Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07

.,Ia Severe lie had come "u'' iO' 49,
-. .n,n- TO those who serve HIS i''"I'
-, asoat. three weeks leave oil apseno.'
.,d "a he surveyed the scene nelo'e i'''
o,d listened to the chatter OF n'e" ""u
,,o,,en I'm many and varied tongues az
,h.n Lot his eyes rove through inc 'i'o
80 c-e.t windows toward the blue iaAe
- IN. snoU-cappcd mountains, lie NJ
.i,,,eea in the plous hope that t'ie "o
,,,,ra,,,. would not try on any OF IT'S usuai
,ric,,s and bid him rejoin before MS po''
manteau was we'll unpacked-
q pob,v stood there girl came up
.,d called him by name. IL was HIS
cousin, Alice Coombes
..1-bat ,s right" he commented, Senla'-!
hut enthusiastically. proper walhiiis A''
that ,>,,t-
III YOU are ready" she answered. OUT
toning a dogskin glove
,u =, once Bobby Laid his hand on h@r
arm.
II say. who is that he demanded
>Ii.- coomhes looked down the length
OF the corridor
Whom do you mean: she fetui i.u
..rpv- retorted Bobby, as il there
could be but one object OF his INQUIRIES
that girl there. She walks IKE
Queen
Miss Coombes drew down tie corners
n, her Inns and showed no disposition u
answer hastily.
..you must know her name Bobole
hurried on.
Yes" answered his cousin. iii cooi'
nea, voice: .'of course 7 do. She Is Mhe'
de Rardk.. She says she is Russian. Do
vou think her so very good looking. Lo's
of men do. But I am not sure mFseh
that she is quite nice.
Bobby wheeled round and stared at MS
informant He had come out, noi1llnai1S'
10 nav his uncle and guardian a V's''-in
,.,N,v To see Alice. There had always
hsen an impression that one da- he ana
che would marry, and Bobby, II ne hao
No, .ixeo the notion much thought. had,
o, leas. not combated il. Now. as ne
,oolsd down at the short, generously de-
v.,oned figure which the walking skir''
tho thick boots and a hat and coat de-
signed strictly for use did nothing 10
render graceful, it suddenly occurred 10
him how differently women wore frocks'
While these reflections were upsetting
tho even tenor of Lieut.. Bellows MIND
Nile de Bardki passed and nodded 10
Alice.
You know her." gasped Bobby Touch
ing Alice sharply on the arm, introduce
me- somehow"
Miss Coombes went up to the tan hus-
sian girl
My cousin. Mr.. Bellew, wants TO know
vou." abe said. May Introduce him.?
There was that in the tone winch
seemed 70 Bobby TO invite a refusal. He
told himself that he had not known that
Aiicss voice could be so disasreeaoie'
How pale and wached-out her blue eyes
looked before the lights End shades III
Mile. de Bardki's brown ones.
You are an English ofi1cer?' Questloned
the Russian.
"A sailor" explained Bobby
"ah. sor' mur:nured mademoiselle, AMI
she looked at him attentively. Il
think" she said, Eve shall be friends Al
revoir, monsieur
She smiled at him as Bobby reluctantly
o; ened the door for her.
Two weeks out Of Bobby's three had
barely elapsed VIXEN Alice Coombes
brought up an old man with thin-waist-
I'd figure, a white imperial and we'll
preserved air.
Bobby" she explained, M. de Portaies
knew YOUR father. Ny cousin. Mr.. Bel
lew. the Chevalier de Portales.''
You knew my father, sir:' began
Bobby.
II knew Bobby Bellew OF the En-
chantress.' returned the chevalier. with
only the slightest accent, TO distinguish
his English from that of a native. He
and I were chums together before Sebas-
topol. So you are Bobby's somebody
the second? We will sit down and drink
coffee'-he hailed waiter. "Benedictine
or cognac?" he concluded.
II am afraid" he answered. that
cennot stay now. Mile. de BarGki has
promised to let me row her on the lake.
But some other time, il I may, l should
like to hear you talk about my father"
''Ah, youth. youth" laughed the chew
aiier. 1T is so good to be young. SO you
tske mademoiselIe on the lake! A deux.
1t 10 the custom here, I know, custom