Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

find but temporary Judgment. Thurley was young and
her heart was too full of her excementS permit
large for breads.
She passed the morning in constant succession of
fevers and doubts concerned alone with Robey Stuy
veran But leaning on Alice for assistance was enor
mouslv sustaining; for Alice certainly helped 1t
she who teephoned at last to Stuyverant, when the
psychological moment had arrived.
That at two in the afternoon.
Just called you up to relieve your mind and set
misconception straight, she told him cheerly. THAT
loan you know of thirty thousand, ito certain ind
vdua 1t the prettiest two-edged stroke I've
for an age Yes 1t hoored a certain Count and para
yzed its recipient like million volts coming from
hairpin No. I'll tell you all about it later Why, I'm
wanted to squelch them both. Yes thought perhaps
you'd like to know where to find her No. she isn't here
don't know exactly where she is, myself. Now listen
intently She said she going in the park,-to
wonderfully romantic spot where some one broke
his wrist day,but for what earthly is more
than mortal could guess. Now wait! Don't hurryi
Robeyl'' But there silence on the WIRE
THURLEY at little past the hour of two was seated
alone that particular bench she had one day
cuped when all the world, though clothed in the spen
doris of its autumn gold and crimson, gray and
desoe perspective SO far as she could discern its wide
expanse.
Today the obiquely santed denuded trees
and grass downbeaten and sodden from the recent
snow well roads that here in the sections of the
practically deserted Yet CLEANS of the worlds most
reulgent light seemed reckoning all her far horizon,
and, though she still had doubts and tremors inter
spersed with all her hopes the prospect seemed
dant field of flowers and rills and song.
plump gray squirrel, bright eyed coy in his furs,
and confident of friendship from the whole human tribe,
inqurngy up, to halt at Thureys feet and beg
for aims crack He tucked first one then the other of
his tiny paws in the mu of his little breast, gazing at
her 5 flirting onS 6 o h tail bring
bag of peanuts!'
Her hungry little visitor leaped up to the bench,
came fearlessy up walk across her lap poked his
glove
leaped again to the earth and weather tramped sod
where he took up search for hidden treasures
Thurley had turned watch him, when the faint dis
tant purrng of motor spun her about the
Stuyverant round the bend, holding the wheel
as best he might with wrist still unequal to the task
THE color leaped to Thureys cheeks like leaves
tossed upward in zephyr. Then the
halted and Stuyveran rose to leap out over his extra
tires, as he had on the first occasion.
"Oh, don't try that! cried Thurley, her old mpusve
self Immediately uppermost, she sprang to her feet
and ran a little toward the car Please don't break
anything more!"
He laughed, despite the depth of emotions in his
breast allghtng quite intact
She stood in the road meet him. and gave him her
hand as he there, doffing his cap.
You know don't like threes, exactly she added,
If it means three INJURIES or anything like that"
II wonder If you'll meet me here again? he
swered, they turned to go to her bench Thats the
sort of hrees I've hoped for-he threes with nothing
but charm
"But-they might not be-that kind-after ALL" she
fatered resumng the seat she had occupied. Its
easy these days for folks to be deceived-to deceive
themselves and-everything.
He sat beside her and leaned a little forward. His
face inclined paleness again. his ewes were in
tensely serious Il think have deceived myself for the
final tme-concerning some few things at least" he
said, referring to his errors of judgment respecting
Gaiard and her loan. Il hope today may render pos
sibe final understandings
His earnestness little disconnected the happiness of
spirit she had instantly conceived his coming. She
could only infer that he had upon truths he found
not altogether pleasant " have never wished to de-