Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
STEWART FINDS HIMSELF WON
bERlNG ABOUT HIS LIKING
FOR DORA
Gil Ap'EE.H
CHAPTER NJ.


The subjects Of the discussion be-
tween Cynthia and Dora were walking
together down Fifth Avenue, when Van
saun broke out with. by George.
Stewart! Weren't you ratified when
you saw her."
~" qucricd Stewart. puzzled. Miss
Livingstone. you mean"
OF course not you churnp! mean
Miss Long-Cynthia, as Dora says
am TO call her"
'Nvhy should 1 be rattled?" was
Stewards mystificd rcjonder What
are you driving at? saw nothing
unusual about her"
We'll. you arc bait" Milton Van
Saun exclaimed. DO you mean to say
that you were so blind that YOU did
not recognize her? She was the girl
that We saw III the hotel one night in
Chicago"
we saw several girls there"
Stewart reminded him. will you
please tell me sanely what YOU are
talking about"
Why. tho sumner whose letter
picked up ono night when you and
! had been having dinner together.
Don't you remember"
oh. yes!' Stewart admitted. Il do
remember now. But l had forgotten
all about the incident SO Miss Long
dropping her letter, Is She? She would
have "A fine opinion Of you if she knew
that you did it on purpose. | say. old
man. suppose were TO tell hcr?"
she wouldn't believe YOU" Van
Saun grinned. 81 doubt If she recalls
seeing INC before. | wish She did re-
member me. I'd I've nattcrcd to death"
No Dnte Is Set.
Then don't prepare - die yet. Van"
has no idea that she ever saw you be-
fore. Yours is not the face that
launched thousand ships or anything
like that You're just an ordinarily
Gocd-lookins. ,ow-hcadcd chap--thars
all"
The two friends laughed heartily at
each others nonsense. Then. after
moment Of silence stewart remarked:
You're darned lucky fellow. Van.
Miss Livingstone's very lovely"
Isn't she?" Van Saun rcjoincd
"Dora's one OF the finest girls that ever
was. l am glad you take TO her But
knew you would. l have planned
TO have you as best man at my we'd
ding. by the way"
Thanks" his companion acknow1-
edged dryly. When is the happy day
TO be-"
I'm not sure yet You sec, our en-
EaSement's not been announced. Blu.
1t viii be announced next week Then.
If you don't mind. I'm going to drag
you down to Tiffany's with me TO
chose Doras ring don't know an
did not give the ring sooner because
Dora did not want people TO suspect
we were engaged. you see"
When will your small apartment
be ready for you to move into it?"
Van Saun quericd.
Next week. My furniture should
reach here from Chicago in a dav or
two. I shall probably call OH VOL, 10
come around and help mo get settled
when the painters and papcr-hanEers
have done their worst"
Wei. command me. old man." Van
Saun urged. Il only wish I could
nave prevailed upon you to come and
stay with Dad and me until your new
quarters were ready for you"
Thanks. awfully, but that would
have been an imposition upon your
father Stewart said so 1ong,"
Stewart Is Impressed.
AS Gerald Stewart walked toward
his hotel he pondercd once more on
the inconsistencies In the character
or the man OF whom he was so fond.
Strange that one So lafpuigiye as Mill
ton should take his engagement SO
coolly! Yet nc certainly cared for his |
betrothed
How could he help loving such
girl? Her eyes were really wonder
ful--so expressive and sparkling. And
her moth was remarkably pretty. Her
small slightly retrousse nose made her
face ono OF the most piquante he had
ever seen. She was the kind OF girl
any man would like to know better
Stewart found himself glad that Mr.. |
and Mrs. Livingstone had been so in
sistent in asking him to call frequent
ly. Already he felt that to do this |
would add greatly to his enjoyment of |
the social life in New York.
Yes. he unused. it was no wonder
that Van Saun was always CHEEKY and |
gay. with tho prospect Of his marriage !
to such girl in mind. How could |
he have eyes or thought for any other
woman?
Yet Milton had admired this Miss |
Long in way that Stewart thought |
quite disproportionate to her charms. |