The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-01-12
ALINE AND
THE ENEMY


leave PARIS yet
She did not want to leave Paris yet
because she knew only the Paris that
works, that studies, that thinks. and
now she wanted to learn the fippant,
the naughty. the gay Paris. She want
edges, she wanted-to have an ad-
venture. an experienced! She would
be ashamed to go back to America
without All her friends, having
been abroad for little while. could
speak knowingly of the wickedness OF
Frenchmen. Even squirting and
freckled Bertha Tucker had something
to say about it. Aline was neither
freckled nor squirting. she had lived
almost two years in the Latin Quarter.
had gone alone everywhere. and moth
ing had ever happened to her. Why
was that? Whose fault was 1t?
It is NO fault of Mother Nature. lit
tie Aline. Ask the verdict of the old.
spotted mirror in front Of which you
are now standing. The old mirror
will tell you It never reflected pref
tier picture than you make IN your
olive silk petticoat. your pink dress
ing-sack, and the blonde disorder OF
your curls. You have not passed IN.
noticed in the streets. little Aline-
men have often looked at you with
admiring eyes. but you have not seen
them because you were above them,
In the air. with your Art and with
your hopes.
well, II / must leave Paris, I will
nrst have a good time" said Aline to
herself after a short meditation. "As
beginning shall go to Cousin Ma.
mics. 1t is her day at home; there
people. l have not seen anybody for
SO long. the first man I meet will 60
to my head. 1t will be great fun!
must try to look my best"
And in a jiffy the olive silk petit,
codt Ind the pink dressing sack were
on; swiftly she Strengthened up her
curls. adjusted and tied several dain-
~ pieces Of French lingerie. and
slipped on her new Paquin gown.
Then came the question of the hat
Would she put on a large-brimmed
hat picturesque and uncomfortable.
or her smart little Reboux toque?
The option was for the little Reboux
toque. which soon found itself in the
street with the Paquin gown. Once
out. Aline beckoned to the FIRST cal
lettering along. She meant to have
Q walk in the Champs-Elysees, and
she told the cabman to stop at place
- II Concorde at any corner"
The cabman made her repeat twice.
place de Ia Concorde at any corner"
then. when he realized they were not
going to any definite address. he said,
sAn right" but he winked with a
wink that meant: II know. This ia
Q young lady who does not want to
- found out l know" and with
vigorous pull Of the rein and a
loud crack of the whip he started his
horse in the desired direction.
Ains. who under ordinary circum.
stances would not have noticed the
cabman's facial expression, grasped
al the meaning OF the wink. She was
in for fun" and 1t amused her 10
think her simple afternoon outing
which was going to end in = cup Of tea
ct Cousin NAMES. could look to any
BODY, even to q cabman, like q mys
terfous AFFAIR.
Az the cab ratified along Aline's
spirits rose, and by the time she
alighted from the cab she felt equal
- almost anything.
While paying the cabman Aline
caught sight Of . Masculine Form
standing on the curbstone, watching
h.r ga -. tho,ybt 60 h.r.>lf sNr...
Be there Is my adventure!" She could
not have said what the Masculine
Form was like except that he was
veil built. well groomed-in fact, the
very type Aline could AFFORD to have
an adventure with. So. in picking up
her skirts before starting to walk she
slanted q glance in the direction OF
the Masculine Form. who happened tc
start walking up the ChampsE lyseea
too!
Instinctively Aline was displeased
'(women are so fickls). and she won
dered, How can he be so mistaken
about mer'
However, she soon reasoned oui
that one cannot expect an expert
snce" without little trouble, and she
bravely decided to stand any amount
Of 1t for the sake of the adventure
Therefore she determined to look per
fectly natural. and she composed hsi
poise as best she could to that effect
On she went quietly. with a rustling o.
silk and a Whit of fresh violets abou
her, but for the first time in her life
Aline was conscious Of herself and 4
seemed to her as though everybody
would notice it.
The Masculine Form kept at . re
spectful distance up to the Petit Pal
ais. There Aline had to stop. 1t wal
Horse-Show week, and the place
crowded with long stands Of carriages
was difficult to cross.
TIE stopping was unfortunate. I
gave an advantage to the Enemy, whit
soon stood quite close to Aline, a liz
tie to the side. Impulsively Ain,
turned her head to the right, which
was enough to reveal her uncomfors
able state Of mind to the Masculin,
Form-if the Masculine Form care
70 notice It
Well, he did care, and he did motto,
II Strange to say. he followed Ain,
without having seen her face. He ha,