The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-24
CHATTER TX

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ga tie ceor- Ii LIS veJ god 0 yoz
70 no0t I'D see 1-
The price fo1ored Jo6a TITO the
r-tie xtrn< rpoG- BE vas dressed. n
rEzal. -1.h sT-Hso1s care his De
rHs sassezed u3,h . vocs6e-fu psead
I'D lis f,<en were peap4 q Cies
oTsTsa1@ed BE roee q bzDch os
Parma vsose1I II lis b1.rooAcie- aot he
@1ed With hta yey faint bgf w-
zEeal p<-fEe, Which se@ed TO JoAn
like the otog Of 6esc1te green tea
Il v1s t7ss these details. and the sS0T-
oess Of lis s,eeeh. Which alooe ae-
ceatrated lis foreign origin
1t occurred TO me- be atd. n be
SEATED hi-*<lS n an eaEy chair, -thAt
II yO0 are really tnteod3nx to FAKE this
e1pe1fDe1t Ia town life OF witch Nias
Aaufd fpoke. might be Of sooe A.
ssssAnoe 70 Jo1 Thefe are eertain
rnatfsrn, quite untmpogt1nt In them
selves. eoocerntnG which q little ad-
vice In the beginning may aave you
trouble
-vefy good q ~. An sure. John
repeated To tel you the truth
vsa Just looking through the teIeph0oe
directory to see u could come aeross
the name Of . tailor used to have
some things from"
II II pleAses y01 to place yourDeh
In my handa.- The prince suggested. 4
wfn Introduce you to my own nades-
people. have made the selection with
some care. have, fortunately. m
Idle morning. and IT II entirely 1t your
disposal At half past one believe
ve are both Iunching With Nuas Aau-
rel"
John vas conscious Of . monentary
sense Of annoyance. His tefe-a-tete
with Louise seemed farther on than
ever. Al the princes suggestion. bow
ever. be fetched his hat and gloves and
entered the formers automobile, which
was waiting below.
They spent the morning In the neigh
boshood Of Bond street, and John had
the foundations OF . wardrobe more
extensive than any he had ever
dreamed Of possessing. At half past
one they were shown into Louises
little drawing room There were three
or four men already present, standing
around their hostess and slipping some
faint yellow cordial from long vene-
tan giaxseA-
Louise came forward to meet them,
and made q little grimace n she re-
marked the change In Johns appear
ance.
Honestly. don't know you, and I
don't believe Ike you At all !" she ex-
claimed. ~Uow dare you transform
yourself into q tailor's dummy In this
fnshionT
1T was done entirely out of respect
for you" John said
In fact" the prince added, I'VE con-
sidered that we had achieved rather
q success"
Il suppose must look upon your e.
fort as q compliment" Louise sighed,
but 1t seems queer to lose even 30
much Of you. Shall you take up our
manners and our habits, Nr. Strange-
wey. as easily a. you wear our
clothesT
THAT cannot promise" he replied
The brain should adapt itself at
least as readily ~ the body" the
prince remarked.
II. Graillot, who was one Of the three
men present, turned around
who Ii talking platitudesr' he de-
rnanded. II write plays, and that II
my monopoly. All, It II the prince.
see! And our young friend who inter- |
rupted US at rehearsal yesterday"
Graillot held out his left hand to the |
prince and his right to John
"Mr. strangewey," he said. Il con-
gratulate you'll Any person who has
the good fortune to interest Miss Mau-
rel IL to be congratulated. Yet must
look at you and feel myself puxxled.
You are not an artist-no7 You do
not paint or writer
John shook bis bead.
''Nr. Strensewey's claim to d!stinc-
ton II that he II Just an ordinary
man" Louise observed. "Such . relief.
you know. after all you clever people I"
John shook hands with everybody
and slipped the contents Of the Siass
which had been handed to him. Then
. butlss oosnsd ~ door and an