The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-12-24

the Ab6eyr
chemically upon the arm that was a.
fered mo and followed the old onicR
and my friend. Luckily ut that mo-
ment the crowd was cheering The
huge, black. portly coachman OF he
MaharaJah Of TravAncore. under The
impression that he was that potentats
himself. and 30 attention was distract.
ed from the little drama in which Ne
played our roles.
Your presence makes this event
seem like my own coronation. ny
bright-haired sun-goddess." Whispered
my escort. a. we passed between two
lanes OF policemen.
was 30 angry I could have struck
him. My hair Ii my most sensitive
feature. have been called Carrots.
In my childhood. and made miserable
for days thereby. and Mary Jsanss In
sists that It II emphatically not what
the poets call auburn" That horrid
little Mr.. Spratt. too. who was 10 anti
ten with me. had reused my ire one
evening by an untactful allusion which
was meant to be complimentary. But
! had never before been Knocked BY .
stranger. by a man whose name I did
not even know, whom had met once
only. and then ~ Competitor No. 9"
in an aviation contest. Did he sup
pose American girls to be 10 shallow
and foolish A. to accept these half.
baked compliments for genuine?
loathed and hated him then more thaa
I had ever hated anybody before.
However. being . Frenchman, he
had the perspicacity 70 read my emo
tons In my face.
forgive me II ] offended. Made.
moiselle." he said. humbly. ri yos
delay we shall not be able TO gain
admittance. See, that policeman sus-
poets US. Let US go in"
I let him draw my arm through his
own. A fatal indecision possessed
me. own did want to SEQ the cor.
onation. and wanted Estelle 70 Do
SO. too. II only to save her reputatica
in her native city of Cedar Plank.
Then, too. I was faint from the lons
standing in the sun. and hardly in fun
possession Of my faculties. AZ ]
moved onward toward the Abbey
doors. pace behind the elder man and
Estelle, suddenly the cry "Pickpock.
cts" was raised again. I clutched my
purse tighter. And then, while I
moved on. half conscious. eager only
for the cool seclusion of the interior
OF the building. az in . dream saw
the evil face of the Greek Zeuxis
swim before my eyes. Tho mar
brushed against my companion. ]
thought saw his band 70 To hia
breast pocket. . though to search It
It was the act Of moment: ! could
not be sure that he had really robbsl
him, and then the recollection Of n
vas driven from. my mind BY the most
humiliating catastrophe.
Zeuxis swept past me: there was
little rush Of spectators; somsboly
struck my hand, and my purse Nsv
from 1t and disappeared right IN IL
hollow top Of one OF the old gentle
mans bun boots. And he walled %
serenely unconscious Of the disastas,
carrying my $500 and the kay 70 ~
vault which held my Panama bonds!
Suddenly the murmur Of thousand
subdued voices broke upon my easn
and . grateful GOODNESS relieved 10
tired eyes. We were within TIE A.
hey, marching up one Of the aislso =
though by right equivalent with ~
Of the five hundred peers and peeN
esses in brilliant robes. who sat e.
ding their coronets upon thar kneas
and looking uncommonly commoo
place and unimpoftant in that vaa
Gothic building.
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