Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-06
CONTINUED from yesterday,


What did you say?" asked Diclxy,
as he motioned me to a seat on one
of the side benches.
DicIy Is "All Eyes"
Nothing of any Importance I re-
Joined lightly, sitting down. | detest
the kind of woman who Is always try
ing to change seats, or to alter ar
rangements made for her in travelling.
would rather suffer any inconven-
ience than to be so fussy.
At any other time DicAy would have
pressed me for an answer to his ques-
ton, would have insisted upon my
telling him what had said. But just
then the girl in the cerise hat, whom
we had seen in the railway station,
came through the door with the same
air of regal unconsciousness of her
surroundings that she had shown
while running the gauntlet of the ad-
miring and critical eyes in the walt
ing room.
She carried in her hand a small
travelling bag, which while not new
had received such good care that 1t
was not at all shabby. She spent no
time in selecting a seat, but with an
air of taking the first one available
sat down directly opposite Dicky and
me, depositing her bag close to her
feet.
AS she sat down she calmly crossed
her kneez. something which hate to
see a woman do In a public place.
Gee. she has the hands and the feet
all right!''
DIclky has q trick of mumbling be-
meath his breath, SO that no one can
detect that he is talking save the per-
son whose ear Is nearest to him. It Is
hss4 NJ
times 1t Is most embarrassing, espe-
cialiy when he is making comments
upon people near US.
'I don't blame her for elevating one
foot above the other" Diclky ratified
on. MOT one woman In Thousand
can wear those white spats. She must
have mighty small. well-shaped toot-
sizes under them"
| The girl sat looking straight ahead
of her. The crossing OF her knees re-
vealed q swirl of siiken petticoat, and
more than glimpse of fiimy silk
Her shoes were patent leather
pumps, utterly unsuitable for trip to
the country. Over them she worse
spats of the kind affected by SO many
girls.
had sudden remembrance of
| times, in my own life, when a new
pair of shoes was as impossible to at
tain as a whole wardrobe. I had a
sudden intuition that the unsuitable
pumps were like the rest of her
| clothes, left over from some former
affluence. She had bravely made the
best of them by covering them with
the spats, which ! knew she could
obtain quite oheapiy at each bargain
sale.
A VERY Tartiess speech.
Looks like ready money, doesn't
she?" mumbled Dicky IN my ear.
miration OF this girl was beginning 10
get on my nerves. It was our first
days outing together since our mar
riage, and Dicl<y's whole, attention
since we came into the railroad sta
tion had been centered upon the girl
True. shared his opinion that she
was the most beautiful and stunning
creature had ever seen. The air OF
| roundinge which she had, although
she must have known that almost
every eye in the coach was watching
her. made her q most interesting
| study.
But, woman-lilxe, while enjoyed
watching her myself had q distinct
| feeling of resentment that Dicky
| 5lIQuiu iiilu titI 90 aDcoIUiHB. i HhQ
1 never heard Diclky express admiration
| for any woman's beauty before, and
this enthusiastic praise Of his made
me vince.
II wish she didn't look quite SO
much Ike a walking advertisement OF
o rich dad" picky went on In my ear.
There would be some chance of
| scraping an acquaintance with her.
But wouldn't dare to risk II. She
might summon the conductor to put
me oft the train. wonder IL she will
change at Jamaica. too"
| This speech made me furious. ! did
not know whether 1t was jealousy or
not that felt. But that Dfcky should
so far forget me as to talk calmly of
| trying 10 make the acuuaintance Of
| this beautiful stranger was too much.
felt that must get somewhere
where could tell Dicky what was IN
my mind. ! meant TO get OF IT the
next station and so back to New
York. He ecould then follow the beau
| tiful unknown II he wished. At least
| ! would not put In the day listening
to his rhapsodies over another wom-
| an.
I turned 10 him, and put my mum
before my face SO that no one should
hear what ] was saying.
lTo be continued.)