The Washington times., 1919-05-23
when the music ceased.
VYtne, WOmea, sag.

when the music ceased.
Wise, WOmea, sOaE.
Now I hope We may have sems
more singing" ne exclaimed. as
they seated themselves and .
waiter filled their great. bubble
shaped glasses.
And he did sing at the top Of his
delightful voice when the balala-
ikas swept out into the rigging and
familiar song. and the Two gypsy
girls sang, toc-4aughed Rnd sang,
holding the frosty goblets high n
the sparkling light
It was evident 20 Eee1and that
the song was q faVorite one with
come: they AL touched gobiets-
Bravo. my little TEiganesP' be
said with happy emotion. My lit
tie compatFioCsi Ny little taEny
panthers Of the Caucasus! what do
you call yourselves ia this bandbox
OF a country where Two steps back
ward take you across any frOntier?-'
His dancing partner laughed till
her sequins jingled from throat 70
ankle:
They call US Fla and Mini" she
replied ASK yourself Why
For example," added the other
girl, we rise from this table and
thank you. There is nothing fur
there. C-est hni-e'eSt Fih-Nini-
comprenez-yous, Prince Erliek?"
Hi! What?' exclaimed sengoun-
I'm known. il appears, even to
that devilish name OF mine"
Everybody laughed.
After all" he said. more Soberiy,
''it's a gypsy's trade to know every
b body and everything Tiens!" He
slapped a gold piece on the table
"a kiss apiece against louis that
you don't know my comrades name
and nationw
The girl called Mini laughed:
Guessing For Geld.
Were quite willing to kiss you.
Prince Erik, but a louis dor is not
a copper penny. And your comrade
is American and his name u
Tchames."
'JamesP, exclaimed Sengoun-
at said so-Tchames."
What else?"
Nilann
Neeland?'
II said So"
Sengoun placed the goldpiece IN
Minis hand ana looked at Neeland
with an uncomfortable laugh.
81 ought to know a gypsy, but
they always astonish me, these
Tziganes. Tell US some more.
Nini-He beckoned a waiter and
pointed Indignantly at the empty
goblets-
The girls. resting their elbows
on the tables. framed their faces
with slim and dusky hands. and
gazed at Sengoun out Of humorous,
half-veiled eyes.
What do you wish to know.
Prince Erlik?" they asked mock
ingly.
''Wer, for example, is my country
really mobilizing?'
Since the twenty-hfth."
ITEMS, and old Papa Kaiser and
the Clown Prince Footit-What do
they say to THAR
Tt must be stopped.
What. Sang dfeu. We must stop
mobilizing against the Austrians?
But we are not going. 70 step. you
know, while Francis Joseph con-
tinues to pull faces At poor old
Serbian Peterr' -
Neeland said: ,.7asoos moe
The evening panel Mas & that
Austria is more reasonable and that
the Serbian AFFAIR can be arranged
There will be no war" he added con-
fidently.
There will be war" remarked
Mini with a shrpg OF her bare.
brown shoulders over which her
hair and her gilded seQuins fell IN
a bright mass.
''Why?'' asked Neeland, smiling.
Why? Because. for one thing.
you have brought war into Europe!r
Come, now! No mystery said
Sengoun gaily. Explain how my
comrade has brought war into Eu-
rope, you little fraud
Mini looked at -Neeland:
What else except. papers was IN
the box you lost?' she asked coolly.
Neeland. very red and uncomfort-
able. gazed back at the girl without
replying, and she laughed At him.
showing her white teeth.
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