The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IECOGNITO. 7


d slnBlOn Gardens which led out into tho
High street. The short December after
noon was already drawing in. and Dick
was almost ready to turn his back on
the small gate and strike out west
ward. when he caught sight Of a shyht
feminine figure in the distance.
by Jovel there She isl" he exclaim-
ed joyously, as he hurried to meet the
4 girl who was coming quickly iowa IDS
4 him
You ought to congratulate me. r4n
going to escape from the frogs and the
frost I'm going TO the Riviera"
you are going to the Rivieral"
The startled tone in which he spoke
made her laugh.
yes. It isn't very extraordinary
|syroceeding, is it?"
''No-no-of course not; ouly-"
"Only?"
Only I'm sorry. ! suppose you can
guess that shant see you any
more wonder If you have any idea
what that means to me?"
Considering that it is just thIee
weeks ago that we travelled down from
Yorkshire together; that we have met
some half dozen times since by pure
sccident; that we don't even know
! each others name: that"
What has all that to do with tie
fact that vel mean that L" Ho
stopped, embarrassed; she made no at
tempt to help him out. What has that
TO do with the fact that | shall miss
your" he concluded, with conscious
lameness. Il suppose people may be
attracted to each other without for
NAL Introduction?
Il imagine that it does not ufcen
happen; really, you know, there ism
any one hardly who would not be hor-
rifed at our talking like this when We
3 really don't know each other hom
Adam"
And must this really be goodbye 20
asked Dick, as they reared the French
Embassy. Are we never to meet
agaln?"
How can one tel? Every one says
that the world is very small, though
personally l should imagine it is ex-
tremely unlikely that we shall ever sec
each other again. There are worlds
and worlds, aren't there? And some
how ! don't fancy We live in the samo
one"
And almost before Dick realized II
she had jumped into cab. given IN
address to the man, and. with l.sile
wave of her hand to him as he stood
upon the pavement, his incognita had
disappeared from his sight.
Yes, Of course their worlds were DIFF
ferent; Dick could not but confess it 20
himself But the girl was lady; Of
that there could be small doubt A
luminous idea struck him, and oncJ It
had entered his mind he marvoled az
the time it had taken to get there
Dicks old uncle, Sir Gregory. always
wintered at Cannes OF late years ito
young man had found varied excrsc7
for not going over to spend Christmas
with the invalid. as had been the old
custom.
To think and act were one in this
ease. and the telegram despatched an
nouncing his arrival only preceded
Dick by forty-eight hours.
Cortelyou was met at the station by
his uncle's valet man VINO had known
Dick before he had attained the dignity
OF tails
why Evans
There IS Sir Gregory, sir, in the
hotel garden with lady with vlolots
in her hat"
Sir Gregory caught sight of his
nephew at the same moment, and hast
ened to meet him. while the lady in
question fell back little. After he
had greeted Dick, Sir Gregory turned
back quickly.
"wait bit, Dick. before you go in.
Let me introduce you 70 Miss Marshall
She's a great friend OF mine, and has
done me world OF good.
Dick looked up, and then stood
transfxed. The tall lady in white
serge, with the purple flowers in her
hat and at her waist was no other than
his incognita.
Cortelyou was too astonished to
speak. It was the girl who held ont
her hands, her mischeyious eyes 1aEc-
ing. Il am delighted to meet you, Mr..
Cortelyou After all. you see the world
rs small.
Dick was destined TO be further puz
zled before the evening was out Sir
Gregory introduced him TO Miss Mar