Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

thought he was at old friend of yours.
But every one we know is an old friend Of
ours nowadays" he said somewhat sol.
EMMY as though grieyed that his anticipa-
items should thus be disappointed. l know
absolutely nothing of the count" he went
on, excep. that he Is a Roumaniau, q
country, l believe. in the southeast of Eu-
rope, with Bucharest for its capital | re.
member that from my school days The
Houinahians shoot the Bulgarians on half.
npo,uass; ana the Bulgarians burn the
nounanlans alive after they have been to
clureh on Sundays. Evidently a country
~ Wnich one should send their relatfves-
satisfactorily 'ie'i WHY
Evelyn was too kind Ia .,,,ha-.asu ,,,.,S
~ Sy the declaration that her mother had
oeeh daughter OF the countrv h. -
s,va 80 - nshuy His readiness to apollo
Iin,, aPon every occasion was typical Of a
Att4oiS man who believed that Ali ar v-n-,a
mr., SesS 10 ana fault with him HIS live
thS 20 oependsd upon his recognition OF
lie hsftar "S nIhess itself is sometimes Ut
az nsa, tel than a vanty-and thar when
,n,ait ps'i,late man tells you that he js an
inFaia, his pride is hurt II yc', Ill "a. a..
mat he fs not ''u Ken MN
My father spent -,a,,,.
hns wnen he was youoo -. ouiiia
s.s.S ~ answer to the docfor's +trS
Of az years he does not often sneaE
dIslikss an, zen you why. doctor. but he
Us ms any one even TO remind hir, 49,
n ne was once an attache at Bukharsst - -
? maps ne viii not welcome Count o5,, h er-
imagine II may be so -iA mere
m quite certain OF Fl - sats 81 s.
with dry smile. People who ar 80 os'oR
see each other do not talk like ,ba, -
course We must not listen - ha a,,s
inr WING her away toward the long EaIi
at ALL" ~ "e ptesens
a sound Of voices raised aIpos, 90
aloush IN anger warned him that this was
no common affair. Every doc,or T. "Ss
Gus, and DR.. Philips had no rnar,,s -
t me common IN this respect He knew tbaS
ne would narrate the whole cfrctIr, stsro. -
t ..le vicar later on in the evening. and thai
Two wise heads would be shake1 tngotbN,.
over this amazing discovery Eor ~, -.
hleht ne watched Evelyn narrowly anT
percelVlng her agitation, found hir,sair ast-'
Us NV uhuch OF her story was true Had
She' indeed. met this intruder but orca ~,
Lonuon; and was she In Ignorance % +ha
carr past, so far as Rournania had ,,rtt,a,,
II; lie doubted the possibility-it seemed
longer at the hall s''''''i'
shall run over IN the morning" he
SOU o.dIoIyi you can tell me anything I
oush' 10 KNOW then. There IS nothing rnIIcI,
.he mater with the man. and a bump NAV
have knocked some good sense w. 81.
mead. Don't allow him to worry the earl
don want another patient in the house
ana your rather has not looked very well
lately; Send for me again II you have any
trouble, and I'll be back as soon az the
messenger" '4o
he would much have liked to stop but
that, he realized, was out of the question
mere was some private page from the ltfe-
story or man whose actions had ever mys-
tiled both his friends and neighbors. An
old woman in his love OF a scandal DR.
Philips had the earis disnIeasure To set IN
the other pan OF the social balance. and
that was something not TO be lightly Weigh
ed. Taking leave of Evelyn at the western
door of the long gallery, he left her with
many protestations Of his interest, and the
repeated assurance that his morning visit
should be an early one
ri look In first thing" he exclaimed.
don't let that man worry the earl, my
dear There's hang-dog look bout him
never liked. Keep your eyes on hln1-and
take my adyice-the advice of al old friend
get rid Of him"
Anxious as she was. she could not but
smile at this volteface. An hour ago. be-
lieving that Count Odin had come to Mel
bourne because he was her lover the doc
tor was ready TO declare him a very
Adonfs, a prodigy of charm and valor and
all the graces. Now he had become that
man." term human nature is ready
enough to apply To strangers. Evelyn, left
alone in the gallery, fell to wondering
she asked, had she any interest in this
stranger at all? Did the appeal he made
to her speak to Eta Romney or to Evelyn.
my lord of MelbouTnes daughter? Was
there not subtle idea that this man could
speak for the gllmor and the stir Of
that world she craved for end was denied?
Even at this early stage she did not believe
that the Influence was for good, though
she forbore to name IL utterly evil Agi-
tation, indeed, and curiosity more potent
than any she had ever submitted to now
dominated her to the exclusion OF all other
thoughts. Why did her father delay2 OF
what sometime forgotten day OF tha
dead years were the two men now speak
ing in tone which declared their anRer2
She could not even hazard answer. The
gong for dressing sounded and still the
earl did not leave the counts room. DIM
ner served-he did not appear at the
table. Greatly distressed and afraid, Eve
Ign waited until nine o'clock, when a mes
sage came down to tell her that he had
gone to his room and would dine alone
II must go up, Griggs," she said firmlyi