Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-07
SYNOPSIS.

famous London actress, to spend the
night at the farm home of John and
Stephen Strangewey.
CHAPTER Hat dinner Louise dIscov-
ers that the brothers are woman-hating
refuses.
CHAPTER 1II-Next morning she dis
covers that John. the younger brother.
mas recently come into a large fortune.
In company with him she explores the
farm.
CHAPTER Win a talk with him she
~ disturbed by his rigid moral principles
desire for any other life than the simple
one he Is leading. She tells him her
name and that she Is the friend OF the
prince of Seyre. rich and disreputable
neighbor.
CHAPTER V-Three months later. un-
abie TO rid himself of the memory OF the
actress and In spite OF his brothers pro-
rests Iohn goes to London.
CHAPTER VILE finds Louise engaged
IN the rehearsal of "A new play, meets her
friends and Is entertained at luncheon
with her by the prince.
He handed her out followed her
across the pavement, and found him
self plunged into what seemed to him
to be an absolute vortex of human be-
ings, all dressed In very much the
same fashion, all laughing and talking
together very much I'm the same note,
all criticizing every fresh group of ar
rivals with very much the same eyes
and manner. The palm court was
crowded with little parties seated at
the various round tables, partaking
languldly of the most indolent meal of
the day. Even the broad passageway
was full of men and women, standing
about and talking or looking for tables.
One could scarcely hear the music of
the orchestra for the babel of voices.
The prince of Seyre beckoned to them
from the steps. He seemed TO have
been awaiting their arrival there-a
cold. immaculate, and, considering his
lack Of height, curlously distin-
gulshed-looking figure.
II have table inside" he told them
as they approached. ut Is better for
conversation. The rest Of the place Is
like bear garden. 1 am not sure IL
they will dance here today, but II
they do, they will come also into the
restaurant"
"Wise manw Louise declared. IT,
too, hate the babel outside"
1--WE are faced" said the prince, as
he took up the menu, with our daily
problem. What can order for your
"A cup Of chocolate" Louise replied.
sand Miss Sophy?"
"Tea, please"
John, too, preferred tea; the prince
ordered absinthe.
"A polyglot meal, isn't 1t, Mr..
Strangewey?" said Louise, as the order
was executed; mot In the least what
that wonderful old butler of yours
would understand by tea. Sophy, put
your hat on straight II you want to
make good impression on Mr..
Strangewey. am hoping that you two
will be great friends"
Sophy turned toward John with
little grlmace.
Louise is so tactless!" she said. ~
nm sure any idea you might have had
Of liking me Will have gone already.
Has 1t, Mr.. Strangewey?"
son the contrary" he replied, little
stifily, but without hesitation, 81 was
thinking that Miss Maurel could
scarcely have set me more pleasant
task"
The girl looked reproachfully across
at her friend.
"You told me he came from the
wilds and was quite unsophisticated !"
she exclaimed.
"The TRUTH" John assured them,
looking with dismay at his little china
cup, comes very easily to us. We are
brought up on 1t In Cumberland"
"Don't chatter too much, child" Lou
ise said benignly. 81 want to hear
some more of Mr.. Strangewey's i'm
presslons. This is-well, If not quite
fashionable crowd, yet very nearly
so. What do you think of 1.-THE wom--
en-, for instance2"
"Well, to me-" John confessed can
dldly, they all look like dolls or man
ilSlns. Their dresses and their hats
overshadow their faces. They seem
all the time to be wanting to show, not
themselves, but what they have on"
They all laughed. Even the princes
lips were parted by the flicker of
with sigh.
Louise" she pleaded, 'you will lend
him to me sometimes won't you? You
won't keep him altogether to yourself?
There are such u lot Of places 20 take
him tot"
II was never greedy" Louise re-
marked, with an air Of self-satisfac-
ton. IF you succeed in making a
favorable impression upon him,
promise you your share"
Tell us some more Of your impress
sions, Mr.. Strangewey," Sophy begged.
"You want TO laugh at me-" John
protested good-humoredly.
"On the contrary" the prince as
sured him, as he fitted cigarette into
long amber tube, "they want to
laugh with you. You ought to realize
your value as companion In these
days. You are the only person who
can see the truth. Eyes and tastes
blurred with custom perceive so little.
You are quite right when you say that
these women are like maniklns; that