Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21

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read this somewhere. and he was
pleased to think that he could recall
| it so iittingly.
| agreed. You Americans arc get
ting out in the open more than any
other white people"
Wonder how he guessed / was
from the States Aloud, Harrigar
said "You don't look as though you're
grow any older in the next ten years
THAT depends The bearded mar
sighed and lighted a fresh cigarette
There's a beautiful young woman,
with All indicative gesture toward tho
! ballroom.
Harrigan expanded. 1t was Nora
dancing with the Barone.
shes the most beautiful you It
woman in the world enthusiastic-
ally.
"Ah, you know her. interestedly
Il am her father."--aS Louis XIV
might have said, Il am the State"
The beared man smiled Sir,
congratulate you BOTH
Courtlandt doomed in the doorway.
Comfortable?
Perfectly. Good cigar, comfortable
chair, fine view"
The duke eyed Courtlandt through
the pail of smoke which he had pur-
posefullv blown forth. He questioned,
rather amusedly. what would have
happened had he gone down To the
main hall that night in Paris?
Among the few things he admired
was a we'll built, handsome man.
Courtlandt on his part pretended that
he did not sec.
You'll find the claret and cham
payne punches in the hail." suggest
ed Courtlandt
Not for mine! Run away and
dance
"Good-by, then" Coutrlaadt van
ished.
There's a fine chap, Edward
Courtlandt, the American: million
aire." IT was not possible Tor iIarrl-
elaboration.
Edward Courtandt.' The stranger
stretched his legs. II have heard OF
him. Something Of Il hunter
"One Of tile keenest,"
"Therc is no halfway with your
rich American. Either his money
ruins him or he runs away from
it."
There's a sumner" exclaimed
Harrigan, Wonder how she got
here"
TO which lady do you REFER"
The one in scarlet. She IS Flora
Desimone, She and my daughter
sing together sometimes Of course
you have heard Of Elanora da
Toscana that's my daughters stage
name. The two are not on very
good terms, naturally"
Quite naturally" dryly.
But YOU can't get away from the
Calabrians beauty" generously
NO The boarded man extin-
guished his cigarette and rose, lay
ing carte de-visite on the tabouret.
More, | should not care to get away
from il, Good-eyening, pleasantly.
Tho music stopped. He passed ON
into The crowd.
IIarrigan reached over and picked
up the card. Suffering shamr1cles!
If Molly could only'see me~now." he
murmured. 1T wonder if ] made any
breaks! The grand duke, and me
hobnobbing with him like a water!
James. this is all under your hat.
Wen keep the card where Molly
won't find it,.
Young men began to drift in and
out The air became heavy with
smoke, the prevailing aroma being
that of Turkish tobacco OF which
Harrigan was not at all fond. But
his cigar was so good that he was de-
termined not TO stir until the coal
began to tickle the end of his nose
Since Molly knew where he was there
was no occasion to worry.
Abbott came in, pulled a cigarette
case out of his pocket. and impatient.
ly struck a match His hands shook
a little, and the flare of the match
Al L.
nance.
"Hey. Abbott. here's a seat. Get
your second wind
"Thanl<s" Abbott dropped into the
chair and smoked quickly. VERY
stuffy out there. Too many
you look it. Having good timo?'
"Oh. finei" There was d catch IN
the laugh which followed, but Har-
rigan's ear was not trained to these
subleties of sound. "How are you
making out?'
I'm getting acclmated. Where's
the colonel tonight? He ought to be
around here somewhere"
IL left him Il few minutes ago"
when you see him again, seno
him In. He's a live ono, and ] like
TO hear him talk"
"Ill 20 at once" crushing his Gig
arctic in the Jeyporc bowl
whats your hurry You look like
man who has Just lost his job"
"Been steering German countess
She was wound up TO turn only on
way. and ! am groggy. I'll send th'
colonel over. By-bY."
Now, what's stung the boy?'
Nora was enjoying herself famous
| ". The men hummed around he
| like bees around the sweetest rose
From time to time she saw Court
landt lowering about the outskirts
She was glad he had come
| the lepidopteriat is latent or activ
| in most women. to impale tn
butterfly, the moth falls easily int
the daily routine She was laughin
and testing with tho meu. Her mothe
stood by, admiringly. This tim
Courtlandt gently pushed his way t
Nora's side.
MAY | have dance?" he asked.
You arc TOO late" evenly, She wa
becoming used to the sight of hin
much TO her amazement.
| 81 am sorry.
"Why. Nora, I didn't know tina
your card was filed" said MIS-. Har
/ rlgan. She had the ma ternal eye upo
Courtlandt
"Neyertheless, said Nora sweetly
| sit is a fact"
ST am diseonsolato," replied Court
! landt who had approached for form
sake only, being fully prepared for
| refusal. 81 have the unfortunat
habit of turning up late with q. sig
niiicance which only Nora under
stood.
$50. those who arc late must suife
the consequences
Supper
THE Barone rather than you"
The music began again, and Abbot
whirled her away. she was dresse
in Burmese taffeta, a rich orange. I
the dark Of her beautiful black hai
there was the green lustre of emei
aids: an Indian princess necklace {
emeralds and pearls was loope
around her dazzling white throa