The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-31
CHAPTER XxVl.-contlnued.
AAre you alone?" he persisted.
e got to know"

IL..ss-
H.. e got to know"
- Higgins is with me-"
IM fDh, God" he cried wildly, "hoW
lS<BF you joke with me? Don't you
f0RsL erstand you're breaking my ?"
1T she did not dare to be kind to
y REP, knowing it would unnerve her
e and the part she had promised to play
He sat gripping his hands tightly
together, his lips white. when
leave you now" he said brokenly, 81
am going to find that devil of a Hun.
garian and do him up Then l am
going to tackle Ruggles."
why, what's poor Mr.. Ruggles got
to do with ft?"
Dan cried scornfully: For Gods
sake. don't keep this up! You know
the rot he told you? | made him con.
fess. 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 it worked" He
continued more passionately. 81 don't
care a rap what you marry me for,
Lefty, or what you have done or been.
l 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 1t won't do never
thought it would. You'll get over it
all right, though you don't, you can't
believe me now. can't be poor, you
know; | really couldn't be poor"
you'll be? What are you talking
about? Why. I'll cover you with jew
els, sweetheart. if | have to rip the
earth open to get them out"
She understood that Dan believed
Ruggles story to have been a cock
Asand-bull one.
M You talk as though you could buy
,NNNe, Dan. Wait, listen" She put him
Mick from her Now, if you won't be
aAAiet, I'm going to stop my car"
,ylKNGe repeated: Tell me, are you
I)eilone in Paris? Tell me- For three
s9days I have wandered and searched
. for you everywhere; | have hardly
eaten thing. | don't believe have
slept wink" And he told her of his
weary search
She listened to him. part of the time
her white-sloTed hand giving itself up
to the boy; part of the time both
hands folded together and away from
him, her arms crossed on her breast.
her small shoes of coral kid tapping
the floor of the car. Thus they rolled
1eisurely along the road by the Bots.
Are you alone in Paris, Letty?"
And she said: "Oh, what a bore you
are! You're the most obstinate crea-
ture Well | am alone, but that has
nothing to do with you.
A glorious light broke over his
face; his relief was tremendous.
"Oh, thank Cod" he breathed.
"Poniotowsky"-and she said his
name with difficulty-'is coming to-
might from Carlsbad"
The boy threw back his bright head
and Laughter wildly.
~SS Curse him! The very name makes
DJNwant to commit crime. He will
Yer my body to you. You hear
CLOCyetty mean what | say"
a 81 Ne had already remarked them
"A ''or nassed. The actress was too
IN own to pass unobserved, but
Ia kindifferent to their curiosity
existence of anyone but this
IVey IL boy
Nv ION. AH:8who had not opened a paper
did he came to Saris. did not know
Oh 10y Lanes flight from LondoR
HH feated a scandal in the theatri
81 I'D. that her manager was suing
N b aE1 that to be seen with her driv
KIN N the Bots was conspicuous
Wf Hdeed. She thought of it. how
! w. Jam going to tell the man to drive
you to the gate on the other side OF
the park where it's quieter, we won't
De stared at, and want you to leave
me and let me go to the Meurice
alone. You must. Dan, you must let
me go to the hotel alone"
He laughed again in the same
strained fashion and forced her hand
TO remain in his
Look here. You don't suppose I
am going to let you go like this. now
mat have seen you again. You don't
suppose ] am going to give you up to
that Infamous scoundrel? You have
got to marry me-"
Bringing all her strength Of charac.
Ter to bear. she exclaimed: Il expect