The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-06

Z Z tct much goI Wont he said, and
put j q hand on the spea king tube but
she siptJed him.
rDon't give any orders in my motor,
Mr.. Blair. You ST stiIl where you
are
do You think that am such a sim.
pie youth that r."
Lefty Lane with a gesture Of SUI
preme ennui said to him iinpatiently:
"Oh, Just think am pretty nearly
tired to death; don't bother me I
want my own way"
Her voice and her gesture, her beau
ty and her Indifference. Ter sort Of
vague lack Of interest in him and in
everything. put the boy, full Of life as
he was, out OF ease. but he rentured.
after second:
Wont you please tell me what you
wanted me to do this afternoon"
"Why, was hard up, that's all. !
have used all my salary for two
months and ! couldn't pay NY bill at
the Savoy.
rLord% he said fevsatlS why
didn't YOU"
~ did. Like fool sent for you
the first thing, but was awfully glad
when five o'clock came you didn't turn
up. Please don't bother or speak OF it
again"
And burning with curiosity as to
what part Poniotowsky played in her
life, Dan sat quiet, not venturing TO
put to her any more questions She
seemed SO tired and SO overcome by
her own thoughts. When they had
turned down toward the hotel how
ever. he decided that he must In honor
tell her his news,
Got some news to tell you" he ex-
claimed abruptly. Nyant you to con-
graduate me. I'm engaged to be mar
ried to the Duchess Of Breakwater.
She happens to be great admtrer OF
your voice"
The actress turned sharply to him
and in the dark he could see her lit
tie, white face. The covering over her
head fell back and she exclaimed:
"IIeavens!" and impuIsively put her
hands out over his DO you really
mean what you say?"
yes" He nodded supposedly.
"What do you look like that for?"
Lefty Lane arranged her scarf and
then drew back from him and laugh
ed.
ooh dear, dear, dear" she exclaim-
ed, "and / :. and have been :"
She looked up at him swiftly as
though she fancied she might detect
some new quality in him which she
had not observed before, but she saw
only his clear, kind eyes, his charming
smile and his beautiful, young ignor-
ance, and said softly to him:
mo use to cry. little boy, II it's
true! But that woman isn't half good
enough for you-not half, and ! guess
you think it funny enough to hear me
say sol What does the other boy from
Montana say?"
Don't know" Dan answered indlf-
ferently. "Marconied him; didn't tell
him about it before he left. You see
he doesn't understand England
doesn't like it."
A little dazed by the way each Of
the two women took the mention Of
the other, he asked tlmidly:
You don't like the Duchess Of
Breakwater them"
And she laughed again.
Goodness gracious, don't know
her; actresses don't sit around With
duchesses." Then abruptly, her beau
tirul eyes. under their curled dark
lashes, full on him, she asked:
DO you like herr"
"You bet!" he said ardently "of
course i do. am crazy about her"
Yet he realized, as lie replied, that he
didn't have any inclination to begin to
talk about his fiancee.
They had reached the Carlton and
the door Of Lefty Lanes motor was
held open.
Better get out" he urged, "and
have something to eat"
And she, leaning little way toward
him, laughed
Cray! Your engagement will be
broken of tomorrow" And she fur
Their said: "If / really thought 1t
would, why I'd come Ike shot"
As she leaned forward, her cloak
slipping from her neck, revealing her
throat above the dark collar Of the
simple dress she wore, he looked IN
her dove.gray eyes, and murmured:
ooh, say, do come along and risk It.
Tn game, all right"
She hesitated, then babe him good
night languidly. slipping back into her
old attitude Of Indifference.
81 am going home to rest. Good
night. don't think the duchess would
let you go, no matter what you did,"
Dan. standing there at her motor
door, this beautiful, wel!.known wo'
man banter!ng him, leaning toward
him, was conscious OF her alone, all
snowy and small and divine in her en-.
veloplng scarf, lost in the corner OF
her big car.
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