Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25

breast who was pointing him out to one
of the two men in her company.
Slynes heart almost stopped beating at
that, and one of his hands involuntaTily
slipped round to where. in padded
pocket within the armhole of his thin
evening coat, he had a little double-bar-
relied pistol concealed
He caught the woman's eye again while
she was whispering volubly to the at
tentive listener at her elbow, a fashion
ably foolish-loOking young man OF a
stamp whose appearance Is sometimes
deceitful, and wondered sickly what was
coming as that individual, having looked
him over quite openly and with the aid
of an eyeglass, rose and approached him
across the room
He glanced up in admirably assumed
surprise, however, for all answer to the
others gruff1y casual Good evenin'. SIR
"Will you excuse my askin' whether
you'd care to sell the car I saw you
stranger, quite unabashed. Because
want it, don't y'know.' -.
S1yne's face remained an immobile
mask, although in his heart he was DULY
conscious Of an almost Overwhelming
sense Of relief.
"It isn't. for sale at the moment he
answered, suavely enough. but as if a lit
tie offended.
But 1 want it," reiterated the
stranger who did not seem to lack suf-
I'll give You, practically your own price
for it. It's for lady, don't y'know-
and as favor to me, eh?''
I'D be very glad to oblige you. said
Slyne, elated beyond expression to find
not only that his fears had. been ground
less, that his visitor was really only a
fool and not a knave in disguise, but also
that If he played his own cards properly
he might pocket a still fatter profit upon
his car than he had anticipated, but
can't a f.. the moment Are VOL going tG
be here for a few days?"
I'm at the Cap Martin for a week. AS
soon as you change your mind you can
come over and see me there. Ask fol
Lord ;'Ingoldsby. Good evenin' to you,
answered his visitor, with all the sulky
insolence Of a spoiled child, and slouched
back to his own table, where Slyne had
the satisfaction of seeing he had to en-
dure q rating from his enchantress fol
his ill-success on her errand. And Slyne
almost smiled.
For he knew the Marquis Of Ingoldsby
quite WELL by repute, at least, as an
English pigeon with feathers we'll worth
the plucking, and set the other two down
for what they were. a pair OF those
hawks to be found lowering wherever the
simple pigeon would try its wings. He
became contempiatively interested in the
trio. although he knew the ways Of that
wicked world far too we'll to suppose Tor
an instant that he would be allowed to
make a quartet Of It.
"But you shall have your car, ma
DAME" he soliloquized, presently, when
I'm finished with it. And, in exchange.
In take"
''If only I had sallie here now" he
said to himself, with sudden self-pity.
and then was seized with a hot contempt
for all such as the noble marquis. But
no one under royalty need hope for an
Introduction to her, them he finished.
and So stiied an inconvenient twinge OF
conscience. 80
s'In the meantime it looks to me as 81
my little overdraft on the future is go
ing to pay me most handsomely" he re-
f1ected. And that happy thought added
zest.to his appetite for the excellent din
ner his waiter had ordered for him. the
first good dinner to which he had sat
down in endless months.
He had given the man carte blanche in
the matter Of viands only reserving the
choice Of what he should drink. So that
when he ordered vichy the waiter was