Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-04
BY EDITH MACVANE

ician seated beside him. Then taking off his cap, he
sprang to the ground and bowed to
l will not deny my heart gave jump that nearly
sufocated me- At last, the moment had come!
u think" he said, smiling as he held out his hand,
@that my mother has sent me to look for YOU"
Ah Victor! After all the telegraphing and the schenl-
ing. and the arguing, here together at last!
did not say this aloud, however: merely leaned down
from the limousine wondow and gave him my hand.
"How do you do, Monsieur Victor" began to say;
but if you will believe me- my voice died away like
Portals when she makes the responses in church. 1
don't know why 1T was, but those blue eyes seemed to
through me and leave me no hiding place even in
the inside of my SOUL How different they from
the miniature those eyesunlike and like at the
caught but in the foolish little miniature what SIM
per- like Sinking boulevardier and in the living eyes,
what fire, what force, what kindness!
This impression, however, all in the flash of
moment. Naturally, could not remain staring like an
imbecile; so inquired politely as could:
$50 your mother arrived home safely?"
eyes and sent off at to look for YOU Heav-
ems! it a shameful trick, leaving you alone like
this. What will you think of Our Bar Harbor hosp-
tality?"
He seemed quite outraged at the way had been
treated 1t delicious to anyone SO big and
strong, angry like this for my sake 1t made feel
taken care of and protected, somehow, as had not
since my dear papa died. Oh, decidedly he was what
Papa would have called "chc type" this Victor!
However, laughed and said at my fault; for
l offered to wait. And you there's no harm done
you found me, after al:'
"Yes' he answered; though it seemed rather des-
perate real Bar Harbor fog, to be search
ing for young lady had never seen. But, you see
my mother described you to me-"
l could not help laughing. "And she described you
to me!'
al knew you had black eyes," he cried
aAnd knew" cried 1, @that your eyes were blue!"
Then, I met the glance of those bright blue eyes,
| realized how strange how bold, thing [ had said
What would he think of me? Even fance one does
not say such things at first interview. l felt myself
bushing, blushng red, bushing crimson, b1sing fire.
But how kind he was, Victor, and what man Of the
world Instead of laughing at me. or paying me silly
compliments as the young men did on the boat, he
merely opened the limousine door,
"And now," he said, Il going to take you home
will leave my here take charge of the limousine
until the mechancian comes back. AS for the maids
they wait with him. Will you Gomez"
hestated. The gray racing machine looked so rak-
sh and dangerous somehow with its long low lines and
its places for just two! To go off this way, alone with
a young man in the fog and gathering night-what
would my Aunt Elizabeth, what would my Aunt Fe-
"Come, please Surely you don't want to stay here,
to starve and catch cold in the fog?'
II in it that made me feel like child How old was
he? little older, perhaps, than had thought from
his picture 1t was his new mustache, perhaps, that
that could be given him,-so much younger, after ALL
than Aunt Elizabeth, who always stirred me up to
wicked sort of rebellion when she gave her COM
mands But when Victor said "Come!" it seemed like
Papa saying it, and l went.
He helped into the rakish low seat of the racing
car and tucked the robe about my feet The wind had
loosened my hair that blew little wet curs about
my face so untidy! put up my hand to push it back
under my veil; but Victor looked up sharply at me-
"No!' he said "Let stay like that" Really, it was
ridiculous the way when he said thing it didn't
possible to do anything else The thought through
my mind, Very convenient, too, in a husband!
After arranging all comfortable in my seat Victor
turned back give few last directions his chauffeur
and toreassure old shifting Geneveve and the growl-
ing massage woman. He spoke French nicely after
all the fearful gibberish hears in America it was
quite delight to hear him. Then as he stood a mo-