Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-11-17

would approve.
Not much you won't" he said, and
put his hand on the speaking tube, but
she stopped him.
Don't give any orders in my motor.
Mr.. Blair. You cit still where you
are"
do you think that am such sim
pie youth that +"
/ Lefty Lane with a gesture Of SUI
preme ennui said to him impatiently:j
"0h, Just think ] am pretty nearby
tired to death; don't bother me. NJ
want my own way" i
Her voice and her gesture. her beau
ty and her indifference, her sort oil
vague lack of interest in him and inS
everything. put the boy. full Of life an
he was, out Of ease. but he ventured.l
after second:
Won't you please tell me what you
wanted me to do this afternoon"
i why. | was hard up. that's all. I
have used all my salary for two
months and | couldn't pay my bill at
the Savoy.
Lord" he said fervently. why
didn't you"
81 did. Like q fool | sent for you
the first thing. but / was awfully glad
when five o'clock came you didn't turn
up. Please don't bother or speak Of Il
again"
And burning with curiosity as To-
what part Poniotowsky played In her
life, Dan sat quiet, not venturing to
put to her any more questions. She
seemed so tired and so overcome By
her own thoughts. When they had
turned down toward the hotel, how
ever, he decided that he must In honor
tell her his news.
Got some news to tell you," he ex-
claimed abruptly. Want you to con,
graduate me. I'm engaged to be mar
ried to the Duchess Of Breakwater.
She happens to be great admirer Of
your voice"
The actress turned sharply to him
and In the dark he could see her liz.
tie, white face. The covering over her
head fell back and she exclaimed:
Heavens" and impulsively put her
hands out over his. do you really
mean what you say?"
Eyes" He nodded supposedly.
what do you look like that fort"
Lefty Lane arranged her scarf and
then drew back from him and laugh
ed.
"Oh, dear, dear, DEAR" she exclaim-
ed, "and . and have been -
She looked up at him swiftly 40
though she fancied she might detect
some new quality in him which she
had not observed before, but she saw
only his clear, kind eyes, his charming
smile and his beautiful, young ignoN
ance, and said softly to him: =
mo use to cry, little boy, II Ito
true! But that woman isn't half good
enough for you-not half, and guesa
you think 1t funny enough to hear me
say SO! What does the other boy from
Montana say?"
Don't know" Dan answered indif
ferently. "Marconied him; didn't tell
him about 1t before he left. You sec
he doesn't understand England
doesn't like It,"
A little dazed by the way each Of
the two women took the mention d
the other, he asked timidly:
you don't like the Duchess Of
Breakwater, them"
And she laughed again.
Goodness gracious, don't know
her; actresses don't sit around with
duchesses." Then abruptly, her beau.
tiful eyes, under their curled darh
lashes, full on him, she asked:
DO you like herr"
"You bet" he said ardently. "Of
course do. | am crazy about her..
Yet he realized, as he replied, that he
didn't have any inclination to begin 10
talk about his fiancee.
They had reached the Carlton and
the door of Lefty Lanes motor was
3 held open.
Better get out" he urged, "and
have something to eat"
And she, leaning a little way toward
him, laughed.
| Crazy! Your engagement will be
broken off tomorrow" And she fur
Their said: III | really thought II
D would, why I'd come like shot"
AS she leaned forward, her cloak
slipping from her neck. revealing her
throat above the dark collar of the
simple dress she wore, he looked hi
her dove-gray eyes, and murmured:
: "0h, say, do come along and risk Il
I'm game, all right"
She hesitated, then babe him good
night languidly, slipping back into her
:. old attitude Of Indifference.
Il am going home to rest. Good
night. l don't think the duchess would
let you 90, no matter what. you. did,"
Dan. standing there at her motor
door, this beautiful, well-known wo1
man bantering him, leaning toward
him, was conscious Of her alone, all
I snowy and small and divine in her en-
: veloping scarf, lost in the corner Of
her big car.
81 hate to have you go back alone