Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

"YOu want to smoker"
"Im famished but the General doesn't approve"
Wray had taken out his cigarette case. couldn't
we find spot?"
She rose and led the way through short corridor to
the conservatory where they found stone bench under
a rubber palm
He offered her his case, and she Lit the cigarette
dantily holding it by the very tips of her fingers and
steadyng her hand against his Wray would have
done with mans. Wray did not speak. He watched
her amusedly of the extraordinary interest with
which she invested his pet vice.
Thanks, she said gratefully. Turning toward him
straight into his @You know you didn't come to me
nearly SO soon as thought you would
al didn't know"
"You should have known"
"Why should II"
Because | wanted you to-"
"I'm glad you wanted me. think I'd have come,
anyway"
She smiled approvingly. "Then my efforts were I'M
necessary"
"Your efforts?"
Eyes willed it. You interested me, you see."
He looked at her quickly. Her eyes only closed
sleepily, then opened again. "1'm lucky" he said,
"that's Sure"
"How do you know2 may not be at all the kind of
woman you think | am"
"I1l take chance on that but l wish you tell me
what made you want me.
al was bored. l usually am. The Bent parties are
so formal and tiresome! Everybody always says the
things does the things' She sighed deeply.
"If cousin Cornelius now, I'd be in disgrace.
| wonder why | always like to do the things people
don't expect me tor
you WOulC1n [ De muCn OF a woman IL you uldn
he laughed "But like surprises. There wouldn't be
much in life if you knew what was going to happen
every minute"
~You didn't think was going to happen, then?'
"Er-no. Maybe hoped SO"
@Wel7 she smiled, al have happened. What are
you going to do about it,"
"Be thankful mostly. You seem sort of human,
somehow. You do what you want to- say what you
want"
"And if I don't get what want ask for it, she
laughed Il told Gladys it very inconsiderate of
hern tO dinner
doing that sort of thing. Gladys lacks of pro-
portion As is the evening is almost gone and we've
only begun"
d feel as if I'd known you for years." said Jeff
heartily "Thats funny too he added because you're
so different from any woman I've ever known You
look as if you might have come from book; but you
speak out like Mesa City"
a'Tel me about Mesa City You know was out
West last year
@Were you9 Sureo" eagerly. an Colorado"
ooh, yes" she said slowly; @but l living in
Nevada That my old stamping ground.
punched for the Bar Circle down there What part?'
"Reno."
"Oh."
al went there for my divorce"
His voice fell note. Il didn't know that. I'm
awfully sorry you unfortunate Won't you tell
about it,"
THERE'S nothing to tell Cheyne and 1 were incom-
patible-at least that's what the lawyers said AS
such things 60, thought got along beautifully We
weren't in the least incompatible long Cheyne
went his way and let me 60 mine It's so easy for mar
ried people to manage, if they only know how! But
Cheyne didn't He didn't want to be with me himself
and he didn't want anyone else to be- So things
to a pretty pass. 1t actually got so bad that when
people wanted either of dinner they had write
first to inquire which of to stay away. 1t made
lot of trouble, and the Cheyne family got to be
bore; so we decided to break it up"
"Was he unkind to you-cruel?"
ooh dear no! l wish he had been. Our life was
dreadful round of cheerful monotony. l got so