Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08


occurrence, whom mutual trust and love would
single out for such comradeshp that all they knew and
felt and hoped must forever be divided between Them
The ghost of Gaillard srayed like mist through the
glowing halls of her thought He and she had been
this very sort of partnership and trst pang
and another of her growing desire to repay
his kind succeeded her momentary longing And then
her gaze which had focused for moment the vague
of Dreams swung out the brilliant pre-
scnted by the audience and met the watchul eyes of
Robley Stuyverant, seated nearby in box.
quaint little exutaon leaped in her heart, at the
sheer audacity and bodness of love encountered in his
glance. 1t swept her for moment away with himself
in the open park. Then she cast off the charm
she might have cast chain, the links of which.
though golden strous and light to BEAR she would
consent to lock upon her
From box to box her eager attention sped, lingering
here and there the brilliant irdescence of diamonds
and pearls that flashed from necklaces taras, and
coronets, where women gowned in bewidering richness
and beauty We'd with another in display. And then
as before, sheer ravishnent of melody-where the
blended projections of the orcEestraton uttered the Joys
and angusFes of souls the brink of climax-caught
up her soul, and she waited out sea
where nothing of earth could exist.
She able clearly to recall the Kaleidoscope
panorama of sensations and emotions suggested pre-
sented, and withdrawn that wonderful night her first
of the kind which could be repeated She touched
the heights of ecstasy and was floating bndly
the abyss that yawned below She realized little of the
triumph that she herself had achieved For the greater
part however, it all blur of pleasure dazzling
and indefinite as the sun brightly flashing in a mist.
Not the wondrous supper afterward made
clean cut impression her mind; except that it, like
all rest, perfect IN us way with bright
music people, joy, and responsibility.
THE one thing of the night destined to remain Pc
cuiarly vivid came last of ALL in her own boudoir
when she at home. 1t merely
etter-from the cousin she had by the rail at the
Horse Show from her height above the crowd It had
been New Haven, then to the office of Major Phpps
who had brought it here himself
With something akin to chill at her heart, Thurley
opened and read the missive. 1t was brief mere
recital of the fact that the cousin had recently seen
who reminded her SO much of her remain
ing relative that she had to sit down and write If
Thurey living anywhere within reach, and
ceived this letter, perhaps they could meet
Il am little discouraged and lonesome the letter
presently concluded, land I'm it would do me good
to you again. often think of you the only
real cheer have had in many years. hope this may
find you and sufficiently arouse your former affection
make you wish to write at and arrange possible
meeting with your fond and faithful cousin, EDITH
STACK"
To Thurley's amazement, she could not. or did
not, Immediately decide what course she should adopt
For two three days the matter drifted but Thur
ley did not forget.
Chapter XIV. The Flaw in the Gem
HAD one element of excitement been required to
II render the situation breathess with possibilities, it
was supplied the night of the Junior Chrysanthemrm
Ball. which opened the season OF dancing at of the
The New York Evening Star" in its final edition,
out with redly blazoned story announcing not
only that Princess Ihrvnla was now well known to be
disporting herself with royal grace in Gotham but that
recent Geographic and cable intelligence had established
the fact that she had practically away from her
Kingdom, with intent to make American alliance
that should be prompted solely by her heart.
This not all. Her hance of the blood royal,
less person than the Duke of SAKE Hertze and Heimer
reported intensely fond of her Ladyshp and greatly af
cted by her adventure and this manifestation of
her headstrong nature, had likewise disappeared from
the Kingdom of Hertzegotha And his absence to-
gether with that of the Princess causing grave
easness the royal court despite obvious efforts
conceal the truth of the rumors.
An intensified thrill and tngle shot along the delicate
nerves that articulate all sweldom this
saton was deyoured At twenty dinners that preceded