Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-21
The Mischief Maker
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHELM

am suffering from a lapse of memory.
They have found traces of me in every
part OF England. Not word about
Paris, thank goodness
but do you mean TO say that no
one has an idea of where you are2
Won't your mother be anxious?"
Not bit of it," Lady Anne laughed.
Il left "a note for her. just TO say that
she wasn't TO worry. She knows III
take care of myself all right. Julien,
don't YOU love these streets and their
crowds OF people? Every one looks as
though they were on a holiday"
$50 they are" Julien replied. Life
is only a holiday over here. In Eng
land we go about with our eyes fixed
upon the deadliest thing in life we can
imagine Over here depression is a
crime. They call into their minds the
most Joyous thing they can think Of
It becomes a habit. They think only Of
the pleasantness of life. They keep
their troubles buried underneath"
ut is the way to live" she muir
INJURED.
This. at any rate" he answered,
leading the way into Henrys, lis the
place at which to dine. Just fancy, we
were. engaged for three months and
not once did I dine with you alone!
Now we are not engaged and we think
nothing Of it,"
Il Less than nothing" she agreed, Eek
cept that I am frightfully hungry"
They found a comfortable table
Julien took up the menu and wrote out
| the dinner carefully.
In this country" he said. leaning
back. I'VE are spared the barbarity Of
table d'hote dinners. Therefore we
must wait, but what does ii matter?
There is always something TO talk
about
Il am glad to hear that you feel
like that, Julien. I remember sometimes
when we were alone together in Eng
land. we seemed to find il a triie diff
hcult~
"Since then" he replied, I'VE have
both burst the bonds4-I of necessity,
you OF choice"
II don't believe" she declared. help
ling herself to hors d'oeuvres, that we
are either Of US going to be sorry for
it"
"One can never tell, So far as you
are concerned / haven't got over the
wonder Of it yet. You never showed me
so much OF the women throughout our
engagement as you have shown me
during the last few days"
MY dear Julien" she protested, you
didn't know where to look for II. Why
does this funny little man with the
mutton-chop whiskers hover around our
table all the timer g.
"He Is distressed" julien explained.
Ito see YOU eating so much bread and
butter. Re fears that you win not have
an appetite for the very excellent dinner
4 which have ordered"
He is right" she decided. Never
mind, ] win leave the rolls alone. 1 am
stin, I can assure you. ravenous."
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the room. began to laugh. People who
passed never failed TO notice her. She
was certainly striking-loOking girl and
she had, above all. the air.
Julien she cried. this is really too
amusing. Did you see who went by
just then? It was Lord Athlington-my
venerable uncle-with the lady with the
yellow hair. He saw you here with me
saw US sitting together alone, having
dinner-me unchaperoned, a runaway!
! Isn't il deliciousT'
Julien looked after his companions
elderly relative with a smile.
Il wonder" he remarked. whether
your uncle's magnificent unconsciousness
Is due 70 defective eyesight or fnerveP'
Nerve, without a doubt" she insisted.
I'VE all have IL. Besides. don't you
see he's changed their table so as to be
out OF sight? 1 wonder what he really
thinks of mel If we'd belonged even to
the really smart set in town, it wouldn't
have been half so funny. They do so
many things that seem wrong that people
forget to be shocked"
II can conceive" he murmured. that
your mothers ambitions would scarcely
lead her in that direction"
Lady Anne shrugged her shoulders.
, II don't think she could get in if she
} tried. The really disreputable people in
society are so exclusive. I wonder, Jul
lien, IL ] shall be allowed to come out
! and In with you when I am Madame
. Christophor's secretary"
"once a week. perhaps" he suggested
scarcely oftener, am afraid"
''Ah. WE'LL, she declared, Il shall like
work, 1 am convinced. Julien, you are
spelling me. am sure this is CUISINE
de luxe. I told you to take me to
cheap restaurant"
I'VE viii try them all in time" he an
swered Il want to start by taking you
to my favorite place"
You really mean, them" she asked
that you are going on being nice to
me? OF course. I haven't. the slightest
! claim on you 1 suppose, as a matter
OF fact, L treated you rather badly,
didn't To-
Not a bit OF IL he assured her. 81
was a failure, that was all. But, OF
I course, am going on being nice to
you. There aren't too many people over
here whom one cares to be with. There
: aren't very many just now" he con-
tinued, who care to be with me-"
; 'Idioticr' she replied. Tell me about
this work Of yours?"
He explained Hendricks idea. HeI
! eyes glistened.
IT'S really splendid" she declared