Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-26

remove his cap. "a lie caught sight OF
and fastened toward her.
I Since luncheon. when ne had appeared
! III 4 soher-cocred business suit, tho
Brazilian had changed To a costume oc
white hanneis white shirt OF silk and
white leather shoes, II which his Well
proportional and well poised body owned
/ a suggestion 81 distinction even moro
marked than had been noticeable AZ first.
! In view ~ his weight. lis tthe ease Of
action was peculiar ana striking. And
neither the regularity ~ his features
nor the rich dusk - his complexion lost
amy effectiveness through rho change or
| costume.
His manner Was open. friendly ami
] franN tlnScd With just the right eject
/ of pleasure ia their meeting. And yet.
seeing linn. Cynthia heSitated impercepu-
/ bly,. wishing either Perez or herself else
where. She was certain he had put 90
! bis best Tor Her 81 derncannr as We'll
of clothing rs we'll as that he had been
waiting for her there; indeed. his atti-
tude. while dcferential enough. made no
denial OF these fact- Md the conscious
ness Of them affected the girl Gnp4c8s-
antly. though she could hardly have de-
| clared ia what way or why II Wasn't
that She felt active aversion for the man:
/ she diGn know him We'll enough t. have
! formed a real dislike for him nor had
/ She been greatly influenced ~ Nine Sa-
varan : sAreNd appraisal Bet an illogi-
cal, unreasonable. ineNpljcahie quality -
submerged feminine ind emcat sounded =
her its warning. deep beneath the surface
/ of her senses as unwistakohle as the
monitions Of the submarine bell-saying.
! here is one to be wary Of
Then, too, she was Influenced By dis
appointment u vas not to meet Senar
4 Perez she had hurried 10 the deck, not
! for his dclectation she had taken unusaAl
/ rains and pleasure hi pvrfectlng her
| toilet She was quite ready - admit Size
| bad looked forward - seeing Critten-
/ den. the manner IN which trey had been
drawn into the fpeshes of this business
made il natural enough that she should
| wish TO meet the young man and eN-
/ change with him experiences doubts.
surmises and Impressions Though, 70 he
/ sure, that she had dressed to make herr
elf admirable ia his eves-to acknowlelse.
that We're out Of nature,
! The swiftly surreptitious glance with
which she compFehcuded tie visible deck
revealing neither another person nor any
/ becoming way Of eScape from the Bra
/ lillian she resigned herself TO the situa-
f, ton with the prettier grace, perhaps. ~
view of the fact that she WAS not ~ the
/ least injurious Give 4 dog 4 had name
and he at once becomes an object Of live
I " interest 10 every normal woman. Ma
danes aRimadverSions upon Perez mad
not robbed him Of any attractiveneSs.
Il consider myself happy, indeed. the
man was assuring her. after formal
! good afternoon. I had no real hope my
loneliness was 10 be relieved 50 quickly
and so charmingly."
oh" Cynthias laugh deprecated this
| flower of extravaganza Just the same.
she said. with sly malice. you We're con-
fident it would be relieved, sooner or
later-werent YOU
We'll. yes" Perez admitted. "at least,
| counted on my luck standing by me-
Thus ii is TO have been born under a
lucky star. senorita
Cynthia arcled her brows over that
senorita, not wholly sure size hked y;
| hut for the time she lei ii pass. u had
| a flavor OF familiarity she questioned.
'.You believe in your lucky star, them
she said, turning to walk aft the man
| beside her.
Implicitly. / am really singularly IA
vored by chance he asserted. 4 mean.
| | never fail What l set my heart on.
| senorita. that comes to my possession.
! invariably. not perhaps. through any
act of mine, but as the sun rises, but az
something predestined.
| Possibly YOU are careful never to wish
for the unattsinable,' Cynthia suggested.
plant to an Impulse for mischief.
Possibly" he admitted, with serene
laugh 'sBut if / were to. I'm confident
the unattainable would become mine.
senorita
His tone and his look were alike mean
ingful Cynthia stiffened
IF YOU don't mind" she said. quietly,
Il prefer Miss Grayce to senorita."
Your preference Is nay law, Miss
Crayce And yet senOrita seemed
appropriate to one in your position"
"iIoW-2F
travelling with a duenna :" lie
laughed.
Ion the contrary said Cynthia. seri-
ously, Mime. Sayaran is my employer.
l am merely her paid companion.
Nevertheless. / maintain she Is equip
ped with all the harness Of duenna.
I'm sure the sonora is = terrible dragon.
shes dear. Cynthia insisted, stout
~: TN very fond OF her and ] wish Vol
ftsff.
II shant again-not having intended
disrespect in the first instance. Merely
to see you was sufficient to suggest tile
need of d duenna. Miss GraNce.
They paused by the after rail Of the
promenade deck cynthia a triae rufllcd
and frowning, precisely as Perez. suaNcly
attentive. wished her 10 BE.
cro be continued tomorrow