The Washington times., 1913-06-19

A, are in London. and that sooner or late
she will find you"
| And IL she does?"
| She has been to Scotland Yard. The!
| will arrest you"
The cab pulled up with a jerk. and ;
commissionaire threw open the apron
Douglas handed his companion out ant
| they entered the restaurant together. II
a distant corner they found a table t.
| themselves and he ordered dinner
We'll, we are safe from Joan her
for little time. at any rate" he said
laughing. Are you living with her
| them"
Cicely nodded
Yes. We have left the farm. Their
was very little money. you know. aftel
| all. and Joan and I will have to TAX,
| situations. At present We are living
| upon our capital In the most shameful
| way. 1 am afraid she is completely db
| sorbed by one idea-it is horrible
| 1T Is odd that she should be so vim
| dictive." he said YEARLY.
Cfcely shrugged her shoulders. She
| was intensely interested in the little
brown pot Of soup which the waiter had
brought them.
Joan is very peculiar" she said
When 1 think of her / feel like a doll
she cared for you. Douglas. and. puttins
aside everything else, you behaved
| shamefully to her.
She is not like other women" he an.
swered decidedly. Her caring for me
| was not a matter Of sentiment. Hel
father ordered, and she obeyed. She
knew quite we'll that it was exactly
the same with me. l have never utter.
ed word of affection to her in my
life. Our engagement was an utter
farce"
still believe she cared" Cicely con.
| tinued, "and believe that. apart from
anything else, sort of slow anger to-
ward You is ranking in her heart all
| the time
II was a coward" Douglas said de-
cidedly. Even now cannot under
! stand why for moment / ever ac-
cepted such an impossible situation.
Cicely showed all her teeth-she had
, fine. white teeth-in a brilliant smile.
Joan would be quite handsome" she
said. 'if she were decently dressed"
Some people might think So" he an
swered. "She wouldn't be my style.
think 1 agreed because in those days
We all seemed to do exactly what your
father ordered. Besides, the thing was
sprung upon me so suddenly. 1t took
my breath away"
remarked. He liked taking US by
storm. Now l want to hear how you
have got on and what you are doing.
Let us drop the past for a little while.
at any rate"
He poured her out a glass of wine.
and found time to notice how pretty
she was, with her slightly flushed
cheeks and bright eyes.
Il am on a newspaper" he said, the
Daily Courier. i got on quite by
chance. and they are going to keep
She looked at him with keen in
terest.
How delightfully."- fortunate!" she
exclaimed. 1T is what you wanted all
your life. isn't it? And the hex
story?" -
will appear next month. 1 have lots
Of orders for others. too. The first
thing l wrote for the Courier was
quite successful"
She looked at him wistfully.
Couldn't you send 1t to me-" she
asked
of course. Give me your address"
She began. but stopped short with
little cry.
claimed. why, Douglas. you mustn't
think of writing nor of sending any
thing to me. Joan might see II, and
she would know your handwriting in a
moment"
He paused with the pencil in his
That's rather a nuisance" he said.
Isn't there somewhere else can
write?"
She shook her head regretfully.
I'm afraid not"
1T is rather Ridiculous he said.
frowning. Il don't want to go about In
fear and I. embling all my life. Don't
you think that II ! were to see her or
write to you | could convince
She stopped him. horrihed.
Douglas" she said. you don't un-
derstand Joan. / am not sure that even
/, who live with her. do She reminds
me sometimes of those women OF the
French revolution. There is a light in
makes me shiver. Stay in London II
you must. but pray always that chance
may not bring you two together.
He answered her with an affectation
of lightness. but her words were not
without effect upon him. He paid the
bill and she lowered her veil. Out in
the street he would have called ham
som. but she checked him.
An omnibus. If you please. Douglass
she exclaimed. Joan would never for
give me the extravaganza If she saw
me in a cab. / can find one on the cor
ner, and | should feel So much more
comfortable If you would leave me
here
once more the dainty Watteau-like
grace OF her oval face and slim. supple
figure. He thought of the days when
they had stolen out together on to the
hillside. oftenest in the falling twilight,
sometimes even in the gray dawn. and
his heart beat regretfully. How was 1t
that in those days he had never more
fully realized her charms?
Il hate letting you go alone" he said
truthfully: "and | certainly cannot let
you go like this without any idea as
to your whereabouts"
we are staying in Wensum street, 3"
she said Il tell you that you may
avoid the neighborhcod. If | am to see
you again, 1t certainly must not be
there"
why not here?" he urged: next
Thursday night-say at half-past six. /
must not lose sight of you again-so
SOON.
She raised her eyes quickly. 1t was
pleasant to her to think that he cared.
II think ! could manage that" she
said softly.
Douglas went off to his club with a
keen sense of having acquired a new
interest in life. He was In that mood
when companionship of some sort is a
necessity.
CONTINUED Tomorrow.)