Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.

Yes" she accepted. "out Of sight of
Blairtown and everybody ever knew.
l 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
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 awfrlly. What is it?"-
just touching it with her spoon.
Why" Ruggles fastened to tell
her, 1t amt party soup. it's Scotch
broth. But somehow it sounded good
on the bill of fare. | fixed the rest
of the dinner up for you and Dan. but
l let myself go on the soup. it's my
tayorite."
She did not eat it, however, al
though she said it was splendid and
that she was crazy about it.
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 it fascinated
her.
Just think of it," he exclaimed.
Il never heard word about you un-
I'll ! heard you sing the other night"
The actress laughed and told him
that he had made up for lost time.
and that he was a 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?
like it better than any part ever
had. ! am interested about it fol
the sake Of the man who wrote it, too
It's mis- first opera; he's an invalid ard
has a wife and five kids to look after
And Ruggles replied, "Oh, gracious
] feel better than ever, having gone
ten times, although / wasn't very sore
about it before! Amt you going tc
eat anything?'
She only picked at her food, drink
ing what they poured in her glass
and every time she spoke to Dan q
look of charming kindness crossed her
face. an expression of good fellow
ship which Ruggles noted with inter
est.
Il wish you could have seen this
same author today at the rehearsal oi
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 &c
his apartments after the theater. lie
lives in three rooms with his whole
family and he's had so many debts
and so much trouble and such a poor
contract that he hasn't made much
out of "Mandalay," but guess he vii
. out of this new piece. He hugged anc
kissed me until thought he wouio
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 o.
mouths-the most delicious and soft
est OF mouths-the line of her brow.
clear and straight. and her gray eyes
large and as innocent and appealing
as a child's; under their long iashe:
they opened up like flowers. 1t wa!
said that no man could withstand theil
appeal; that she had but to look Il
make a man her slave; and as NOR,
than once she turned to Dan, smiling
and gracious, Ruggles watched her
mutely thinking OF what he had heard
thfs day. for after her letter came
accepting their invitation he hac
taken pains to find out the things M
wanted to know. It had not teer
alffcJt 50 her face ard form wer'