New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-14

she was so close to nm tllat their nals
collided. He was profuse in his apollo
gies.
"ToO what?" she whispered.
TOO attractive" he ventured.
Its nice to hear you say So" she
sighed.
She was unlike any girl John had
ever known. Her hair was almost
golden, her eyes II distinct blue, yet
some trick of the mouth saved her face
from any suggestion of inSipidity. She
was looking straight into his eyes, and
her lips were curled most invitingly.
81 wish ! knew more about certain
things" he said.
"Oh, why didn't you come beforeY'
she exclaimed. "Fancy Louise never
telling me about you. hope you'll ask
me to lunch some time"
"Tll have a luncheon party tOmOr.
row, if you like-that is, if Louise will
come"
She looked up ut him quickly.
'lsn't Louise going to PARISH" she
asked.
paris? l didn't hear her say any
thing about it,"
"Perhaps it is my mistake, Them
S"phy wen on hastily. 81 only fancied
that | heard her say So"
There was Il moments silence. John
had opened his lips to ask Il question,
but quickly closed them again. It was
Il question, he suddenly decided, which
he had better ask of Louise herself.
IF Louise goes to Paris" Sophy
Whispered diSconSolately, Il suppose
there will be no luncheon-party?"
For a single moment he hesitated.
She was very alluring, and the chal-
lcISe IN her eyes was unmistakable.
II think" he said quietly, 'that if
Miss Maurcl goes to Paris, l shall re-
turn to Cumberland tomorrow"
For Il time there was Il significant
silence. Then Sophy raised her veil
nee more and looked toward John.
"Mr. S~trangewey," she began, "you
won't mind if | give you just a little
word of advice? You are such a big,
strong person, but you are rather a
child, you know, in some things"
"ThiS place does make me feel igno-
rant" he admitted.
"Don't idealize anyone here" she
begged. Don't concentrate all yOur
hopes upon n object. Love is Won
derful and life is wonderful, but there
is only one life. and there are many
loves before n reaches the end. PeO-
pie do such silly things sometimes"
she wound up, "just because Of Il little
disappointment. There are many dis
appointments tn be met with here"
He took her hand in his.
Little girl" he said, you are very
good to me, and | think you under
stand. Are you going to let me feel
that | have found a friend on my first
evening in London"
IF you want me-" she answered SIM
ply. II like you, and I want you to be
happy here; and because l want you
to be happy, l want you to come down
from the clouds and remember that
you have left your hills behind and
that we walk on the pavements here"
"Thank you" he whispered, land
thank YOU for what you have not said.
If ! am to find sorrow here instead of
he added, "A little grimly, at is
for me to stumble into the
knowledge Of it by myself"
"Your hills have taught you just that
much of life, thenT Sophy murmured.
The prince of Seyre handed his hat
md stick to the parlOr maid and seated
himself upon the divan.
81 should be very sorry" he said pO-
Iitely. as the maid left the room, "if
my coming has FASTENED the departure
Of your VISITORS"
"Not in the least" Louise assured
him. "They were leaving when you
announced. Sophy and l are TAX
.ng Mr.. Strangewey to n Bohemian res
and II music hall afterward."
Fortunate Mr.. Strangewey!" the
sighed. but, forgive me, why
lot n more dignified form of entertain
for his first evening?'
"The poor man has no Clothes" Lou
Sc explained. "He came to London
quite unexpectedly"
"No clothes?" the prince repeated.
1T is a long journey to take in such n
ashton. A matter of urgent business,
,erhapsT
Louise had risen to her feet and was
,,,sx, ,,n rrn ,,uin,r N, n.n T., thn
,owl by her side. She crushed one of
he roses to pieces suddenly in her
lands and shook the petals from her
ong. nervous fingers.
To-day" she said, "this afternoon-
have come to me with some
hing in your mind, something you wish
o say, something you are not sure how
o say. That Is, you see, what Henri
calls my intuition. Even you,
Who keep all your feelings under a
mask. can conceal very little from me-"
my present feelings" the prince de-
Jared, 81 do not wish to conceal. I
you'd like you to know them. But as
lords are sometimes clumsy. l would
Ike, if 1t were possible, to let you see
nto my heart"
She came Over and seated herself
v his side on the divan. She even
aid her hand upon his arm. /
Eugene" she expOstulated, I'VE are
DO old friends to talk always in yelled
hrases. There is something you have
D say to me. You are d~ispleased be-
ause l have changed my mind-be-
ause I feel hat I cannot take that lit
journey Of ours?" ,
"You mean that you cannot now, or I
lat YOU cannot at any timer ,