Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-19

walking by her side. 81 am always busy.
either playing tennis or riding. or get
ting up some entertainment. The difficulty
| is to find time to rest"
You must be a very much sought-after
person." Beatrice observed, I'm the tone
of a person who is making a graceful
compliment. The hint of irony. however.
was unmistakabe
Il am not more sought after than any
one else" Lois returned. unruff1ed. Every
one has to help In the work of frivolfty.'
II shall be rather ONT of 1t. then.
Beatrice said, coolly. Il am not anus
ing
at is quite sufficient to be willing. good
natured and good humored,' Lois an
swered.
They had by this time reached the
group under the trees. where Mrs. Car
| michael and her companion had already
arrived. under the escort of tall. stoutly
built man, who was talking and appar-
entity explaining with great visor. AS
Lois entered the circle he glanced up and
| smiled at her. revealing a handsome,
cheerful face. singularly fresh colored in
comparison with the deep tan of the other
| men.
THAT is Mr.. Travers," Lois explained.
He is q bank director or something in
Madras. and has been on long business
visit north. He is awfully clever and
popular, and gets up everything.
'Rich, SUPPOSE
Lois glanced up at her companion. The
beautiful profile and the tone of the re-
mark seemed incongruous-
II don't know she said. rather alb
ruptly. 'He has four polo ponies. No
body else has more than two"
DO you calculate wealth by polo
ponies. them"
Lois laughed.
Yes. we do pretty we'll" she said
things at all. Most people are poor. and
il they aren't, they have to live beyond
their income. SO 1t comes to the same in
the end
Everybody looks cheerful enough"
Beatrice Cary observed. Il always
thought poverty and worry went to-
gether."
"Who is that talking about poverty and
worry" asked a voice behind them. rs
it you, Miss Caruthers? If SO. I shall ar
raign you as a disturber of the peace.
Who wants to be bothered with the men,
DRY of his empty purse on such lovely
day."
Lois turned with a smile to the new
conner.
NO. l am innocent. Capt. Stafford .
she said. 1T was Miss Cary who brought
up the terms you object to-
well, won't you Introduce me. then. SO
that 1 can express my displeasnre direct
TO the culprit?"
through on Beatrice Cary's side with a
sudden change of manner Hitherto cold.
Indifferent slightly supercilious. she now
relaxed into q gentleness that was al
most appealing.
This is new world for me" she said.
looking up into Capt Stafford's amused
face. land have many questions to
ask that I am afraid of turning into a
mark of Interrogation, or-as you saba
disturber Of the peace.
You won't ask questions long" he an
swered. with a wise shake of the head.
Nobody does. Wherever English people
go they take their whole paraphernala
few superficial differences. Marut is no
more or less than a snug little English
suburb. A little more freedom OF inter
course-a little less Philistinism. perhaps
but the foundations are the same. AS
to India itself. one soon learns to forget
all about it,
He then turned to Lois. who was in
tent on watching Mr.. Travers.
You weren't on the racecourse this
morning" he said in an undertone. Il
missed you. Why did you not Gomez
II couldn't" she said. ''There was too
much to be done. We are rather short
Of servants just now. for reasons-well.
that. according to you. ought not to be
mentioned on fine day
He laughed, but not as he had hitherto
done. There was another tone in his
voice, warmer, more confidential. 1t at
tracted Beatrice Carys attention. and she
looked curiously from Lois to the man
beside her About thirty-five. with a pass
ably good figure. irregular. If honest,
features. and an expression usually some
what grave, he made no pretensions to
any exterior advantage. He could ap-
parently be gay, as now. but his gayety
did not conceal the fact that il was un-
usual. Altogether. he had nothing about
him which appealed to her. but Beatrice