Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-21


That same look, downward and side
wise and smiling; that exquisite head
in its cloud Of wavy dark hair! Paul
Demarest brushed away the years that
had blurred 1t all, and then suddenly
he remembered. Yes. he remembered.
| Oh, it was so long ago, so many years
ago.
And she was in the same box with
| that gay little butterfly, that American
tiirt. Elya Dix. Bless Elya Dix! 1t
was the first time he had ever felt
grateful to her. He would make his
way to her box ut the end Of the Sec
ond act.
"Why, Mr.. Demarest. I'm awfully
glad to see you'll honestly am!
Thought you'd forgotten ME. And I'm
| all alone now-mother sailed unex-
pectedly for home this morning-and
| I'm all alone now" Elya greeted him
I'm her young untamed effusiveness as
he entered the box.
"All alone?" he questioned gravely.
"Well. there's Miss Clemmens here,
my chaperon. BY the way. she's an
American too. Miss Clemmens. Mr..
| Demarest. You've heard mother speak
Of him, Tn sure. Oh. here come
Dickie Marston and Bob Sawyer!
How terribly jollyw Elya reached out
her daIntily gloved hand to greet two
newcomers.
They were Of the aggressive type,
these two English chaps, and In few
seconds Demarest made his way to
Miss Clemmens In the rear.
"Do you know, Miss Clemmens." he
| began curiously, 1.-THE last time saw
you you wore your hair in two braids.
and wrote poem and dedicated 1t to
the curls at the eIrd."
His voice and mouth were grave, but
there was smiling CLEAN In his eyes
Miss Clemmens glanced rather blank
| ly from beneath her heavy lashes at
| this man well under forty.
81 think" she began. with a calm
| dignity he;itting her position-but Just
| then. on the very second word of re-
prevail. fash of understanding radiat-
ed over her tired lovely face. YOU =.
surely you're not Prince Paul:'
"The very same-princess."
| Paul nemareSt bowed very low.
! "Rnt -hut why remnreSt'- pursued
| Miss Clcnlilens. With puz1'ed uncer
| tainty.
"A grNnd.uncM over here without
| any closer issue left me his money and
estates. providing I'd take his name in
! the bargain. | took them ALL" The
| light raillcry In the voice changed to
seriousness. But I'd have known you.
princess, If you went by any name IN
der heaven
For PHYS sake dimpled she. Then
spe added. with a wiStful dignity: But
must have changed Il deal since then.
That was nearly twelve years ago.
Just fancy
Il don't see the changes" said he
| CALAMITY. ITO me you're just the
same"
But. oh. how tired she looked-his
gay. light hearted little princess! And
how he longed TO fold her protectingly
| in his arms. The wide divergence IN
that moment between what this man
wished to do and what he did do stands
for civilization.
| DO you remember those glorious
sails we used to have on Long Island
sound?" he asked constrainedly. pick
| ing up the fan which she had dropped.
! Remember? The Partisan opera
house and the hum Of chattering voices
faded away In their place came the
big, blue sound covered with white
sails. and no voice save that Of prince
Paul. teaching her the "Marseillaise"
in French. oh. what voice he had:
And the salt spray was again on her
tanned cheek. the wind hlowin0 thronSh