Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
BY LOUIS TRACY

frame of mind. Mrs Leands presence would be no
harm done if he
Lest prudence should conquer him second tme he
sat down and wrote:
DEAR Miss VANRENEN-I hope the is behaving in
that BELTS the messenger OF the gods and that
Dale has justified my faith in him. am here in fulhlment
of promise to call MIR. Vanrenen Unlucky. he is
of town. the hotel people he is expected
back till day early next week. If make change
though proving yourself American by rgdly adher
ing schedule please send line to sincerely
Once more he hesitated at the name, and contented
himself by signing George the Chauffeur"
but he boldly declared for "91 Grosvenor Square" in
postscript believing and correctly as it happened,
that Cynthia shared with Sam Weller peculiar knowl
edge of London which rendered address very like
unto another in her eyes.
The failure to meet Vanrenen was the first real draw
back he had encountered. 1t was irritating at the tne
but he gave little heed to after the first pang of dis
appointment had passed Fate, which had proved SO
kind during six days, did not fit to him that
her smiles would be replaced by frowns She
ulled him into the belief that VanrenenS absence might
Perhaps" he fancied, II should have rubbed him
I'D the wrong way. He is devoted to his daughter and
he might look my harmless but unavoidable guile
with prejudiced eye. In any event, should be COM
PEELED to 60 slow in analysing Mrs. Devars motives
and this pertinacous Marigny seems to have been
fairly intimate with him Paris. Yes, the whole it
is just as we'll that l missed him. Cynthia put
matters before him in better light than is possible
to who is utter stranger. must tell her. in my
best American, that it to her to explain Ftzroy to
Pap.
Before leaving the hotel he inquired for Count
Edouard Marigny He drew blank there. No such
name had been registered during the year.
THE dinner passed without noteworthy incident. Sir
L Ashley Stoke condemned the Government; the Mar
qus of Scarland than skeptcal the pros
poets of grouse shooting after the deluge in April and
May Lord Farholme growled at the pernlclous effects
of the Ground Game Act and Medenham spoke of these
things with his lips but in his heart thought of Cynthia
The four men in the smoking roon and the Earl
chatting his son on account OF his inability to play
bridge when Tomkinson entered. He approached
Mcdenham
dale has arrived; he wishes to see your Lordship,'
he said in a stage whisper.
The young man sprang to his feet, and his troubled
cry brought smile of wonderment to his brother in
laws face
"By Jove!" said the Marquis. "You couldn't have
Jumped quicker if Tomknson had said the devil instead
of Dale Who, them is Dale?"
nehemiah hurried from the room without another
word.
The Earl shook his head. More mischief" he NUT
tered dale is Georges chauffeur. l suppose he is
mixed up in this Vanrenen mudde again"
What muddle is that?" asked Scarland. Is George
in it? That would be unusual
Fairholme suddenly bethought himself. Something
to do with motor" he said vaguely. 1.-The Vanrenens
are Americans friends of Mrs. Leands. You remember
her, Arthur, don't you?
Perfectly. Is Vanrenen the Peter of that ilk?"
Il think So Yes-that is the name-Peter Van
renen
"Oh, he's all right. If George has any dispute with
him, I'll settle it in
minute. He is
straight as they make
'e1n-bought two of my