Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

knows Wallace" he said "Howcvcr. we
must just chance it all If any untoward
situation arises, | am sure you will have skill
enough to meet it. But | have begun to
think we had better not wait till next week
to get out of town. We ought to go as soon
as we've convinced Wallace, and perhaps we
can do it in one meeting.
"Thc sooner we CO. the better for me,
said Damon glOomly.
IF he was to be allowed only one meeting
1 with Angela Give. he certainly didn't
care to stay in New York. wanting to see her
and not being permitted to. He and Hen
dcrSOn talked over the plans for a little
longer. and it was decided that he had better
call up Wallace and ask him to dine that
evening. He looked up the number and
tclcphoncd. Wallace's man answered that
his master was not yet up, but that he would
deliver the message as soon as he awakened.
1t was understood that Wallace would tcc
phone in person sometime within the next
two or three hours Then Damon called up
Mrs. Bcldon. to ask if he could go to see her
and Mrs Chester and Miss Give the next
afternoon.
"What long list" she called back to him.
and he could imagine how her dimples twin
kled at the other end of the line. why not
include Frances Hclen?'
II do he said.
"AIy aunt and are going out to tea we
simply can't get out of it, she said.
Damon was pleased to hear it. That
might mean that he could see Angela alone
"COuldn't come rather late and catch YOU
when you came back from the tea?" he sug
gcsted "Thc reason for all this castiron
hurry and insistencc is that | may have to
go out of town any day after tomorrow.
"Then come, by all means, Mrs. Beldon
said. angela will look after you till we re-
turn. I'd ask YOU to dine; but am dining
out. Probably YOU are too"
al am full up, he said, land very grateful
for the lOok-i YOU are giving me tomorrow.
A FTER luncheon, Damon was summoned
to the telephone by the japanese. who
said that Wallace was on the wire. Damon
went to the receiver with wide smile of an
ticipation.
"IIcllo, hello" he called.
"Hcllo-that isn't YOU, Larrabce?' said a
pleasant. rather husky voice uncertainty.
"Sure it is. How are you, Will: asked
Damon; while Henderson, standing by.
gave a little gesture of applause.
1T doesn't sound at all like YOU
well, if you'd been through all | have
been through since | last saw you, maybe
YOU wouldn't sound natural either. You
ought to see my face, and then YOU wouldnt
notice my voice. | fell down hole i'll the
earth. I'll tell YOU all about it when see
YOU. Are YOU dining with me tonight
well. you see, I'd asked Sara keene and
her mother. But why shouldn't YOU join
us? All things considered, Larrabee, it
would be as good a thing as YOU could do.
The last remark sounded rather cryptic
to Damon: but Henderson, who had heard
Wallace's invitation, was nodding to him to
accept.
"That II be very nice. Perhaps you'll also
dine with me here tomorrow then. You see
I'll be leaving again directly. want you to
meet Hendcrson,-the foster-brothcr of old
larrabce Damon, you know
".Ah. the one that got the odd million
I'll be there, Larrabce. We're dining tonight
at the Lafayette, at eight. Sara wanted a
touch of Bohcmanism. Won't you bring
Henderson along?'
Thanks; delighted. At eight, then
SOMETHING before eight, Damon and
~ Henderson drove downtown to the
Lafavettc Damon had Stccled himself to