Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-02
E. PHILLIPS OPPENIIEIM

outside Pull yourself together and don t
| frighten her so much. j am going down
to meet her. shall tell her that you are
| better. Try and buck up when she comes
in to see YOU
/ I'll do my best Morrison said, hum
| bly,. IF you knew! If you only knew"
He began to sob again. Laverick left
| the room and, descending the stairs, met
the girl in the hall. Her white face ques-
| toned him before her lips had time to
| frame the speech.
Your brother is very much better :
Laverick said II am sure that you need
| not be anxious about him.
| Il am SO glad" she murmured. They
+, let me off, but l had to pay a fine. I had
no idea before that I was so important.
| Shall I so to him now?'
holding open the door of the sitting room.
| Miss Morrison" he went on
Miss Leneveu is my name" she inter-
rupted.
IDENTIFY has something on his mind apart
| from business. am afraid that he has
been getting into some sort OF trouble.
don't think there is any object in bother
Ing him about il. but the great thing is to
get him away"
You will help she begged.
| L will help. certainly" Laverick an
swered- Il have promised to. You must
| see that he is ready to leave here at Z
! O'Clock tomorrow morning. He wants to
go to New York. and the special to catch
! the German boat will leave Waterloo
somewhere about 3 to $50
But his clothes,' she cried. How can
| he be ready by them
Your brother does not wish me or any
one to go near his rooms or to send him,
any of his belongings Laverick con-
| tinued, quietly.
But how strange the girl exclaimed
| DO you mean to say, then, that he Is go
| ing without anything?'
! Il am afraid" Laverick said, kindly,
that We must take it for granted that
| your brother has got mixed up in some
nervously anxious to keep his where
abouts an entire secret. He has been ask
| ing me whether any one has been to the
office to inquire for him. Under the cir
cumstances. I think the best thing we
can do is to humor him. shall buy him
before tomorrow morning a cheap dress
| ing case and read made suit of clothes
and few things for the voyage. Then
shall send cab for You both at o clock
| and meet YOU at the station
! You are very kind she murmured.
! What should / have done without you?
| Oh, cannot Think
The protective instinct in the man was
suddenly strong. Naturally unaffection-
ate, he was conscious of an almost over
mastering desire to take her hands in his,
| even to lift her up and kiss away the
tears which shone in her deep. childlike
eyes. He reminded himself that she was
stranger, that her appearance OF youth
was a deusion, that she could only con-
strue such an action as a liberty, an i'm
| pertinence. offered under circumstances
| for which there could be no possible ex-
cuse.
He moved away toward the door.
Naturally he said, Il am glad to be
of use to your brother. You see,' lie ex-
planned, little awkwardly. after all, we
have been partners in business
He caught a look upon her face and
smiled.
Naturally. too he continued, 1T has
been a great pleasure for me to do any
thing to relieve your anxiety"
/ She gave him her hands then of her
own accord. The gratitude which shone
out Of her swimming eyes seemed min
| gled with something which was almost
invitation. Laverick was suddenly swept
| off his feet Something had come into his
/ life-something absurd. uncounted upon,
incomprehensible. The atmosphere of the
room seemed electrified. In moment he
had done what only a second or two be-
fore he had told himself would be the ac-
ton of a cad. He had taken her. unre-
sisting, up into his arms, kissed her eyes
and lips. Afterward, he was never able
to remember those few moments clearly.
only 1t seemed to him that she had ac-
cepted his careSS almost without hesita-
ton. with the effortless serenity of a child
receiving a natural consolation in a time
of trouble. But Laverick was conscious
| of other feelings as he leaned hard back
in the corner OF his taXicab and was
driven swiftly away.
Go be continued tomorrow