The Dolores star., 1917-11-30

-and please kssp yoR faes tzz.sa
toward me. Why are ysu nexvo1sf I
an not very formidable"
He took her fingers. wy mOeh -
the prince had done upon her arrival
and pressed them formally to his llpA
Then he released them and rose.
sYou know" he confessed. 4 an
very stupld at this sort Of thing. 6han
ws 90 back to the reception roomsf !
shall b. the mast unpopulaf man AssO
II keep yoa any Longer"
Ths smile deepened slightly. Lttls
lines appeared ut the sides Of her
eyes. 80 far from being annoyed. -
could $50 that she was laughing.
Joseph" she Knocked, II am 004
tempting you. reallyl Do nit down.
have met men in many countries, but
none like you. Don't you realize that
your love for one woman should make
you kind to air.
mo, don't" he answered bluntly.
She patted his hand gently.
Come" she said, do mot be afraid
Of me. win not make love to you-
seriously. You must be kind to me BE-.
cause everybody spells me. After sup
per there are one or two more ques-
lions I must ask you. Do you know
that am going to dance here9 Nevea
before have I danced In q private house
in England. Except upon the stage.
like to dance only to those whom ]
lover
The little space between the cur.
tains was suddenly darkened. John
turned eagerly around, and, to his i'm
mense relief, recognized the prince
Their host came forward to where they
were sitting. and held out his arm to
Calavera.
Dear lady," he announced, supper
is served. VIII you do me this great
honorT
She rose to her feet. The prince
turned to John.
This is my privilege as host" he
explained; but If you will follow uA
you will find some consolation in store
for you"
"Well? the prince asked, as he
handed Aida Calavera to her place a
his right hand.
II think not" she replied.
He raised his eyebrows slightly. For
a moment he glanced down the supper
table with the care of a punctilious
host, to see that his guests were prop
erly seated. He addressed a few
trivialities to the musical-comedy star
who was sitting ON his left. Then he
leaned once more toward the great
dancer.
you surprise me-" he said. II
should have thought that the enter
prise would have commended itself to
you. You do not doubt the factsT
\They are obvious enough" she re.
piled. 1.-THE young man tried to tell
me' that he was in love with another
wolfram, and felt suddenly powerless.
I think must be getting to that aga.
when one prefers to achieve ones con.
quests with the lifting of finger"
The pkince sighed. -...
II shall Nv Il understand your sexl"
he declared. II should have supposed
that the slight effort of resistance
would have provided Just the necessary
stimulus"
She turned her beautiful head and
looked at the prince through narrowed
eyes.
after ALL" she asked, "what should
gain2 The young man is, in his way,
a splendid work of art. Why should I
be vandal enough to destroy it?
shall ask you another question"
The prince slowly slipped the wine
from the glass that he was holding to
his lips. Then he set it down DELHI.
erately.
"Why notr'
"What is your INTEREST," Is it a bet,
within, or-enmity?"
"You may count it the latter" the
prince replied deliberately.
Calavera laughed softly to herself.
snow, for the first Time" she con-
fessed, Il feel interest. This is where
one realizes that we live in the most
impossible age of all history. The
great noble who seeks to destroy the
poor young man from the country 10
powerless to wreak harm upon him.
You can neither make him a pauper
nor have him beaten to death. Why
are there princes any longer, 1 won
| der? You are only as other men,"
1T is an unhappy reflection, but
it is the TRUTH" the prince admitted.
MY ancestors would have disposed Of
this young man as should trouble
some fly, and it would have cost them
no more than few silver pieces and
sack Of wine. Today, alas, condi-
tons are different. It will cost me
more"
She trifed for a moment with the
salad upon her plate, which as yet she
had scarcely tasted.
II am feeling" she remarked, '.mag-
nidcently oriental-like Cleopatra. The
sensation pleases me. We are bar
gaining, are we not"
I'VE shall not bargain" the prince