The Detroit times., 1916-10-04

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to be'-she spoke hesitatinsly-"Id
like 70 be just like you, Monte
Like me-" he exclaimed in sur
prise
Free 10 do just what l want to
do-nothing particularly good. moth
ING particularly bad free to 90 here
or go there free to live my own
life, free 10 be free "
Well" he asked. what's to pre-
yent?"
TEDDY Hamilton-and the 9th
ers, she answered In way, they
take the place Of Aunty They won't
let me alone. They won't believe
me when ! tell them | don't want
them around They seem TO assume
that, just because I'm not married
Oh they are stupid. Monte I"
"W hat you nee d, suggested
Monte. is a sort OF chaperou or
/ secretary"
She shook her head.
Would you Ike one yourself /:
She demanded
1T would be a good deal OF a
nuisance, he admitted, but, after
. all
Il won't have III" she burst out
III would spoil everything II
would be like building ones own jail
and employing ones own Iaiier !
couldn't stand that I'd rather be
annoyed as ! am than be annoyed by
chapcron.
e HE was silent a moment, and
y then she exclaimed
Why. I'd almost rather marry
Teddy I'd feel freer honestly
think Td feel freer with husband
than a chapcron"
ooh. see here" protested Monte
You mustn't do that"
81 don't propose to, she answered
quietly
Then" he said, "the only thing
left IS 10 go away where Teddy and
the others can, ind YOU"
Where She asked with interest
There are lots OF little villages
IN Switzerland
She shook her head
And along the Riviera
: q love the little village" she re-
Piled u love them here and at
home But its no use
She smiled There was something
pathetic about that understanding
that made Covlngtous arm muscles
/ twitch
81 wouldn't even have the aid Of
tho taxis in the little villages, She
said
Monte leaned back
"If they only had here in Paris a
force Of good honest Irish cops III
stead Of these COMPOUNDED gen
dsrmcs. he unused
She looked her astonishment az
the irrelevant observation
you see" he explained ii, Nigh,
be possible then 20 Law for Teddy
~ some evening and argue with
him"
NEXT morning Monte lef, his
a y hotel after breakfast and or
dered a bunch Of violets TO be sent
10 a Boulevard St Germaine Then
he took a long walk Returning he
strobe into his hotel with a snap
that made the little clerk glance up
in surprise
ANY mail for me'" he inquired
~ telephone message m'sieur"
He handed Monte an envelope
II was not often that he received
telephone messages II read as fol
lows;
Can't you come overt Teddy war
very angry about tho taxi. and
think shall leave Paris tonight
Tho flowers were beautiful
Monte felt his breath coming fast
How long has this been waiting
for me he demanded
"A half hour m'sieur"
He hurried out the door and into
a taxi
"Sixty-four Boulevard ST Ger
mainland hurry"
Leaving Pairsl She had no right
to do that He could not allow that
II was too early 10 quit Paris, any
way It was only the first day Of
spring
G HE came down into the gloomy
y pension reoeption-room looking
as II she had already begun to as
sist Marie with the packing Her
hair had become loosened and es-
capped in several places in black
curls that gave her a distinctly girl
ish appearance She sank into a
chair
1T va, good Of you to come,
Monte" she said Il don't know
why ] should bother YOU with my
affairs Only-Teddy was 80 disag-
reeable lie frightened me-. for a
moment
What did he do" demanded
Monte
Ole came here early. and when
Marie told him was ont he said
he would wait until came hack
So he eat down right here Then.
....-.. E,c minnie. LIE rnllrL "