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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1905)
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all these good features we merit your business Consign your next shipment to us CLAY ROBINSON CO stock Yards KANSAS CITY We also have our own houses at Chicago South Omaha Sionz City South St Joseph Denver South St Paul and East Buffalo Bead our market letter in this paper Write us for any Bpecial information desired The McCook Tribune Only One Dollar the year J 1 - - I one SOWE Henry By Seton continued from last week Chauxville laughed again in an ittuiolional way You alter little lie said Your ilainuess of speech takes me back to Petersburg Yes I admit that Mrs Sydney Bamborough rather interested me But I assume too much That is no reason why she should interest you She does not my good friend but you do I am all attention Do you know anything of her asked De Chauxvllle perfunctorily not as a man who expects an answer of in tends to believe that which he may be about to hear Nothing You are likely to know more Karl Steinmetz shrugged his heavy shoulders and shook his head doubt fully I am not a ladies man he added gruffly The good God has not shaped me that way I am too fat Has Mrs Sydney Bamborough fallen in love with me lias some imprudent person shown her my photograph I hope not Heaven forbid He puffed steadily at his pipe and glanced quickly at De Chauxville through the smoke No answered the Frenchman quite gravely Frenchmen by the way do not admit that one may be too middle aged or too stout for love But she is on good terms with the prince Which prince Pavlo The Frenchman snapped out the word watching the others benevolent countenance Steinmetz continued to smoke placidly and contentedly My master he said at length I suppose that some day he will marry De Chauxville shrugged his shoul ders He touched the button of the electric bell and when the servant ap peared ordered coffee The servant brought the coffee which he drank thoughtfully And why not Mrs Sydney Bambor ough asked Steinmetz suddenly Why not indeed replied De Chauxville It is no affair of mine A wise man reduces his affairs to a minimum and his interest in the af fairs of his neighbor to less But I thought it would interest you Thanks The tone of the big man in the arm chair was not dry Karl Steinmetz knew better than to indulge in that pastime Dryness is apt to parch the fount of expansiveness Who was Sydney Bamborough at any rate De Chauxville asked So far as I remember answered Steinmetz he was something in the diplomatic service Yes but what My dear friend you had better ask his widow when next you sit beside her at dinner How do you know that I sat beside her at dinner I did not know it replied Stein metz with a quiet smile which left De Chauxville in doubt as tQ whether he Merriman Copyright 1895 by HARPER - BROTHERS was very stupid or exceedingly clever She seems to be very well off said the Frenchman I am glad as she is going to marry my master De Chauxville laughed almost awk wardly and for a fraction of a second he changed countenance under Steiu inetzs quiet ej es One can never know whom a wo man intends to marry he said care lessly even if they can themselves which I doubt But I do not under stand how it is that she is so much better or appears to be since the death of her husband Ah she Is much better off or appears to be since the death of her husband said the stout man in his slow Ger manic way Yes De Chauxville rose stretched himself and yawned Men are not always be it understood on their best behavior at their club Good night he said shortly Good night my very dear friend After the Frenchman had left Karl Steinmetz remained quite motionless and expressionless in his chair until such time as he concluded that De Chauxville was tired of watching him through the glass door Then he slow ly sat forward in his chair and looked back over his shoulder Our friend he muttered is afraid that Paul is going to marry this wo man Now I wonder why These two had met before in a past which has little or nothing to do with the present narrative They had dis liked each other with a completeness partly bred of racial hatred partly the outcome of diverse interests But of late years they had drifted apart There was no reason why the friend ship such as it was should not have lapsed into a mere bowing acquaint ance Steinmetz knew that the Frenchman had recognized him before entering the room It was to be presumed that he had deliberately chosen to cross the threshold knowing that a recognition was inevitable Karl Steinmetz went farther He suspected that De Chaux ville had come to the Talleyrand club having heard that he was in England with the purpose in view of seeking him out and warning him against Mrs Sydney Bamborough It would appear murmured the stout philosopher that we are about to work together for the first time But if there is one thing that I dislike more than the enmity of Claude de Chauxville it is his friendship CHAPTER VII J ARL STEINMETZ lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger Now I wonder he said aloud how many bushels there are in a ton Ach how am I to find out These English weights and measures this English money when there is a met rical system 1 1 1 a a ONLY FIVE CENTS MORE than the price of the McCOOK TRIBUNE secures it and the Weekly Inter Ocean Both for One Year THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN is the only weekly paper published by a Chicago daily and is the leading news farm and home paper of the West Improved and strengthened by the addition of many new features Enlarged farm garden and dairy departments Reliable and practical veter inary department Home Health Club Health and Beauty Hints The most com plete household page Styles for all ages The best Boys and Girls page offered by any paper Queer problems and puzzles Chess and checker columns Best Fiction The International Sunday School Lesson Full and complete market reports The McCook Tribune regular price 100 a year The Weekly Inter Ocean 100 a year Both for only 105 a year This extraordinary offer is made to secure NEW SUBSCRIBERS but old subscribers can take advantage of it by paying their sub scriptions one year in advance Editor He sat and hardly looked up when Ife clock struck 7 It was a quiet room this in which he sat the library of Pauls London house The noise of Piccadilly readied his ears as a faint roar not entirely unpleasant but socia ble and full of life Accustomed as he was to the great silence of Russia where sound seems lost in space the hum of a crowded humanity was a pleasant change to this philosopher who loved his kind while full recog nizing its little weaknesses Wliile he sat there still wondering how many bushels of seed made a ton Paul Alexis came Into the room The younger man was in evening dress He looked at the clock rather eagerly Will you dine here he asked and Steinmetz wheeled around in his chair I am going out to dinner he explain ed further Ah said the elder man I am going to Mrs Sydney Barn boroughs I shall probably ask her to marry me And she will probably say yes I am not so sure about that said Paul with a laugh for this man was without conceit I do not see why she should he went on gravely He was standing by the empty fireplace a manly upright figure one who was not very clever not brilliant at all somewhat slow in his speech but sure deadly sure in the honesty of his pur pose Karl Steinmetz looked at him and smiled openly witli the quaint air of resignation that was his You have never seen her eh in quired Paul Steinmetz paused then he told a lie a good one well told deliberately No We are going to the opera box F2 If you come in I shall have pleasure in introducing you The sooner j ou know each other the better I am sure you will approve I think you ought to marry money Why Steinmetz laughed JJOh he answered because every body does who can There is Catrina Lanovitch an estate as big as yours adjoining yours a great Russian fam ily a good girl who is willing Paul laughed a good wholesome laugh You are inclined to exaggerate my manifold and obvious qualifications he said Catrina is a very nice girl but I do not think she would marry me even if I asked her Which you do not intend to do Certainly not Then you will make an enemy of her said Steinmetz quietly It may be inconvenient but that cannot be helped A woman scorned you know Shakespeare or the Bible I always mix them up No Paul Catrina Lanovitch is a dangerous enemy She has been making love to you these last four years and you would have seen it if you had not been a fool I am afraid my good Paul you are a fool God bless you for it I think you are wrong said Paul rather curtly not about me being a fool but about Catrina Lanovitch If you are right however it only makes me dislike her instead of being perfect ly indifferent to her His honest face Hushed up finely and he turned away to look at the clock again I hate your way of talking about women Steinmetz he said loure a C3nical old beast you know Heaven forbid my dear prince I admire all women they are so clever so innocent so pure minded Do not your English novels prove it your Eng lish stage your newspapers so high toned Who supports the novelist the playright the actor who but your English ladles Better than being cooks like your German ladies retorted Paul stoutly Better than being cooks I doubt it I very much doubt it my friend At what time shall I pre seut myself at box F2 this evening About 9 as soon as you like So Paul noward Alexis sallied forth to seek the hand of the lady of his choice and as he left his own door that lady was receiving Claude de Chaux ville in her drawing room The two had not met for some weeks not in deed since Etta had told the French man that she could not marry him Her invitation to dine couched in the usual friendly words had been the first move in that game commonly called bluff Claude de Chauxvilles ac ceptance of the same had been the second move And these two persons who were not afraid of each other shook hands with a pleasant smile of greeting while Paul hurried toward them through the busy streets Am I forgiven that I am invited to dinner asked De Chauxville imper turbably when the servant had left them alone Forgiven for what she asked at length in that preoccupied tone of voice which tells wise men that only ques tions of dress will be considered De Chauxville shrugged his shoul ders in his graceful Gallic way Mon Dieu he exclaimed For a crime which requires no excuse and no explanation other than a mirror She looked up at him innocently A mirror Yours Have you forgiven me for falling In love with you It is I am told a crime that women sometimes condone It was no crime she said She had heard the wheels of Pauls car riage It was a misfortune Please let us forget that it ever happened De Chauxville twirled his neat mus tache looking keenly at her the while You forget he said But I will remember She did not answer but turned with a smile to greet Paul I think you know each other she said gracefully when she had shaken hands and the two men bowed They were foreigners be It understood There were three languages In which they could understand each ot or with equal ease Where Is Maggie exclaimed Mrs Bamborough She Is always late When I am here reilected De Chauxville But he did not say it Miss Delafield kept them waiting a few minutes and during that time Etta Sydney Bamborough gave a very line display of prowess with the dou ble stringed bow She had a smile and an epigram for Claude de Chauxville a grave air of sympathetic interest in more serious affairs for Paul Alexis She was bright and amusing guileless and very worldly wise in the same breath simple for Paul and a match for De Chauxville within the space of three seconds Paul was asked to take Mrs Sydney Bamborough down to dinner by the lady herself Mon ami she said in a quiet aside to De Chauxville before making her request it is the first time the prince dines here She spoke in French Maggie and Paul were talking together at the oth er end of the room De Chauxville bowed in silence At dinner the conversation was nec essarily general and as such is not worth reporting N6 general conversa tion one finds is of much value when set down in black and white It is not even grammatical nowadays To be more correct let us note that the talk lay between Etta and M de Chaux ville who had a famous supply of epi grams and bright nothings delivered in such a way that they really sounded like wisdom Etta was equal to him sometimes capping his sharp wit sometimes contenting herself with sil very laughter Maggie Delafield seemed rather abstracted as De Chauxville noted The girls dislike for him was an iron that entered the quick of his vanity anew every time lie saw her There was no petulance in the aver sion sucli as he had perceived with other maidens who were only resent ing a passing negligence or seeking to pique his curiosity This was a steady and if you will unmaidenly aversion which Maggie conscientiously attempt ed to conceal Maggie was by turns quite silent and very talkative When Paul and Etta Avere speaking together she never looked at them but fixedly at her own plate at a decanter or a saltcellar When she spoke she addressed her re marks valueless enough in themselves exclusively to the man she disliked Claude de Chauxville There was something amiss in the pretty little room There were shad ows seated around that pretty little table beside the guests in their prett dresses and their black coats silent cold shadows who ate nothing while they chilled the dainty food and took the sweetness from the succulent dish es These shadows had crept in un awares to take their phantom places at the table and only Etta seemed able to jostle hers aside and talk it down She took the whole burden of the con versation upon her pretty shoulders and bore it through the little banquet with unerring skill and unflinching good humor Claude de Chauxville was for the moment forced to assume an humble role because he had no choice Maggie Delafield was passive for the time be ing because that which would make her active was no more than a tiny seedling in her heart The girl bid fair to be one of those women who develop late who ripen slowly like the best fruit During the drive to the opera house the two women in Ettas snug little brougham were silent Etta had her thoughts to occupy her She was at the crucial point of a difficult game She could not afford to allow even a friend to see so much as the corners of the cards she held In the luxurious box it was easily enough arranged Etta and Paul to gether in front De Chauxville and Maggie at the other corner of the box I have asked iny friend Karl Stein metz to come in during the evening said Paul to Etta when they were seated Tie is anxious to make your acquaintance He is my prime minis ter over in Russia Etta smiled graciously It is kind of him she answered to be anxious to make my acquaint ance She was apparently listening to the music In reality she was hurrying back mentally over half a dozen years She had never had much to do with the stout German philosopher but she knew enough of him to scorn the faint hope that he might have forgotten her name and her individuality Etta Bamborough had never been discon certed in her life yet This incident came very near to bringing about the catastrophe At what time she asked is he coming In About half past 9 It was a race and Etta won it She had only half an hour De Chauxville was there and Maggie with her quiet honest eyes But the widow of Sydl ney Bamborough made Paul ask her to be his wife and she promised vto give him his answer later She diTit uespue a thousand difficulties tt m 4i more than one danger aceomnlisliPri ua uu sporting people sav plen ty to spare before the door behind them was opened by the attendant and Karl Steinmetz burly humorously im perturbable and impenetrable stood smiling gravely on the situation He saw Claude de Chauxville and before the Frenchman had turned round the expression on Steinmetzs large and placid countenance had changed from the self consciousness usually preceding an introduction to one of a dim recognition I have had the pleasure of meet ing madame somewhere before I think In SL Petersburg- was if not Etta composed and smiling said that it was so and Introduced him to i ue unauxvllle took the ICOKTINCBD on third paob HI tj r u 1 V r