Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE Is. 1911

struggling with his pronunciation. "For
why have we re dee-tec-teeve?"
"For precaution, your Grace" Mrs. Hig-
gibson answered him. awe Americans be-
lieve in locking the stable before the horse
is stolen"
His Grace gazed at her amazed. Poor
little Duke! wished that could have been
near to explain it in French. | don't know
how he interpreted it.
"Well, I'm not afraid of thieves" Lydia
declared. Il always put my things in
stocking and toss it carelesSly near my Slip
pers under the bed It's the last place on
earth a thief would look for anything. That's
Abercrombie systemi Clever isn't 1t?
ooh, Mother keeps hers in shoe now"
Dorothy burst in naively.
give changed again., Mrs Abercrombie
laughed "Under the pillow. It's SO old it
may be new"
dive changed too" Dorothy admitted.
I'D rather lose everything than be scared
to death with Your money or your llfe!'
So put half of what possess in plain sight
on the dressing table and hope MIR. Thief
will think that's all and go away satisfied
without waking me. Isn't that clever?'
"Next!" Hap called, and everybody APP
plauded.
Il think we have the best scheme of all,
Mrs. Higginson ventured. Il have presum-
ably hot water bottle; but really it's
channels bag. No thief would ever think of
looking for Jewels in a hot water bottle.
"You win" Hap exclaimed, and he tossed
her an olive l think from his expression
that his Grace was bit scandalized at the
proceeding.
am irving to devise a method of pro-
tecting what | have left" Natalie drawled;
Ut,,,f c1a a moment ettpcf1NeiV.
II shall not tell it."
The rebuke was accepted good naturally;
but the conversation about thieves and
Jewels ended, at least as far as the women
were concerned, when Mrs. Cutler remarked:
II have new hat, perfect beauty! 1t
came on the last EXPRESS"
And everybody wanted to know the color
and what it looked like.
Chapter Xxx.
T THOUGHT I knew 10. l don't. She
had either changed since we separated,
or there were latent qualities in her that |
never suspected. She had never been curl
Gus, especially about things that were none
of her business; but she linked her arm
through mine as we went toward the draw
ing room after dinner.
aWho is the Duke in love WITH" she
Wd1lIcu 10 kIlOW
Natalie replied.
"Not wants to marry" she qualified, @but
cares for-loves?"
"If you mean anything horrid, clandes
tine, why don't know anything about it,
and don't think you have any business
thinking such things
Shemerely smiled atmy outburst. @Isthere
picture gallery here?' she asked presently.
"Yes Why?'
ooh, no reason particularly. There al
ways is in these houses, isn't there?'
mo- there always isn't. Everybody
know except the Hazards have their pictures
in town."
louie, what was the name of the German
Count who took us to the spring exhibition
Count Felix Won Brunner,' | answered
promptly.
"Of course!' she exclaimed. "I've racked
my brain for an hour trying to think of it. y
turned about and faced her. "Now look
here, 10, you are making me crazy with
curiosity! You've asked me three questions
for no reason on earth that can see, and |
want to know why"
"And you haven't asked me the one ques-
ton expected you to ask 10 smiled quiz
zically