The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1901, Page 9

A5 THE SUXDAY CALL ing the table. She had begun-to say good- by to him when he interrupted, self-con- sciousness forcing the words hutriedly and disjointedly from his lips: “You will let me go to the station with you. I shall—er—deem it a pleasure.” She raised her eyvebrows slightly, but thanked him and said she would consider it an honor. His face grew hot and his heart cold with the fancv that the in-her eyes a gleam which said: u, poor fellow.” otwithstanding his strange m and the fact that his pride had s quite & perceptible shock. he t them to the station. They went to the sleeping car a few minutes before time set for the train‘s departure, stood at the bottom of the step ing the good-bys, the godspeeds and the sincere hope that they might meet again. Then came the sharp activity of the men, the hurry of belated pas: glanced soberly at his watch. “It is nine o'clock. Perhaps you would better get aboard,” he said, and pr ceeded to assist Yvonne up th steps. She turned pressed his hand gently before passing Into the car. “Adieu, good friend. You have made it so very pleasant for us,” she said, e estly. The tall, waiting to a: Go first, T Lorry happy by come up unaided “Or I can assist h hastened to add, giving her a grateful look which she could not misunderstand. The uncle shook hands warmly w the young man and passed up the steps. She was follow- ing when Lorry eried: “Will you not allow me?” She laughingly turned to him from the steps and stretched forth her hand. 'And now it is good-by forever. I am 80 sorry that I have not n more of you,” she said. He took her hand and held it tightly for a moment awakened in woman who is $ puzziing his old gent an was niece into the coach. ' the girl made “I can easily Lo s strange in. A bright repent- T shall never forget the past few days,” 5 he said, a thrill in his voice. “Ycu t put something into my life that can nev - be taken away. You will forget me be- fore you are out of Washingto . but I—I shall always see you as you are now." She drew her hand away gently, h not take her eyes away from his 1 face. “You are mistaken. Why sho get you—ever? Are you not American whose name T bought? always remember you as I Denver." “Not as I have been since?’ he cried. ‘“Have you changed nce I first saw you?” she asked quaintly “I have, indeed, for you saw me before Isaw you. I am glad I have not changed for the worse in your ey “As I first knew you with my eyes, I will say that they are tr she sald tantalizingly. “I do not mean that I have changed ex- ternally.” “In any other c serve,”” she cried with mock di ment. “Still,” she added, sweepingly, “you are my idea! American. Good-by The man has called ‘all oard!" " ““Good-by!"” he said, swinging up on the narrow step beside her. Agzain he clasped her hand as she drew back in surpri “You are going out of my land, but not out of my mind. If you wish your eyes to see the change in me, you have only to " look at them in a mirror. They are the i hope that I may see you again.” She hesitated an instant, her eyes wa- ’ vering beneath his. The train was m ing slowly now. “I pray that we may meet,” she said. softly, at last—so softly that he barely heard the words. Had she uttered no sound he could have been sure of her re- sponse, for it was In her telltale eyes. His blood leaped madly. “You will b hurt if you wait until the train is at full speed,” she cried, suddenly return- ing to the abandoned merry mood. She pushed him gently in xcitement. “Don’t you see how rapidly we are mov- ing? Please go!” There was a terror in y leased him Good-by, then!"” he cried Adieu, my Am n!” she cried, quiek! As he swung out, ready to drop to the ground, she said, her eves sparkling with something that suggested mischief, her face more bewitching than ever under the flicker of the great arc ligh “You must come to Edelweiss to me. I shall expect He thought there was a challenge in the tones. Or was it mockery? I will, by heaven, I will med A startled expression flashed across her face, and her lips parted as if in protes- As she leaned forward, holding itly to the hand-rail, there was no mile on her cou ance. A white hand fluttered before his eyes, and she was go He stood, hat in hand, watching the two red lights at the end of the train until they were lost in the night. 1d not ppoint- h Ty stammere id he would ed aimlessly a he mutt roun the baggage-roo! where he had r return gayly. ed him t Wikt d t th he ex- “l shall never forget ti:c ion roming decper ana pAst few days,”” he said, yur beneath o sionous 0. @ thrill in his vorce. r that was a par aware « had breakfasted w in vain to recall a tween midni he did not who had flowr 2 All night long he He counted ten n tner o L n I beg for th first time in my life. Y. rv:;x been so good to me; be good to me mping over a p o His wrath melted away like snow the task was doi as far everywhere. Her scattered, he wa ever. Her face was fore t sunshine.. How could he resist such an ap first . L g ® . . z e filled his ear with music never-ceas- in my life i i What cheered from one end of the country to ;o™ it was not the lulling music that e mean by th 5 the other? Is there not a difference be- & I, W0 o o N eard the clock Molve thepenitent, Ae3ald, gre Yween your hereditary -Long live the gy tne hours from 1 to 8, when he 1y Prince and our wild, enthusiastic, spon- _ . o' thoroughly disgusted with himsel . “I thank vou taneous ‘Hurrah for Cleveland!’ Miss L 08T oY 0o a5 0M dte bitter or to Americ urtec 3 Gugggenslocker? All men are equal at the beginning in our land. The man who wins the highest gift that can be be- look blue. That breakfast was a gre strain on his natural politeness. He wor do not wonder t m men. And r 1 i1 shiped his mother, but in several your invitation, and ask you t stowed by seventy millions of people is SI ¢ G withdraw my implied refusal the man who had brains and not title as $tances that morning he caught himseif take me for the drive, I & birthright.” He was a bit exasperated. Just In i S i - 2 d more than grateful.” some sharp rejoinder to her ple; “There! I have displeased you again. You must pardon my antiquated ideas. We, as true and loyal subjects of a good sovereign, cannot forget that our rulers avouc her aunt and cried, as she drew to see the clty. On the way downtown the carrlage whirled by. He was return- 2'® born, not made. Perhaps we are af- delighted “You make me happy in,” he sa'd, softly, us they Grew near the elder m=m- bers of the party, who had paused: to k your uncl motherly queries. Twice she was co pelled to repeat questions mind ing so far away that he heard not save words that another woman had tered, say twenty-four hours b e. His hem. ““I shall wait for o d ount to accompuny W oy, but 2WaY in the direction of her room: *At he remembered that he was in business— ing his hat to his head as he spoke. fiicted at times with brainless monarchs tSrecl: S8Y TRERLY CUE IS Defore. 1 eart throbk ainf W ncle Caspar will be busy a e Aunc 2 then, and at dinner this evening. Ibid the law business—end that it would be “I cannot say. I do not know him,” she 27nd are to be pitied. You are generous drocp to the 1ids; his tofies were drawlitg g emot of shame and 1 am sure my aunt will bp charmed. Auat yoy 5404-morning, Mr. Lorry.” well to drap in and let his uncle know he replied, a tinge of sarcasm in her voice. I YOur selection of potentates; be gener- sked us to drive , and I have ac- and his voice strangely without warmsh; his face was white and tired. s dared not Yvonne, Mr. Lorry has ous, then, with me, a benighted royalist, with him over the cit The young man, d€ighted with the turn was in the city. On second thought, how- “You Americans have one consolatio ho may som v some of affairs, but dismayed by what seemed ever, he concluded it was too near 2 when you tire of a ruler you can put an. Who craves leniency of o ; % it e - “You are mot well, Grenfall,” his cepted for you. When are we to SWart, a summary dismissal, bowed low. He o'clock to waste any time on business, so. other in his place. Is it not wise to do so 4ay be President of the United Stat, mu:h":r pinbppean S g T e g B :: Mr. Lorry ;,, Waited until the strange trio entered the the office did not know that he was In cuite often?” “Granted, without discussion. As possi- TIORET, ST PROURS, SRS SR T Mr. and Mrs. Guggenslocker stared in clevator and then sauntered downstairs, town umtil the next day, and then to no “I don’t think wise is the word, Ex- ble, though not probable, President of the ' 7 s 2 — ? a bewlldered sort of manner: at their his hands in his pockets, his heart as light great extent. pedient is better, Iam to Infer that you United States, I am magnanimous to an YOU MUst take a good, Jong rest and re nicce. Then Aunt Yvonne turned ques- as air. Unconsciously he jingled the coins. For several hours he reveled in her go- have no politics.” .. unfortunate who can never hope to be “’}‘{” “’lmd"’nmh; S tioning eyes toward her husband, Who A broad smile came over his face as he clety, sitting beside her in that roomy ‘“One house has ruled our land for cen- princess, no matter how well she might o g o, S PRI SR SRS promptly bowed low before the tall drew forth a certain piece. Holding it brougham, Aunt Yvonne opposite, ex- turies. Since I came to your.land I have Erace the gilded throne 4 e @ was be resentment American and said: between his thumb and forefinger he sald: plaining to het the many places of nter- not once scen a man wave his hat with _She greeted this glowing remark with o he does at the end of Hs vacation, e, r eyes. Im- Your kind offices shall never be for- “You are what it cost her to learn my est as they passed. They entered the Cap- mad adulation and cry from his heart, Smile so intoxicating that he felt himself ";|°‘“”' 1k ihe ofiics thi inoiminer dit i stretchea gotten, sir. When are the ladies to be name, are you? Well, my good fellow, itol; they saw the White House, and, as ‘Long live the President!’ For centuries, the most favored of men. He saw that shae %a‘ o Lo ol N e while into ready you may be very small, but you bought they were driving back to the hotel, in my country, every child has been born smile in his mind's eve for months after- three ‘«“s‘:m b orby g Dnraf}‘r-fly maa by e glow aund Lorry was weighing in his mind the ad- something that looks better than Gug- passed the President of the United States. with the words, ‘Long live the Prince!’ in ward, that maddening sparkle of jov, P"I"e i peakinde ok 'rP“_ng o 1 ealing genslocker on & Notel reglster. Your mis- Miss Guggenslocker, when informed his heart, and ho learns to say them next Wwhich flashed from her eyes to the very He made a pretense of nothing & n pretty plea for tress is an odd bit of humanity, a most that the President's carriage was ap- after the dear parental words are mas- bottom of his he;utt. there to snuggle for- morning rpm‘ = o comA s 5 The " startled and tions presented themselves readily. t, whimsical bit, I must say. First, she's proaching, relaxed gracefully from the tered. ‘Long live the Prince!’ ‘Long live ever with Memory's priceless treasures. interest hi - > . ever. In one mo- he was afrald of this perverse maid; sec Y 5 P) [ w y o ing—b vait! # no and then she's ves. You're Jucky, my stately reserve that had been puzzling the Princess! are tributes of love and heir dinner was but one more phase of Pages, not one thing—but wait nably rude and im- ond, he had not seen his mother. In fac i ddenly, 2 coln, to have fallen into the mercy of him and revealed an eager curiosity. Her hondr that greet our rulers from birth to this fascinating dream. More than once thought 5”“1“‘ him .Hs.“,l}fi"\.;;;"‘f ' d implor- he did not know that she was in tow:. strangers for the sake of a whim. You eyes fastened themselves upon the Presl- death. We are not-fickle, and we have no he feared that he was about to awake to ten minutes he searched the columns <t gracious “At 2 o'clock, I fancy. You leave at § are now retired on a pension, well de- gent, Lorry finding entertainment in the politics.” find bleak unhappiness where exquisite Slflut‘“"d‘-‘-. e Bt “g:f“ & cried. the blue eves to-night, do you not?” served after valiant service in the cause changes that came over her unconscipus “Do your rulers hear tin horns, brass joy had reigned so gloriously. As it drew threw down the pap: ith sigh of . st the steel in the “Yes. And will you dine with us-i of a most cerricious Gucen.” face. Instead of noting the veneration he bands, campaign vells, firecrackers and to an end a sense of depression came over lef. S R "] was =o uncivil! Per- evening?’ Her invitation was so unex- In an hour he was at home and relating had expected, he was astonished and stump speeches every four years? Do him. An hour at most was all that he There was ing to indicate tha i AT 28 . -ted, in view of all that had happencd, to his mother the story of his wanderings, somewhat provoked to see a slight curl they know what it means to be the volun- could have with her. Nine o'clock was train ha(.i he?c.x wrecked. ’LE}”" ad v e O e N looked sskatos, . “Ach, gou Wust *peglecting, 10r Teasons’ ‘hegt KAOWH. 1o f BIVPHEL, wh: bl \pormiotH of e Mt 'a! tary bholes GE nwhbla DAHPET Db Mgy drxwhie nleh With 1is resreis, 1ts long. doubtedly reached New York in safety. d ihe rebuke. Pray forgive mot treat my invitation as 1 did ‘himself, the events which occurred after pronounced disappointment in her eyes. ' know what It is to rule because they have ings, its desolation. He determined to He ldoked at his Deetkiust at” that g e is: ours” she cried, merrily, although Denver had been left behind, except for a Her face expressed ridicule, pure and sim. won the right and not because they were retain the pleasures of the present until, bly enjoying her breakfast at that m et ot 2 “"- s dfl? y Y l‘ could detect the blush that returns casual allusion to “a party of forelgners.” ple, and, he was shocked to observe, the born to it? Has there ever been a hom- amid the clanging of bells and the roll ment. Perhaps she was thinking of him me to tell you Why I eh the recollection of a reprimand. At 1 o'clock, faultlessly attired, he de- exposure was unconscious, therefore sin. age-surfeited ruler in your land who has of car wheels, the dismal futuré began. and—perhaps mot. o S B T e Wl S Wil e atiy s Akt 720 the -bronghems. talGE Mo Lot known the joy that comes with the knowl- His intention to accompany them to the - oy 1“{,{;”:; you~ taught.” The girl abruptly threw her arm Lorry that he had Invited some strangers “You do not like our ruler?” he said, as edge that he has earned the right to be station Was cxpressed as they were leav- (Continued mext week.)