The Argosy, October 1906 — page 96: what you’re looking at

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2 = ne pulled the Princess’s ear and called her * Pussy.”” Then he asked what he present. x i - “Tam going into town on the 10.10,” - put in the Queen, “‘and perhaps you 5 would like to go with me, Evelyn. You _ your birthday, and we will have lunch at Sherry’s and go to a matinee, if you 2 and looked extremely regal in her morn- -ing gown of pink silk and lace, a hot- = Z Se Boce grape poised in her dainty ee : “— aes fingers. : =z = But the Princess, like the’ ae | --town with her mother, and flatly told == 2 ~- RET ’SO. SS - “What do you want?” asked het — ____. father, anxious to please. g -— ~~“ don’t want to be bothered, papa, that’s what! day and let me do anything that comes into my head. That would be charity. _T'm tired ‘of being a Princess. I want to put on a disguise and forget myself.” - “Such: nonsense!” remarked — the ~Ouren~ laces ponderously. ~“ You’ll- spoil that child, Eben, if you will persist.” “Persist in what?” asked the King innocently, swallowing his cup of coftee at a gulp. But the Queen had swept loftily out of the room,.and the King and the Prin- cess were left to themselves. a “¥ veN ‘ Z =. ‘You see, papa, for once in my life ts I want = feel free—to follow my own = will, I—— Ze “As far as I can ‘dees you always —— = self,” said- the King easily. ‘“ You'll _ have to count me out, though. Langford is coming up this morning and we have a cess quickly, flushing up to the roots of — her curly brown hair. Langford. He’s your new Ses isn’t Hex ‘He's wesc pictufe you showed to Com and she said he was the ete: Christy => man.’ : di Ss Sed ated an important corner on life’ = oh ighway, and was ‘something more of a_ hen she came dawn to iackece the. aa could do for her by way of a = : = may have a holiday from lessons, as it is — the Princess looked at the King, She said it with true queenly elegance, , then he said: “Evelyn, 1 think you had child she had ever Seen: refused to be — = Sa - impressed. She didn’t want to go into Leave me alone. for one | ss say Mr. Langford was coming? ”” = rising and shaking down her -’most any time. that new Panhard I bought. Saturday.” Z do follow your own will, but suit your- some railroad reports to go over. Per- . haps this afternoon —[——” “Oh, never mind you! ” said the Prin-_ “Tell me about > whose | — oe = “ Yes, same one. He's got = too, if he is pretty. Whatever became of that picture, anyway? Come to think of it, I’ve never seen it since. I'll bet-a cookie Clara helped herself to it.” : = ‘“No, she didn’t,” said the Princess candidly. 2 ft took it ane ats eS Pp S2 aout é want it, particularly == ae The King looked at the Pence and and better go to New York with your mother ee this morning. [Pll give you a blank —-~ check and Lae can “buy anyueee you. ss, blame please.” = “All right, ‘papa, thank. you eyer so | much. The check will come in handy, — Beas but I won’t go to New York. Icouldn’t — bear to be so far away from you on my birthday, and, besides, aon t forget you tal bets Ties COan promised —— - ae ~The King tried to tok severe, but es the effort was a failure, for a pair of. soft little arms went around his «neck, and a coaxing voice said, “I’m your - onliest daughter, dads. dear, and don't — == : be cross with me. I’m going for a ride, a-nice, long ride, and what time did you ‘“T didn’t say. Pussy, but since you — are so interested, why, he'll be here - — He’s going to bring Up ‘“Then he’ll come by the State Road, won’t he dads?” < = There's. no other way | he could come.’ “AN oa ”” answered the Pevaee z enigmatically, ‘ perhaps I'll see him.” She flew up the wide marble stairs to her own particular corner of the castle - and demanded instant assistance of her maid. Into her most becoming riding- -habit she got as fast as possible, “telephoned to the stables for her horse, and was down- | stairs again, before one would haye deemed it possible, with her three- COfse ee nered hat set severely on her bright curls — ere and a huge bunch of pelt et an the bosom aE Ter: coat.