The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03
CHAPTER ".
lvor TrnYelh to Parla.

IvoF Travels to Paris.
 It is rather a startling sensation for a man to be caught by the nape of the neck, so to speak. and pitched out of Heaven down to the other place.
 But that was what happened to me when I arrived at Victoria Station, son my way to Paris.
 had taken my ticket and hurried on to the platform without too much time to spare Qd been warned not to risk observation by being too early) whom. at any other time, I should have liked best to meet: whom at that par ticular time I least wished to meet: Diana Forrest
 "The Imp Lisa Drummond was with her: but I saw only Di at first Di. looking a little pale and harassed, but beautiful as always. Only last night I had told her that Paris had no didn't care to see Maxine de Renzie: yet here I was on the way to see, and here was Di discovering ~me in the act of going to see her.
 Of course I could lie: and I suppose some men, even men of honour, would think 1t justifiable as well as wise to were forbidden. But I couldn't lie to a girl loved as I love Diana Forrest It would have sickened me with life and with myself to do it: and 1t was l coud not and would not lie, that I had to greet her with a conventional Good morning."
 Are you going out of town?" I ask ed, with my hat off for her and for the Imp whose strange little weazened face I now saw looking over my tall lovers shoulders. It had never before sIruck Sut me 5hat tb the rmP Tds Ike cat me-something In the poor little creat- ure's expression, it must have been, or in her greenlsh grey eyes which seem, the Knowledge of old and evil things that has ever come into the world since the days of the, early Egyptians when a cat was worshipped.
 No, I'm not going out of town" Di answered. T came here to meet you, in case you should be leaving by this
 "Who told you I was ieaving?' I ask ed, hoping for second or two that the Foreign Secretary had confided to her something of his secret-guessing ours, perhaps, and that my unexpected. un- applicable absence might injure me with her.
 T can't tell you" she answered. q though I got your letter by, the eight o'clock post this morning"
 I'm glad you got that I said. T posted. it soon after I left you last
 "why didn't you tell me when we you wouldn't be able to see me this write?"
 Frankly and honestly" I said. (for l had to say it) just at the moment. about the Duchess of Giasgow's ba- szaar. That was because, after I de- cided to drop in at the bazar, some thing happened which made 1t impos- ged you to let me see you tomorrow in- stead; and now beg 1t again. Do
 'IiI say yes on one condition and gladly. she replied, with an odd. pale little smile, that you tell me where you're going this morning. I know it but-oh Ivor, 1t isn't horrid really. You wouldn't think it horrid if you could understand"
 I'm going to Parish answered, be- ginning to feel as if I had cold poto- to where my heart ought to be. T am obliged to go. on business"
 in your letter this morning, when you told me you couldn't come to the Duchess's." said Di, looking like a beautiful, unhappy child, her eyes big only mentioned an urgent engagement which you had forgotten
 T thought that would be enough to explain. in hurry" I told her, lame
 So it was-so 1t would have been." she faltered, If it hadn't been for = what we said last night about-Paris. any more than it seems you can to me. But did hear you meant to go there. and-aftsr our talk, I couldn't believe it. ] didn't come to the station to find you; I came because I was perfectly sure I wouldn't find you. Yet-you're here"
 And, though l am here you will trust me just the same,'' l said, firmly, as I could.
 Of course. I'll trust you, if-"
 If what?"
 If you'll tell me just one little. tiny thing that you're not going to see Maxine de Renzie."
 q may see her." I admitted.
 "But-but at least--you're not going on purpose?
 This drove me into corner. With out being dlsloyal to the Foreign Sec retary, I could not deny all personal desire to meet Maxine. Yet to, what suspicion was l not laying myself open in confessing that I deliberately in tended to see her. having sworn by all things a man does swear by when he wishes to please girl, that didn't wish to see Maxine, and would not see Maxine?
 You said you'd trust me. Di," I re- minded her For heavens sake don't break that promise"