Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08


cheeks only to rush back quickly in hotter deeper
flood of disordered emotions. Her recognition of the
small, slender figure had been immediate, and no less
swift had been tumult of conflict in her brain and
heart to what she ought to do Her impulse prompted
her head to nod her lips to curve in smile OF old aec-
tion and her spirit burn lamps of loyalty and well
come in her eyes, Her calculation and underlying
seriousness of the obligation due to Alice Van Kirk
entlessy put on their check
Confused incapable of weighing matter
pectedy confronting her judgment for decision, she
did nothing at ALL to grasp at control of her facu
tiesand her cousin decided in her stead Already con-
WINGED that she was gazing at Princess Thryinia
the pale little hero worshiper merely blanched bit
winter thus to be detected at her staring uttered her
eyes effort to recover her waverng WITS and turned
to the horses in the ring.
Thurey rose and met the solicitous scrutiny of Aces
eyes. She smiled with forced restoration of her poise
her desire being to escape soon as possible
Shall we gol" she said. 1T must be nearly over"
by all means, my DEAR" Alice answered gladly, and
the evenings farewells quickly and quietly ex
changed ang
apprehension lest the presence of her cousin the town
might possibly compromise even Jeopardze her new
position in the social world Thurley followed mechanic
ally where their escorts led the way Then out in the
marble corridor of the building, facing the draft of
November air that swept in through the open doors she
received again peculiar wireless shock tor which She
could have supplied no explanation.
That same foreign looking woman of the pale olive
face and ice blue eyes was standing over against the
wall, her gaze hard set and concentrated Thurleys
striking features. Again that of something bale
full and menacng tinged the girls with chill,
She did not observe small, dark man, with eyes as
shty those of coon who glanced from herself to
the by the wall, then eisurely followed from the
place.
Almost with the same alacrity with which carriage
attendant on the curb outside summoned Alce's car
to receive its passengers second such person called
up nearby taxicab into which the small, dark
fairly shunted.
When Alices car rolled up the avenue, the other
tagged it unobtrusively at distance of discretion in
the rear.
Chapter XIV. A Triumph and a Jar
FOR Thurley the Horse Show was over, while the
consequences of her appearance there had only
yet begun
For the two three days next ensuing she dmly
aware of small gnawng worry that robbed her pleas.
of its fullest charm. She wondered thousand
times if she had played the generous, credtabe part
Withholding her look of recognition from her cousin
Time after time she informed herself that she had fol-
lowed the only possible course that good purpose
could have been served by betraying her real identity
to far removed from herself by everything of
life; yet the haunting reflection still remained that her
cousin had been denied.
For much briefer time her mind concerned
with the image Of that other womans face and its in
sistent eyes. All worries presently swept away.
however in the wonderful tumult of pleasures and
periences impnging her changed existence. Magic
followed magic at the conuring Of money and her
inherent charm. Like avalanche of dream imagin
ngs, all wondrously rendered true the favors of the
gods tumblng, gliding. and flowing in upon her
wardrobes Jewels the costeSt furs her imported
and retnue of servants, and bank account Of
startling proportions entirely her own and subject only
to her regal little will.
She was sought from noon till midnight by hun
dred exclusive cliques among the women. She was
courted, fattered, -worshiped, by score of young
princes of wealth. Into the maelstrom of beings whose
sole occupation is to WOO caoe and entice pleasures
their grasp she whirled with dizzyng velocity
Her feeling of security increased Worries and appre
tensions subsidized rapidly in the conquerng flood Of
everyday success Her confidence became established
together with mastery of herself and the situation
precisely she felt her of mastery horses
and the giant forces of her car.
The opera opened at the psychological mo-