Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-15
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The Peffidy Of Jane.
WRITTEN FOR THE STAR BIZ EDITH J. HUBERT.
Copyright. 1905. by Ruby Douglas)
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themselves slightly from their background
OF rose-colored tulle, and a sweet pathetic
voice murmured: But you told me to play
| the game, BERTHE"
Hang the game!'' said Hardy. taking
her hand. II want to talk about"
Leonard coughed.
Hardy looked up quickly anu then arose,
| pulling out his watch.
You fellows are just on time" he said.
reassuming the bored expression and the
drawl
The girl turned and smiled confidingly at
| the newcomers, who looked a little puzzled
Don't stand" continued Hardy, striving
| to speak with his usual onchalance. Jane.
l promised to ret these two in on the little
| joke we've put up on Henley. They knew
| long ago that there was to be one, and they
think 1 haven't been playing quite fair
Jane arched her eyebrows inquiringly.
II don't quite understand, she said
slowly.
why. you see," began Hardy, they've
got the idea in their heads that"
This is too much!' btoke in Townsend;
but Hardy went on imperturbably.
THAT Henley is a confirmed woman
| hater-that he couldn't make a pretty
| speech If he tried. and that he never was
known to try. 1 told them that I had a
little. cousin who could get sentiment cut
| of block of wood. That was why 1 askei
you to draw him out"
Townsend gave gasp of relief. Leonard
twirled his mustache nervously aid Jane
frowned.
Now, Jane" finished Hardy persuasively
If you'll just repeat one of his milder trib-
utes to your charms 1 win my bet and your
off,
Jane smiled systematically and walked
slowly toward the door.
I'm afraid l can't think of ANYTHING 6is-
tinctly personal" she said thoughtfully.
but remember a very nice general re-
mark ark he made once. Would that doT'
We'll, them proceeded Jane with the
ar or child reciting for visitors, The said
That no man was worthy of a good woman.
now, may go?' And without waiting for
and disappeared.
That remark is one of the last symptoms
OF the disease" said Hardy. 1.-The end is
Leonard shut the door.
love; ne CALCULATED. She's a thorough
pred all right. 1 never saw gtrl manage
. SITUATION Il. &c with more tact"
'Tact!' Sneered Townsend "Sha,r .,,,,n1
sweet unsophisticated little thine 49,
pelns batted about like a shuttleeo,lr he.
smeen a couple of brutes You haven't
i s9uarea yourself with me, Hardy, by a
,oils shot You're in deeper than fbongbt
supposed you merely attracted Heniev,s
satientlon to her. But If you've made nor
shn We that he doesn't care for women
1ance thau u course, attached more irnpor-
, ,alSe IMAM she would otherwise to ALI tbe
isoiiiInyrot that he gets off to every e:rI
ne meets: Thinks she's reached hi; bar4o
nneu ie1 depths in his nature, no doubt
. Don't be an idiot" snanned Hold,
any one with an ounce of brains oo,,ii
see from the way she treats tha uIuio
biz IIdt she doesn't care a picaylme for
-. IIo"eVer, II you're not eouInnad 10
tnat extent I'll inform YOU for Yonr Gu. 70
vi Hiind that Jane, far from beine tbe 81,
neld- violet that figures in your nneti Iay
P 15aa salation, has just come back from
atouie, where she was quite the Sensation
or the season. Item-she was mr.. sentoS io .t
the Quirinal by the American ambassador
.ltem-she has million in her own rtoh,
TN atlu wiz nave more when her father dies
..sm-she mas turned down two Italian
princes, French duke an English earl
ana an assortment of German barons"
leonard laughed and held out his hand.
Forgive me. old chap" he said oh
viously Miss Lawrence Is quite canab,e ~ ~
taking care Of herself. but you must admit
that her ingenue pose would receive a much
mo more acute perception than mine. Henley
believes in 1t, doesn't he?"
Henley? Why, Henley thinks she's iust
out OF school and SO poverty-stricken that
berth as nursery governess looks good to
her. Poor Heney! His face when he finds
out the truth will be something to dream of
In years to come. We mustn't any of us
miss It,"
II for one shall make pretty strong
effort to be in evidence said Leonard.
'ff you don't put 1t off too long. Aren't
things about ready now for the COUP"
II should say very nearly replied
Hardy. But Townsend shook his head
OuDiOuSly.
mo doubt this is all very clever" he
said, but there Is one phase Of the SUBJ
ject that doesn't seem to have occurred to
either of you"
whats that?" asked Leonard.
why, the fact that Miss Lawrence
doesn't see through Henley any more than
he sees through her-probably thinks he
never looked at girl until she Dame
along. Suppose he suddenly decides he's
gone far enough and drops her before your
coup comes off, the joke will be quite
as much on her on him. It will show
her that he's simply been amusing himself
On the other hand, If you spring your
coup while he's still doing the devoted
he can keep right on and get the credit
from the whole bunch Of being on when
they weren't
Most ingeniously- thought out" said
Hardy. You make Machiavelli appear
like child. But there is one thing you
have overlooked"
whats that?"
''Jane. You don't know her, you see,
quite 80 well as I do. Now let's adjourn.
I hear the crowd making for the dining