Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

her senses; then gradually the truth dawned
upon me. "Then you re not studying botany!"
mo, Dear, I'm learning business. I'm
already designing. | expect to have my own
establishment next year.
| lust wanted to sit down and weep. |
felt that could never forgive her, never,
never! She caught me to her and pressed
her cheek against mine.
"Don't be angry, Dear. l couldn't let you
do all the work. And, Louie, l simply
couldnt bear the idea of teaching!"
Teaching fddlesticks!" | snapped.
"Dressmaking ignore fddlesticks! wanted
you to have your course in botany, and I'm
so disappointed III never get over it,"
She calmly turned and picked up my list
Of entries without trying to console me. She
knew I'd get over it. She ran her forefinger
down the page. "Knew the Duke abroad,
she read (Which Duke, the Due d'Au
bigny, or the Due de Trouville?'
"Why, the Due de Trouville, | answered
irritably. whatever made you think it was
the Due d'Aubigny?"
"Oh, think of silly things like that some
times" she replied. She stood SO still for so
very long while her eyelashes swept her
cheeks that began to tidget.
did Miss Sargent absolutely identify the
emerald bracelet as her own" she asked
finally.
absolutely. 1t puts Winthrop in an aw
full hole, and, 10, Winthrop never took that
bracelet! He's not a thief he's a dear, and
there's horrible mistake somewhere"
X/HEN we came into the drawing room
" Hap was lounging near the door wait
ing for me, quizzically regarding the ami
mated circle of which his Grace was the
center John was all the way across the
room sitting near one of the open windows;
but when he saw us he stared, got up, nearly
upsetting a table, and, upon my soul! be-
lieve he would have rudely interrupted the
Dukes involved speech over JOS hand If
hadn't intcrfered.
"My sister, Miss Goldman, Mr.. Crownin-
shield" said in hurry, for fear he would
actually kiss her before | got them intro
duced-John, who never looked twice at
woman in his life!
10 gave him her hand and smiled. "Alr.
Crowninshield, she murmured in the most
approved tone. 10 was never cut out for
dressnaker.
"Why didn't you tell me?" John COM
planned, and somehow Our Duke drifted into
the background.
los answer did not catch. | wondered
what on earth John was talking about. He
tried to maneuver her to a seat; but | came
forward quickly.
Il want you to meet Miss Abercrombie,
Dear" l said, and drew her toward Lydia;
and all the while l was aching to get her to
myself and ask her few plain questions.
/ was terribly upset. l didn't intend to
have John falling in love with her; and he
was doing it, for he was looking at her Just
as moony as Hap looks at me. She couldn't
marry him any more than | could marry
Hap, especially now with this dressnaking
nonsense and wasn't going to have those
gorgeous eyes spoiled. 1t was all right for
me to cry; but not 10!
| TT was horrid dinner party. Laura didn't
come down, which reminded everybody
of Winthrop; Natalie was late; Mrs. Hazard
was plainly worried, and Natalie's vacant
chair added another quicker to her brow.
Hap was silly, and kept trying to hold my
hand under the table; and | was cross and
didn't dare show it.
Natalie was shockingly late. She didn't
come in until after the fish; but she was not
in the least disturbed. She drifted to her
place, all aglitter with her Jewels, which was
most unusual-jeweis were saved for occa-
sions. Everybody noticed them; but Natalie
| chose to he unconscious Of the stir her late