The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-15

upon two modest yl.,s tere
evenly matched IN color ana design.
Florence ordered tfam to b. sent
home, Then the Two of them sailed
up to the Ritz-Carleton and had tea
The man from the taxicab entered
the costumer's, displayed a detectives
shield and demanded that the pro
prietor show him the costumes Sc
leC;Si by the two young people who
had just left. The man obeyed won
deringly.
Il want a pair exactly like these"
said the detective. How much?"
1.-TWO dollars each, rental; seven
apiece If you wish to buy them"
I'll buy them"
The detective paid the bill, nodded
curtly, and returned to his taxicab.
Now, l wonder" unused the cos
tuner, what the dickens those inno-
cent looking young people are up tor"
He never found out.
On the night Of the ball Norton
dined with Florence for the first time;
and for once in his life he experienced
that petty disturbance of collective
thought called embarrassment. To
talk over war plans with Jones was
one thing, but to have Jones serve
soup was altogether another. All
through dinner Jones replied to ques-
tons with no more and no less than
Yes, sir" and NO, sir" Norton was
beginning to learn that this strange
man could put on a dozen kinds of
armor and always retain his individ-
uality. And tonight there seemed
something vaguely familiar about
the impassive face of the butler, as
II he had seen it somewhere in the
past, but could not tell when or
where. AS he and Florence were
leaving for the automobile which was
to take them to the princess the truth
came home to him with the shock of
douche of ice cold water. Under
is breath he murmured: You're a
5onderful man, Jones; and | take my
hat off to you with the deepest admira-
ton. Hang mel"
What are you mumbling about?"
asked the happy girl at his side.
Was l mumbling? Perhaps l was
going over my catechism [ haven't
been out in society in so long that
I've forgotten how to act
Il believe that. We've been in here
for five minutes and you haven't told
me that you love me"
Good h~eavens!" And his arms
went around her so tightly that she
begged for quarter.
How strong you arel"
The splendor of the rooms. the daz
cling array of jewels, the Kaleidoscope
%colors, the perfume of the banked
flowers and the music all combined
to put Florence into a ~pleasurable
kind Of trance. And it was only when
the first waltz began that she became
herself and surrendered to the arms
of the man she loved.
And they were Waiting over a vol
She knew and he knew it
From what direction would the blow
come? Well, they were prepared for
all manner Of tricks.
In an alcove off the ballroom sat
Braine and Olga, both dressed exactly
like Newton and Florence. Another
man and woman entered presently
and Braine spoke to them for a mo-
ment, as if giving instructions, which
was indeed the case.
The band crashed into another
lance, and the masqueraders began
swirling hither and thither and yon.
A gay cavalier suddenly stopped in
front of Florence.
"~Enchantress, may ! have the pleas
1re of this dance?"
Jim touched Forence's hand. But
she turned laughinglv toward the
stranger. What difference did il
make? The man would never know
who she was nor would she know
him. Il was a lark. that was all
and despite Jim's warning touch sh.