The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-20
CHAPTER xxvi.-contlnued.
Are you alone?" he persisted.
lave got to know"


lave got to know
Higgins Is with me-"
"Oh, Cod" he cried wildly, "how
can you joke with me? Don't you
understand you're breaking my heart :"
But she did not dare to be kind to
him, knowing 1t would unnerve her
.or the part she had promised to play.
He sat gripping his hands tightly
together. his lips white. when I
leave you now" he said brokenly, Il
am going to find that devil Of Hun
garian and do him up. Then | am
going to tackle Ruggles."
why. what's poor Mr. Ruggles got
10 do with it?"
Dan cried scornfully: For Gods
sake, don't keep this up! You know
the rot he told you? / made him con-
Tess He has had this mania all along
about money being a handicap; he
was bent on trying this game with
some girl to see how 1t worked" He
continued more passionately. II don't
care rap what you marry me for,
Lefty, or what you have done or been.
| think you're perfect and I'll make
you the happiest woman In the world .
She said: Hush, hush. Listen,
dear; listen, little boy. am awfully
sorry, but it won't do. never
thought it would. You'll get over 1t
all right, though you don't, you can't
believe me now. can't be poor, you
know; really couldn't be poor."t
He interrupted roughly: who says
you'll be? What are you talking
about? Why, I'll cover you with jew
els, sweetheart, II have to rip the
earth open TO get them out"
She understood that Dan believed
Ruggles' story to have been a cock
And-bull one.
you talk as though you could buy
me, Dan. Wait, listen" She put hin
back from her. Now. II you won't b,
quiet, I'm going to stop my car"
He repeated: Tell me, are 20,
alone in Paris? Tell me. For thre,
days / have wandered and searche,
for you everywhere; have shardl,
eaten thing. Il don't believe / hav
slept a wink" And he told her OF hi
weary search.
She listened to him, part Of the tim
her white-gloved hand giving itself Vi
to the boy; part Of the time bot
hands folded together and away fron
him, her arms crossed on her breast
her small shoes OF coral kid tappin
the floor OF the car. Thus they rolle
leisurely along the road by the Bots
Are you alone in Paris, Letty?"
And she said: ooh. what bore 20
are! You're the most obstinate crea
ture. Well, am alone, but that ha
nothing to do with you"
A glorious Light broke over hi
face: his relief was tremendous.
ooh. thank God!" he breathed.
"Poniotowsky"--and she said hi
name with difficulty-'is coming Il
night from Carlsbad"
The boy threw back his bright hea
and laugher wildly.
Course him! The very name make
me want to commit crime. He WI
go over my body to you. You hea
me, Lefty. l mean what say"
People had already remarked ther
as they passed. The actress was to
well known to pass unobserved, bu
she was Indifferent to their curiosit
or to the existence Of anyone but thi
excited boy.
Blair, who had not opened pape
since he came to Paris. did not knoy
that Lefty Lanes flight from Londo
had created scandal in the theatr
cal world, that her manager was sum
her, and that to be seen with her dri,
Ing In the Bois was a conspicuou
thing indeed. She thought OF 1t, how
ever.
II am going to tell the man to driv
you to the gate on the other side Q
the park where it's Quieter. we won
be stared at, and want you to leay
me and let me go to the Meuric
alone. You must, Dan, you must le
me go to the hotel alone"
He laughed again in the sam
strained fashion and forced her han
to remain in his
Look here. ~ You don't suppose
am going to let you go like this. mo-
that / have seen you again You don
suppose / am going ito give you up
that Infamous scoundrel? You hay
got to marry me-"
Bringing all her streneth of chara,
ter to bear, she exclaimed: 4 expes