Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-01-06

a. they approached. 1T is better for
conversation. The rest Of the place il
like a bear garden. I am not sure II
they will dance here today. but II
they do. they will come also into the
restaurant"
"Wise mani" Louise declared. Il.
too. hate the babel outside"
ave are faced" said the prince, AZ
he took up the menu. with our daily
problem. What can order for your
"a cup of chocolate" Louise replied.
"And Miss Sophy7"
"Tea, please"
John, too, preferred tea; the prince
ordered absinthe.
"a polyglot meal, isn't IL, 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 a good impression on Mr..
Strangewey. am hoping that you two
will be great friends"
Sophy turned toward John with .
little grimace.
Louise is SO tactless!" she said. II
am sure any idea you might have had
Of liking me will have gone already.
Has 1t. Mr.. Strangewey?"
"On the contrary" he replied, little
| stiffiy. but without hesitation, II was
thinking that Miss Maurel could
scarcely have set me a more pleasant
task"
The girl looked reproachfully across
at her friend.
"You told me he came from the
wilds and was quite unsophisticatedI"
she exclaimed.
1.-THE truth" John assured them,
looking with dlsmay 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.
Use said benignly. II want to heal
some more Of Mr.. Stransewey's i'm.
pressions. This is-well. If not quite
a fashionable crowd, yet very nearly
so. What do you think Of 1.-THE wom-
en-, for instance?"
"Well, to me-" John confessed can.
didly, "they all look like dolls or man.
ikins. Their dresses and their hats
overshadow their faces. They seem
all the time to be wanting to show. moi
themselves. but what they have on
They all laughed. Even the princes
lips were parted by the flicker Of q
smile. Sophy leaned across the table
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 lot Of places to take
him tot"
II was never greedy" Louise re
marked, with an air Of self-satisfac
ton. 1T you succeed in making. q
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-" Johr
protested spontaneously.
ION the contrary" the prince as
sured him, as he fitted cigarette into
a long amber tube, they want tc
laugh with you. You ought to realize
your value as q 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 thai
these women are like manikins; tha
their bodies and faces are lost; bu
one does not notice 1t until 1t Is point
ed out"
I'VE will revert" Louise decided, It,
a more primitive life. You and will
Yinaugurate q missionary enterprise
Mr.. Strangewey. We will Judge tn,
world afresh. We Will reclothe and re
habilitate it."
The prince fiicked the ash from tn
end Of his cigarette.
Morally as well as sartorially!" b.
asked.
There was a moments rather quee
silence. The music rose above tn,
hubbub Of voices and died away again
Louise rose to her feet. The prince
with a skiIlful maneuver, made hi
way to her side as they left the res
taurant.
Tomorrow afternoon, I think yo'
said?" he repeated quietly. "You vii
be in town thenT
"Yes. think So"
"You have changed your mind, then
about"
m. Graillot will not listen to m,
leaving London" she interrupted rap
Idly. HE declares that 1t Is too nea
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