The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER xl.-Continued.

''Yes." she accepted. "out of sight of
Blairtown and everybody I ever knew.
! went away the next day" She lifted
her glass Of champagne to her lips.
"Here's one thing l oughtn't to do"
she said. but I'm going to just the
same. I'm going to do everything l
want this evening. Remember. let
you drink six glasses of chocolate
soda once" She drained her glass
and her friends drank with her. Il
like this soup awfully. What Is it?''-
Just touching 1t with her spoon.
Why" Ruggles hastened to tell
her. 1T amt party soup. it's Scotch
broth. But somehow 1t sounded good
on the bill Of fare. fixed the rest
Of the dinner up for you and Dan. but
! let myself go on the soup. it's my
favorite"
She did not eat it. however. al
though she said 1t was splendid and
that she was crazy about 1t.
did you come East them" Dan re-
turned to what she had been saying.
Yes. that week: went to Paris and
all over the place."
She instantly fell into sort Of
melancholy. 1t was easy to be seen
that she did not want to talk about
her past and yet that 1t fascinated
her.
Just think Of it," he exclaimed.
II never heard a word about you un-
til heard you sing the other night"
The actress laughed and told him
that he had made up for lost time.
and that he was regular sitter"
now at the Gaiety.
Ruggles said. He took me every
night to see you dance until baked,
Miss Lane"
still. it's a perfectly great show.
Mr.. Ruggles, don't you think SO? l
like It better than any part l ever
had. l am interested about 1t for
the sake Of the man who wrote 1t, too.
It's his first opera: he's an invalid and
has a wife and I'VE kids to look after"
And Ruggles replied. "Oh, gracious!
feel better than ever. having gone
ten times. although I wasn't very sore
about 1t before! Amt you going to
cat anything?"
She only picked at her food. drink
ing what they poured in her glass,
and every time she spoke to Dan a
look Of charming kindness crossed her
face. an expression Of good fellow.
ship which Ruggles noted with inter.
est.
II wish you could have seen this
same author today at the rehearsal OF
the play" Lefty Lane went on. Hes
too i'll to walk and they had to carry
him in a chair. We all went round to
his apartments after the theater. He
lives In three rooms with his whole
family and he's had 80 many debts
and so much trouble and such a poor
contract that he hasn't made much
out of "Mandalay." but I guess he will
out Of this new piece. He Rugged and
kissed me until l thought he would
break my neck"
London had gone mad over Lefty
Lane, whose traits and contour were
the admiration of the world at large
and well-known even to the news
boys, and whose likeness was nearly
as familiar as that of the Madonnas
of old. Her face was oval and per
fectly formed, with the reddest OF
mouths-the most delicious and soft
est of mouths-the line OF her brows
clear and straight. and her gray eyes
large and as innocent and appealing
as a child's; under their long lashes
they opened up like flowers. 1t was
said that no man could Withstand their
appeal; that she had but to look to
make a man her slave; and as more
than once she turned to Dan. smiling
and gracious, Ruggles watched her
mutely thinking OF what he had heard
this day, for after her letter came
accepting their invitation he had
taken pains to find out the things nc
wanted to know. 1t had not been