The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
The Prince of Craustark
(Confinued rom Pd0o I

MIN tlll Sne seen MIN, ana Wnen Sne
does see him she'll apologize to me
for all the nasty things she's been
saying about me- For a moment 1t
looked as though Mr.. Blithers would
dissolve into tears, so suddenly was
he afflicted by self.pity. by the way,
didn't she like the necklace | sent up
to her from Tiffany's
Il suppose so. She said you were
dear old foozler."
"Foozler? What's that mean" He
wasn't quite sure, but somehow 1t
sounded like q term of opprobrium.
Il haven't the faintest idea" she
said shortly.
Well. why didn't You ask her?
You've had charge of her bringing
up. Ii she uses Il word that you don't
know the meaning Of. you ought
10 -"
Are you actually going To lend all
that money to Graustark?" she cut
in.
He glarcd at her uncertainty for Il
moment. and then nodded his head.
The words wouldn't come.
Are YOU not "A triiie premature
about IT," she demanded with deep
significance in her manner
THIS time II. did not nod his head.
nor did h. shake II. lie simply got
up and walked out of tn. room. Half
way across the terrace he stopped
short and said something with great
f"rvor and instantly felt very much
relieved. In fact. the sensation of re-.
lief was so pleasant that he repeated
1t two or three times and then had
10 explain to nearby gardener that
he didn't mean him AT all. Then he
went down to the stables. All the
grooms and stabicboys came tumbling
into the stable yard in response 10
his thundorous shout.
Saddle Red Rover and be quick
| about it," he commanded
Going out. sir" asked the head
groom. touching his for"-lock.
Il am" said MIR. Blithcrs succinctly
and with a whitening glare. Red
/ Rover must hay" been surprised by
| IA" unusual celebrity with which H."
was saddlcd and bridled. II there
could b" such thing as horse look
ing shocked, that beast certainly be.
| trayed himself as he was yankcd
away from his fun manager and hus
| tied out To the mounting block.
which way did Miss Blithers go2"
| demanded Mr.. Blithers in the saddle
Two grooms We're clumsily trying to
insert his toes into the stirrups, al
III" same time pulling down his
trousers legs, which had u tendency
to hitch up in what seemed to them
most eXasperating disregard for
form. To their certain knowledge
/ Mr. Blithcrs had never started ont
/ before without boot and spur; there
fore, the suddenncss of his present
sortie sank into their intellects with
4 Overwhelming imprcssiv"ncss
down the Cutler road. sir. three
quarters of an hour ago. She refused
/ to have IA groom 20 along. sir"
Get APP said Mr.. Blith.rs. and al
most ran down IA groom in his rush
for the gate. For the information of
III" curious. il may be- added that he
did not O\"rtakc his daughter until
she had been al HON" for half AN
hour, but h. was gracious enough to
admit To himself that he had been :,
fool 10 pursu" II stern chase rat her
than to intercept her on the back road
home. which ann fool might have
/ known she would taxi.
His wife came upon him few min
utrs later while he was frycrishly ,Il.
gagged in getting into his white nan.
nrls.
Tell Maud I'm going over To have
tea with the Prince. h" granted
without looking up from he shoe lace
h. VAS tying IN hard knot. Il want