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announced.
Goodness met" I laughed. why.
there are plenty Of girls who under
stand baseball"
well, they don't travel In my set.
No. stupidest lot Of girls you ever
saw" he confded. A thought struck
him SO suddenly and pleasantly that
II fairly jumped from his eyes, and he
took another step closer. Really he
kept me scaredl Don't you want to
90 this afternoon"
or course couldn't, or the next
afternoon, or even the next week. We
were dated up for every day. I wal
awfully sorry. I knew right on I was
going to like him. He was SO easy
to know. and good to look at. too,
strong and husky, his skin tanned al
ready as II he kept pretty much out
doors. His thick blond hair was
worn long, q relic of football days, 1
suppose, and q characteristic forelock
hung aslant one clear gray eye. Those
eyes run In the family.
We had an enthusiastic luncheon. II
couldn't have been otherwise bub-
bling from such an enthusiastic young
man with Mrs. Hazard holding In on
that chuckle OF hers while we talked
curves" and "fade-aways" and things
she didn't understand any more than
20 much Chinese.
When the gray a finally drew
away from the curb down below. Mrs.
Hazard looked ut me and chucked.
1T worked" she whispered. ut
actually worked" And as she looked
at me one eye was curiously a-twin-
kle.
That was tho only conversation i
nad with Hap until the night OF the
reception. I didn't have time. Some
times I saw him from the limousine.
but Il was Just a Zip" and we were
both n sometimes I nodded to
aim across the room with the tele-
phone receiver glued to my q and
my lips ready to frame an order
when the hello" came. ! was Secre-
tnry of Frivolous Affairs. all right
enough. There were days when We
almost dined In the limousine be.
tween dressmakers and milliners. 9th
ar days when we raw everybody down
10 the candlestick.maker: again when
{ copied memoranda until my arm
ached.
And I had vainly fancied myself
Cinderella with Mrs. Hazard as the
fairy Godmother. When she. waved
the wand which was giving me my
lob, all had to do was to come
down the grand stairway looking for
the Prince. In my opinion Cinderella
had a snap sitting at home before the
kitchen Are while the people who hat
that fall AFFAIR in hand got II going.
One little incident happened thai
gave me something to think ovel
during the drudgery Of those days
and. with everything that happened
afterward. I put II down In my mint
as the beginning Of things, Laur'
and I were on our way down Com
monweaith avenue one afternoon
when suddenly she sat upright and
looked through the door Of the q
The Due do Trouvilles" she al
claimed, as another q passed.
craned my neck ineiegantly. blu
of course I did not see him; the CO
was gone. know that the duke ha'
como to America lowell. who shall
question the motives Of . dukef
Something In her expression. tn
way she turned and looked at me sefl
ously. intently. made the words sisnin
cant. I was inexperienced enough thel
to Jump at conclusions.
The Due dc Trouviile!" repeated
rs he the lucky mani" The question
was im~perunent; I knew II the me
ment l had uttered It.
well, no, he isn't" she answered
and laughed to cover my embarras'
ment. I'm fact, that's all newspapc
stun about announcing my engage
ment. The house Just needed doip
over and II was done over. but No
for a wedding. 1 shall get marie
some time, but not now. am not 81
} gagged to anybody. and His Grace
} still looking for the biggest prix'
! He's worth II. too--his title zoe
: back to the time when titles In Franc
meant something. I could win him
, tried; I've a pretty snug fortune, an
7 OF course q great deal would Deepen
ON the generosity Of q ssttlemer
: when the Duchess do Trouville Ia
selected"
smiled and she laughed outrigh
: "But somehow he's so importan
|. He travels with . rstinus. You know
I guess you call It that; secretary. tw
. Wallets, o butler and . ~chauReur--sn
I'm very much afraid 10 only srpea'
! TO my sense Of humor. That ipu't q
proper spirit to 80 a& marrying
duks.",
Tho Duchess Dc Trouvillel"
unused. I was thinking Of the bucol
! gentleman pitted against the It'll
/ 1It's . pretty name"
I Eyes. but I know one p~rsttier." q
1 smiled, then suddenly; I've bee
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