Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27


her. She felt the development Of
Fischer's triumph The words were
there In solid type, and the paper
itself was one Of the most reliable.
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE IN THE
' NORTH SEA '''
BRITISH ADMIRALTY ADMITS |
=. ~ SERIOUS LOSSES. !
QUEEN MARY. INDEFATIaABLN
AND MANY FINE SHIPS LOST. i.
Pamela looked up from the sheet, :
1T Is too wonderful" she whispered.
with q note of awe in her tone. II
don't think that any one ever expected
this. We all believed in the BRITISH
".There is nothing. Fischer declared.
that England can do which German
cannot do BETTER" ,2e.Ir-t So
".And America best of ALL" PANELS
4" Fischer bowed. 81 $500
THAT Is one comparison which will
never now be made" he declared, .!.fol
from tonight Germany and America
will draw nearer together The bubble
OF or,ox British i naval omnipotence is
= MEANWHILE" Van Teyl observed.
putting his paper away. 1--WE are neg
lecting. our dinner. Nothing like, 4
60 dose. of ssnsationalism for giving
Fischer was watching his glass be.
Ing flled with champagne. He seized
ment travelled upwards.
~! am an American citizen" he said,
with a strange fervor in his tone, hut
Tor the moment am called back. And
SO ! nft my glass and drink-I alone.
without invitation to you others-to
those brave souls who have made Of
the North Sea holy Battle-Ground"
He drained his glass and set 1t down
empty. Pamela watched him a.
though fascinated. For a single mo-
sensation Of personal pity for some
shadow and absent friend, Of some-
thing almost like lump Id her threat.
q strange instinct Of antagonism to-
wards the man by her side so envel- .
oped in beatific satisfaction1then she
frowned when she realized that she
nad been thinking Of Lutchester, that
her first impulse had been one of sym-
pathy for him. The moment passed.
the service Of dinner was pressed
Van Teyl, who had been leaning back
IN his chair, talking to one Of the
maitres d'hotel. dismissed them with q
little nod and intrusted them with
confidence. -,
Say, do you know who's coming to
They were all interested. !"
difhdently. =.
In a restaurant, how absurdw
i pamela laughed: Why. I'm dying to
OF these greatest singers in the world
lead such extraordinary lives that peo-
pie can never know anything of them.".
Society Is tolerant enough now
adays, her brother observed, but
SnntQ sptSy
e eha to wink at her eccentricities. -,
'She crossed, you know. on the Prince
wouldn't let her land" 80
Here she comes" Pamela wills.
There was moments spellbound
silence. Two maitres d'hOteI were
hurrying In front. A pathway from
tho MT had been cleared as though
f fDe r S:nd parsonage. Sonia. IN white
lace and chinchilia. with q Russlan
crown Of pearls In her glossy black :
mar, na1E ana rope OF pearls around her
neck. came like waxen figure. with
her table. And Behind h sT..stIsaH
teri Pamela. felt her fingers RripIinae ,
the tablecloth. Her first Impulse, i
fSry with , shnSSsh' was one Of Wild
py 1Sa t sssw s, cois ana ma
hard. She felt herself sitting q little
more upright. Her eyes remained
the newcomers. = ]
Lutchester's behavior wac admirable. ,
! HIS glance swept their little table
W w even E. shadow of interest.
he ignored with passive unconcern
the mistake Of Van TeyTs attempted ,
greeting. He looked through Fischer
az though he had been a ghost, Ho
stood BY Sonia's side while she seated
nerself, and listened with courfeoua
pleasure to her excited admiration OF
ms Inc movers and the wonderful vista,
:, nsn ne TOOK his own place. In his
paper with its flaming headlines.
Fischer pronounced, strug.
cling to keep the Joy from his tone.
is very British and very magnificentv;
Pamela had imperfect recollections
OF the rest of the evening. She re-
mnered that she was more than
usually gay throughout dinner time,
the idea Of a hurried departure ana a
. vIsit to cabaret. Every now and
then she caught a glimpse Of Sonia's .
face, saw the challenging light In her
prllllant eyes, heard little scraps OF
ner conversation. The Frenchwoman
spoke always In her own language.
VIA rather shrlll voice. which made
i1utchester's replies sound graver and
Iuieter than usual. More than once
iiamela's eyes rested upon the broad
lines OF his back. He sat ali the
time iike rock, courteous, at times
obviously amusing, but underneath IL
an she fancied that she saw some
signs of the disturbance from which
she herself was suffering. She rose
10 ner rect at last with a little sigh
or relief 1t was an ordeal through
which Me had passed,
Gro be continued next SunJoyl