The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-22
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herself spinning In the moonlight be
slide the pseudo owner OF the rakisl
yellow car, who was taking 70 luxury
and the social career as a duck takes
to water.
To be sure, Bob suggested rather
heartlessly that the week end party
had best be postponed II Is one thins
to conduct a social experiment, he ne
marked. and another to explain Il
when the experimenter was charm
Ing young woman. And the expert
mented one-well, there was no use
talkingl vincenzo had proved nt
slouchl
And on the evening Of the sixth day
Bob came home from the city late
Dinner had been served. The porch
was deserted.
No, Miss Darnton and Mr.. Pantozz
were not out motoring The gentle.
man (what nice shades OF meaning D
stolid faced servant can put into sim.
pie phrase) had gone away In his cat
alone and Miss Darnton was in het
room, quite III with a headache.
Headache Notwithstanding. she burst
into her brothers study directly the
servant had gone back to the rear OF
the house. Her face was quite pale
Her eyes shone with unnatural bril-,
liancy from the center Of dark circles
I've come to acknowledge my de
feat Bob" she said bitterly. "Fli
start your tie In the morning, and !
wish you would see that vin-Mr
Pantozzi leaves the house before ]
start the tie"
'Whewr' gasped Bob, What has
he done? Eaten peas with spoon
or demanded macaroni uncut"
Nan leaned YEARLY against a chaii
and her mouth dropped.
1T has been a dreadful mistake
Bob. Don't joke about II, dear. Vim
cenzo-tonight-he has fallen in love
with meI'
Bob leaned back in his chair and
laughed heartlessly.
(Which goes to show" he gasped be.
tween paroxysms, 'that your theory is
entirely correct. He fell right into oui
life. our ways. He is one of us. /
don't know heart free man in oul
crowd who would not fall in love with
you-if he had the opportunities of
seeing you In your most charming.
womanly moods, as poor Pantozzi has
Don't blame him for thatl It's a bad
theorist who won't accept the results
of her own experiments"
Il didn't think you would take 1t like
this, Bob. | thought the honor of the
family
Bob bit his lip.
did he say anything that reflected
on the Darnton honor"
Moo. He was lovely, but bit hys.
terical. He said-well. you know what
they all say-that was the one wo.
man-that he was unworthy of me-
that he would not have placed me IL
such a. false position-but he shout.
love me always-and then he jumped
into his car-your car. mean-and
went down the drive like mad"
He didn't happen to say that he |
thought 1t shame for pretty girl 10
ose by trickery the best sunburst Tif.
fany could put up, did heT'
Bob" gasped his sister, leaning
heavily against the table, did hp
snow?"
Everything. my dear! vincenzo l.;
/ chap l met in Paris, the younger son
1f an old Roman family who have
lOthing but chapels and marbles and |
paintings which the state will not per-
nit them to sell, and Vincenzo was
studying architecture with the lauda-
Die intention Of earning fortune to
Keep the confounded chapels and rel
cs in the family. l gave him his first
and he has retaliated by
the hand of my only sister
That's gratitude for you! I'll send
lin packing in the morning." said
Bob, with assumed ferceness. Then
figure all in white nestled
lgainst his broad shoulder; a slim arm
.rept around his neck.
"rd-Pd rather you wouldn't, Bob.
need new sunburst worse than any
hing else in the world, except
"A glimpse of PantoZzi's face at this
there's his carp