The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-09
CHAPTER III.
(Swopsis Of Preceding Chapter)
CHAPTER l.


CHAPTER l.
Langford finds Philip Davaris a Greek violin
ist. in New York after the latter has been q
mysterious journey. Finds telegram dated
Paris: ''Come at once. Important discoveries.
Helene" Who is Helene2 The two friends &c
To Lenox later. Davaris's strange agitation al
meeting a society girl. Gladys Montague.
II was a rather embarrassing situation
--Davaris standing there very much con.
fused, Langford watching him curiously.
Miss Montague puzzled-and all three
were glad To see Mrs. Hamlyn approach
ing from the doorway. She greeted Lang.
ford cordially. was presented to Davaris,
who had recovered sef-possession enough
TO smile and say he was delighted TO NEE;
her. Miss Montague improved the oppor.
tunity TO escape saying she would fine
Constance. While she was gone, Law.
renee and Thurston were seen strolline
up the driveway arm in arm.
Never were two men more unlike In per.
eonal appearance than these bosom CON-
panons. Lawrence was extremely tall
and slender; Thurston, short and pudgy.
Lawrence had dark brown eyes. brown
curly hair and regular features; Thurs
tons eyes were light blue, almost color
less. his hair sandy, and bis nose had a
decided tendency upward. Yet Thurston
was well liked despite his unprepossess-
ing appearance. Thcre was certnin
rugged manlincss, certain firmncss
amounting almost to obstinacy that COM
manded admiration. Yet he was very re-
served, he did not mako acquaintances
freely, and he was liable 10 form preju-
dices that were often as ill-advised as un-
rcasonr be. Lawrence was hail-fellow-
| well-met with every one vet there were
few people who did not like him. Some
of the ultra-fashionables had a dim. dark
suspicion that he occasionally wrote for
the newspapers, and that was quite
b enough to kill him socially. But they
+ never had any direct proof OF this, and so
he drifted on welcome guest at more
than one coun try house during the sum
mer, and a member OF swell bachelors
| club In town during tho winter.
II tell you 1t isn't any use. Thurston."
he was saying, dolefully. "a they walked
aleHg Every time Try to talk to her
she snubs me numerically; she brings
me up with round turn! Now what
would you do? Suppose you were In my
| place, and a girl was very distant and cold
TO you-almost rude sometlmes--how
would you treat her? l have tried being
merely civil, but she is more disdalnful
than ever; I have showed that / was
angry. but that only amuses her; have
tried to appear Indifferent but can't make
IL go; have been very nice to her and
tried to please her, but she snubs me
more and more. am tired to death OF
her everlastingly saucy Do yor really
think SOP and her indifferent rs IL.
realy2" She never talks that way to any
of the other men. You are an old hand at
this sort OF thing, Thurston, and can't you
give me some advice?" Lawrence looked
appealingly at his friend, who paused and
laughed.
my dear boy" he said. II thought you
knew more about girls than that. IL l
were to give my opinion OF the matter,
should say she either loved you or hated
you; you should find out for yourself.
His companion laughed nervously. But
how am to do that?" he asked.
"Hum-easiest thing in the world. /
should advise you to ignore Miss Monta-
que as much as possible: there is nothing
like little wholesome neglect. Flirt des-
perately with some other girl. or course
/ don't mean that you should be rude to
her; there's no necd OF that. Suppose,
for instance, we go on the piazza there,
where sec Mrs. Hamlyn and those two
men-new mon, aren't they? / never saw
them before. Well, suppose Miss Monta-
que and Miss lIamlyn come out. as OF
course they will, don't pay much attention
TO Gladys; IL she greets you coldly. give
her the same medicine, and talk TO Con-
stance. Try my tactics for awhile, my
dear boy. I'll help you OUT
"Ill do it. old felloww and Lawrence
seized his friends hand and wrung 1t with
vigor.
whats all this about?" exclaimed
high pitched voice behind them. Some
deep, dark conspiracy being concocted,
fancy"
The two men turned and saw short
dumpy woman, who had evidently been
walking. for her plump cheeks shook like
jelly, almost completely burying q deep
dimple in one side OF her face and her
breath came In short jerks.
"Oh, no. Mrs. Havermeyer," Lawrence
answered, readily. 1T is only very In
nocent little compact"
Mrs. Havermeyer pumped herself down
In a rustic chair on the lawn under a
shade tree, aud famed herself vigorously
with newspaper she had in her hand.
Have you seen anything Of Charlie?" she
asked. That boy ran of after breakfast
and haven't seen hi n since"
NO" answered Lawrence. II don't
know who're ne is"
well, II you see him, please send him
here Immediately. l must see him and l
cannot go another step"
The two men moved away, but instead
OF joining the group on the piazza imme-
dlately they went into the billiard room
where they found youth nnttily attired
In tennis nannels knocking the balls aim