The Detroit times., 1912-12-04

Precisely. He's tried to throw
doubt on everything about me, from
A 10 Il. | wonder why the man de-
tests me so heartily
Miss Dubbs laughed She had as a
rule a fine, rich, deep laugh. that II
was really a pleasure to listen 10: bur
Just now her laughter was forced, and
II grated. II should say the reasons
perfectly clear. You cut him cut with
his young lady"
How do you mean?"
After you turned up with your
tale OF being a saint and all that.
Miss Chesterman would barely so
much as look at the captain. Why,
till you came looked upon them as
good as engaged. )"
did you indeed?" About that
saintship; it's genuine enough. IL
| / were TO die tonight my people
would put up nice neat tomb down
In the valley there, with square
corners. and a round domed top, and
they'd drop attending at the late
saints tomb, and come and say their
prayers at mine"
And who was the late saintT
"My father, To be sure. j follow
on, whether like II or not. and the
people are annoyed with me because
| show no present signs OF providing
4 successor TO myself. They say IL 3
time had queen
? Miss Dubbs looked out over the
fertile valley. "A queen! she muir
INJURED.
That's the idea But OF course
that doesn't interest you"
And why not?"
Because because you are
engaged, aren't your"
ITO whom, pray?"
"Kettle-so ] gathered"
Miss Dubbs put back her shoulders,
and showed the whole OF her splendid
height and figure.
I'D scorn to deceive you. Mr. Ber-
gash-or should say, Saint. ! was
engaged TO the captain once. But
it was a mistake, both on his part
and on mine, and it's over and done
with wouldn't marry him now
y not II he was TO come down on
hs Bonded knees TO me, no, nor even
IL he was TO ask me on paper IL any
'adys seen the foolishness OF mar
"iage, without going so far as to have
her finger burned with ring, It's
me That's straight You can look
upon me as an old maid. and glad
of IL. No, Mr.. Saint. there's no mar
rying for yours truly
Il can imagine that being wife to
q man who's away at sea nine-tenths
Of the time, and staying behind on
a narrow income, would be an over
rated amusement"
1T would be all right" snapped
I Miss Dubbs, IF the man was the
fright man
| "Oh, | quite agree with you-as
| long as the novelty OF 1t lasted
Only, don't you think that the old
saying about romance Is pretty
true?"
Which old saying"
why, that romance flies out OF
the window when there are not
enough dollars on the hearth TO keep
| it warm. Mark you, I'm only the
orizing, or, 10 be more accurate,
quoting theory For myself, I've
always been one OF those very or
/ binary men who have never known
what 1t is 10 be otherwise than we'll
on I've always had more money
than ! knew how to spend. and more
servants than I could keep amused,
and more power than l really knew
what to do with. Ever try power,
Miss Dubbs? Ever occur to you that
in my small kingdom I'D here I'm
the most absolute monarch now
| reigning on earth? I'm the high
Justice. the middle, and the low. IL
took the richest Of my subjects this
Afternoon, cor the poorest, and cut off
his head, and put into my own house
the uttermost part OF his possessions,
do you think anybody would object?
mot solitary man. woman, or
child of them. If tomorrow morn
ing | called out every man among my
subjects between the ages of 10 and
60, and led them against the sultan
Of Morocco-or, say against the
Wangaroo-led them, il you like. to
what they knew would be certain
death, do you think there would be
question asked or an objection
raised? Not one. Oh. tell you
there are no modern ideas of the
peoples rights among the Berbers of
the Atlas. They are firmly imbued
with the idea that they merely re-
main alive for the earthly honor and
the heavenly delight of serving a
saint, and haven't IL in me to teach
L., al