The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER II.
RuqaIes Oliver 3 plnner.
~ Mare MnWorst I
lLLVSTRAnONS ~ M.G.KETnER


The bright tide Of worldly London
flows after and around midnight into
the various restaurants and supper
rooms, and as well through the CORR
doris and halls of the Carlton. At one
OF the small tables bearing a great ex
pensive bunch Of orchids and soft
ferns, Josh Ruggles. in a new evening
dress, sat waiting for his party. Dan
had dined with Lord Gaiorey, and the
two men had gone out together after
ward, and Ruggles had not seen the
boy to give him Lefty Lanes note.
Got II with your" Blair asked when
he came In, and Ruggles responded
that he didn't carry love letters
around In his dress clothes.
They could tell by the interest in
the room when the actress was com.
ing. and both men rose as Lefty Lane
fioated In at food tide with a crowd
of last arrivals.
She was not dressed this evening
with the intention that her dark sim.
plicity Of attire should be conspicu-
Gus. The cloak which Dan took from
her shed the perfume of orris and re-
vealed the woman In n blaze Of spark
ling paillettes. She seemed made
out Of sparkle, and her blond head,
from which bright ornament shook.
was the most brilliant thing about
her, though her dress from hem to
throat glistened with discs Of gold like
moonshine on q starry sea. The ac-
tress' look Of surprise when she saw
Ruggles indicated that she had not
expected boy Of his age.
The other boy?" she asked. well.
this Is the incest supper party ever!
AID yop. are ayfully GOOD 70 invite
me-"
Rugsles patted his shirt front and
adjusted his cravat.
my idea" he told her. "ail the
blame on me. Miss Lane. Charge II
up to me! Dan here had cold feet
from the first. He said you wouldn't
come"
She laughed deliciously.
He did? Hasn't much faith, has
he?"
Miss Lane drew her long gloves on.
touched the orchids with her little
hands, on which the ever present
rings flashed, and went on talking to
Ruggles, TO whom she seemed to want
to address her conversation.
I'm simply crazy over these flow.
ers."
The older man showed his pleas,
ure. MY choice again! Walked W
myself and chose the bunch, blame
me again; ditto dinner; mine from
start 10 finish-hope you'll like II. !
would have added some Montana peas
and some chocolate soda water. only I
thought you might not understand the
Joke"
Miss Lane beamed on him. Al
though he was unconscious Of II, she
was not fully At ease: he was not the
kind Of man she had expected to see,
Accustomed to young fellows like the
boy and their mad devotion, accus
toned TO men with whom she could
be herself. the big. blur. middle-aged
gentleman with his painfully correct
tie, his rumplcd iron. gray hair, and his
Difference 10 her. though an unusual
diyersion, was a little embarrassing.
"Oh, I know your dinner IL ripping
Mr.. Rugglcs. I'm on a diet Of milk
and eggs myself. and I expect your
order didn't take In those. But at his
fallen coun,enanee she hurried 10 say
"Oh. 1 wouldn't have told you that u
I hadn't been Intending TO break
THROUGH"
And with childlike authorization she
claimed her hands and said: Were
going 10 have lots Of fun. Just think,
they don't know what that means here