Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-15

uclptcSS UduSHlcf, " WHOHl ElSHLluliy
belongs. 1t seems to put the hero in
| But he found himself confronted with
| difficulties in the case Of Mrs. Loveland
| and her niece.
| name, and that Mrs. Loveland, the aunt.
| was delicate little person, at that time
| Of life when sensible women cling no
| longer to the ragged edge Of youth. as a
| bat c1ings to a shutter. 1t was easy to
| learn stewards and stewardesses reveal
such things, il handled by experts) that
Mrs. Loveland had slipped into her berth
| on starting, with the intention OF re-
naming there during the whole voyage.
weather or no weather. But as to wealth
| was as devout a worshiper OF ancestors
| as any Chinaman) the matter was more
| difficult. However. he was eventually
fortunate enough to stumble upon an &C.
! Mrs. Loveland and her niece while travel
| ing in England. Mrs. Milton was a
| charming woman, but she had some
weaknesses. In soJourn Of six weeks
she had become so much more English
than the English that she had taken to
calling her daughter Fanny "Fawny."
She pitied Mrs. Loveland and Mrs Love-
lands niece because they We're $3.50
unnecessarily American, don't You know p
Also. she was perfectly certain from their
"oy VI oOlh6 lIoHi icAldi hS tioy
had let drop and answers they had given
to her questions. that they were nobodies.
They lived in town in the middle west,
knew no New York people, poor things.
and were altogether provincial. They had
been abroad for the first time, had en-
joyed themselves with the most countri-
fled enthusiasm everywhere, and were so
much interested in history and dull sub
Jects OF that sort that Fawny's mother
fawncied they we're perhaps, school
fQa oh fhefr hnli6avS l1v
they were SO reserved about their own
affairs that there must be something
they were ashamed of.
Maj. Cadwallader Hunter was glad to
was evident that the Englishman was
taken with Mrs. Love]and's niece. The
self-appointed bear leader wanted his bear
for more important girls.
It was not till nearly dinner time that
he was able to make his report to Love-
land. Meanwhile. during his leaders alb
sence, the bear had found out some things
for himself. and had forgotten Maj. Cad
wallader Hunter. Val had felt the need
of another constitutional. and seeing his
namesake's niece struggling with a wind
blown rug, had tucked IL round her feet
They were pretty feet, and Val was very
fastidious about a woman's feet. These
were even prettier, and many sizes
smaller. than Miss Coolidge's. therefore he
was glad that a next-door chair stood
empty for the moment. He begged so
meekly to sit down and talk for little
while. that his mother, could she have
heard him, would have trembled lest he
might be sickening for something. But he
had talked for more than little while -
and then had been forced to go because
the owner OF the next-door chair came
back and lowered suggestively
Loveland had only just got up and was
taking his leave when Maj CadwalIader
Hunter arrived from the music room,
where he had been cleaning facts. ''She
is Miss Dearmer." he announced.
''Oh. I know that already" Val re-
turned ungratefully "she told me her
Lesley Dearmer.'
Il hadn't got as far as the Lesley yet"
Val laughed lightly. for he had had de-
lightful conversation with Miss Dearmer.
That cleft in her chin had not proved a
trap to catch the unwary. whom it tempt
ed to expect q merry wit And while
Loveland sat beside her she had flung
bright thought after bright thought care
lessly as q cashier in a bank shovels out
never met girl like Miss Dearmer. No
wonder she could write stories. But he
felt it was far more suitable that she
should. entertain the Marquis of Loveland.
''Of course, you must do exactly as you
please" said Cadwallader Hunter, "but
from what I've learned. I fancy you can
pass your valuable time better on this
trip than in the society of Miss Dearmer."
WIZ OO YOU tIIcou! Wi uaSucQ Out
at him.
"Oh, only that It's just as I thought.
She and her aunt are ordinary, provincial
little people, with no money or connec-
tons. They live in the southwest near a
city called Louisville. These ladies. aunt
and niece. have been doing as much of
Europe as they could afford, and are now
returning to their native wilds. where
they'll probably stay for the remainder
Of their respectable. colorless lives
The picture was not alluring and Love-
lands face fell.
"Mr. and Miss Coolidge are at your
table," said Cadwailader Hunter. land
I've Just been arranging to sit there, too,
so I can introduce you this evening at
dinner. You'll be next Miss Coolidge, and
opposite you'll have a very nice girl. q
Miss Fanny Milton. who admires English
men. Her mother is q youngish woman
with a temper. She doesn't get on we'll
with her husband, but he is q very rich
man who must give a dot Of at least five
hundred thousand to his daughter. These
people are friends Of mine and will be
very pleased to know YOU"
Loveland did not doubt the last state
ment, nor did he feel grateful to his bene-
factor. this general provider Of charming.
rich young ladies'. He was sullkily re-
GREETING that Miss Dearmer WAS poor and
provincial, and altogether impossible as
the future Lady Loveland-
(To be continued tomoFrOW.),