Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
Never mind about Patsy" laughe
BY JAMES FORBES.

Never mind about Patsy laughed
Crawford. She has TO stay at the
theater: .she's chorus leader and can't
leave tin it's all over. because the chorus
is on till final cur. ain fall. Then it will
take her some time to dress and join the
old people, and it will be nearer midnight
than II by the time they reach your fiat.
even if Mallory takes them straight there.
All you will have to do will be TO put a
handkerchief around your head. as if it
were aching, and say you left because
you felt ill. No one will ever be the
wiser. And you won't be telling a fib
badly. Just now you were really ill. But
you are better now aren't your
He took her hand ar" troked and
pressed it.
Warm as toast" he declared
''Oh. yes: 1 feel much better she ad-
mitted.
1t was nice and comfortable there. and
she felt inclined to yield to Crawford S
persuasion. He had shown her how she
could account for her absence from the
theater. and she Rad no particular de-
sire to go back now that she had missed
the first act. Yet she still had some
scrupies. She was no longer uneasy
about the note. feeling tha- it WIS as
plausible explanation Of its recovery
could she give to Patsy? She would have
to let her know about il. or ON the very
morrow her sister would HE to Mr.. Craw-
rumpus there. She would tell her that
she had written an appeal 10 Mr.. Craw-
ford and sent it by messenger. and that
he had given it up willingly and at once.
This might not prevent Patsy from hunt
ing him up and giving him piece of her
mind. but she hoped to be able in some
way to dissuade her from doing so. Ali
this had passed. through her brain as
quickly as flash.
That's right I'm so glad. bee, use we
l-,- l.tt1
gether. he said.
Supper? Oh no." She declined; vi
sions of the 9Th avenue caravansary ris-
ing before her.
'Oh. yes" he affirmed. in the same
tone.
Il couldn't What would people think
of me if | went like this?
But we're not going anywhere. We
will stay right herr. US two. by the ire.
Not tonight Some 9th, other tim time ora ara,
and will be here in few minutes. so.
you see. you simply have TO stay"
well. if it's ordered. But do you think
it's right
What's the diff ference whether you lunch
with me in restaurant or lave supper
with me here
Nora felt there was a good deal of diff
ference. but she said:
II don't know.
There isn't any he declared. win
an accent of conviction and finality.
Rogers entered and spread SNOWY
cloth on the little table which he placed
in front of the fire. Then he brought III
tray laden with the. repast and the
bottles Of " ne.
Put the tray yonder chair. ! will
do the serving" said his master. going
to the windows and letting the double
curtains fall.
The valet deposited his burden as di-
rected and vanished.
Crawford was trimming over witt
:.ayety end Ncra began to enter in u the
spirit of it, The f'w sips OF whisky swer
warming her blood and making her bold
and at her ease. She wanted to help him
set the table He gently fcrced n r back
into the chair against ;he cushion, and
the cloak slipped from her shoulders
You sit there. and don't You dare 10
move" lie ordered. holding up warning
finger.
But I'm not an invalid. she protested
laughingly
Yes you are--tle dear st. swee est
little invalid i'm the wcrld" Re said. b nd
ing and loo king into her eyes. land.
have already told you. I'm your doctor
and I'm going to- give you your medicine
there
He kiss al her fun on the mouth.
why. what's the NATTER? he laughed
before sine could formulate the shocked
protest rising tn her lips. as she gath red
her cloak about her again. 1t isn't the