The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-08
PAGE EIGHT

He has lOane us something like SIG
100000. We have agreed to deposi
u public service bonds as s%ecurit,
against the loan, SO that PRACTICAL,
eQualizes the situation. 1t becomes
purely business transaction, but h,
sees far ahead. This loan of his ma
lures at practically the same time tina
our first series Of government bonds
are due for payment. 1t will be ex
such as Graustark, to raise nearly
$40, 1000, 900 in, say ten years. The Eu
ropean syndicates undoubtedly would
be willing TO renew the loan under q
new issue. / think it Is called refund
Ing or something Of the sort. But Mr.
Blithers will be in a position to say
no to any such arrangement. He holds
the whip hand and
but, my dear count" interrupted
the prince, what II he does hold It?
Does he expect to wait ten years be,
fore exercising his power? You for.
get that marriage Is his ambition. Isn't
he taking a desperate risk in assum-
ing that | will not marry before the
ten years are up? And, for that mat
ter, his daughter may decide to wed
some other chap who
That's Just the point" said Quin-
nox. He Is arranging it SO that you
can't marry without his consent"
1.-THE deuce you say!"
sFVnY, choI ,at ,,,. 4la A. MIN
ers family, my lad, If we can help It."
said the count, pulling at his mus
taches.
II should say mott" said Dank, feel
ing for his.
Il should as 500 marry a daughter
OF Hobbs" said r. Schmidt, getting
up from his chair with restored
sprightliness. "If he had one, /
mean"
"The bonds Of matrimony and the
bonds OF government are by no
means synonymous" said Dank, and
felt rather proud of himself when his
companions favored him with a stare
Of amazement. The excellent lieuten.
ant was not given to persifage.
Shall we send a wireless to Blith-
ers congratulating him on his coup?"
inquired the prince gayly.
NO." said the count. Congratulate
Ing ourselves on his coup is better"
"Good! And you might add that we
also are trusting to luck. 1t may give
him something to think about. And
now where is Hobbs?" said royalty.
"Here. sir" said Hobbs, appearing
In the bedroom door.
THANK you, Hobbs. You may or
der luncheon for us in the Ritz res
taurant. The head waiter has been
instructed to reserve the corner table
for the whole voyage"
In two minutes Hobbs was back with
the information that two ladies had
taken the table and refused to be
dislodged, although the head waiter
had vainly tried to convince them
that 1t was reserved for the passage
by r. Schmidt and party.
q" am quite sure, sir, he put 1t to
them very hagreeably and politely,
but the young lady gave i'm the
'aughtiest look I've ever seen on NOR
tai fee, sir, and he came back to me
30 'umble that I could 'ardly believe
he was the cad waiter"
81 hope he was not unnecessarily
said the prince. annoyed.
at really is Of no consequence where
we sit"
'Ladies first. world without end"
said Dank. Especially at sea-"
Twenty minutes later R. Schmidt,
seated in the Ritz restaurant, hap
pened to look fairly into the eyes of
the loveliest girl he had ever seen.
and on the instant forgave the ex-
traordinary delinquency Of the hith-
erto infallible Hobbs.
Later on r. Schmidt sat alone In a
sheltered corner of the promenade
deck, where chairs had been secured
by the forehanded Hobbs. The thin
drizzle now aspired to something more
definite in the shape of a steady down.
pour, and the decks were almost de-
oCA SCu odVC AoA tuc low WuO uuUuleQ
In the u~nexposed hooks where the
sweep and swish of the rain failed to
penetrate. There was a faraway look
IN the young mans eyes. as Of one
who dreams pleasantly with little eff
'ort. but excellent effect. His pipe
had gone out, 30 his dream must have
,een long and uninterrupted. Eight
,ells sounded. But what Is time to a
lreamer! Then came one bell and
NO, and now his eyes were closed.
Two women came and stood over
i'm. but little did they suspect that
IL dream was Of one of them-the
ne with the lovely eyes and the soft
rown hair. They surveyed him. whis-
the one with q little perplexed
own on her. brow. the other with dis
net signs Of annoyance In her face.
he girl was not more than twenty,
sr con1panion quite old enough to be
5r mother, = considerate II not COM
imentary estimate. for q girls moth
may be either forty. nifty or even
when you come to think Of It.