The evening world., 1914-03-05

ing female crudities upon the floor.
She looked younger by years and
with that unexpected winsomeness
which was her charm. Tho murmur
OF approval was n tribute TO her fem
ipinity that was music In her ears.
The night promised to he ono Of
triumph which she intended to en-
Joy to the utmost. but to her II in
sured more than that, for Ogden Van
Lennop WAS there. as she had seen
In one swift glance. and 1t meant.
perhaps. her Chance"
For reasons of his own Van Len
ncp finally decided to accept the In
vitation which at first thought he
fully intended to refuse. He figured
that he had time to telegraph for his
clothes. and this he did with the re-
suit that Crowheart stared almost a.
hard at him as at DIR. Harpe's amax.
ing transformation. The reserved. un-
approachable stranger in worn cordu.
roys. who had come to be tacitly
recognised as an object OF suspicion,
was not readily reconciled with this
suave. self possessed young man in
clothes which they felt intuitivc,y
were correct In every detail. He
moved among them with a savoir
fAire which was new to Crowheart,
talking easily and with fiattering def
erence to this neglected lady and
that. agreeable to q point which left
them animated and coquettish.
DR.. Harpe quickly demonstrated
that she was easily the best dancer
In the room. and there was no dearth
Of partners after the first awe Of her
had worn of. but her satisfaction In
her night of triumph was not COM
plete until Van Lennop's name was
N N
Essie Tisdale, busy elsewhere. had
her first glimpse OF the ballroom
when Van Lennop claimed his dance.
She grew white even to her lips. and
her knees shook unaccountably be.
meath her as she watched DIR. Harpe
glide the length OF the room In Van
Lennop's arms. The momentary pain
she felt In her heart had the poign-
ancy of an actual stab. 1t was SO
SO unexpected: he had no uneQuiv-
ocally ranged himself upon her side.
he had seen 30 plainly DIR. Harpe's
lily concealed venom and resented 1t
in his quiet way. az she had thought.
that this seemed like disloyalty. and
In the nrst shock OF bewilderment
and pain Essie Tisdaie was conscious
only that the one person in all the
world upon whom she had felt she
could count was being taken from
her.
Van Lennop had told her OF his in
vitation In amusement and later had
remarked carelessly that he might ac-
cept. but apparently had given II no
further thought. Even In her unhap-
piness the girl was fair to her merci-
less enemy. She looked well--far.
far more attractive than Easie would
have believed possible. softer. more
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Lennop was human: and, after all. an
she was forced to recognize moro and
more fully. she was only the pretty
biscuit shooter Of the Terriberry
House. Essie Tisdale pushed the
swinging doors from her with shak.
ing hand and managed somehow to
get back into the kitchen where. as
she thought, with . strange, new Bit
tcrness. she belonged.
Van LennOp did not leave DIR.
Harpe when the waltz was done. but
seated himself beside her. nrst part
ing the curtain that she might get the
air and showing q sOlicitude for her
comfort so different from the cold.
impersonal courtesy OF months that
her heart beat high with triumph,
Verify. this propitious beginning was
all she needed and. she told herself
again. was all she asked. While she
believed in herself and her personal
charm when she chose to exercise II.
Van Lennop's tacit recognition Of II
frightened her eyes and softened her
face into smiling curves Of happiness.
Van Lepnop tOyed with her fan and
talked idly OF impersonal things. bu.
there was a veiled look OF curiosity
in his eyes. "A kind Of puzzled wonder
each time that they rested upon her
face. As he covertly studied her al
tered expression and manner. strongly
conscious ~ the different atmosphere
which she created, there rose persist
emily In h,s minG ste, sous story
Of the strange case OF DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde. He could not conceive "A
more striking example Of dual person
ality or double cOnsciou usness than DR.,
Harpe now presented. There was q
sirlish shyness In her nuttering
glance, honesty In the depths Of her
limpid hazel eyes. while her white.
unmarried forehead suggested the Sc
rcnity of good woman. and Van
LenDop was dimly conscious that for
some underlined reason he never had
thought OF her as that. Sho had per-
sonal maghetsm-that he had con-
coded 'rOGI 'ns iirst. for in,c I'iably he
had found himself n.nsiDie OF her
presence even when disiikins her the
most. To- niEht be was more strongly
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