Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

Monsieur Mangny. Once bitten twice shy. you know.
and should insist checking each mile by the map if
you at the wheel"
Your chauffeur is immovable Mademoiselle" was
the ready answer, though the accompanying smile was
not of the Counts best efforts
He looks it. Why you vexed, Fitzroy? Can't
you forgive your friend Simmonds?" Cynthia lifted
those demure blue eyes of hers and held Medenhams
gaze steadfast
Il trust you are not challenging contradiction, Miss
Vanrenen? he said with deliberate resolve not to let
her slip back thus easily into the role OF gracious en-
poyer
She did not finch but her eyebrows arched little
"Oh, no. she said ofhandedy. "Sinmonds told
his msfortunes last night, and assumed that you and
he had finally settled matters satisfactorily between
you.
"As for that" broke in the Count. Il have just
offered my substitute but Fitzroy prefers to
take you as far Hereford at any cost"
Hereford I understood from Simmonds that Mr.
Ftzroy would through the remainder of the tour
Monsieur Marigny IS somewhat vague in our island
topography, you saw that last evening, said Meden
ham.
He smiled. Cynthia too glanced from one to the
other with frank merrment that showed how fully
she appreciated their mutual dislike. As for Margny
his white teeth cleaned now in sarcastic grin.
his own language again. INV bIunder Of yesterday
has shown me the need of caution SO 60 no farther
than Hereford in my thoughts.
1t IS more to the point to tell us how far you
going in your car" cried the girl lightly
Il too hope to be in Hereford tonight. Mrs. Devar
says you to spend Sunday there If that is fixed
thing and you bear with for few hours, shall
meet you there without fail.
Come by all MEANS if your road lies that way; but
don't let make formal engagements. love to think
that drifting at will through this land of gardens
and apple blossoms And think of it. three cathe
dras in day-a Minister for breakfast, lunch, and
dinner with Tnen Abbey thrown in for afternoon teal
Such a wealth of medievalism makes my head reel.
in there for mathis and she nodded to the grave
old pile rearing its massive Gothic within few PAGES of
the hotel. AT high noon shall visit Gloucester and
tonight shall see Hereford All that within short
hundred miles, to say nothing of Chepstow Monmouth
the Wye Valley! All, me! l shall never overtake my
correspondence while there many glor1eS to
describe. See, have bought darling little guide
books which tell you just what say letter What
between udicious extracts and sheaf of picture post
cards scrubbed at each place III try and keep friends
in good humor"
She produced from pocket three of the red covered
volumes SO familiar to Americans in Britain-and to
Brtons themselves, for that matter when the beated
discovery made that it not necessary to cross the
Channel in order to enjoy holiday-an showed them
laughingy to Medenham.
Now, she cried, Il am armed against you. No
longer will you be able to parayze with your learn
ing you say 1869 at Tintern, shall retort with 1887
at Monmouth When you point out Nell Gwynne's
Inn, where David Garrick born, and if you aren't
very. very good shall tell you how much the New
Town Hall cost, and who laid the foundation stone
Medenham alone held the key to the girls lively
mood and it novel and delightful sensation to be
thus admitted to the inner shrine of her emotions, as 1t
were She chatterng at random in order to smooth
away the awkwardness of meeting him after that wIs
pered ndiscretion at their parting overnight Here at
least, Margny hopelessly at because he could
not possibly know that Cynthia herself had counseled
the disappearance of Simmonds Indeed. he attributed