The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-02

But she had thought that her troubles
were all al an end when she had &C
cepted her husbands protection and
the streets OF Paris were not like the
lonely roads on Long Island.
The door opened slowly. and Dirck
Arendsen appeared on the threshold
lie looked relieved at sight-of the two
women standing there. and spoke
with smooth geniality.
I'm glad 10 see you looking SC
well, Miss Lorraine" he said. ignor
Ing all that Had gone before. and
meeting her stormily anxious eyes
with a blum affectation OF openness
I've been looking forward TO intro
ducing your cousin to you-here he
] is. Stephen, this Is Miss Dagmar Lor
raine. Of whom you have spoken tc
me. It's a great privilege 10 be the
means OF bringing you two together.
| He motioned his confederate for
ward, and Seager entered jauntily
striding up to her with outstretched
hand. his coarsely handsome features
lit up by what he meant TO be franz
smile.
This is a pleasure I've long looked
| forward to-" he said with ford EMU
sien.- 1t would have saved us whole
peck OF trouble II I'd only known, the
last time I met you. that you vert
Miles Quaintances daughter"
I He stopped. confronting her wher'
she stood beside Fanchette. boil
hands behind her, her head back. look
ing him over with a disconcerting ali
OF detachment which presently deep
ened into contempt as his glance Eel
before hers; and his face darkenet
visibly She had recognized him a
once as the man she had met on he
long night journey from New York t.
Stormport. His methods of dealini
with women were quite on par witt
those OF Miles Quaintance. his uncle
IL am not Miles Quaintance' daugh
ter" she answered distinctly. IN.
fathers name was Lorraine
Yes. yes know all about that
he assented with sudden impatience
"and you know well enough too wha'
| mean. The main point is that In
Stephen Quaintance, and-send tha'
old woman outside while we tall
things over. Arendsen, you can loof
after her"
For an answer she put an arm
through Fanchettes, and Arendsen die
not think fl 10 interfere. He wanted
to hear for himself what arrangement
was come to between those two. an,
he was not greatly pleased with these
preliminaries.
"Oh. very we'll" Seager remarked
Have 1t your own way. I've nothint
TO saw that | need be ashamed or, ant
all | desired was to spare you
bushes. I suppose you can guess
what I've got to tell you"
He once more assumed his smile
but she shook her head.
Come. come" he protested. "Yo,
know that you and ! have common In
terests under my uncfe's wilt don,
YOU? And on what condition? w
taken lot OF trouble to help you Il
your fair share OF ten million dollars
and-I must say | don't think you're
treating me very handsomely In re
turn. Sit down and act sensibly. In
not a bad sort of chap. as you'll fine
out In time, but you mustn't rub me
the wrong way too much or III
scratch"
He threw himself into chair, pull
ed cigaret-case out. OF his pocket, ant
struck a match.
"Sit down. and act sensibly." hi
repeated between puffs. but she re
NAMED as she was. very lovely In he
disdain, and he looked up again will
scowl which changed to an appre
ciative leer. Arendsen was still
standing sentry beside the closed door
We've only "a hours left TO ge
married In" Seager said sullenly
land we might just as well carry The
thing through on a friendly footing
want
Il don't think you can be aware
! Mr.. Quaintance," she interrupted
that am the Duchess des Reeves"
"Oh, cut that out" he cried harsh
Ily. You're not fool enough. surely
to take that fellows fairy tales OF
trust. Duchess des Reeves! You're
not the first by long chalk who's
tripped over that lined twig, and
wouldn't have twitted you with 1
either II you had said nothing abou
II. You were Miss Lorraine when yo,
left the Rue des Trois Freres a few
hours ago. and you're Miss Lorrain,
still. There's more than a ring need
ed to make you Duchess des Reeves
don't know why women are always 81
simple."
She WINGED as though he had strucl
her. and bent her head as she heart