The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-16

eosts. she lodged out Of s,sbe =.
nrst glimpse Of him, but a momsss
later she rsAppsared.
Making pretense OF not havins
seen her. Mr.. Devine sauntered i'm ~,
inc gate. and seemed surprised vhsn
ne found her before him. He notsd
tnat this morning she was in ersv.
with something white at her throat.
He even remembered that last MINT
she had worn black. His good morn.
ing was intended to carry out the
,uea OF purely accidental meeting,
put u met with no similar responao.
You must not misundersta nd nv
coming here" she began. hurriedIy.
IT was very wrong Of mo TO think Of
you go
Anything new about me In The
sunday papers7"
mo. but papa was talking about
you again last night. and he
oh, that's the trouble! He rot
out his scrapbook. Which chaptsr
OF my many wickednesses Furnished
the text this tims?"
singer"
la Belle savoy!"
Yes. the one to whom you rave
the diamond tiara which was stoton."
oh. yes. That was Kittie's birth
Gay present. Nice little thing. Ilittis.
her real name IL O'Neill. you know"
Why. the clipping said she Was q
famous Partisan chanteusel"
shouldn't be surprised: thooo
press agents are great on fanoy
names. but kittie's a Chicago g1rl,
Just the same. Her mother used %
run . boarding house there. I knew.
because Mrs. O'Ncill took care Of
me for three weeks once when Was
sick and hadn't q dollar" "a
Obi" said the Countess vscohi.
beginning TO retreat. Tit 10 very
interesting" =.
but doesn't make good. EN-? Wen,
that's the best can do. what! you're
not going7"
Tho Countess was retrcat!ns up ne
path. but she still kept her brown
eyes fixed on MIR. Devine. There
was . curious. apprehensive look IN
them. such as a small boy bestows
on cannon cracker to which he
has touched q match.
Yes. I ought to go directly back"
"But how about the reformf
thought We were 10 have talk, and
that you were going to give me some
pointers on breaking into good 60
ciety. You're not going to quit Ike
this. are your"
The Countess shook her head.
II was mistaken. II was very silly
OF me to make such u promise. hut
IEI-oh. can't you sect I ought not
to be here talking TO you at ALL
We'll. why not? What's the par
tcular matter with me. anyway? Gay,
Do you know, you've got me real IN.
terestsd on that point. Of course, I'm
no bowling swell. or anything Of that
kind; but I'm no jail bird, either.
Just what Ii II that's wrong7''
Evidently he was much In earnest,
and when the "Cherub'' got himself
into that frame Of mind there was no
MISLEADING II. While the lips stili
smiled. tho blue eyes took on . leok
oh. couldn't, couldn't tell y0ss."
The Countess threw him Q half.
scared look. as II she wished she had
not gone 10 far
thought"
"No. It isn't either. It's only-oniy
that" The Countess glanced about
In desperation. well, I will ask you:
Do you CONSIDER yourself "a sen.
tleman?'
"Now that you mention IT," he
said. II don't remember that have
ever been accused OF being q perfect
-
manf What's your idea Of oneT'
why, q gentleman 10 a man OF
honor: one who has regard for the
rights and feelings and sensibillties
Of others"
And I'm not. shr'
"Oh. no no! did not mean -
say that. ! couldn't say II. III -
not know you well enough. Wagp.
ly asked you to decide for you1eo11."
But you had ne all wsighe4 -.
didn't you. from the Arstf HaA4t
you decided that didn't cone - -
spscihcationsf"
The Countess BIT her LIP froa 49,.
ton. She was cornered and kH0W -
Hut was she beaten? DID you ov0e
see woman defeated by mere leglet
That's unfair" she rspllaA Ne
proaohfully. you know I haysat
said anything OF the kind. All ] ~
say was that ought to 20 back ~
l must"
And not come near me asatnas
Probably not"
"Thsn I suppose III Just have -
served the "Cherub' dolsfully. NJ
didn't know was quite such AoDs-
less case, though"
"Oh. II isn't that-it isn't tAAts~
prOtoeto0 tue COuntoo0.
Must be-" declared the "Chsyub.S
re II wasn't you wouldn't run away
like this. Why. I'm 90 bad that 30
won't talk TO mo. don't suppose
that you'd even shake hands with
any ono so wicked"
II may have been merely impulse.
perhaps II was tho pathetic spectacle
Of tho "Cherub's' injured feelings.
Tears showed suddenly In the brown
eyes OF the Countess.
"Oh. you mustn't feel that way. you
mustn't" she pleaded. 'Of course I
will. There" Impulsively she ex-
tended both hands to him. Rather
awkwardly Mr.. Dovine took them In
his. Then he did not know what to
do next. whether to let go or to
hold on,
lie had not fully decided whom a
tall, gray-haired man OF stern face
and digniied bearing appeared be-
hind them. He seemed very much
at the scene.
Adele, who Is this?' he demanded!
This. father. IL Mr.. Devine." II
was finely done. No hesi,ancy. no
Of voice, no wavsring OF
the eyes.
ITO Be Continued)