Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09

PLANTATION. But how could she explain?
How could she discuss the unspeakable?
Yet she must! 1t came back to that in the
end. She could not unburden her task upon
her aunt or Justin. She had come alone
into this morass; alone she must find her
way out. She must tell him the truth.
Rodoslav would not be put off with a lesser
reason.
And yet-perhaps might! Her
thoughts turned to the man who sat at her
side. What was he thinking of this shame
less play? Did he also see Rodoslav behind
the footights? Did he know more than she
of his past and marvel at her tolerance?
Page never seemed more wholesome, more
likable, than now. Had it been possible, she
would have appealed to him to extricate her.
But it was useless to trife with that. She
could no more betray Rodoslav's enterprise
to him than to her uncle. In one way only
could Page serve her. If he would bestow
on her 1.-THE of the devotion he gave to
aeroplanes, she could soon convince Rodo-
slav that their compact must end. Of his
own accord he would end it.
put Page was no mind reader. Indeed,
- so blind was he to his opportunity that
he even precipitated the meeting she dreaded.
After the curtain fell upon the third act,
which the party painstakngly neglected to
discuss, Justin suggested turn in the palm
arium. If he had his matchmaking in mind,
no inspiration could have been more luck
less; for almost the first person they met
was Rodoslav. Ann spied him in the dis
lance, and, panic stricken, would have
turned their steps in another direction; but
Justin momentum was too great, and in an
other instant they were face to face.
AIMS first thought was the highly femi-
nine reflection that, if good looks were de-
Tense, Rodoslav would go unbalanced. Her
second was perception that an astonishing
change had come over her Uncle. Justin
bearing was mixture of reserve and defer
ence which, as his wife pointed out later to
his disgust, oddly reflected one of the title
worshiping characters of the comedy.
As for pa 49, he met Rodosay as f siv
today" he said. Il congratulate you"
Rodoslav showed his qualification frankly
THAT pleases me-" he responded. @You
know. We shall see you in the air here too, l
hope??'
"What pity! You have picked up ire
mendOus reputation for man who never
makes public fight"
@Then l must take care not to give myself
away said the American dryly.
Ann listened with the impatient thought
that if he would tu1y her with half the
shrewdness he displayed in guarding his
secret, her dilemma would soon solve itself.
But, far from divining her need of him, he
deliberately put himself beyond her reach.
As the group moved on he chose the society
of Mrs. Blair.
QODOSLAV instantly made the most of
~ his chance. "Are you going to be TN
reasonable?" he asked in low voice.
Unreasonable"
"And unjust?" he added.
This unexpected attack startled her
@What do you mean?" she asked.
isn't it both unreasonable and unjust to
confuse me with stage character"
He, at least, did not lack powers of divina-
ton. His intuition bordered on the un-
canny. why do you say this to me1" she
demanded.
Because 1 must. 1 sat where I could
watch your face tonight, and knew that
you saw me in LIE Roi.
There was no hiding anything from this
man! Ann perceived that the struggle was
upon her, and met it with what courage she
could. as there no resemblance" she
queried.
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