Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

unhealthy and-mlddle class. Still. seeing
my expression change, II sha mt mind your
kissing her once"
Catching the nurses eye, she signaled for
her to bring the child down to us. Rosemary
took to me at once. A most embarrassing
thing happened On seeing me she held out
her chubby arms and shouted "Dada!' at
the top of her infantile lungs.
| flushed, and the Countess shrieked with
laughter.
"Ha-ha!' l laughed bravely. @She-she
evidently thinks look like the Count. He
is very handsome, you say"
ooh, that isn't it," cried the Countess,
taking Rosemary in her arms and directing
me to spot on her rosy cheek. kiss right
there, Mr.. Smart There Wasn't it nice
kiss, Honeybunch? If you are very, very
nice little girl, the kind gentleman will kiss
you on the other cheek some day. She calls
every man she meets Dada" explained the
radiant young mother. ashes awfully
European in her habits, you see. You need
not feel fattered. She calls Conrad and
Max and Rudolph Dada, and this morning
in the back window she applied the same
dyke"
"Oh," said l, rather more crestfallen than
relieved.
"Would you like to hold her, Mr.. Smart?
She's such darling to hold!'
"No-no thank you, cried, backing OFT.
ooh, you will come to it, never fear" she
said gaily, as she restored Rosemary to the
nurses arms.
At that instant Jinko, the chow, pushed
the door open with his black nose and strolled
imposingly into the room. He proceeded
to treat me in the most cavalier fashion by
bristIng and growing.
The Countess opened her eyes very wide
"Dear me!' she sighed. 3You must be very
like the Count, after all. Jinko never growls
at anyone but him."
A T dinner that evening l asked Poopen-
dyke pointblank if he could call to
mind a marriage in New York society that
might fit the principals in this puzzling case
He hemmed and hawed and appeared to
be greatly confused. Really, Sir, IL
really, Il
"You make it a point to read all the soci-
ETY. news l explained, 1and you are great
hand for remembering names and faces
Think hard"
aAs matter of fact, Mr.. Smart, do re-
member this particular marriage very
clearly said he, looking down at his plate
"You dor" shouted eagerly. splendid!
Tell me, who is sheer was she?"
MY secretary lOOkeu HE StcdO1ly III IIlS
eye "I'm sorry, Sir, but-but can't do it.
promised her this morning | wouldn't let
it be dragged out of me with redhot tongs.
CHAPTER VII. Receive Visitors
THE east wing of the castle was as still as
mouse on the day my house party
arrived Grim old doors took on new pad
locks, keyholes were carefully stopped up,
creaking floors were calked, windows were
picketed by uncompromising articles of fur
niture deployed to keep my ruthless refugee
from adventuring too close to the danger
zone, and adamantine instructions were
served out to all my vassals. Everything
appeared to be in tiptop shape for the expert
ment in stealth.
Elsie Hazard presented me to her friends,
and with lordly generosity presented the
castle to them. Her husband, DR.. George,
| thanked me for saving all their lives, and
then, feeling draft, turned up his coat col
lar and informed me that we'd all die if l
didn't have the cracks stopped up. He
seemed unnecessarily testy about it.
There was Russian Baron, the last syl-
liable of whose name was witch, the first five
evading me in perpetual chase up and down
the alphabet. For brevity's sake, I'll call
him Umovitch. The other was a Viennese
gentleman of twenty-six or eight Il hear0
who looked forty. l found myself wonder
ing how dear, puritanic, little Elsie Hazard
e II