The bee., 1910-02-24
"And benz get tha aternal answer.

promise you"
Exactly. You will tell him the
plain truth-that you love another
namely, Ned Randolph. You Will give
Valeska to understand that you have
been merely using him as pastime
that never for a moment were you
serious, and that now you are only
waiting for Ned to come and take you
back to America Hush. not another
wordl Here comes the principessa
Martoni and her American daugh-
ter-in-Iaw. Don't forget, Wednesday.
the Casino. at noon" And she had
gone before Ciceiy had another chance
to approach me subject
When on Thursday morning, Rob
erta Robins entered Mrs. Fairfax's
drawing room. gay with It's many daft
fodils, and scented with the breath OF
Parma violets. Cicely knew by the
steely glitter Of her friends eyes that
there was going to be scene. Never
theless, she smiled when q suppressed
laugh came from the direction of the
tiny music room to the left, and sink
ing back among the cushions Of her
chair. she calmly faced the enraged
Roberta.
"Of all the idiotsl" cried Miss Rob-
ins. shaking forennger at the pretty
widow smiling UP at her from among
the cushions. You will end your
your days In a mad-house, Cicely Fair
fax. What did you do yesterday
morning at the Casinow
'why-valeska was there, pom
honor. Robbie"
You played golf all morning, for
hours and hours aud hours you golfed.
/ was nearly insaDei"
But the temptation was too great,
and besides. the golf links are the
finest in Italy. Oh. Bobbie. you should
see Valeska play" ~
Never mind that long-haired mon
key. What about the breakfast on
the south balcony?"
But the chef at the Casino is not
equal to the links. Bobbie. We break
tasted at Matrices"
And golfed at the Casinol"
snapped Roberta.
Mrs. Fairfax affected a childlike air.
Il fail to see why | am to be drawn
and quartered simply because pre-
fer the chef at Maurice's to the chef
at the Casino"
But | said"
You said / was to ask valeska to
breakfast"
lat the Casino" interrupted Miss
Robins. land while you and Valeska
were falling into Gibson poses on the
links, was holding lion at bay in
breakfast room No. at the Casino.
II was all could do to restrain him!"
Miss Robins eyes flashed.
But to breakfast with lioni" Mrs
Fairfax shook her head. Roberta
Robins"
The lion vas Ned Randolph"
SNAPPED the artist, jumping up and
going to the balcony.
A shutting noise came from the
music room.
Yen b a-ed w,i Nc
Randolph, Bobnieg" Tho widow bur.
led her face in the cushions. Wasn't
that a strange way to show your friend
ship"
"Oh, you haven't a grain Of sense.
Cicely Fairfax had Il ell arranged
nicely. lou and valeska were to
breakfast on the south balcony, Ned
and In room No. 6. directly In back
Of you And Valeska was 10 propose.
and you were TO tell him about how
you adored Ned. ANA Ned was to jump
through the window and clasp yeu In
his manly arms. and-and--instsad
yeu played golf! And in mortal
agony for two long hours. talking q
blue streak to Randolph to keep him
from going to the window and seeing
you two golfing Il was horriblel
shall always think of room No. s as a
torture chamber
But didn't know" apologized
Cicely.
Tomorrow we must repeat the per-
Torrance. only. this time you break
fast at the Casino"
But | have en- engagement with the
Principessa at noon tomorrow"
IT'S all OF. I'll telephone herl"
And before Cicely could restrain her,
Roberta had dashed aside the curtains
of the music room door.
Ned Randolph. standing behind them
like a silly school-boy. had the grace
to blush. But Cicely-Cicely buried
her face in the pillow and laughed.
Med! Cicelyl" Mis- Robins turned
from one to the other. You heard?"
she demanded. flushing.
Everything. It was ugly of me.
Bobbie," Randolph spoke up. you
viii forgive me?"
And you knew and played golf pur-
| posely, Cicely?"
And Ned kept running to the win
dow" came from the depths of the
chair. "Scold him. too"
II must plead guilty" laughed Ran
dolph. "You see. Bobbie. we remem-
bered how you played the same little
trick with Marian Derring and young
| Ashby at Newport last summer" cried