The evening world., 1915-01-26

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peareA to be snooxing--ail of which
he took In With hIs first appraising
glance. "Mias Guile" and "Mrs. CAS-
ton" were the names he read.
Americans" he muaed. Young
lady and chaperon, that's II. A real
American beauty And Biitheru
loudly boasts that his daughter - the
prettlest gtrl In America! Shades
Of venusi Can there be such . thing
onsf Can nature have performed the
impossiblef II America % full Of
lovely girls that this ono must take
second place 20 \ daughter Of Blith-
ersf I wonder II she knows the Inn
periai Maud. I'll make It . point 70
Inquire"
During the week or % thas ia.
lowed n. Schmldt" was the daily aa1
almost hourly deck compan,oa of
Miss .'B. Guile" One day no ohanesd
by the way, do you happen to
know q Miss Blithsrs-Msud BiitA-
.ers7''
Miss Guile frownsd fsnectivsiy.
"Blithers7 Tho name In . familiar
ono. Maud Blithersf What u she
"shss supposed to b very good.
looking. I've never seen her"
"How queer to be asking me q
know her, then. Why do you ask 7"
"I've heard 80 much about her late
iy. she 10 the daughter Of william
Blithers. the great capitalist"
"Oh, I know who she L." abe OF.
claimed. Perfect roodles Of money,
hasn't he7" ...,.
"Roodlesf"
Loads, II Il means more, to you. I
forgot that you are . foreigner. He
gave that wonderful ball last week
for the Prince of-of-Oh, some In
There are such q lot OF queer little
duchies and prinoipalisiss, don't you
know: It 10 quito impossible to tell
one from tho other. They don't even
appear on the maps"
He took It with perfectly straight
face, though secretly annoyed. "lt
was the talk Of the town. that ball.
II must have cost roodles of money.
10 that rikhtf'
"Yss, but II DOESN'T sound right
when you say II, Naturally one
I'VE say noodles" said he. II am
very fond Of them. But to resume:
supposed every ono In New York
knew Miss Blithsrs. She's quite the
:indsSdf ! should think shs Nigh,
be. Mr.. schmidt. with au those lovely
millions behind her."
He smiled introspsctively. "Nes
and l am told that. In spite OF them
n She appeared to lose interest In th<
topic. 'Oh. indesdf"
:. "But," he supplemented gracefully
/" ''it Isn't true
70 What Isn't trusT"
o "The statement that she 10 th'
pretuest girl In Now York.
|s How can you say that. whsn yos
Il admit you've never seen herf"
70 ~ can say II with Q perfectly cleAl
" conscience, Mis Guile" said be. ans
% was filed with delight whom nhe bi
10 her lip as q sign Of acknowledgment
% "Do your friends como from
N Viennaf" she inquired abruptly.
d "Yes," he said. and then savod hi
4 face ns usual by adding under hi
o breath: but they don't live there
I. 1t was not In him to lie outright
: hence the handy way Of appsAsini
= his conscience.
'Thcy arc very interesting looking
% men. especially the younger. can
= not remember when l have seen {
A more attractive man."
j He is q splendid chap" exclaimed
y Robin. with genuine enthusiasm. 81
am very fond Of Dank."
d She was silent for momsnt gome
9 thing had failed. and she was rathe,
glad Of 1t.
L "Do you like New York;" she asked
= Immensely. l met . great man,
y delightful people there. Miss Guile
9 You say you do not know the Blitheri
J! familyf Mr.. Bllthers u . rare OLD
- bird"
. Isn't thers some talk of his daush,
't ter being Engaged to the Prince o.
. He felt that his ears were red
: ''rhe newspapers hinted at something
Of the sort. believe"
Have you seen hlm?"
0 The Princs?"
Yes. What Ia no llks?"
J: i've seen pictures OF him." h(
y equivocated: Rather nice looking.
should say"
IS "of course he 10 like all foreign no
,s blemen and will LEAP at tho Blither,
T. millions II he gets tho chance.
wretches." There was more scorr
. than pity In the way she said II. how
Y, ever. and her velvety eyes were sud
d denly hard and uncompromising.
" He longed TO defend himself, In th,
h third person. but could not do 30 To-
very strong and obvious reasons. HI
n changed the subject by asking wher'
l. she was going whom they landed.
d II may 20 to Vienna" she said, will
a smile that served to puszls rsths
70 than TO delight him. He was mor,
|, than ever convinced that she wa
I. playing with him. "But pray do no
. look 30 gloomy. Mr.. Schmidt, shal
not make any demands upon YOU
A, time while am there. You may
= II am quite sure OF that" he In
: terrupted. with his ready smile. "Yo,
= 80. am person OF no conseQuenc,
In Vienna, while you--Ah. well. as n
y. American girl you will be hobnob
!. bins with tho nobility while the
!, humble Schmidt sits afar on ant
n marvels at the kindness Of fate tha
bofell him In tho middle OF the At
n lantic Ocean. and yet curses the fat,
:" that makes him unworthy OF th,
slightest notice from the aforesai,
!. American girl. For. daresay. Mis-,
fgs.ll