New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

;t edecessor Some part of his unaccountabe irrlta-
ton took wings with the cloud OF smoke, be com
blessed if | can tell why should worry ne COLI COLL
n,rned 'Never saw the girl before To-Day Sldl lev
see her again if put Dale in charge her latnGI nus
be special sort of fool, though to trust hel 70 m
of the Devar woman. What was 1t that roIter slld
e1,te affair arranees itself admirably. And ne WOuid
be always on hand What is arranging ltsenI .r ru
ybv should Jimmy Devar be ready, II need De' 10 Vl
nexactlI at .he right moment? suppose the answer
6 the first bit of the acrostic is simple enough OyVd
Vanrenen is to become Countess Marghy i anu ;ne @
Devar gang stands IN on the casn @ t +n R(1
schemel This Frenchman is posted as to the tour. y
the most curious of condolences he VIII reappea1 a.
Bournemouth or Bristol or IN the wye VaIey I' "nae
more natural than day run IN company al th;,lls
DOT III Jimmy is to come along when Mar1gny THINKS
goo g+L; ~ vii take seat in the 80 Du Vallon for
change-i,lst to try the new French car. by gtI: g
shall have word to say there. oteaaT 4 HoM on On the
reinsI WHY in thunder should you concern yourSen
with the wretched business, anyhow
II was marvelOusly still night Beneath h1fl Oh dll
oenba1ted nath nearly level with the stone streWn
beach passed young couple. The mans voice came
up to him. .o,o- ;.4o ,or+nersbin after this
season and am pretty certain be given the manage
r7ent of the wooen department. If that comes on no
more long hours in the shop tor you Lucy DuI d le
little house p there the HILL just as quick as we Call
@Oh, Charlie dear, shall never be tired them -,
black arm suddenly sllhouetted across tle
shoulders of white blouse IlOSe Wearer received te
assuring hug Let's reckon up, said the owner ol Ci0
arm: " July August, September er-three months sweet
heart , ;, . ;
N1edenharn had never given thought to marrying
until his father hned the notion during dinner the
previous evening and he had laughed at IT, Deng DSp
ite1v heart whole. There something 1rIeSoIiDiy
cor;CaI then about the Ears bland theory that Fair
holme House needed sprghtly Viscountess; yet now.
twentyour hours later, he could extract no shred o5
humor from the dyl of drapers assistant 1t seemed
tn he Derfecty natural thing that these lovers Shoud
talk of mating Of what else should they whisper on
this midsummer night, when the cleaning already pore
promise of dawn and the glory OF the sea ana SKY Seu
quiet harmones through the silent air!
nERHAPS he sighed as he turned away; but his own
evidence on that point would be inconclusve since
the first object his wondering eyes dWelt on was the
graceful figure of Cynthia Vanrenen There was no pos
sibtv of error An arc lamp blazed overhead and to
make assurance doubly his recognition OF Cynth
was obviously duplicated by Cynth1as recognition OF
her deputy chauffeur. ...
In the girls case degree OF surprise was luSt
fed 1t is tisn of social life that far more d1Stlnc-
tiveness attached to the seeming democratic severity
of evening dress than to other class OF masculine
garniture Medenhan now looked exactly what ne was
man born and bred in the purple. No one could pos
siblv mistake this we'll groOmed soldier tor Dale or -
monds. His clever, resourceul tace his erect G1lae,
the very suggestion of mess uniform conveyed oE ms
clothing, told of lineage and career lie nlgnt' III
sober earnest have been compelled to earn living by
driving motor car; but freak OF fortune could ROD
him of his birthrght an arstocrat-
OF course CYNTHIA was easily first the effort to re-
cover disturbed wits Like myself, you have been
tempted out by this beautiful night MI fltzroy' She
said.
The "Nr" was a concession to his attire; somehow
she imagined it would of presumption II she ad-
dressed him as all inferior. She could not dene her
mental attitude in words; but her quick intelligence
responded to its subtle influence mrrored lake re-
cords the passing of breeze Very dainty and self pos
sessed she looked she stood there smiling at HIM
Her motor dust-coat utilized wrap. Beneath 1t
she wore white muslin dress OF studied simplicity,
which, to another woman assessing gaze would reVea
its expensiveness She had tied veil OF delicate lace
round her hair and under her chin and N1edenham