Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

auaintness did not suggest to him. as IL
had done to Ryanne. the pastoral. me
bucolic. Rather II remindeo MIN Vi .io
old French courts, Of rapiers ana ouckies'
Of powdered wigs and furoetows' .,ss...'
astrologers love intrigues, OF all those
colorful mutable scenes SO charnihEIy
described by the genial narrator OF INC
exploits OF D'Artagnar. Ana eorupts
out of this age of Lebrun. Watteau, MI
liere, reached an ice-cold hand. II tnAN
elderly codxer WASH her father. Who
was he and what?
The mator-for George had looked him
up also-was In excellent trim for his age.
something Of a military dandy besides;
but as the husband Of 50 young and ex.
quisite a creature! Out upon the tnoueh.'
He might be her guardian. or. at most,
her uncle but never her husband. YET
% poisonous doubtD. at the table she mao
ignored the major both his jests and his
attentions. He had seen many wNes;
joyfulfy from a safe distance. act TOWARD
their husbands in this fashion On. rot :
II his name was Callahan and hers Ched-
soye, they could not possibly be tied in
any legal bonds. He dismissed the ice
cold hand and turned again to the COM
forting warmth Of his ardor.
He had never spoken 70 young women
without presentation, and on these rare
occasions he had brOached the weather.
| suggested the possibilities OF the weather
and concluded with an apostrophe on the
| weather at large. 1t was usually vale
OlclOry. r OF lie WIS 81" dsS pocAessS
| he had acted like a fool, and was afraid
| to speak to the girl again Never II
failed, ten minutes after the girl was out
Of sight, the brightest and cieverest things
crowded upon his tonsue' ,1 70 De r nut
particularly afraid Of women older than
himself. more's the pity. And yet. had
he been as shy toward them as toward
the girls. there would have been no stolen
Yhiordes no sad-eyed maiden, no such
thing as The United Romance and Adven-
ture Company. Ltd: and he would have
| stepped the even tenor OF his way. I'M
known Of grand passions. swift adventure
| life.
| George was determined to meet Fortune
| Chedsoye. and this determination. the
first Of it's kind to take definite form IN
| his mind, gave him q novel sensation he
would find ID some way aas ne Il
the last fight he ever put up. He wouio
maneuver to get in the way Of the major
He never found much trouble in talking
| to men. Once he exchanged a word OF
two with the uncle or guardian. he would
make it point to renew the acquaintance
| when he saw the two together. 1t ap'
peared to him as q bright idea, and ne
was rather proud Of 1t. Even now he was
It's en- old saying that he goes farthes'
who shuts his teeth longest He was 60
ing to test the precept by immediate
practice.
ne uaO StOOQ DcIOEc tic ItSt AuAy tht g
minutes. Now he turned about face. q
singular elation tingling his blood. Once
he set his mind upon thing. he went
forward. He had lost many pleasurabi,
things in life because he had doubted ant
faltered, not because he had reached on
toward them and had then drawn back
He was going to meet Fortune Chedsoye
when or how were but details. And as h
discovered the major himself idling be
fore the booth Of the East Indian mer
chant, he saw IN fancy the portcullis ris
and the drawbridge fall to the castle o
enchantment. He strolled over leisurel.
and pretended to be interested In the cas-
containing mediocre jewels.
This is a genuine Bokhara embroid
ery?" the major was inquirins.
"Oh. yes. SIR
'How old?'
The merchant picked up the tag an
squinted at it, 'It is between two an
three hundred years old. SIR
} To Georges opinion the gods themselve
could not have arranged a more prop1tiou
fmoment.
You've made a mistake he interposed
quietly. THAT is Bokhara. but the site
is purely modern
The dark eyes of the Indian flashed
1.-THE gentleman is an authority" sar
castically.
Upon that style Of embroidery. abso
lutely." George smiled. And then. with
out more ado. he went on to explain tn
difference between the antique and tn
modern. "You have one good piece OF oil
Bokhara, but it isn't rare. Twent.
pounds would be a good price for 1t.
ITO be continued tomorrow