Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-29
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Naia,s hand turned squarely on Nee
| land when he was named to the
| American, and exchanged firm
clasp with him. Then, to the Prin-
| cess:
at am late? No? Fancy, Princess
that great BOBBY, Izzet Bey, must
stop me at the club, and l exceed
ingly pressed to dress and entirely
out of humor with all Turks. Eth
| bien, mon vieux! said he in his
mincing manner of nervous pelican,
they're warming up the Balkan boil
they're full of snow And | said
f, to him: Snow boils very nicely
if the fire is sufficiently persistent!''
| And I think IzZet Bey. Will tlnd 1t
| so!"-with a quick laugh of eXplana-
| ton to Neeland: He meant Russian
| snow, you see; and that boils beau
! tifully If they keep on stocking the
boiler with Austrian fuel"
The Princess shrugged:
What schoolboy repartee! Why
did you answer him at all, Alak?"
WELL" explained the attache, "as
| I was due here at s o'clock hadn't
| fine to take him by the nose, had I?''
' Rue Carew entered and went to
the Princess to make amends:
| \ i
| to smile at Neeland. then offered
her hand to the Russian. How
| do you do, Prince, Erltk?" she said
with the careless and gay cordiality
| of old acquaintance. Il heari you
say something about Colonel lzzat
| Captain Sengoun bowed over her
| slender white hand:
| THE Mohammedan nose of Tz3ct
Bey is an admirable bit of Oriental
architecture, Miss Carew' why
| should it surprise you to hear me
extol, it's bizarre beauty"
Anyway" said the girl, I'm con-
| tended that you left deviltry for
reveIry." And, Marotte announcing
dinner she took the arm Of Captain
SengoLn as the Princess took Nee
| lands.
sacks, Prince Ajax ate and drank IS
| though it were the most delightful
experience in life; and he did 1t
with a whole-souled heartiness and
satisfaction that was flattering to
| any hostess and almost fascinating
! to anybody observing him.
His teeth were even and very
while; his appetite splendid; when he
did his goblet the honor Of noticing
it at all, it was to drain 1t; When
he resumed knife and fork he used
them as gaily, as gracefully, ana
as DIS IIS uSCo AAAo S1NAS ~@-
various occasions.
He had taken an instant liking to
Neeland, who seemed entirely inclln--
ed to return it; and he talked great
deal to the American but with a nice
division of attention for the two Ia
dies on either side.
you know, Ajax" said the Prin-
cess, you need not torture yourself
by trying to converse with discre-
tions because Mr.. Nee1and knows
about many matters which concern
"Ah! That is delightful! And in
deed I was already quite assured OF
Mr.. Neelands intelligent sympathy in
the present state Of European at
fairs
Hes done a little more than ex-
press sympathy" remarked the Prln-
cess; and she gave a humorous out
line of Neeland's part in the affair
of the olive-wood box.
Fancy exclaimed Captain Sen
goun. '"That impudent canaille! Yes;
| heard at the embassy what happen
ed to that accursed box this morning.
Of course it is misfortune, but
as for me, personally, don't care
"It doesn't happen to concern you
personally, Prince Erik" said Prin-
cess Naia dryly.
mo" he admitted, unabashed by
the snub, at does not touch me
lipoli peninsula. Therefore, God, be
thanked, I shall be elsewhere when
the snow boils."
Rue turned to Neeland:
"His one idea Of diplomacy and war
is a thousand Kuban Cossacks at
full speed"
"And that is an excellent idea. is
il not. atchka?" he said, smiling
impudently at the Princess, who only
laughed at the familiarity
81 hope" added Captain Sengoun.
that I may live to gallop through
few miles of diplomacy at full
speed before they consign me to the
Opolchina." Turning to Neelano'
'"The reserve-the old mans home,
you know. God forbid" And he
drained his goblet and looked de-
family at Rue Carew.
"a Cossack is Cossack," said the
Princess, "be he Terek or Kuban.
Don or Astrachan, and they all know
as much about diplomacy as Prince
Erlik-or Izzet Bey's nose.
Tar1ons Won are unusually silent, dear