Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-14

this was intensely annoying to the young
| American; but it had to be endured. Even
more trying was the leavetaking at the door
| OF the Larraidou cottage. The Breton
caught Tolemaches hand, and was moved
| to tears.
| Monsieur" he gurgled, "you have my
regrets-a thousand regrets! | understand
perfectly. A Frenchman comprchends these
| things Quicker than any other man in the
world, even when he has filled the lamp.
Cars! If | chew ears and you fatten noses,
between us We'll spoil the beauty of any
rascal who dares open his mouth against
either Mademoiselle Yvonne or Madeleine
MYTH difficulty Tollemachc got rid of
him, and strobe back down the hill.
| He had Numbered into that foolish com
parison of the two girls without giving
thought to its possible significance. The
one consolation was that Pcridot would be
tongue-tied with shame next day, and would
probably remember only that he had made
a fool Of himself.
Passing the Hotel Julia, he ran into
| Yvonne hurrying down the steps of the an
mex. Then, of course, he flung care to the
winds.
"Well net" he cried Socrates told me
you were not coming home till much later.
"But where have you been?" she asked.
II imagined you were at Madame Pitou's
ages ago"
"As though you couldn't tell by my
! swollen appearance that | had supped on
white wheat and fatted fowl he rresioined.
"Of course was there. I've been escorting
| Peridot home. He took an extra appetizer
on an empty stomach, and it upset him.
| How are the patients?"
| "Dr. GARNER has set the broken arm and
bandaged the spran. He gave Mrs. Carmac
a stiff dose of BROMIDE and she is asleep.
She will recover if her nervous system with
stands the shock"
at was an extraordinary misfortune that
| the owner of the yacht should be the one
| to have his head battered in. His wife real
ICES now that he is dead, SUPPOSED"
eyes, she knows"
They crossed the square together. To
reach the Rue Matthias they had to go
round bv the bridge and return by the right
bank of the Aven. The hour was not late,
and many of the inhabitants were astir: but
none gave heed to the unusual spectacle of
Breton girl and a young man walking in
company, because both were recognized in
stantly, and in such matters the American
and English residents were law unto them
selves Had they been bred and born in the
place, such a thing simply could not have
happened.
Somehow Tolemache felt restraint that
night that was both novel and ,1npeasing
A barrier of some sort had been erected be-
tween Yvonne and himself. He cudgeled
his wits to find words that would break
down the obstacle, whatsoever it might be.
"Weve had lively evening at Madame's
thus far" he said. "Riec and Nevez shared
the honors in the gavotte; but everybody
agreed that Pont Aven would have scored if
you had been there"
81 couldn't have danced tonight, Lorry,
on any account
81 don't see why Your father took
very sensible view. Why shouldn't twenty
hop because one has hooked it? he said.
"Did he really say that?"
"Well, something to that effect"
"Poor old Dad! He has had to sacrifice
himself all his life
"Dont you think you re making too much
of the death of one man? Suppose we
hadn't taken Peridot with us? We couldn't
possibly have approached the reef, and
twelve people would have gone under
"'ren were strangers, and one cannot
grieve for all the people who die around us.
But father knew Mr. and Mrs. Carmac
years ago. Didn't he tell you that?"
"Yes"
"Then YOU may be sure he is greatly
upset. Now, Lorry, if there is any talk OF
dancing when | appear, help my excuses by
saying that ought to rest. In one sense
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