Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05
BOOK Il.
CHAPTER I-Coutinued,

CHAPTER I-Continued.
Forgotten it shall be. by all means"
he promised, cheerfully. do you know
that the address you gave me is only a
few yards away?"
"Oh, bother!' she exclaimed. II knew
that 1t was somewhere up by the Care du
Nord."
They turned off from the Rue Lafayette
and pulled up opposite a milliner's shop.
Mile. Rignaut lives up above" Lady
Anne said, alighting. Its sweet of you
to have brought me- Julien"
Il am going to wait and see that you
are all right" he replied. ringing the bell.
There was short delay, then the door
was opened. A young woman peered out.
WHO is it," she asked. quickly.
A little of Lady Anne's confidence for
the moment had almost deserted her.
The girls face was invisible and the in
terror of the passage looked cheerless
Nevertheless, she answered, briskly:
Don't you remember me, Mile. Janette?
am Lady Anne-Lady Anne Clonarty,
you know
There was wondering scream. an ex-
clamation of delight. and Julien stood on
the pavement for fully five minutes Then
Lady Anne reappeared, followed by her
friend.
"Sir Julien" she said, this is Mile
Rignaut. I am awfully lucky. Mile. Rig
naut has q room she can let me have, and
we are going to raid her shop and get
everything I want. She has costumes as
well as hats
Julien shook hands with the little
Frenchwoman, who had not yet recov-
cred from her amazement.
But this is wonderful, monsieur, is it
not" she cried, ito see dear Lady Anne
like this? Such surprise! Such a de-
light! But. mladi." she added, suddenly,
you must be hungry-starving!'
Il am Lady Anne admitted, frankly.
The little woman's face fell.
But only this afternoon she explain
ed, my servant was taken away to the
hospital. What can we
What you will both do" Julien inter-
rupted, lis to come and have supper with
me-
do you really mean it," Lady Anne
asked, doubtfully. What about your
friend?"
HE won't mind" Julien assured her.
You shall take your first step into Bo-
hemia, my dear Anne. We had arranged
to sup in the Montmartre. You and Mile.
Rignaut must come. can give you half
an hour to get ready-more, il you want
it,"
What larks." Lady Anne exclaimed.
"Can come in a travelling dress?'
You can come just as you are" Jul
lien replied. 'One visits these places just
as one feels disposed. I'll be off and get
a taximeter automobile instead of this
thing and come back for you whenever
you say"
You are brick" Lady Anne declared.
II shall love to co.
Monsieur is too kind" Mile. Rignaut
agreed, but as for me- it is not fit
ting"
rubbish" Lady Anne interrupted
briskly. You've got to get all that sort
Of stuff out of your head, Janette. and
to start with you must come to supper
with US. Bless you, l couldn't go alone
with Sir Julien! 1 was engaged to be
married to him three months ago."
Mademoiselle shook her head feebly
But. indeed. Miladi Anne" she pro-
tested, you are strange people, you
English! do not understand"
Lady Anne took her by the arm and
turned toward the open door.
Don't bother about that. Well be
ready in half an hour, Julien"
Julien returned to the Care du Nord
and treated himself to whisky and soda.
He was surprised at the pleasurable
sense Of excitement which this meeting
had given him. During the last few
weeks in Paris he had found little to in
terest or amuse him. He had been, in
fact. very distinctly bored. The news
papers and illustrated journals. although
they were always full Of interest to him.
had, day by day. brought their own par
ticular sting. Although his affection for
Lady Anne had been Of distinctly modi-
fled character, yet he had found it curl
ously unpleasant to read everywhere OF
her engagement, Of her plans for the fu-
ture, and to look at the photographs of
her and her intended bridegroom, which
seemed to stare at him from every page.
Somehow or other. although he told him.
self that personally 1t was Of no conse-
quence to him, he yet found the present
situation of affairs far more to his liking.
He lounged about the Care du Nord,
smoking a cigarette and thinking over
what she had told him. There was a
good deal in the present situation to ap-
peal to his sense of humor. He thought
Of the duke and the duchess when they
discovered the flight Of their daughter
their efforts to keep all details from the
papers; of Harbord and his horde Of re-
latiOns-Harbord who had neither the
dignity nor the breeding to accept such
reverse In silence. He could imagine the
gossip at the clubs and among their
friends. He himself was immensely sur
prised. He had considered himself some
thing Of a judge Of character. and yet he
had looked upon Lady Anne az good
sense, without an ounce of sentiments
perfectly well ordered piece OF the ma
chinery Of her sex. The whole affair was
astonishing. Perhaps to him the most
astonishing part was that he found him
self continually looking at the clock,
counting almost the minutes until it was
possible for him to start on this little ex-
petition!