The Washington times., 1913-12-28

wv self singled out by man
who is extremely good looking
and extremely fluent, who pays her con-
siderable attention and in the most
natural manner IN the world calls her
by her Christian name inside OF an
hour-unless she is an abnormal crea-
ture, lacking every emotion, her head
will undoubtedly be turned.
She will remember all the little mean
ingless things that the man has said to
her and will weave subtle meanings
around them. She will sit very stu in
her room. her eyes fixed on space, ana
live again the moments spent IN MS
company. All her thoughts will be OF
him. He will inevitably become part
of her life and being-the most impor-
tant part!
In a word, she is in love, and Will
rank that man above God in her heart-
She will think nothing OF misstatins
facts to shield him. She Will be ready 10
Law down her life for him.
Toinette was no abnormal creature.
She was a girl of large heart, whose
emotions answered to the hShtest toucn.
Until the coming of Eyerard Leyden her
father and uncle had been the only
men in her life. 1t is no wonder, there
fore, that her whole mental horizon
speedily became overshadowed by the
personality OF the Englishman.
Until that night when he had spoken
to her beneath the bedroom window
she had known exactly what her feel
ings were in regard to MIN; he was
charming, yes She liked him; she
thought him nicer, credited him with
greater virtues than any man whom
she had ever met. But she had not de-
fined her liking for him.
When her father had entered the
little white bed room and caught her
standing by the window. her cheeks
flushed, her heart beating with eX-
citement, she knew in one great flasii
that she loved Everard, and she had
lied for his sake with readiness
that afterward made her give little
choky laugh Of disbelief. 1t was not
she who had lied. 1t could not Be
She had never told lie in her life.
1t was a new Toinette, different
girl. a girl who had grown up and
whose whole point OF view was chang-
ed. who had told that lie.
After her father had gone she got
back into bed and lay there, her
breast rising and falling quickly. her
eyes sparkling. Everard! She
breathed his name softly. "hat an
she was to meet him tomorrow!
Would tomorrow never come?
She tossed restIessly, and then sud
denly sat up and held her breath; her
hands clinched. He was going back
To England soon. How terrible II he
should leave her alonei What should
She do il he went? And then she
laughed.
lie would not go. He must not go.
She loved him She would prevent him
from going 1t would be easy, be
cause he loved her. or that she was
certain. Had not his eyes expressed
il a hundred. times while they were
| talking? Was ii not In mis- voice
when he had whispered good night
not an hour ago?
Yesterday she had been alarmed at
What her father might tnink If she sat
alone with the EnCiishman on tnc
sands. ard she had only decided TO 90
| 50 after a struggle with her conscience
Nou, she Law in bed. utterly unable. m
GCeJ NOT wanting. to go 10 sleep again.
| anJ tb,, Thought oS her fathers not
| liking her to meet I.eyden never struck
! ter She was going to the Sand mus;
| That was all and since she considered
| Il to ne the proper thing, it was, II mus!
! be Sc. , :; ,,,, u,o
The lie marked an epoch in her ne; NE
| Rcfor, she had told it petit per" hau
innon FIRST in ali things. She had never
| dona anything without asking his ad-
| I.fcc and consent He had been the one
| IN whom she turned instinctiNely m all
her little troubles and difficultle"
Now il was different. He seemed TO
come under another focus. Sh" was n"'
going to ask his advice. She was EolllS
| 10 1ct for herself. Her eyes had been
nrensd and she was no longer a
child E.gerard came before anything
| and everything. and tomorrow-tonor-
low she would not keep him waiting
| in the sand hills,
suddenly she flung the clothes bach
and sprang out nf bed, and, kneeiihS
down beside it. buried her face n her
| 1,I" ood Cod vas very gooi.