The evening world., 1912-11-22
AWTHORNE
OF THE u. S. A.
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
The Romance of a Young Americans AdUentures
in the Balkans and His Fight for
Throne and Girl
Founded on J. B. Fagan's Successful Play, Now
Running in New York.

ashamed TO have heard?'' pleasantly re-
! tortci Hawthorne
Tive hssi enough of your aocurscd
tmperttrenrs"
Yes" qua-icd Hawthorne. that's
too had. For you're liable to get a
whole lot more Of II rCsorc you're
through"
''Raduisio." ordered the Prince. Go
and call my guard! Quick
Three to one isn't good enough odds
for y-ot. hey7' drawled Hawthorne as
RatRSz0li SPED On his GRAND.
do you know tn whom you're speak
trgT" ffustWsd the Prince.
"r~c . sort of bunch that I'm In bad
company" Inec0ofy responded Haw-
thorDe so 8ucss IN co.
MOT yea." int0poaed the Prince. wax
Ing more md moro dumnneertng .: the
Amsrlcan's ar Of tin1dlty; wer1e Jfo-
hsnsoe, ~ Q nod from hmm, moved 10
tween Hawthorne and the door. 'Youn
ha~s n opportunity first to repent OF
your insoleDoe In taal''
Say retortsd Hawthorne, his meek
ness vankshng. Just can that jan
talk, vii your am not any too stuck
ON YOU N Il h. And you'd make RE
mislny my temper IN a moment"
1907 jail - an escdn1ent plnoe for the
findanE Of 1ost tempers. jan 10 a1so an
excellent place for the housing Of Inn
pu6snt Yankees. - you will learn. ]
wish ] oOued put moro of your loud
muuthed cututryman there. II wound
hosp thon from modelling with the
business Of rl,s4r bettera"
'~TnW haven't any. Prince"
''Oh. I forgot In your upstart Amer
Aca there ara no Leisure cnasses."
'~uh. -. there are" Hawthorns -
thsm tz1mps; NOT Princsa"
s>Cups ypsr insolorcer' TUNED tfre
Py>ucA 'WW RAduhski newer como with
me Guard3 Listen. Yankee. Before
sock you W tn ten you something Tor
your own good. Don't Imagine you
fooAnd mo - 10 your renSon for inter
fertnE with mo. In this room q few
minutes ago. when ! saw you with
the
Il wpuo0n< ~ any morn about that
n I were you" interrupted Hawthorne
WY calmly.
"sol I was risAx then? You had an
appointment hcrs with her. She
you iiei" observed Hawthorne pleas
askiy. and you know It. Say. Prince,
i've got . queer sort of preeenument
nat some day you're going to Got the
Nuanng of your life And I've got a
u1uss ax zns,d wa,sn 4 happens
In tbs mean time," raged the Prince,
Il stAn taAke pains to tell His Majesty
o6 he secret AFFAIR you've boon carrying
On with hls prim little daughter. It
van malus . pretty scandal whom
You curl" shouted Hawthorne, You
ysssow cuY'
A. he spoke hs struck. Tho blow
landed far and fun IN the Princes
scowlinG face.
Now, few men 1.-Two past childhood
without having given and received
blows. But because Of the divinity
Haiberstadt had reached tho ago Of
thirty-fve without having once been
struck. He was ignorant Of the SON.
sation. And tho smashing impact of
Hawthorne's mt In Ms face cane
with all tho novelty of an earthquake
and WIN almost a. much force
Tho Prince stood . full head taller
than his wfry little opponent and
weighed 1t least nifty pounds more.
Yet tho force OF the blow sent him
reeling backwards, dared and dunn
founded. Even Gen. Hohenloe was 70
thunderstruck by tho spectacle of a
royal prince bedng struck by q mere
American that for q moment he was
too surprised TO move or even to think.
Seeing That tho Prince did not put
up his hands," Hawthorne did not fol-
low up the attack. He mad expected
his blow to be the first move In the
nvelfesf sort Of mtHup. And no was
vaguely disappointed that his enemy
had taken II 80 paasively.
But his disappointment tasted for a
hare fraction Of . eocond. The Prince,
recovering from his momentary daze,
went insane with red fury. ThrowanG
prudence and dignity to the winds,
Vladimir hasfyed ont the great sabre
that danGled at M left side and hurled
himself upon the unarmed American.
Cro Be Contauued.)