Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13


lures at practically the same time tina
our first series of government bond
are due for payment. 1t will be ex
tremely difficult for a small country
such as Graustark. to raise nearly
S4O,O0OOOO in, say ten years. The Eu
ropean syndicates undoubtedly would
be willing to renew the loan under @
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 If 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 desperate risk in assum-
ing that I 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"
The deuce you say!"
You shall not marry into the Blith-
ers family, my lad, If we can help it."
said the count. pulling at his mus
taches.
Il should say mott" said Dank, feel.
ing for his.
Il should as soon marry a daughter
up from his chair with restored
sprightliness. IF he had one, /
mean"
1.-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 persifiage.
Shall we send a wireless to Blith. |
ers congratulating him on his COUP"
inquired the prince gayly.
NO" said the count. "Congratulat.
ing ourselves on his coup is better"
"Good! And you might add that we
also are trusting to luck. It may give
him something to think about. And
now where is Hobbs?" said royalty.
"Here, sir" said Hobbs, appearing
N the bedroom door.
Thank you. Hobbs. You may or.
Ter luncheon for us in the Ritz res
aurant. The head waiter has been
instructed to reserve the corner table
or the whole voyage"
In two minutes Hobbs was back with
he information that two ladies had
AIKEN the table and refused to be
islodged. although the head waiter
ad vainly tried to convince them
hat 1t was reserved for the passage
y R. Schmidt and party.
II am quite sure, sir, he put 1t to
hem very hagreeably and politely,
ut the young lady gave i'm the :.
Iughtiest look I've ever seen on NOR =
II fee, sir, and he came back to me !.
tumble that could 'ardly believe =
e was the cad waiter" :
81 hope he was not unnecessarily =
srsistent," said the prince. annoyed. =
t really is Of no consequence where
g sit"
Ladies first, world without end"
i'd Dank. Especially at sea-"
Twenty minutes later r. Schmidt,
ated in the Ritz restaurant, hap
ned to look fairly into the eyes of =
e loveliest girl he had ever seen, -
ID on the instant forgave the ex- "
aordinary delinquency of the hith- te
to infallible Hobbs te
Later on R. Schmidt sat alone in a tn
filtered corner Of the promenade co
ok, where chairs had been secured
the forehanded Hobbs. The thin 70
Izzle now aspired to something more
finite In the shape of steady down -
Ut, and the decks were almost de-
ted save for the few who huddled I'll
the unexposed hooks where the do
eep and swish Of the rain failed to tel
1etrate. There was a faraway look | I
the young mans eyes, as of one ~,
o dreams pleasantly with little eff
t. but excellent effect. His pipe Z"
] gone out, SO his dream must have se'
~ AOAS anu
Is sounded. But what is time to a this
amer? Then came one bell and me
}. and now his eyes were closed. TIL
wo women came and stood over
!, but little did they suspect that mo
dream was Of one Of them-the
with the lovely eyes and the soft 'ai
wn hair. They surveyed him, whis- NJ
ing. the one with little perplexed spe
Tn on her brow, the other with dis She
I signs Of annoyance In her face. me,
} girl was not more than twenty, IL
companion quite old enough to be I
mother, a considerable IL not COM
1entary estimate. for girls moth SIN
nay be either forty. fifty or even get
1--WE when you come to think of It. ina
icy we're looking for something. recS
{ was quite clear And It was de- Pro
ably clear that whatever It was R.
midi was sitting upon It. They
that he was asleep. which made
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