The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-11

eTS was ny way Oh hnOWlHS, were dD-
s~olutely sound and self supporting.
Robin inquired whether be was to
come to New York at once In relation
TO the matter and was informed that
it would not be necessary at present
Mr.. Blithers, however, would give him
self the pleasure Of calling upon the
prince at Red Roof later in the week,
when the situation could be discussed
owe a dish of tea or Il cup Of lemon.
ade. That IS precisely the way Mr.
Blithers put it.
The next afternoon Mrs. Blithers left
cards at Red RoOf-or, rather, the foot
man left them-and on the day fol
lowing the Kings and their guests re
ceived invitations to a ball at Blither
wood on the ensuing Friday, but four
days off. While Mrs. King and the
two young men were discussing the in
v~itation the former was called to the
telephone. Mrs. Blithers herself vas
speaking.
81 hope you will pardon me for call
ing you up Mrs. King, but l wanted
TO be sure that you can come on the
18th. We want so much to have the
prince and his friends with us. Mr..
Blithers has taken a great fancy to
Prince Robin and Count QuinnoX, and
he declares the whole affair will be a
hasco If they are not to be here"
ct is good Of you TO ask us, Mrs.
Blithcrs. The prince is planning TO
leave for Washington and | fear
"Oh, you must prevail upon him to
remain over. my dear Mrs. King. We
are to have a lot Of people up from
Newport and T~uXcdO-you know the
crowd-it's the real crowd, and I'm
sure he will enjoy meeting them. Mr.,
Blithers has arranged for a special
train to bring them up-a train de
luxe, you may be sure, both as to
equipment and occupant. Zabo's or.
cheStra, too. A notion seized us last
night to give the ball, which accounts
for the short notice. It's the way we
do everything-On a minutes notice.
"Of course we shall insist on the
prince receiving with us. He is our
piece de resistance. YOU
/ III SURE IL VIII Dc u"luliy JOllg
Mrs. Blithers. What did you sayT"
IL beg pardOnF
I'm sorry. | was speaking to the
prince. He just called upstairs to me-"
What does he say"
1T was really nothing. He was
asking about Hobbs"
"Hobbs? Tell him, please, that if
he has any friends he would like to
have invited we shall be only too
proud to-
"Oh, thank you! I'll tell him"
"Well, perhaps Maud and I may run
in and see you for a few minutes to-
morrow or next day, just to talk
things over a little-what's that.
Maud? beg your pardon, Mrs. King.
Ahem! Well, I'll call you up tOmor-
row., if you don't mind being both
cred about a silly old ball. GoOdby."
Mrs. King confronted Robin in the
lower hall a few seconds later and
roundly berated him for shouting VI
the steps that Hobbs ought to be in
vited to the ball. Prince Robin rolled
on a couch and roared with delight.
Lieutenant Dank, as became an Of
ficer of the Royal guard, stood at at
tention-in the bow window with his
back to the room, very red about the
ears and rigid to the bursting point.
81 suppose, however, we'll have to
keep on the good side of the Blithers
syndicate" said Robin soberly, after
his mirth had subsidized before hel
wrath. "Good Lord, Aunt Lorraine, ]
simply cannot go up there and stand
in line like a freak in a side show for
all the ladies and girls to cape at,
I'll get sick the day Of the party,
that's what I'll do, and you can tell
'em how desolated | an over my mis-
fortune"
"They've got their eyes on you,
Bobby" she said fatty. "You can't
escape SC easily as all that. If you're
not very, very careful they'll have
you married to the charming Miss
Maud before you can say Jack Rab-
bit"
Think so? Is she good looking?"
We'll, I would consider her to be a
very good looking girl"
"Blonde?"
"Mixed. Light brown hair and very
dark eyes and lashes. A little taller
than I, more graceful and a splendid
horsewoman. I've seen her riding"
"Astride?"
mo. I've seer her in a ball gown
too. Most men think she's stunning"
"Well, let's have a game of billiards."
said he, dismissing Maud in a way that
would have caused the proud Mr.. Blith-
ers to reel with indignation.
A little later on, at the billiard
table, Mrs. King remarked, apropos
of nothing and quite out Of a clear
sky, sc to speak:
"And she'll do anything her parents
command her to do; that's the worst
Of it. If they order her to marry a
title she'll do it. That's the way she's
been brought up, I'm afraid"
The next day Count Quinnox and
King returned from the city, coming
up in a private car with Mr.. Blithers
himself.
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