CHAPTER VIAt Maxims

AXIMS after old gbttheshow restaurant Whither sight-seeing

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ly believe to be a part and parcel oftrue Parisian life

On the night of Sonlas garden partyone group of men and women who enbred the Jelly restaurant were so dif-

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from of theplace as to comeln for not a fewamused glances from their neighborsThey were Mine Natalie Popoff MmeNova Kovltch anti Cascftda and StBrloUic The rUJt wu NntnMui Idea

At MarlinShe had heard Danllos wild speech ofgOOd by to Sonia and his announcementthat ho was off to Muslins Hencethe ambassadors wife with a feebleyearning to atone In some way for thefalse position into which the widowhad been thrust for her sake had re-

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to follow In the Lope of securinga word in private with Daullo andsetting matters right again

Natalia had not confided her plan toher husband dud now us the partywere ushered to a secluded table In analcove she glanced at the riotous sceneabout her with a delighted nervous ¬

ness The delight vanished suddenlyhowever and the nervousness waxedto a bank fear as a familiar voicesmote upon her car

Popoff had just come In and waxstanding not ten feet away from thesecluded table where his wife sattremblingI

to see Prince Danllo atonce he said to the head waiterHas he arrived

Sot yet sir was the reply but hewill be here very soon There is asupper party waiting for him overthere waning to n tableful of gaylyappareled girls with tired eyed men

Really exclaimed the ambassadorIll Just Join them till he comesHe loddltd oil to the distant table

where to Natalies Jealous eye 1m

seemed to make himself at home witha phenomenal ease and quickness IIIwas carce seated when Daullo strodelit The whole table rose to give theprince noisy greeting

Why hallo your excellency criedDaullo This Is queer company forn monument of respectability likeyowtelf t wAudr teto

4 saw < e > yes plaMtwi-Ile aadAaeador drawing Uni anlde I

t vmi blond M One here and waitMl yeti npHeared

Oh I see cut lu the prince thor-oughly enjoying hU lqnCu lon Toolslush In where w

I didnt rush In fumed tho nrtiLassador I crept a mtaslycab and 1 sneaked Intome place like

I 1 pickpocket for fear some one wouldrecognize one I sacrUIced myself tomy country Suppose my wife shouldhear of itl I came to Implore you toIbeouIbooming through the whole room HoIs here nnd I Oh he broke oil onsight of Popoff Hero you arc 1

My dear Nova Kovltch pettishly

Interrupted the ambassador is It neejJ essary to hunt for me with a brass

band CouIJnt you <

Im sorry to interrupt you answer-ed

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Nova Kovlfch but heres a dillpatch from the llarsovlan ministryIt seemed to me important Mud Ibrought It OH

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Popoff took the slip of paper a dIt read aloud

If Mine Sadowas twenty millionsore allowed to leave Mnrsovla we are-

a n bankrupt countryThere Prince Danllo continued

the ambassador turning on the youngman lu melodramatic appeal youIts right up to you Your country allIpeals to you to save ItJ You are MarIIalldiXo tho deuce with matrimony andMonrovia and myself Pm doneefllr dreams uf love and all that nonI

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founded Down the little flight ofstairs leading luto the room a womanwas advancing alone

Sonia exclaimed DanlloWith a word of excuse to the others

he hurried across and tact the widowns she reached the foot of the steps

YouYe here he muttered In horrifled wonder here nlonc

Yes replied Sonla coldly Is Itany affair of yours1

First the Hummer house lie wenton ns in n daze then Maxims

Quite so Is that all you have toany t

Xo he retort d I have one thinsmore You should not marry Do Jolldon

X01 Why not prayllocause I

He cheeked himself Sho finishedthe sentence for him

HecaUso you love 11107 she BUS

BestedHe broke Into n discordant miserable

laughDont laugh that silly way she

rrprlmandcd sharplyI am sorry you dont like it ho

observed Its the only way I knowThen dont laugh nt all The laugli

Is ot> my sUo nuywayOn your MorYes Yoi aro angry at whet Imp

pened this evening nut It wash 1

who was in tlio summer house with 11

do JolldonHut I saw you there he declared

r-J took another womans place to gei

her out of au awkward scrape withher hushand with M Popoff Shewas

tniPI never even guessed It criedDanllo his sullen taco breaking Intoa audio of utter relief What a foolI wash I was green anti yellow withJealousy I

He caught himself up but It was tooInto Snnlas eyes danced

But since you dont love me sheasked why were you yellow andgreen with-

Beenuse green milt yellow are ournational colors 1 am nothing If notpatriotic You see

Mine Sadowa prince gurgledPopou trotting up to them unablelonger to restrain his anxietySI hopeIt 14 all settled All nicely arrangedeh

LOVE SONIA HE WHISPERED

If you mean Is madame to marryle Jolldon answered Danllo she linotBut this evening ejaculated Iop ¬

off In the summer houseShe took another womans place

replied the prince disregarding Soulawarning

Dear estureIoslty reviving Who was she t

Excuse me your excellency re ¬

marked Nlsh who hud entered withNova Kovltch mud had hovered aim ¬

lessly about waiting to get In it wordbut here Is a fun that was picked up

III the summer lease after the partyYou told me to search the place and Iitd If I tray say so I

Same old teal commented Popoffopening It Then with a Jump aseye vaguely caught tho sentence

Natalie bad scribbled beneath Do J6IIdons avowal ho screamed

My wifes handwriting Then Itwas my wife after 11111ISir quotedsars wife should be above suspicion

nut Caesar never brought his wipe

Purls walled Popoff This is badtor inc

No no pleaded Nalalic who atsight cf the fatal trinket hud left hertable and run forward Its all a hatM

rid mistake I can explain 1 i

Silence commanded Popoff In hisImagisterial mannerunder section 4 of the Marsovlan code

hereby divorce you This fun Is ifuffitlent evidence

As Natalie started back dumb withhorror Popoff turned Impressively toSouls and to tho widows amused dis ¬

sank on one knee before herMme Sadowa ho declaimed I

sin free and In tho name of our tartherland I beseccii you to become mywifel

> = u ul Sonla was seemingly oiiim wie

white misery III Natalie face and theShoIored by your proposal but before I uc

itaJamc I hereby divorce joucopt It Is only fair to tell you that If Imarry again I lap all my fqrfune

The ambassador scrambled hastily tohis feet

IIwas perhaps Just a wee bithasty he stuttered looking sheepishly about for a way of escape

Natalie rune forward and handedhim the tOil

Did you read tho words I wrote oilIt she asked tlnild-

lyInmAdutifulwifeI spelled outthe ambassador Forgive mo didnt

I understand Shall we let bygones bebygones

I Danllo who hind stood silent duringthe odd proposal now stepped pastPopoff and fated Sonla a new light Inills eyes

Is It true you will lose all yourmoney If you marry again he askedIn a voice he tried In vain to ttPsteady

IYo she admitted It is trueThou why shouldnt I say now what

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WilY not she agreed demurelylIe drew a step nearer-

I love you Sonla he whisperedSteadily happily she met hits burn

Ing eyes niHfho answeredI love you Danllo I have always

loved younTut tut fretted Popoff pushing

peevishly between thjm Thlsll nevor do You cant marry her princeYoull both be paupers

Not quite gently corroded SoulaI shall lose my money It Is true but

mly because I am going to give It all

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