Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
BY E. Phillips Oppenheim,
Copyright 1903. by Dodd. Mead a>d Company

start. you are TO play the ClTCe up 10
date, and am to be beguiled. How ought I
to answer you? do remember the ambas-
sador's, and l do remember driving down
the Bots In your victoria, and holding-1 be-
lieve l am right-your hand. You have no
right to disturb those charming memories
by attempting to turn them into pathos."
She blew out a little cloud OF tobacco
smoke. and watched it thoughtfully.
"Ah!' she remarked. Il wonder who Is
better at that you or 1? may not be ex-
actly sentimental person, but you-you are
a flint
ION the contrary" Mr. sabin assured
her earnestly. L am very much in love
with my wife,"
Dear mel" she exclaimed. you carry
originality to quixoticism. 1 have met sew
eral men before in my life whom l have
suspected of such thing, but I never
heard any one confess 1t. This little do
nestle contretemps is then, presume dis
agT eeable to your
ITO the last degree" Mr.. Sabin asserted.
80 much so that 1 leave for England by
the Campania."
She shook her head slowly
II wouldn't if 1 were YOU
why not?
Lady Carey threw away the end of her
cigarette. and looked for a moment
thoughtfully at her long white fingers gilt
tering with rings Then she began to draw
on her gloves
Well, in the first place." she said. "Lu-
ciile will have no time to spare for you.
You will be de trop in decidedly an I'M
comfortable position. You wouldn't find
London at all good place to live in just
now, even If you ever got there-which l
am inclined to doubt. And, secondly here
am L"
"Circe!'' he murmured.
waiting to be entertained in a strange
country, almost friendless. l want to be
shown everything. taken everywhere. And
I am dying to see your home at Lenox.
/ do not think your attitude toward me in
the least hospitable.'
Come you are Judging me very quickly
he declared. What opportunities have I
had?"
What opportunities can there be II you
sail by the Campana?'
You might dine with me tonight at
least
Impossible! The Dalkeiths have a
party to meet me- Come, too, won't you?
They love dukes-even French ones"
He shook his head.
There is no attraction for me in large
party he answered. Il am getting to an
age when to make conversation in return
for a dinner seems scarcely a fair ex-
change
From your hosts point of view, or
yours?'
suffers
You are certainly getting Old" she de-
clared. Come, l must go. You haven't
been bit nice to me. When shall l see
you again?'
TT is" he answered, "for you to say"
She looked at him for a moment thought
fully.
"Supposing," she said, that cried off
the yacht race today. Would you take me
out to lunch?'
He smiled.
my dear lady" he said. 'it is for Circe
to command-and for me to obey
And you'll come and have tea with me
afterward at the Waldorf"
That" Mr.. Sabin declared, will add
still further ia my happiness"
'Will you call for me, then-and where
shall we have lunch, and at what time? l
must go and develop a headache at once.
or that tiresome Dalkeith boy will be pound
ing at my door"
II will call for you at the Waldorf at
half-past one," Mr.. Sabin said. UNLESS
you have any choice, l will take you to
little place downtown where we can mag
Inc ourselves back on the continent, and
where we shall be spared the horror OF
green corn" @
"Delightful," she murmured. buttoning her
glove 'Then you shall take me for a
drive to 5th avenue, or to see somebody's
tomb and my woman shall make some
real Russian tea for us in my sitting room.
Really / think I'm doing very we'll for the
first day. Is the spell beginning to work?''
'Hideously," he assured her. Il feel al
ready that the only thing dread in life are
these two hours before luncheon"
She nodded.
..That is quite as it should be. Don't
trouble to come down with me. l believe
that Dalke,th pere is hanging round some
where and in view of my headache perhaps
you had better remain in the background
for the moment At 1:30, them
Mr. Sabin smiled as she passed out OF the
ROOM and lit a cigarette.
II think he said to himself, that the
arrival of Felix is opportune."
(To be continued tomorrow