Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-29

yon again" he began. statement that
his dancing eyes made no effort tn re
enforce. You dropped this handker,
chief out of your num-
She was shocked Did /? What
goose." She flamed. "Of course
you know didn't do 1t on purpose
"of course. Do you mind II | follow
you little way. just for protection?
You might lose your muif-or--or-''
II might cast shoe" she flashed
She looked ahead with little mad
denlng judicial air. well, all right, but
you'll have 10 leave me soon for I'm
almost there. It's somewhere in the
Sixties, think. You're not going 10
insist on going to dinner with me.
are your"
I'm not sure yet"
She had been fumbling In her nun
She brought out note, crumpled
creamy sheet
lie watched her curiously at first,
then with start.
by every sign and token of long
distance signaling that's Bettina
Thorpe's handwriting" he commented
casually.
She stared.
oh. l'vp got my credentials with
me. too. There's no reason why this
peace conference shouldn't get busy"
He drew an unopened letter from his
pocket and thrust It under her be-
wldered eyes
by Jove! l guess I'd better read
that" he exclaimed
How perfectly rldlculous!" Her
breath came In gasps. why. can't
believe it-it's too silly"
"Bettina ought to serve n can.opener
with her stationery" he complained
tearing at the flap, ''or little dyna-
mite Ali" He ran hungrily through
the note and then burst into roar
y know who You are" he informed
his companion, his face Frightening
With mischief, You're Patricia Otis
Listen to this:
, Dear Duke: I've been 'phonlng you
you Ike all possessed ever since heard
OF your arrival, yesterday morning. But
nobody knew whore you We're Como
to S'9 SINty-thIrd street to dinner to-
hlght with hob aud me. IL It's n possible
thing. to- meet Patsy Otis. who's being
maid Of honor next week. ut the chief
social event OF the season. i've always
told You you'd go crazy over her. and
here's your chance. Hurricdly,
BETTY"
He TANNED the letter back into the
envelope, you see, I've simply got
TO go to dinner with you"
Are you Duke Grayson?"
81 am
Betty never told me you were
coming tonight But then. of course,
she knew ! wouldn't be there. have
always refused to meet YOU"
Same here!' he agreed brazenly
she's determined to marry us, you
know. That's why you looked so
familiar. It's the pictures she showed
me. would never have suspected
that you were goodlooklng from those
things
| THANK you. I'm not It's these
clothes I'm wearing. When you come
to thnt--Botty had any number OF pic
lures of you in her room nj Bertram
hail. See here-I don't want to meet
You. Oh, Betty's schemer. You
walt until get alone with her! II [
DON'T simply decline to meet YOU
Shell throw me at you In the most dis.
gushing way-leaving us to tete-a-
tetes. and everything like that. She
hates my settlement work, you know.
Her heart Ia set on marrying me of
| She says that II married IL man like
you I'd be different woman. Isn't it
dlsgusting?"
"Nauseating." he agreed.
why. ! wouldn't marry the kind OF
man you are for anything In the world
you're too frivolous. | have an oh.
ject In life"
He applauded her. That's right.
You stick to that--no matter how
many times ask YOU"
She turned back and her little teeth
gnawed ct her underlip. "Oh, sugar!"
she burst out vexedly. She made an
indetermlnate movement forward and
stopped. Il won't go to their dinner
she said with decision,
| He had the look of one inspired.
III tell you what wen do. You see
how II is; here are two people consplr-
Ing against us-pgainst your happi-
ness and my liberty. Let's ovade them
by going on to dinner together. IN
call hanson and we'll go down to
The Waldorf You can telephone
Betty. so that she won't worry.
There'll be nobody there to foist I'M.
welcome gratuitous tete.a.tetes on us.
That's the only way we can beat their
| game"
| She looked at him, dumfounded.
out somewhere in her expression sur.
prise gave way to kind OF perplexcd
lhonghtfnlness that betokened that
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