Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-15

| walters We're cutting from bricks for sup
plicants who stood before them in Oliver
Twists favorite attitude
Mr. SaXtons terrible tenderfoot" la
mented Raridan, when they returned from
| the charge. He was giving your ice cream.
Miss Warren, to old gentleman who
stood horror struck in the midst of the car
mage"
You'd think we rehearsed our talk" Sax
ton objected. He wants me to tell YOU that
he got the poor old gentleman not only
FOOD for all his relations. but took away
other peoples chairs for him, as we'll"
Lying isn't lost art, after ALL said
Raridan.
AS they returned to the hall they met a
crowd of the nobility who were descending
from their high seats.
SO sorry to have deserted you all even
ing, sad Evelyn to her girl friends as they
came together in crush at the door: but
the worst is over" She looked up curiously
at Raridan, who seemed purposeIy TO have
turned away to talk to Captain Wheelock
and was commenting ironically on the man.
agement that made such a mob possible
Ihere was only a moment for any inter-
change, but she was sure now that Raridan
was avoiding her and it touched her PRIDE
hope you won't forget our dance Mr.
SaXton,' she said. struggling to follow a
young man who had come to claim her
Rarldan turned again, but hung protecting
~ over MISS Marshall, whom the noisy
MargraVe seemed bent on crushing Rari-
dan had not asked Evelyn to dance though
she mad been importuned by every other
man she knew, and by a great many others
whom she did not know. AS the gay music
OF a waltz carried her down the hall with
proud youngster who had been waiting
for her, the lightness of her heart was gone
for the moment. She remembered Rari-
dams curious mood on the night before her
friends came, and his unfriendliness to the
idea of her taking part in the carnival She
was piqued that he had studiously avoided
her tonight. The others must have noticed
w.,
spoilt and she meant to visit punishment
upon him. She did not care, she told her.
self, whether Wary Raridan liked what
she did or not.
But something of the glory of the
evening had departed. She was real
ly growing tired, and several of the
youths who came for dances were
told that they must sit them out, and
she welcomed their chatter, throwing in
her yes and no occasionally merely to impel
them on. Wheaton had grown little
afraid of her after the glow of his royal
honors had begun 10 fade. 1t is often SO
with players in amateur theatricals, who
thlnR they are growing wonderfully well
aeqEa ited during reEearsals; but after the
Performance is concluded, they are sur
prised to find how easily they slip back to
There was a hutter about Evelyn at the
lest when her father made bold to ask
her when she would be ready to go.
THE girls have already gone he said,
replying to her question. When they were
in the carriage together and were rolling
hcmeward, she gave sigh of relief
Are you glad it's over?" asked her
father.
Eyes, believe 1 am"
well, they all said fine things about you
girl l guess I've got to be prond of you"
This was his way of saying that no was
both proud and grateful.
As they reached the entrance to the Hill
they passed another carriage just leaving
the grounds. Saxton put his head out of
the window and called CHEEKY goodnight
and Evelyn waved hand to him.
IT was Wary and Saxton.' said Mr..
Porter. Il thought they'd stop to talk 1t
OYER
Evelyn had thought so, too, but she did,
not say so.
Go be continued tomorrow.)