments. with the usual banslities of
he voyage. Then followed the bust
ness OF settling the Duchesse IN her
place When she was really installed
and surrounded with all the uarapher-
MALTA 81 great and fanciful lady.
Including a handful foug cigarettes.
she raised FOR the FIRST time her veil
Peter. who WAS az the moment en-
, gagged In conversation with her. was
a itflc shocked with the result Her
features were worn. her face dead
white. With many signs Of the raw
ages wrought by the constant use OF
'N0AlfhlNE IuaF utT ewes mao re
tanned something Of their former
tplendor. She was born convcrsa-
/ uonalist creature 81 her country
entirely and absolutely feminine. 20
whom The subtle and fat'ering defer
ence % the other sex was as the
. breath OF life itself Potter burned his
homage upon her altar with a craft
which ainCNnied 70 genius. In less
than half an hour. Madame Ia Ouch
esse was looking many years young
( er The vague look Of apprehsnsi1n
. had passed from her face Their
/ voices had sunk 10 a confidential un-
dernote. punctuated often by the
music Of her laughter Sogrango.
with murmured word OF apolo~v.
had Slipped away long ag1 Decd
ediy. for an ELglishman. Peter was
/ something 81 a marvel,
Madam" la Duchesse moved her
/ mead towards the empty chair.
Tie IS great friend OF your-thc
Marquis de Sogrange9" she asked
Indeed no." he answered a faw
years ago ] was frequently I'm Paris.
] made his acquaintance then. bue We
have met very seldom since"
You are not travelling together.
them"
by no means" Peter assured hcr.
/ y recognized him only as he board
ed the steamer ~ Cherbourg."
tie les not popular man I'm our
Wuri she remarked "One speaLe
~ him as "A schemcr"
Us There anything left tp scheme
Tor in France Peter asked. care
lessly lie is. perhaps. "a monarch
ist9"
/ Ills ancestry alone would compel
. devoted allegiance 90 ruyalIsm." IA.
/ Iuchrsse declared. but do not thirl.
I that DE Is Interested in any of these
iu'lIe plots 20 reinstate the house of
pTl'ans /. Monsieur H. Uaron. am
Spanish"
u have scarcely lived 20 far out 81
| 10" world as 20 have heard nothing Of
'He iucLesse della Nermiuo." Peter
replied with empressemcut The last
,I"ir "a" You. bEche-Se. you were
b ~ ih" suite of the Infanta "
| Peter felt that he was doing vor,,
wei indeed. iie INDUCED himself in
brief silence PrCscn'Iv sho 70.
Nrned 20 rho subject ~ Sogran-a
] mink she remarked. chat - s1i
the men in the world I expected Ioset
~ see the Marquis de- Sogrguge on
board steamer bound for New YORK
i What can 90 man off bis tvp. frI 10
ahusc him iu the New Wor.dor
'br" wonders. indeed" Peter ae-
scented As matter OF frrt ar
read in NEWSPAPER "a few DAVIS aga,
lhai le was Co'nE % Mexico .n con.
. nee JON With SOM. excavations fhsr,. 10
. 4ho lluchesse brpathed what sound
90 very much Ike sikh ~ relas
u bad forgotten .l, sd,-.t,.,t