Evening star., 1911-08-27
Chapter XIV. Infatuation (Continued)


A0A Haviland pointed them all out to
@N5n1 Camilla, a,-Molly Bracknell and her
&\R&1G drninutive husband known in club
oSTSMHu dom as "The Comic Supplement-;
IASS6AS lack Archer the famous surgeon, and
IO2SG\ his fancee, who had lost her appen-
SYI10S&%H dix and her heart at the time;
(NhgGM Stephen ellis, the lawyer, who
WgGtW in love with his pretty client, Mrs.
WZGW Cheyne, and didn't care who knew it.
NV as he really in love with Mrs.
~ N6 a. Cheyne?" asked Camilla
@ - ooh, yes-threw girl he was
engaged to. He's got it bad-worse
Qk9 than most OF em"
@What pity!"
aRita's in good form this winter"
3She has charm-for men,.
"Dolly says she's de luxe binding of French novel
on copy of Handley Cross guess it's true. But
I've always been afraid OF Rita
aShe's too Internally clever She don't like my sort.
She likes brainy chaps with serious purposes They're
the kind that always take to her. think she knows m
wise"
They crossed hands, and Camilla resolutey gave her
self over the pleasure of motion. She skated rather
bad1y,-a fact to be bewaled, since Rita Cheyne was
doing figure eights and corkscrews- with Havands
help she managed to make three or four turns without
shap. But she refused to crack the whip and skated
alone until Cortland Bent joined her. He offered her
his hand; but she refused his help.
wont you go away, please, Cort!"
3Ive got to see you tonight Camlla!' he said sud
denly. aWhere will you be?' As she wouldn't reply he
took her hand and skated backward facing her, We
got to see me- Camilla"
@I can't wont!"
"Im going away tomorrow.
@Weve got along for four days without meeting, she
said ariy. II think LII survive"
you're hearteSs!"
al know it-please get out of my way!"
"No-not until you promise to let me see you!
you're seeing now.
He took her firmly by the elbows listen, Camilla!
I'm leaving New York tomorrow for long while-per-
haps for good"
For the first time she realized the Importance of what
he was saying and looked mp into his eyes, discovering
something in their shadows she had not seen before
as it true? Why you going?"
1That's what wanted to tell you. May see you
tonight"
She considered moment before she replied indiffer
emily ayes, if you like. l am at the Havilands.
A they stopped before the cabin Jack Perot joined
them offering to take Camilla for turn; but she
said she cold and the three of them went inside to
the burning logs Larry and Gretchen the bench put
space between them rather suddenly.
"Don't move account, Larry" said Perot
mischevously. "Your silhouettes through the window
were wonderful-qute touching, in fact.
"Jack!" said Gretchen, her face flaming @You couldn't
see"
mo- as matter of fact couldn 't-because the
shades are drawn" the painter laughed mmoderately;
4but you know we might have
3You're very dsagreeable person, and don't like
you at a said Miss Janney. I'll never let you do my
portrait-never!'
"Ha! hal" he cried in accents of Bowery melodrama.
1At last Geraldine have you in me cul-lutches! I'm
desprit and starving Next week paint your portrait
or tell your father! Cha-oose, beautiful one!'
In the laugh that followed Larry joined good
turedly Indeed there nothing left to dounless it
to wiring the painter neck. Instead OF which he
wrung his hand and whispered:
The rest of the crowd appeared in awhile and the