Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-16

more than children. It f1nished-today
There Is only one thing want to say to
you about 1t and that is this: Our friend
ship was Of that sort which is fairly
we'll recognized and even approved Of by
the world in which we live. It contained
of course, certain elements Of Irritation
am not denying that. There was never
at any time, however. anything In that
OF taste on my part to ask You to be.
come my wife,
She took his face between her hands
and deliberately kissed him.
That's just what wanted to know.
Julien" she declared. Now shake hands,
be of and do the best you can for your
self. wish you the best Of luck, the
very best That's all we can say to each
other, isn't it?
You are q dear. good fellow" she
went on; and have been quite fond Of
you. although think that I bored you
now and then. I should have made you
an excellent wife. perhaps better one
than I shall the next man who comes
along. Don't stay any longer, there's .
dear Dc because e, although tho never pretended s
does upset one, you know, and want to
look my best tonight Write me some
times. II you will. I'd love to hear that
you'd found some interest In life to help
you gather up the threads. And here
this Is for luck"
She took little turquoise pin from her
waistband and stuck 1t in his black tie
Then. before he could stop her. she touch
ed the bell with one hand and gave him
the other.
please kiss my fingers. Julien, and tell
me I've behaved nicely
He looked steadily into her eyes and
then away out Of the window across the
square. It was such q natural ending,
shake even for a second. And yet there
had been one occasion = at Clonarty-
when she had lain very close to him In
his arms, and the moonlight had been
falling through the pine trees in little
dappled places around them, and the
the swinging boughs-for these few mo-
ments, at any rate, the other things had
shone in her face. Were they illusions
really, those moments Of agitation, he
period. passing like breath from look
ing glass and leaving nothing behind? He
looked into her face. There was no sign
there. Then he dropped the fingers which
he had been holding. Women were won
derful!
do write.' she begged, as she walked
into the hall xithFhirn. 'sDear, me. what
q Strengthening person you have with
you in the taxicab!'
''He is q friend" Julien said, quietly.
the young man who is watching us from
the drawing room. Anne. Who Is he?"
She made a little face at him and wlais-
pered in his ear.
''Semetic. as you see and positively APP
He arlived ten minutes aftsf Tie evening
papers w4reiout: but somehow o. other
don't. fancy thatwe sliaN make -AhYthiHs
Of him LIS young 91afborA ynai: ktfpM::
Julien Made HIS eGort.. H6 fauched sRet
He ieansdstowarsis hsr. earnestly. ~. 9,
my dear Annes,sss he ssaid SHAT yasanl
man has m income 9ofsSts leAsts.A hundTed
thousand n year. HAVE yoak efer cnnsid.
cred yhs. wonfsrfs saiss !. i e e. pos
round yourself With It Atke halo You
could eat IT, wear it and breathe 1t every
second Of your life. You could even use
1t as a-means ofSesfaptngs az often az
possible from the somewhat inevitable
seems now: to be, peefing at us through
the door. Be g. wise girl, Anne. An In
come Like that doesn't. depend upon dis
cretionE Or indiscfetiona. sBesidess - z
matter Of fact. really dosnot think thai
that young man knows whAtsit " to b
indisereet. Remember. 4 am adiiite Seri.
ons. IA. hundred thousand I year should
lift eny man beyond the pelas Of sotitt'
aye :Yes.ys tho girl replied, look,as & hin.
remember sGood-byen 4 = Il : ri fss
1--WE zare getting on, :" Julien d1clersd,
lightly, as' he took tl1is place inffhe taxi.
cab. Really, st 10 astonishing how much
a man can get through. IN O. day II he sets
his mind to it. Is, there any place where
we could get q drink, lido you think. Ken
drieks? have just passed through . try.
ing.and affecting interview. have said
farewell to the lady who. WAS to, have
been my wife. That sort Of thing upsets
one" -.
You are behaving, my dear Julien
Hendricks admitted, like q man Of sense.
In q moment or two We shall pass very's,
on our way to the restaurant where I am
going to entertain you 1t dinner. It will
never eaten before In your lifei You will
not need an appetite ] am not sure, In
deed. that It Is not tempting Providence
and inviting Indigestion to offSr you Z
mixed vermouth here. However. come
along. One experience more or less In
such day will not disturb you
They entered the cafe and sat down at a
small, handicapped table. Julien lit q
cigarette. and Hendricks affected not to
notice that the hand which held the
match was shaking. A crowd Of people.
mostly foreigners, were sitting about the
place. Julien, as he slipped his vermouth,
noticed familiar face nearly opposite
him-a young. somewhat sandy-complex.
toned man, quietly dressed, insignificant
and yet with some sort Of personality.
ST wonder who that fellow is?" he re-
marked. IT seem to know his face
Hendricks looked incuricusly across the
'' sone know. every one by sight IN Lon.
don," he said. THE fellow IL probably
q clerk, in some ONCE where, you have
been, or . salesman behind the counter
1t one of the, shops you patronise. It's
odd sometimes how q face win pursue
you like that. That's q pretty little girl
with whom he's shaking hands,
Julien watched the two idly for Q mo-
ment The man had risen to, greet hie
newly arrived companion. who was chat
tering to him In fluent French. All the
time Julien was aware that new and then
the formers eyes strayed over toward
somewhat disturbed state OF mind. he waS
conscious Of . distinct curiosity ~ to this
young mans identity.
.sCome along Hendricks suggested.
1--WE shari't ret q table ct all ut the place
where am going 70 take you to dine, un-
Hess we are punctual.''
they fsnished their vernouth and lett
ashes from his pipe and leaned little
forward in the taxicab.
1--WE go now" he continued. into .
foreign Iand.-foreign, at lea6t. to yOH. my
young exquisite-thA land Of journalists.
81 foreixners, Of haardressefs, and anarch-
lists aud cutthroats Of every DESCRIPTION,
Nevertheless. we shall dine we'll and e
you Will only drink enough Of the .chiaf1ti
which shah order. ! can pfemiss ycu :
though you could do with It."
Julien suddenly remembered thak ko
eyes were hot, ana almost stnultAneous-
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