Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-01-04
SHE KNEW
1T ALL
B, HELEN WENTWORTH
Copyrigs By American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

hunting noblemen over there. He'll
turn ont wife beaten and make ducks
and brakes with your money"
aNeyer fear" replied Miss Hender-
son. that | shall be taken in, what
ever | do | am twenty-five years old,
and a woman of twenty-five knows as
much as she is ever going to know. |
have cut my wisdom teeth, assure
you
Miss Henderson did meet a noble
man. an Italian prince. Prince Baro-
netti was not as well off as some of his
countrymen Of title. but he was
good fellow and much respected. He
fell desperately in love with Miss
Henderson. That he was what he
purported TO be was manifest from the
fact that he was a member Of the
Italian legation at Paris. where he met
Miss Henderson. She was not averse
to marrying a prince and gave Baro-
netti considerable encouragement.
However. if she married him it
would be without love, The antici-
patton of being u princess was sufti-
cient TO induce her to marry man she
only respected. and the prince had
great hopes Of winning her. She told
him that she was going to Rome and
while there she would write him her
acceptance or declination of his propo-
sition.
you will not marry me for love-"
said the prince gloomily.
"Why do you say that"
when a woman loves a suitor she
will engage herself to him first and
look into his affairs ard his standing
afterward. You are going to Rome
TO look into mine. If you find them
satisfactory you will accept me; if not
you viii reject me-"
Since this was the case Miss Hen
derson's denial was not very effective
However. she carried out her resolu-
ton and, finding the princes status
satisfactory in every particular. wrote
him that she would marry him. Later
she returned TO Paris, where the two
made their plans for their united flu
ture. Miss Henderson was to return
to America. and the prince was to fol
low her in the spring. After their
marriage he was 10 resign from the
diplomatic service and stand for the
Italian parliament.
When Miss Henderson babe goodby
to her tianve it was with no especial
regret on her part. But she was pleas
ed with having secured title and
one of such high degree She had tax
en- pains 10 learn all about Baronetti
and. remembering what her friends
had said about marrying 4 stupid fof-
tune hunting uubiemau. thought now
she would triumph over them in an
nouncing her betrothaI to a prince.
She had not long beea on Tue ocean
before the words OF Rarouetti that a
woman in love engages herself first
and looks up her lovers standing after
ward occurred to her on the steamer
was Niscount Clarence Cheasley. an
English nobleman, who. seeing her on
deck the day after the vessel sailed.
took such a violent fancy to her that
be lost no time in securing a presenta-
ton He was a handsome man and
evidently a genuine British nobleman.
Miss Henderson's brother haG been a
great deal in England. and size had
often heard him speak Of Cheasey
Mentioning the fact to the viscount. he
said ut once:
Bob Henderson. | know him well
The last meeting we had In England
was at the Ascot races. remember
it very well, since | borrowed a hun
dred pounds of him to back the IA
vorite, won, and we had a cham
payne supper in the evening TO cele-
brate the event"
Miss Henderson was much pleased
that her brother should have been so
honored
1t was an eight day trip. short. but
long enough for Miss Henderson TO
forget her italian lover and give her
heart to Cheasley He proposed to
her. She gave him an eyasive answer,
intending to write Barouetti that she
had decided that she could not love
him and must break the engagement
Upon the arrival of the steamer
Cheasley saw Miss Henderson to her
carriage He told her that he would
not be able TO visit her for a week or
two, since he was going to Ottawa to
see his especial friend. the governor
general Of Canada The yiscount was
looking abogt him nervously and just
before he closed the door handed the
lady q gold beaded cane, saying,
Give that 10 Bob with my compli.
ments and tell him IN see him soon.
Miss Henderson was driven on but
the carriage was stopped at the end
Of the dock 4 custom house officer
opened the door aud said
"I'il trouble you for fhat cane.
Astonished, Miss Henderson gave il
to him He shook it and. herring some.
thing rattle within, unscrewed the
head and poured out a handful Of dia.
monds
"Thot cane. miss" he said was
given YOU by Billy Nudge. one of the
sharpest diamond smugglers in Eng
land or America. We were telegraph
"a that he was coming and have been
on The lookout for him !"