Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01

| and a half. but il contained the charmed
| name of Miss Marian Dent. and stated that
| she was visiting with a prominent society
woman for two weeks
| With infinite relief Marian folded the
paper after having read the lines over and
over again. Here was her deliverance She
clutched the miniature tightly within her
mun as she made her way up the stairs at
the station. The bothersome thing was 60
| ing to be dispatched at once to the right
Miss Marian Dent. and henceforth she could
ignore the man with clean conscience
Rain was pouring In sheets Marian
came up the street. The walks were
flooded with water and any one venturing
forth without an umbrella was fooIhardy
indeed. Marian remained inside and looked
out disgustedy. She wore an extremely
becoming hat of purple set well down over
her yellow hair, and the smartness of her
whole attire made IL easy to surmise why
she remained
She felt that some one was looking ut her.
Turning, she encountered Mr.. Charles Sey-
mour Carroll. His face wore a look of po-
lite commiseration.
Can l be of any assistance?' he asked
gravely.
Marian clutched the miniature in her
mum and rapidly changed her mind about
returning 1t to Miss Marian Dent
do not like to trouble YOU" she said.
smiling little.
NO trouble at all" He opened his UNI
same direction.
oh, no. she said THAT isl think I'll
""'t- ~ ioohS as though II were going to
stop" She looked out hopefully at the rain
descending In heavier torrents every minute
really II was most enhancing. standing
LheTe IN the dry entrance looking out at the
dark streets and talking with a man whom
you knew and yet did not know There
We're other people standing all about wait
ing for the rain to stop The situation
seemed perfectly natural
Come to think about It," he said. ''it
this SPILL
Without rubbers." Marian agreed
Ihey both laughed.
"Rubbers are a memory OF childhood that
/ endeaVor to forget My mother adored
rubbers. However. if / were a girl with
wear them?' ~ '''
Marian tucked the members in question
farther out of sight
Il never dreamed it would rain" she
sald. How annoying it isl" But Marian
s siu as she said IT, Mr. Carroll was
deIShtiul company The manner NTH
when ne received her every word her
SS.,lghtest gesture was the subtlest battery.
Marian was enjoying herself
May | not run over to Mrs Narsb,1rs
be no trouble" - Nou'u
oh, dear. no, The rain will so,,, ha
over. See, ii is stoppinp now d.. D." ~,
may take me under your umbrella II y-ot,
don't mind" Si'" II you
>, Marian had forgotten the miniature upder
Ihe spell of Mr.. Carr0lrs charm Of r,.,,,'o,!
She only argued that he ana The ,,r,,,,lYI
alone. IN uhoreIa
M, Mr.. Carroll did not seem to mind in the
least They set forth gaiIy amid n firrr,,
vi spr!hkles and a gusty wind H. 80
steddylng her as they went ar,urd ~
corner wan r, and Marian was Directing to the
W. "a w9lch he held the umbrella. she
pings his hat '7 al 'He uiIp-
netting splashed to the walk a, bor
s sgtr. me ,9 next instant she had sent If
'p..iWGihs IKE a white flash ahead of tbar,
You have dropped sometbinpi, IA 's ntii
what pity, in all this wet
harlan face went white. Thai mimi,
If onf WIN ms ms card and his handwritingI If
~ only would not be right side NM rbo,.
were almost upon it now. There rro ~
eara. 1t glared out boldly iii Nori ;a'u
be a6Ia "a any one In the next block would
forward and stopped with both 5,oh ul s.
Seyn,a,,n 70 10 PICK 1t up. But Mr.. Charles
SEYMOUR IJ Carroll was too quick for her
skirts wei tool I he said. ito get your
he handed the packet to bc- d,.,,
knew Ia h nuI Marian, searching his face.
INV ne mad seen and was SURPRISED AZ
1T Is NOT the lace face famed hotly
owned II. It's for some one else {" efel
tn hr CarrolFs tone was dry.
a ra5 az, suppose You will have To nut
spoiled" ~ IT, rear that is
marian hesitated whether tn e,r,. A.,
pIJt INTO the street and take to her boin e
but her door was still half a biooi hel 5, neeIs.
so she faced the situation oeA Instant,
~ Is parcel that came into 49,,
go ~. soon after the HOLIDAYS II -
expifc 20 me- presumably though wby Is ins
eNpllcaDIe. / just learned toriat" nS - m
reaI owner is. l shall put n 5an ' " 40 the
OIL VI; as you suggest, and send it, Sbe ~
5eri4ee some or her wonted repose of n,ar-
her She was even naughty VI hiah-
You need not trouble voIrea1s T ,-,
II makes little difference To ber v iiiia s Ihr
me announcement of her engapeno,,,t saw ~.
eugene Powell this evening, didn't voi' 70
How I,i' n urteIeq little shrek Of dlsmay.
had the thing all this time and sba ,-, We
knew you sent il - -u S4le never
sbo,ira ne ;e sald, raising his eyebrows. ''Whv
snould II make any difference to me ~ ~
Perhaps she cared for Won all ~ 81
ana thought you did not care for her
anu she never wrote to you and Won ne,.ar
wrote 10 her-you must have cared or Won
Wouldn have sent her such a beautif,i
thing. oh, 1t is awfulr' III
Marian stopped at the foot of the stems
aghast at the Nervousness of her offentia
Si, rGl neu her VIDE eyes on him in craven
nunlllty ana FOR the first time she saw
the humor In his expression. She was dis
concerted, confused Immediately.
Don't worry" he said, smiling down at
her. Il knew even then that the Other
chap was beating me- You saved me tn
humiliation of a direct rundown. Thank
you very much" He was laughing WICK
guy, uHuersldndlngly. Marian fled in en-
parrassment up the stairs
shall hope to see you again, Miss
Dent he called after her
she was half way up to her room wher
she remembered the packet, wet and clam
my within her muff. Turning she fed
down the stairs, flung open the door and
thrust her head out, unmindful of the drip
pings from the coppice.
"Oh, Mr." she called peerinP dow, tho
street. ~
Yes, Miss Dent" answered Carroll at
the door of the next house, shaking the
rain off his closed umbrella.
DO you live here?" she cried
Il do. Do you object? Because If You
do, l refuse to move. / approve of nv
neighbors too much to go away What
it is?"
Il just wanted you to know that nv
name Is Marian Dent, too" said Marian
anxiously. And I've searched everywhere
for the other girl, and-I hope it isn't spoil
ed. She came out on the stoop and held
the parcel across the railing to him
He backed off with his hands behind him.
"Oh, no." he laughed. Il shall demand
a more satisfactory explanation than that
some time" He leaned forward and laughed
daringly. Il prefer to have you keep #
l should like to think that it got to the