Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-08

fghtness. Il got to thinking over what
Miss Elizabeth said 10 me about In.
ternational marriages. don't see how
It applies to us. / know that she 10
not crazy for title--other than her
own high-born name: and me. I'm mot
afterafter money"
The relocated band, responsive to
. frenxied leader. was Ringing and
banging through Hungarian rhap-
sody. giving promise that It would still
be safe to talk about private matters
for long time to come.
Elizabeth told me that you had
done her the honor" Mrs. DRAGON be-
gan.
Perhaps should have spoken first
to you," said the prince. talking rap.
idly. "But ! said. This is America,
where there must not be too much
Formally Besides, was crazy
crazy with love-as have been ever
since first looked at her.
mo scene, please" cautioned Eliza
beth steadily.
The band hinged louder. Her remark
drew blood apparently.
1T Is true that have debts" the
prince went on: ''but they are the
debts OF my ancestors. / pay interest
on them No one expects more than
that. They are like state debts-what
you call national debt. A national
debt Is never paid. But why mention
such things! It il you I love. You
followed again back to Europe"
will you have cream or lemon r.
asked Elizabeth. suddenly remember.
ing the tea things.
4 so why-why-will ron not have
meY-
shall l 80 over It all once morer.
asked Elizabeth. smiling but cruel.
1--WE seen enough Of these inter
national marriages to make me sick
II ever marry--which I doubt-Trl
marry an American. I'll marry q man
who can take caro- OF me. lust M
though didn't have d cent IN the
world; one who will work, accomplish
something. be someone by his own ef-
forts. Since you owe 30 much. by your
own admission, why don't you work
and"
elizabeth
Mrs. DRAGON was scandalized. an she
often was by this ultra-modern daugh-
ter Of hers; but the prince was listen
ing, sober, intent.
Il can't work, the way you mean"
said Prince Frederick with bated
breath. 'Pm q Hohenstaufen. be-
long to the empire. II 1t were not for
that there Is nothing In the world !
wouldn't do to show you--show you
how love you. Even now. could |
do so with honor, I'd blow out my
brains"
Eve dropped my FAM" said Mrs. |
DRAGON.
The prince recovered II for her with
little laugh just as the music. with a |
succession OF ripping scales sugges-
tive OF a fight of butterflies. went up |
into the air and was silent.
Silent, also, for most OF the time
were Mrs. DRAGON and her daughter az |
they drove home . little later through |
the high-arched allees of the Bots.
They were stopping at the Bristol. |
would be moving on soon to one OF the |
German spas. Wiesbaden most likely.
And they were both willing TO pretend |
that It was this approaching departure
from Paris that kept them q little re-
strained. little blue.
Finally Mrs. DRAGON spoke.
Don't you think you're bit brutal
with him, Beth? Young Germans have
been known to kill themselves"
"Oh. he'll show up again." said |
elizabeth.
Paris was like a pond overstocked
with goldfish--filled with the rich and |
idle from the four quarters OF the |
world. Came the end OF Grand Prix
week. and II was as though some
mighty hand had opened all the sluices
II the pond. The goldfish scattered.
The DRAGONS fingered longer In
Paris than they had expected--a mat
ter OF new gowns-and then fioated
On. with other goldfish. to the German
resort. But still there was no sign
of Prince Frederick Won Hohenstaufen.
It troubled them both little secretly.
He wasn't acting In accordance with
form. Generally when an impover.
lshed prince once fixes his attention
On = dazzling bait like Elizabeth Ora
educated, immeasur-
ably rich in her own right--he be-
comes AZ ravening pike.
So they both thought, They were |
not without experience. But they said |
nothing about 1t. Not until one night. |
1t was the night that followed
hideous day. From early morning they
had been crowded with strangers |
whom they feared and distrusted In |
the tiny, sunocating compartment of |
. third-class railway carriage. All day |
the train had crawled and stopped.
then crawled again. like > wounded |
worm. while other trains rushed by |
with lordly authority. Soldiers. hel
melted, brusk. impersonal. had jerked |
the door OF the compartment open at |
times, had stared and talked among
themselves. but had answered no Ques-
lions.
Even more iugubrious was the deep
ening night 1t had begun to rain.