The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-04-18

| on the parties occupying tne tIiTu poN
on the right in this row. And do you
take n good look at them yourself. II
may he well for you to know their
faces"
Then the bells rang for the last act
and the Radlsors and Courtney were
announced.
| To those who have never been to
Dornitz | may say that the hanging
garden is the name for the great bal
cony of the Hotel MetZen. 1t Is the
peculiarly fashionable restaurant and
is always thronged in the evening with
the aristocracy of the Kingdom. To-
night the extreme end of the balcony
had been reserved for me, and very
slight bank Of plants was arranged to
separate us from the general crowd.
Just before the final curtain his high
ness Of Lotzen had strolled into the
royal box To my surprise he congrat-
uated me very heartily upon my ap-
pontment as governor of DornlitZ, and
perforce l invited him to join us at
supper.
He hesitated a moment, and l urged
him to come. In fact, l felt bit sorry
for him. He had just lost the princess
and with her likely his chance at the
throne as well. And l had won the
one and very possibly the other also.
could afford to be generous.
The supper was deliciOusly cooked.
the wine was excellent. the service be-
yond criticism. l had given the two
ambassadors to Dehra and had put
Lady Helen between LotZen and my
self, with Lord Radnor on the dukes
left.
We We're merry party. Dehra was
positively bewitching and RadnOr was
simply fascinated. He could scarcely
take his eyes from her, even when ad-
dressed by Lotzen, which was very
little, for the duke devoted himself
very assiduously to Lady Helen. So l
was remitted to Lady Radnor. who
was about the most tiresOmely unin-
teresting mortal 1t had been my mis-
fortune to know. My only sOlace were
the occasional smiles that Dehra gave
me-smiles that Courtney noted in
stantly and, l fancied, understood and
that Lotzen intercepted. but what he
thought did not know and did not
care. Who ever cares what his de-
feated rival thinks?
We had been there for possibly half
an hour when, happening to glance out
ward, l saw Madeline Spencer and an
elderly woman, and the man who had
been in the box vita her, coming slow
ly down the garden. 1t CHANGED that 4
table near us had just been vacated
and they We're shown to it by the head
waiter, whose excessive obsequious-
ness proved the size Of his tip.
Mrs. Spencer gave our party sin
gle quick glance, as she drew of her
gloves. and then fell to conversing
with her companions.
All this had noted out of the corner
Of my eye. as it were. l had not the
least doubt she had recognized me at
the opera, and did not intend to give
her a chance to speak to me-which
knew she would try to do, the Pitts,
. burgh experience notwithstanding. If
she thought it might further her pres
ent plans or pleasures.
Lotzen, however, had been drinking
rather freely and was not so chary
! with his glances. Indeed, he stared SC
frankly that Lady Helen did not hesi
tate to prod him about it.
] II would take her to be an Ameri
can," l heard him say.
"Without a doubt" Lady Helen an
I swered.
7 Inwardly, I consigned the Spencer
! woman to perdition. They would be
l hnr
| did not know just how to answer
r would have to admit knowing her
that would only whet their curiosit!
: and bring further questions.
could feel I.otZen's glance, and
knew he was waiting only for break
e In Lady Radnor's discourse. l gave
| him as much of my back as possible
3 and encouraged her to proceed. She
Y was on the tenement house problem
but had no idea what she was advo
:, eating in particular. l did not care
j All wanted was talk-talk-talk. And
whenever she showed signs of slowing
up l flung in a word and spurred hel
: on again.
And she responded nobly, and I mar
D veled at her staying powers-at Lord
y Radnor's fortitude through so many
t years-at Lady Helen being the child
= of such mother But all the time
was conscious Of Lotzen waiting-wait
l. ing-waiting.
l To my horror, Lord Radnor heard his
wife talking and l saw him frown.
Lord bless us!' he exclaimed to the
1 princess and Courtney, 1--WE must res
cue his highness-Lady Radnor is or
e the tenement problem"
e I tried to signal Courtney to keeI
Radnor occupied, but he did not under
!, stand and only smiled and whispered
o something to the princess. Then Lord
e Radnor caught his wife's eye. and the
0 old lady's discourse ended abruptly.