Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09

| things that seem wrong that people for
get to be shocked"
II can conceive" he murmured. that
your mothers ambitions would scarcely
lead her in that direction
Lady Anne shrugged ner shoulders.
II don't think she could get in if she
| tried. The really disreputable people in
society are SO exclusive. wonder. Ju-
| lien. if l shall be allowed to come out
| and dine with you when I am Nine
ChriStophor's secretary?''
| "Once week. perhaps" he suggested
scarcely oftener. l am afraid
"Ah. WELL" she declared, II shall like
/, work. l am convinced. Julien. you are
| spelling me. l am sure this Is cuisine
de luxe l told you to take me to a chear
| restaurant
I'VE will try them all in time he an.
swered. II had to start by taking yo,
to my favorite place"
You really mean. them" she asked
that you are going on being nice to me
| or course. l haven't the slightest claim
on YOU l suppose. as matter Of fact
| l treated YOU rather badly. didn't To-
| Not a bit Of It," he assured her 81
was failure, that was all. But, oil
course, l am going on being nice to you
There aren't too many people over here
whom one cares to be. with. There .aren'l
very many just now" he continued, "whe
| care to be with me-.
'Idiotic" she replied. TELL me abou
\ OI
| He explained Hendricks idea. Her eye.
! glistened.
ITS really splendid she declared
How I should love to have seen youl
| first article."
You shall read 1T afterward." he toie
/ her. Il have a copy of lie Grand Jour
nal In my overcoat pocket
/ She beckoned to the vestiaire.
| Il will not wait moment" she insist
/ ed Il shall read 1t while dinner is beins
served. It's a glorious idea. this to fgh
your way back With your pen. There
know, Julien. that there is more to bs
done through the press than in parlta
ment. Your spoken words can influence
1 only small number OF people. Wha
/ you write the world reads
/ She explained what she desired to tn.
vestiaire. He reappeared a minute OF
two later with the newspaper. Shs
spread it out before her. Julien read /,
| over her shoulder. He himself had seer
| 1t before. but his own eyes were the
brighter as he re-read it. When she hai
| finished she said very little. They ate the
first course Of their dinner almost in 81
| lence. Then she laid her hand suddenly
| upon his.
Julien, dear she said. II have don.
you q wrong: am sorry"
| "A wrong?" he repeated.
! She looked at him almost humbly. Their.
was something new in her eyes, some
4 thing new in her expression
II am afraid she continued, that
never looked upon you as anything more
| than the ordinary stereo.yped politician
a skillful debater. OF course and with the
i chessboard brains of diplomacy. This
she touched the newspaper with her fore
/ finger-'this is something very different
do you like it. them"
/ Like it!' she repeated, scornfully
Cant you feel yourself how different il
is from those precise. cynical little
| speeches of yours? 1t is as though q
smoldering bonfire had leapt suddenly int
| flame. There is genius in every line. Gt
on writing like that. Julien, and you will
/ soon be more powerful than ever 70,
/ were In the house Of commons
He laughed. 1t was absurd to admit it
/ but nothing had pleased him SO mucl
! since the coming OF his misfortune. She
was thoughtful for some time, every now