Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06

livery. jumped down to open the door. and
| quickly a tall. slim woman sprang out. fol-
| lowed by another. elderly and stout, who
looked like a lady's maid.
could not see the face OF either, but the
| light of the lamp on our side of the way
| shone on the hair Of the slim young woman
In black. who got down first 1t was gor-
| geous hair. the color OF FURNISHED copper.
l had heard a man say once that only two
women IL the world had hair Of that exact
shade-Jane Hading and Maxine de Renzie.
MY heart gave great bound, and
guessed In an instant why Lisa had
| nave learned where to find the house. 1
| didn't know.
"oh. Lisa!" I reproached her. How
could your"
1T really was an inspiration. I'm almost
| sure Of that now" she said quietly, though
| could tell by her tone that she was trying
| to hide excitement. You never saw that
| woman before, yet you seem to know who
| she u.s. You jumped as if she had fired a
! shot at you
might have foreseen this would be the kind
Of thing You would think of; it's like YOU"
| .h,n You ought to be grateful to me for
| an inspiration to come here. This after
| noon in the train l read an interview In
Femina with Maxine de Renz!e about the
new play she's produced tonight. There
her house in the Rue d'Holande."
Now you have satisfied your curiosity.
| You've seen her, and her maid. and the
garden wall" I said more sharply than I
eften speak to Lisa. I'm going to tell the
driver to take us back to tho hotel at once.
! know quite well why you want to wait
| here. but you shan't-I won't. I'm going
away as quickly as I can"
She caught my dress as l would have
| leaned out to speak to the driver Her
! manner had suddenly changed and she
| was all softness, and sweetness and per-
| suasiveness.
| please don't misunderstood" she implored.
| Il love you, you know, even IL you some
| times think don't: I want you to be happy
oh. wait moment and listen. I've been
miserable. and I've felt horribly guilty for
fear. after all, I'd said too much. OF
| course il you'd guessed 1 meant to come
| here, you wouldn't have stirred out Of the
| hotel. and 1t was better for you to see for
yourself. Unless 1vor Dundas came here
| with motor-cab. as We did. he could hard
| ly have arrived yet, so If he does come. we
| shall know II he doesn't come. we shall
| IL he doesn't! I'll apologize to you then.
| frankly and freely: and I suppose you
would not mind apologizing to him if
| necessary"
He may be in the house now" I said,
more to myself than to Lisa.
| IF he Is. he'll come out and meet her
when he hears the gate open. There, it's
open now. The maids unlocked it, No,
| there's nobody in the garden"
| II can't stop here and watch for him like
| a spy / said
| Not like a spy. but like a girl who
| thinks she may have done man an in
| justice. It's for his sake ask you to stay
| And If you won't, l must stay alone II
| you insist on going away. "Tl get out and
| stand in the street, either until Ivor Dun
das has come or until I'm sure he isn't
| coming. But how much better to wait and
see for yourself
! standing here" 1 answered. And 1 can't
| leave you sitting in the carriage and walk
! through the streets alone. l might meet"
L would not finish my sentence, but Lisa
| must have guessed the name on my lips
The only thing to do them is for us to
| stop where we are, together" said List
for stop I must and SHALL in justice to
] myself. to Ivor Dundas and to you. You
| wanted to use force"
which you know is out of the question. -
| I said. desperately. But why has your
| conscience begun to reproach you for try
! ing to put me against Ivor? You seemed
| to have no scruples whatever last night
and this morning
| I've been thinking hard since then
| want my warning to you either to be justi-
! fled or else l want to apologize humbly.
| For If 1vor doesn't come to this house to-
| night, in spite of his embarrassment when
| he spoke about an engagement / shall be-
| lieve that he doesn't care rap about
| Maxine de RenZie."
| said no more. but leaned back against
| the cushions. my heart beating as If IT
| were in my throat. and my brain throbbing
| In time with 1t. l could not think or argue
with mysele what was really right and wise
/ to do I could only give myself up and
| drift with circumstances.
"A man has just come round the far
| corner whispered Lisa. us it Ivor?
can't make out. He doesn't look our way"
| THANK heaven we're too far off for him
| to see our faces. / would rather die than
have Ivor know we're here l broke out
Il don't think 1t Is Ivor," Lisa went on
| Hes hidden himself in the shadow, as If
| he were watching. It's that house he's
| interested in. Who can he be, If not Ivor?
| A detective, perhaps"
why should a detective watch Made
, moIselle de Renzie's house?" 1 asked In
spite of myself.
Lisa seemed q little confused as II she
| had said something she regretted
Il don't know, I'm sure" she answered
hastily. why. indeed? 1t was Just q
thought. The man seems so anxious not
to be seen. Oh-keep back d. don't look
out for an instant till he's passed Ivor Is
coming now. He's walking in great
hurry. There! he can't see you He's far
| enough away for you to peep and see tor
yourself He's at Maxine de Renzle's
gate
1t was all over then. and no more hope.
His eyes when they gave me that tragic
look had lied. even as his lips had lied last
night when he told me there was no other
woman in his world but me.