Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-20
SHE KNEW
1T ALL.
By HELEN WENTWORTH
Copyright by American Press Asso-
ciation 1911.

When Miss Henderson went abroad
her friends chaffed her in this wise
For mercy's sake, don't come hone
engaged to one of those stupid fortune
hunting noblemen over there. He'll
turn out wife beater and make ducks
and brakes with your money"
Never fear" replied Miss Hender-
son. that shall be taken in. what
ever do. am twenty-five years Old.
and 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 q noble
man, an Italian prince. Prince Baro-
netti was not as well off as some Of his
country men Of title. but he was a
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 q member Of the
Italian legation at Paris, where he met
Miss Henderson. She was not averSe
to marrying a prince and gave Raro-
netti considerable encoura cement.
However, if she married him it
would be without love. The antici-
patton Of being Il princess was sufi-
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 aud
while there she would write him her
acceptance or declination of his propo-
i sition.
You will not marry me for love-"
said the prince gloomily.
"Why do you say that?'
when q woman loves a SuitOr she
will engage herself to him first and
look into his affairs and his standing
afterward. You are going to Rome
to look into mine. If you find them
satisfactory you will accept me: if not
you will reject me.
! Since this was the case Miss Hen
derson'S denial was not very effective
However. She carried out her reSolu-
ton and. Ending the princes status
III NClN I'til tlIul. WlOlS
him that she would marry him. Later
she returned to Paris. where the two
made their plans for their united fu-
ture. Miss Henderson was to return
to America. and the prince was to fol
low her in the spring. After their
marriage he was to resign from the
diplomatic service and stand for the
Italian parliament.
When Miss Henderson babe goodby
to her fiance it was with no especial
regret on her part. But she was pleas
ed with having secured Il title and
one Of such high degree. She had tai;
en- pains to learn all about RarOnetti
! and. remembering what her friends
had said about marrying a stupid for
! tune hunting nOblemnn. thought how
she would triumph over them in an
nouncirG her betrothal to a prince.
she had not long beel on the ocean
/ before the words Of Baronetti shat /,
woman in love engages herself first
and looks up her lovers standing aftc"-
! ward occurred to her. On he steamer
was NiScount Clarence CheaSley. IN
English noblpman. who. seeing her oil
( deck the day after the vessel sailed
! took such a violent fancy to her that
be lost no time i'll securing Z preSenta-
/ ton. He was II handsome man auQ
evidently Il genuine British uubleman
Miss l!cn0erSon'S hrollle" had been a
! great deal in England. and she had
often heard him speak of ChrnSley
Mentioning the fact to the yiScount. ne
said 1T once:
Bob Henderson. ! know him we'll
The last meeting we had in England
! was ut the Ascot races. | remember
! it very well. since | borrowed a hun
| dred pounds of him to back the fa-
vorite. | won. and we had IL cham
pagne supper in the evening to cele-
brate the event"
Miss Henderson was much pleased
that her brother should have been Sn
hOnOred
1t was an eight day trip. short but
long enough for Miss Henderson to
forget her Italian lover and give her
heart 10 Cheasiey. iIu proposed 20
her. She gave him an evaSive answer.
intending to write Baronetti that she
had decided thar she could not love
him and must break the enga cement
Upon the arrival of the steamer
CheaSley saw Miss Henderson TO her
carriage. lie tod her thai be would
not be able TO visit her for II week or
| two. since he WAS going to Ottawa to
see his especial friend. the governor
general of Canada. The viScount was
looking about him nervouSiy and just
before he closed the door handed the
! lady Il gold headed cane. saying:
Give that TO Bob. with my compli-
mentS. and tell him III see him soon"
Miss Henderson WAS driven off, but
the carriage was stopped at the end
of the dock. A custom house officer
opened the door and said:
"Tll trouble you for that cane
Astonished Miss Henderson gave it
to him. He shook it and. hearing some
thing rattle within. unScreWed the
head and poured out a handful of dia-
mondS.
THAT cane. miss" he said. was
given you by Billy Nudge. one of the
sharpest diamond smugglers in Eng