Evening star., 1911-05-28

from answering-it's so natural to answer
to ones name. Then I saw the purpose of
it. l was looking straight into the camera.
ooh, please don't!" shrieked, and ducked
my head just as the click sounded.
l was choking with wrath-wrath is the
proper word and / had spoken! And in
the name of sense what did they want with
a snapshot of me? But the way was clear.
Everybody was looking at the camera man;
so grabbed at my hat to keep it from flop
ping and made dash for liberty, running
Just as fast as my tennis wind would let me,
with a string of reporters suddenly coming
to their senses and running after me. 1t
must have looked funny, especially when at
the corner half of them realized that they
had left the house unguarded, except for the
camera man, who was hampered with his
paraphernalia, and scurried back like so
MANY Jack rabbits. 1t was race between
the remainder of us to the little apartment
where 10 was waiting breakfast for me.
T WAS out of breath when rushed in and
closed the door, leaving the reporters on
the sidewalk outside And of course began
at the wrong end, and told 10 the reporters
we're there, and showed them to her before
told her why, and then had her scared to
death between an idea that something had
come out of the mine, and that had killed
somebody, before could get to what it was
all about.
Il hope they don't think you took that
bracelet, Loulie," she said, pausing with my
breakfast in the air. l was awfully hungry
too, after my run.
sOf course they don't, replied hurriedly,
grabbing the plate before she could take it
back. aThat is, the Hazards don't"
Il won't have you stay where you are
going to be worried by any such foolishness!
She declared, pushing back her own break
fast. 3It's quite dreadful thing you're
telling me-
II don't think anybody in the family is
going to let me be worried, and | haven't
been accused of anything told her; $50
eat your breakfast and don't worry. They
have been awfully decent to me. They don't
like Natalie"
3But the son is engaged to her." 10 re-
minded me.
@I'm not so sure" answered. @I've
never noticed that he gets highly excited
over her. In fact, 10, if were little con-
ceited I'd tell you / thought he was already
beginning to turn around and look"
1At you, of course" 10 said with that un-
erring penetration that would have made her
a great lawyer II hope, Dear, you won't
make the mistake of falling in love with
him."
9Well, can't say" laughed. @It's just
as likely to be John Crowninshield. He's
dear, and I'm crazy over that gray at his
temples; or Mr.. Abbott, if Laura doesn't
want him-hes so real. Then there are
lot of O9's, all dandy dancers and all right
in ballroom; but I'll have to wait and see
how they'd qualify as the other half of
romance"
10 laughed, and leaning over patted my
hand. 3Loulie, you're quite impossible, and
quite capable of taking care of yourself, she
said; and she pulled her plate forward and
began to eat.
W/ELL, now, I'll tell you about his Grace"
" condescended. 40, did we ever meet
Duke?"
1--WE never did," she replied. She gave
me tolerant look as if she thought needed
humoring. 3The best we ever did was
German Count. We've been connected
with high society only during the last week.
@But we saw any number of Dukes and
things at the Presidents salon in France.
Jack Dempsey pointed them out. remem
ber he said they were so thick there you
couldn't stir them. believe he had to list
them for The Herald or something of that
sort. Now, think hard. Do you remember