Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

Dorothy's face Redeemed as II the sinking
western sun was shining full upon K
You write to one another. then?''
Yes"
And is IT a case Of" -
mo; friendship
Sure ii 10 nothing more than thatr'
Dorothy shook her head
Dorothy, you are q brick: that's what
friend IN trouble.
Dorothy smiled.
IT have so few friends that whatever l
can do for them will not greatly tax any
capabilities may possess"
Nevertheless. Dorothy, / thoroughly APP
preciates what you have done. You did not
wish any one to know you were correspond
ing with him. and yet you never hesitated
a moment when you saw 1 was anxious.
Indeed. Kate, there was nothing TO con-
ceaL Ours Is a very ordinary exchange or
letters. have only had two; one at Bar
Harbor a few days after he left. and an
other longer one since we came to the ho-
tel written from England
Did the last one go to Bar Harbor. too
How came you to receive 1t when We did
not get ours?"
at did not go to Bar Harbor. gave him
the address OF my lawyers in New York
and they forwarded it to me here Lieut..
Drummond was ordered home by some one
who had authority to do SO, and received
the message while he was sitting with me
on the night OF the ball. he had got into
trouble with Russia. There had been an
investigation, and he was acquitted. l saw
that he was rather worried over the order
home and expressed my sympathy as well
as could hoping everything would turn
out for the best. He asked II he might
write and let me know the outcome and,
being interested. 1 quite willingly gave him
permission, and my address. The letter l
received was all about committee meet
ing in the admiralty in which he took part.
He wrote TO me from the club in Pan Mail
to which have addressed this cablegram.' .
TI1r.rc ~,
cheeks as she listened to this straightfor-
ward explanation, and the faintest posi-
bic suspicion of a smile ffickered at the
corner of her mouth. She murmured. rather
than sang:
"a pair of iove-sick maidens we
"One, If you please" interrupted Dorothy.
Love-slck all against our will
'Only one"
q Twenty years hence we shan't be
a pair of loye-sick maIdens still -
u am pleased to note.'' said Dorothy de-
murely, that the letter written by the
prince to your faher has brought you back
to the Gilbert and Sullivan plane again al
though in this fairy glen you should quote
from Iolanthe' rather than from Pa
tience
Eyes, Dot, this spot might do for a cove
in the Pirates of Penzance,' only we're too
far from the sea- But, to return to the
matter in hand, I don't think there will be
any need to send that cablegram. don't
80 " a NshDie6i hIti, dilSuONs L Will
return to the hotel and dictate to my friv-
olous father a serious composition quite as
stately and formal as that received from the
prince. lie will address 1t and seal it, and
then II you are kind enough to incIose 1t in
the next letter you send to Lieut. Drum
mond, 1t will be sure to reach Jack Lamont
ultima tely.'
Dorothy sprang from the hammock to
the ground.
Oh she cried eagerly, I'll go into the
Motel with you and write my letter al
once"
Katherine smiled. took her by the arm
and said:
You're dear girl, Dorothy. IN race
you TO the hotel as soon as We are through
this thicket."