Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

THE next time he saw her was at the
Plaza in company with Freddie Haskell
and a saturnine stranger against whom he
took an impetuous dislike Haskell nodded
him to the table and attempted an intro
duction; but the girl interrupted:
"Mr. Lambert and | are quite we'll &C
quainted," she smiled. But | should like
to have him know Senior Gonzales, who in
sists upon deserving his new friends for his
old Cuba
aBut who" replied the Senior, shall soon
return to make his new friends more old.
And now, most charming of those friends,
it is time to say ddiOs. | sail within one lit
tie hour, and so | cannot have another
adorable minute of your beautiful presence.
Il have always understood said Betty.
with an arch glance, "that time is the ser
want and not the master of the South
"True. he responded; "yet even mdHanas
come to an end. But Mddre Mia be thanked,
the memory of adorable ladies is eternal;
and so | shall console myself when | am re-
turned to Havana that sometime soon my
affairs will permit me to again behold you.
Adi0s, SeHoritd, SeHors."
Haskell blew a stream OF smoke after the
departing figure. "Just like that!' he said.
@Well, one less rival on my list.
Betty made a move. "You're impossible,
Freddie!'
"Come in, Craig" grinned Haskell. "The
waters fine. Everybody's doing it. Why
are you blushing? If you aren't in love with
Betty, you aren't in the vogue. It's
futile but very comfy habit to acquire.
@For that, Mister Man said Betty, "you
sha'n't have your walk with me. Mr.. Lam
bert may take your place-that is, if he's
willing
Craig looked volumes of eagerness. The
walk and the delight, however, were short
lived.
At 52d-st. she paused "This is far as l go.
When are we to have another swim?' she
queried.
Yesterday isn't too soon for me-"
perhaps / may see you tomorrow. |
half promised the Lathrops to 60 down..
"The other half is useless to you," Craig
pleaded; so please give it to me-
TT rained the next day, and there was no
Betty. On Sunday, however, she motored
down with Haskell, and the party, includ-
ing Craig, cruised until evening in Clyde's
yacht There was but little opportunity to
see her alone; but of this he made the most.
1t was dark when they landed. Laura
forgot her coat, and while the Others waited
for her Craig and Betty walked ahead.
"Sha'nt we stroll about bit?' she sug-
SeSled. Il QOn Ieel IKE turning III IL q
wonderful night
eyes, it is a wonderful night he re
peated.
They wandered in the direction Of Seagate.
II am about to make an absolute ass OF
myself he began abruptly; "but please
don't laugh until am through. I'd have
to tell YOU later; SO you may as well listen
now and get it over with l love you l
am practically beggar. My prospects are
still on the other side of tomorrow. You're
probably very rich. That would brighten
most fellows in my circumstances and keep
them silent; but it doesn't count with me.
l know that / am not interested in your
money, and / won't be silenced by false
pride. What you haze doesn't count for
that he kicked at silver of driftwood.
3What you are is everything. If held back
until l struck my stride, somebody else
would marry you in the meanwhile, and
then life would be meaningless. You're
THE GIRL. There's only one of you, and
there's plenty of money everywhere. Why,
cigar store Indian would climb from his
platform and 60 fortune hunting with your
face to inspire him. | am going to marry
you. | can't fix the day or the year-that's
unimportant, isn't it. Dear9 You don't have
to answer You'll wait. | can feel it-see it
in yOur ewes They couldn't look like that