The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-08


Are you alone In Paris, Lettyr"
Don't you count?"
"No-no-honestly, you know wha,
I mean"
You haven't any right to ask Lac
that"
II have-I have. You gave me
right. You're engaged to me, aren',
you? Gosh. you haven't forgotten
have you"
Don't make me conspicuous In ths
Bois, Dan," she said; 81 only let yo,
come with me because you were 81
terribly desperate, 80 Ridiculous"
Are you alone?" he persisted. :"
have got to know"
Higgins Is with me-"
"Oh, God" he cried wildly, "hov
can ycu joke with me? Don't yo,
? understand you're breaking my hearth
But she did not dare to be kind tt
him, knowing 1t would unnerve heI
for the part she had promised to play
He sat gripping his hands tightly
together. his lips white. when !.
leave you now." he said brokenly, &c:
am going to find that devil Of a Hun
garian and do him up. Then an
going to tackle Ruggles."
Why. what's poor Mr.. Ruggles go
to do with it?"
Dan cried scornfully: For God,
sake. don't keep this up! You know
the rot he told you? made him con
fess. He has had this mania all alons
about money being a handicap; ht
was bent on trying this game will
some girl to see how 1t worked" HI
continued more passionately. "I dom
care rap what you marry me for
Lefty, or what you have done or been
think you're perfect and I'll make
you the h.. opiest woman In the world
She said: Hush, hush. Listen
dear; listen. little boy. l am awfully
sorry, but 1t won't do never
thought 1t would. You'll get over Il
all right. though you don't, you cam
believe me now. / can't be poor. yoy
know; really couldn't be poor"
He interrupted roughly: WHO says
you'll be? What are you talkin,
about? Why. III cover you with Jew
els. sweetheart, II have to rip tn,
earth open to get them out"
She understood that Dan believed
Ruggles' story to have been a cock
and-bull one.
You talk as though you could bu,
me. Dan. Wait, listen" She put hin
back from her. Nov, II you won't b,
quiet, I'm going to stop my car"
He repeated: "Tell me, are yor
alone In Paris? Tell me. For three
days / have wandered and searched
for you everywhere; I have hardly
eaten thing. don't believe I hav,
slept wink" And he told her Of his
weary search.
She listened to him, part Of the time
her white-gloved hand giving itself w
to the boy; part Of the time bott
hands folded together and away from
him, her arms crossed on her breast
her small shoes Of coral kid tapping
the floor of the car. Thus they rolled
leisurely along the road by the Bois
Are you alone in Paris, Letty?"
And she said: "Oh, what a bore yor
are! You're the most obstinate crea
ture. Well. I am alone. but that hat
nothing to do with you."
A glorious light broke over hi,
face; his relief was tremendous.
"Oh. thank God!" he breathei.
,"Poniotowsky"-and sho said his
name with difficulty-'is coming to
night from Carlsbad"
The boy threw back his bright head
and laugher wildly.
Curse him! The very name makes
me want to commit crime. He will
go over my body to you. You hea,
me, Lefty. / mean what say"
People had already remarked them
as they passed, The actress was toe
well known to pass unobserved, but
she was Indifferent to their curiosity
or to the existence Of anyone but this
excited boy.
Blair, who had not opened a paper
since he came to Paris, did not know
that Lefty Lanes flight from London
had created a scandal in the theatri.
Cal world, that her manager was suing
her, and that to be seen with her driv.
ing In the BOis was a conspicuous
thing indeed. She thought Of 1t, how.
ever.
'T am going to tell the man to drive
Vou TO the gate on the other side OF
he park where it's quieter, We won't
De stared at, and l want you to leave
ne and let me go to the Meurice
alone. You must. Dan. you must let
me go to the hotel alone"
He laughed again in the same
strained fashion and forced her hand
% remain in his.
Look here. You don't suppose I
am going to let you 60 like this, now
hat have seen you again You don't
suppose l am going to give you up to
hat Infamous scoundrel? You have
got to marry me-"