Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

course the girl is yours. Now what do
you fancy is the cause of Cecilia's abrupt
change of attitude?'
He refused TO meet my eyes. but turned
away. as though to conceal an embar-
rassment whose cause l could not sur
mise. When he spoke it was lin a voice
husky with emotion
Am ! cad? Am l beneath the con-
tempt of decent peOple?"
It's possible Wiggy, that YOU are. Go
on with it,
We'll, YOU know he began efficiently.
Cecilia has a sister,
grinned. but his scowl brought me to
myself again.
yes. And her name is Hezekiah. The
name pleases me-
"She was with Miss Octavia in her GAL
Top over Europe. so l saw a good deal
of her necessarily. She is younger than
sort that never grows up. You know.
Just like her aunt Octavia!
Bah! Don't mention that woman.
Hezekiah is very pretty girl: and l sup
| pose-well. when YOU are thrown with q
girl that way, seeing her constantly
| clapped my hand on his knee as the
light began to dawn upon me.
You old rascal. you don't need to
add a single word. I dare say you are
guilty. / can see it i'm your eve. After
erection before beginning an attack, upon
womankind, YOU began moving them
down i'm platoons. SO they come run
ming now that you've got start. Oh.
you're trying to drive 'em tandem.
p! The thing was funny. knowing Virgins
as did. and j gave expression to my
mirth: but his fierce demeanor quickly
brought me back to the serious contem-
piation of his difficulty.
That. YOU shameless wretch. would be
a sufficient reason for Miss Octavia' s
aloofness--your double-faced dealing
with her nieces? You confirm. my i'm
preston that she is a wise woman And
Cecilia. l take it. may be deeply en-
barrassed by her sisters infatuation for
you. You certainly have made a tangie
of things. YOU heart wrecker. you con-
scienceless deceiver! But where, may
ask, does this Hezekiah keep herself:''
"Oh. she's with her father. They have
a bungalow over the hills there, several
miles from Hopefield Manor"
Wei; hope you are no longer toy
ing with her affections. OF course, you
don't see her any more?''
Well he mumbled. II did see her
this morning. But l couldn't help it. 1t
was the merest chance. l met her in the
road. when 1 was out taking a walk.
She's always turning up-she's the most
unaccountable young person.
Il suppose. Wiggy, that if you stand in
the road and Miss Hezekiah HOLSTER
strolls by on her way to market you
fancy that she is pursuing you. AS Miss
Octavia has well said. this is not
chivairOus age. I'm deeply disappointed
in you. Your conduct and your attitude
toward this trusting young girl are dis
graceful
He rose and flung his arms despair
ingly. 1t was much easier to laugh at
Virgins than to be angry at him; but
! recalled the message which Cecilia had
intrusted to me. and this, l thought,
might give him some comfort.
Miss Cecilia asked me this morning
% o0Y 10 hot
see her again; you must keep away from
the house, 2-1
This obviously increased his detection. !,
But added. Il was to say that she
thought nothing had yet occurred to In
terfere with your ambitions you were
not permitted to see her alone last night.
The chimney. you may remember. began
playing pranks just at the moment when
Miss Hollister and l were about to ad-
jOurn to the billiard room. SO a tete-a-
tete between you and Cecilia was impos-
sibe."
"She told you 70 see mer'