The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-23

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your face has danced before me in
maddenins persistency. and I cannot
recall where I-what il it," he broke
In abruptly. Are you MI"
Sne had gone tribe white aud her
eyes had darkened. She smiled. but Il
was far away smile.
NO am only unhappy" she said.
~ you do not mind will 60 below.
Good night"
LAWYERS could only frown his dis
approval Of her leaving him to his own
renections and lonely walk on deck.
Inc next morning she was more
tnan ever reserved. A cool nod was
all that greeted Danvsrs, and she
seemed to have drawn completely
within her shell. He knew that she
was stu unhappy. Her dark eyes
were brooding. and her proud head
dropped.
Five days and my breakfast II
tasteless because a woman does not
SMILE" Danvers smiled whlmsically
at his own plight then leaned across
the table toward her:
tomorrow We reach Fishguard-
ana DO not even know your name. >
HIS eyes held her gaze and she col.
ored.
1T Is scarcely worth while learning
name merely for one day." she an
swered quickly.
But 1t is not for one day." Danvers
told her. Il want to know whore you
are going-so that may follow"
The girl caught q swift breath, then
laughed unsteadily. She had never
before been wooed in 20 masterful .
way.
But am the follower" A sparkle
OF nre had kindled in her eyes. "A
career 10 just ahead Of me. and am
running after It." She arose from the
table with laugh and left him.
Danvers' teeth came together with .
Jerk. A moment later he. too, left the
dining saloon. His shoulders were
braced and his step firm. He would
not look again at the woman who had
refused him her name. At least, he
would try not to.
When he went up to the writing
room to get his mail on for Queens
town she was there writing. Danvers
seated himself to wait for desk. She
was the first to finish writing. and he
took the seat she had vacated. He
did not look at her, but he knew that
she was surprised and-yes, hurt.
1t was not easy to write letters
when his whole mind was rushing aft
er the girl. He glanced down at the
desk and began absently to trace the
name left backward on the blotter.
"Nida." he read. and with the name
his memory shot back some months.
Danvers did not at first realize that
the name he had traced was that Of
the woman whose identity troubled
him. Her face foated before him and
coupled itself with that name. Sud.
denly the story came to him. She
was the famous dancer who had been
the innocent cause Of great society
scandal. Darvers remembered now
having seen her picture In the western
papers.
Without apparent reason he scratch.
ed the name from the blotter and
went in search Of her.
She was far up toward the bow OF
the boat standing in the full sweep OF
wind. Danvers went to her and stood
close beside her so that she could moi
escape.
do you imagine for one instant
that would care any the less for you
because Of that?" he asked without
preface.
Il have been trying to escape It fol
months" she said with catch in hel
voice. 1T follows me everywhere.
am never going back to New York,
she added, because I cannot stand
It," She looked far back where, across
the great expanse Of water. her own
country beckoned her. Danvers saw
the sorrow in her eyes.
YES" he said in low voice that
seemed to turn the great ship about
by the force Of its appeal, you will
90 back"