The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-12-26
CHAPTER XIV
HI RED DoM1Nn

Fashionable hours were carly !, ,ba
Gays or Queen Anne. and 1t was a
Wen-known fact that the imperious
Sarah CHURCHILL did not easily pardon
tertainments. So by 8 o'clock the
gorgeous drawing-rooms were we'll
lllied and h steady stream OF rank
ana beauty poured up the great stair
case as East as chariots and. chairs
co Th oiscnarge their glittering loads.
nationality, every celebrity was was r eYery
scented. Cardinals paid Court to Gin
sizes. Charlemagne and Henry the viii.
Gontended for the favor Of Helen Of
Troy, n IN front of the dais upon
which the duchess stood mas to
receive her guests, an endless process
slon passed. of monks and devils. kings
q clowns. swashbucklers, nuns.
lalIies; princesses, allegorical and
lnytnolosical .personages-a veritable
p II IN which the mask
n domino afforded Just as much con
cealment as the wearer desired. but
no more. 80
A ripple of laughter or a murmnr
OF admiration at frequent intervals an
huuncea the arrival of some specially
when III crowd was at It's densest. a
couple approached the dais. followed nv
a stream OF hilarious compliments.
foremost came Prue. dressed as a
snepherdess. Over a skirt of her
a Vatican dress OF white silk bro
caded with punches of rosebud
forget-me-nots. and couuettishIv
Derched upon her luxuriant c,1rls was
d lthle straw hat, adorned with a
h Mreatn OF roses n a flowing knot of
gloves covered her hands, in one Of
which she carried a crook all laced
Win 1luttering ribbons. and in the
other a silken cord. by which she led
negsie' admirably disguised as a
u delightfully."- and gracefully gro.
tesque as she ambled and pranced he
SIDE the little shetherdess. who at ev-
cry other step, stopped to caress and
encourage her. 0no
The little procession was so ire
slstibly funny that the duchess. at
1lrst rather disturbed by the rising tide
q and applause, as soon as
sne set eyes upon the cause of It
joined In with the utmost heartiness
ana even the queen. who sat beside her
IN a chair Of state, vouchsafed a smile
OF genuine amusement, rare eno,1ph
upon the face Of that woman of few
emotions. Ae"
dancing was going on in the great
Daiiroom. but Prue refused to dance.
mercy OF all these wolves" she de-
clared. in a falsetto voice that de-
ceiyed no one. rs there no grassy
nook where I can repose, while nv pet
rroltcs round lne?" -
eco Geptainly" said a voice, which she
are secluded retreats in the conservao
tnrass sacred to chlor1s and her
Including strephon? No. thank
U and warning him off with her
crook she roamed about, launching
the harmless arrows of her ready wit
against such of the guests as she rec
ognized, or pretended to.
Presently a voice began to murmur
close behind her
Her hair,
In ringlets rather dark than fair
Does down her ivory bosom roll
And hiding half. adorn the whole
IN her high forehead's fair half-round
Love sits in open triumph
her lips. no living bard. I weat.
say how red. how round. how
sweet
oh! hush" cried Prue, in a great
flutter; how could you be so rash?
fou Will be recognized" She turned
a quick. timid glance backward. and
was promptly treasured. The tall,