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

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living"
Earn your own living!" Nile Rignaut
, echoed. In something like horror.
She had met the duke and the duchess
she had Travelled even to London and
had passed the night beneath the ducal
roof. Lady Anne's mother. had very
| sound ideas of economy, and Mile. Rig
| French.
Earn my own living. without doubt"
Lady Anne repeated, helping herself to
roll. You don't mind my eating some
| bread and butter. do you, Julien?
couldn't lunch-I was too much excited
! and the tea on the train was filthy Why.
| OF course. l am going to earn my own
| living" she continued. i've got only a
| few thousand francs with me and some
| jewelry. 1 believe have got a small in
| come, but heaven knows whether they
| will let me have it,
| Julien's eyes were suddenly lit with
\ humor.
''Why, the duke will be here for you to-
morrow" he exclaimed, ito take you
| back"
She leaned back in her seat with an air
of elaboration.
| I'm Free she insisted. I'm twenty
years I've had of it-enough to crush any
one. No more! You know, l like this
sense Of freedom she went on. Its
| perfectly amazing how young / feel. Ju-
lien, do you remember when mother
| wouldn't let us lunch together at the Ritz
without q chaperon?''
II do he assented. I'm sure we
| didn't need one, either
She smiled reminiscently.
! What sticks we were! What silly
| life! I really have the most delightful
feeling, as though I were starting things
| all over again, as though there were all
sorts of wonderful adventures before me-"
Julien looked at her quickly. There was
/ M IN f1ov NIn1n I,n14
Ing or with any pretensions to such style.
He was conscious of an odd twinge Of
] jealousy.
| You'll have no trouble in finding ad-
ventures" he remarked, a little grimly.
Her eyes flashed back an answer to his
thought.
| BLESS you, don't want anything to do
with men! Fancy having been engaged
to you and to Samuel Harbord, What
further thrills could possibly be in store
| for me?"
We'll, I don't know" Julien retorted
Il suppose IL I was stick, there must
have been something about you which in
| duced me to be one"
Not bit Of it, she objected. you
We're solemn, studious, gentlemanly,
well behaved, well conducted prig-very
much a male edition of what l was my
self. What life we should have lived
together! Here's your friend. You
know. l rather like the look Of him. He's
so delightfully."- untidy. / should think he
belongs round about the New World,
doesn't he?"
Hes working journalist" Julien an
| friend Of mine"
Then / shall adore him." Lady Anne
decided-"not because he is a good friend
| Of yours, but because he is q working
journalist. Why. saw him sitting wait
Ing for you the day you came and wished
me that touching goodbye" she added.
Il liked him even then. 1t seemed SO
sweet of him to come and help you
through that terrible ordeal"
| She held out her hand to Hendricks
very charmingly when he was presented.
Don't be terrified at finding us here,
| please she begged. II know you have
some business to talk over with Julien,
| lien had to be polite to me because we
were once engaged to be married. l
promise you that when we have eaten We
will go home"
Hendricks looked at her for a moment
and smiled
| You know" he said. II believe you've
run away" She laughed.
Il felt sure that I was going to like
your friend. Julien!' she exclaimed. HE
understands things SO quickly"
told her. Just as l left was reading
all sorts of things about your wedding
| and the presents and the rest of it.
saw you in the train and recognized you"
| Ion InlIk / We come over dIIer JU-
lien." she continued, cheerfully. Il never
dreamed of seeing hin-not just yet, at
| any rate. I had no idea where to run to.
| but Paris seemed to me SO easy and so
natural, and somehow or, other it must
| be more difficult to worry any one into
going back from a foreign country. Not
| that I've any idea Of going back she
| broke off. II think I'm going to enjoy
life hugely out here
But it is most astonishing!' Nile Rig
nf wi
my little friend here" Lady Anne went
on. "hasn't got over it all yet. She doesn't
| understand the sheer barbarity of being
dukes daughter. The worst Of it is she'll
! never have an opportunity of trying it
for herself. Heaven save the others!
Julien, hope We are going to have some
champagne. Mother never liked me to
drink champagne at a restaurant. You
see.'' she explained, I'VE weren't rich
enough to be in really the smart set, or
else l should have been allowed to do
any mortal thing. and II you aren't in the
very smart set, it is best to turn up your
nose at them and to ape propriety. That's
what we did. 1t suited father because it
was cheap. and mother because she said
it went with my STYLE
champagne, by all MEANS" Julien
agreed. II ordered 1t some time ago. And
here comes the lobster
cullen, tell him to give me some wine,"
Lady Anne begged. Il am thirsty
Julien gave the order to the sommelier.
She raised the glass tn har linS and looked