Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
MARK


and ged of heel alluring. hooking, ever
near enough to touch us, ever far enough to
elude u.s.
Isabel yawned and tossed her cigarette
into space. "AIore fools we for trying to
attain the unattainable, she said sweetly.
"It's a stupid game, eh, Cesar!
at has its good minutes, medltated
Charters. "There are brcathless seconds
when we stumble on one of our comrades and
hold him fast, dreaming between heartbeats
that it is the Unattainable itself that we have
in our hands.
and then we lift the bandage" said Isa-
bel slowly. After a minute she shrugged her
shoulders and lit another cigarette. "Oh, la
belle afaue! You're CHASTITY pessimist
Leonard Don't YOU believe in anvthingo'
Not much, said Charters amiably.
"Do vouo"
Il believe in belief, replied Isabel. What
do YOU believe in, Jacqueline?"
Il believe in my star. answered Jacque-
line.
And YOU Mr. Allingham'"
Il believe in myself, replied the modest
Binkie with conviction, and Priscilla laughed.
Lucky YOU" said Isabel. What do you
believe in. Mr.. Spencer
Il don't know" replied Mark. But |
"Onlv that. marveled Isabel. What
do YOU believe in, Arthur
Il believe that YOU are a goose, replied
Arthur promptly What | hate about
Charters is that he wants to make every
body else stop believing in things too. |
think that its so silly not to believe in
things"
Caesar IS one of those accursed indivld-
uals who don't believe in tales of fairies.
or tales of love. or tales of adventure, re-
marked Jacqueline careleSsly. Il think that
the ONLY things he does believe in are mathe-
mates and Nemesis.
Il don't believe in mathematics for a sec
ond.8 replied Charters. Il think it alb
surdly presumptuous to state that two and
two make four How do we know that they
don't make seventy-nine? They might just
as we'll
aAnd Nemesis" queried Jacqueline
@Ah there am like Madame de Stael and
her ghosts | don't believe in Nemesis; but
| fear it. As for fairy tales, believe in them
for the young of heart-in tales OF love for
the pure of heart-in tales of adventure for
the strong of heart Not to press the point.
my dear Jack, | fear that We should find
them sealed books 1t would do us small
good to break the seals and prv them open:
we should flnd them written III an ullknOWll
tongue.
Il want an adventure, lamented Arthur
Gordon "Never in my life have | had an
adventure. I've had everything in the world,
from measles to Isabel; but I've never had
even little bit of an adventure, and be-
lieve in Them and I'm strong Of heart
Az inspiration announced Charters
= We'll all go adventure seeking to-
morrow. Well hunt in pairs. and take our
luncheon, and all report progress at four
O'Clock sharp. Lisa wanted an idea-can
anyone suggest better:oN
All" said Arthur in breathless rapture
THAT was a spark of the divine fire! But
won't hunt with Isabel, because romance IS
dead within me- Do we draw lotso'
Il think we shall go in the order OF our
years, replied Charters. Lets see. that
means that Miss Hampden and Spencer
lead off. Then
There's Rupert murmured Jacqueline
abstractedlv Hell be SO disappointed,
poor mite
Rupert is going with me. said Charters.
We've had a pressing engagement for to-
morrow for sometime. Then you and
Arthur, Jack, and Isabel and Mr.. Allingham,
and Miss Kent and Captain DENLY
~Where have they been all evening"
asked Isabel.
Miss Kent is teaching CAPTAIN DENLY