Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-15

wonderful a. thisi" she murmured.
Lost among the hills Of Cumber
land" the prince replied. II have M
estate up therein fact, he and ] am
joint lords Of the manor Of the VII
lage In which he has lived"
"And you?" she whispered. glancinl
at John TO be sure that she was mol
overheard. "where do you come I'M
As educator Of the young1 l DOM
seem to see you In that rOle!"
A very rare and by no means pleas
ant smile twisted the corners Of hii
lips for . moment.
ut is q long story"
"Can l be brought mr. she asked
He nodded.
ut rests with you. It would suit my
plans"
She toyed with her fan for a mo
ment, looked restlessly at the stage
and back again at John. Then she rose
from her place and stood before the
lookingglass. From the greater obscur.
ity OF the box she motioned to the
prince.
John remained entirely needless Of
their movements. His eyes were
still riveted upon the stage. fascinated
with the wonderful coloring, the reali-
zatlon Of a e art.
"You and l." Lady Hilda whispered.
do not need to play about with the
truth, Eugene. What are you doing
this for?"
1.-The idlest whim," the prince a 3
sured her quietly. "Look at him.
Think for a moment Of his position
absolutely without experience, entirely
ignorant about women, with n fortune
one only dreams Of. and probably the
handsomest animal in London. What
Is going to become Of himT'
II think l understand q little" she
confessed.
Il think you do" the prince assent
ed. "IIe has views, this young man.
1t Is my humor to see them dissipated.
The modern Sir Galahad always irri-
tated ME a little"
She shrugged her shoulders.
They'll never give him a chance,
these women" she said. "Much better
hand him over to me-"
The prince smiled enlgmatically, and
Lady Hilda returned to her seat. John
was still leaning forward with his eyes
fxed upon Calayera, who was dancing
alone now. The ballet a drawing
toward the end. The music had
reached Its climax of wild and passion
ate sensuousncss. dominated and in
spired by the woman whose every
movement and every glance seemed
part of some occult, dimly understood
language.
When the curtain rang down, John
like many others, was confused. New
ertheless. after that first breathles
pause. he stood up and Joined In tn
tumultuous applause.
swell" the prince asked.
JOIlA SllUOh hlS ucAu'
II don't know" he answered.
Neither does anyone else," Lad,
Hilda said. "Don't try to analyze you
Impressions for our benefit, MI
Strangewey. I am exactly in your pc
sition, and I have been here a dozel
times. Even to us hardened men an,
women Of the world, this Russian mu
sic came rs a surprise. There wer
parts Of 1t you did not like. though
weren't thereT
"There were parts Of 1t I hated,
John agreed. 'There were passage
that seemed to- aim at dlscord In ever,
sense Of the word"
She nodded alphabetically. The
were on their way down the broa'
staircase.
II wonder" she murmured, "whethe
I am going to be asked out to sup
perT'
"Alas, not tonight, dear lady," tn
prince regretted. II am having a fey
friends at Seyre House."
She shot a glance Mt him an,
shrugged her shoulders. She was evi
IDENTIFY d%ispleased.
"How much too bad !" che exclaimed
II am not at all sure that 1t Is RICH
Of you to invite Mr.. Strangewey to on
Of your orgies. A respectable littl
supper at the Carlton. and a cigarett
In my library a%fterward, would hay
been a great deal better for both {
you--certaInly for Mr.. Strangewey.
think I shall IL away with him, q
It isw
The prince shrugged his shoulders.
ut Is unfortunate" he sighed. "bl
we r both engaged. II you will 81,
us the opportunity some other ev,
Ming" :
II am not at ail sure that I shall In,
anything more to do with you, r,
gene" she declared. "You are not b.
having nicely. VIII you come and 81
me while you r In town, NJ
Strangeweyr she added. turning
John.
II should like to very much" he r
piled. ~ think" he added, a littI
hesitatingly. shat I have read one {
your books Of travel. 1t Is very Il
tercsting to meet you"
$50 my fame has really reache
! Cumberland! she laughed. "You mui
come and talk to me one afternoo
quite soon VIII you"
, II will come with pleasure" job
promised.
, They stood for a few moments In Il
crowded vestibule until Lady Hid
J Mulloch's car was called. The prin,
stood back, allowing John to escort h,
: to the door. She detained him for
moment after she had taken her sea