Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
LION CONTRiVES TO GET a
WORD FROM THE Girl. lie: AND
STEWART HAVE BEEN
ADM1RlNC;.
CHAPTER ".


tier OF his friends .ovc affair from
nj nd. but it recuri.:d tn hun 5000
CT leaving the dining room. The
o men were standing together In the
tel lobby when low exclamation
nj Milton Van Saun made his COM
MON turn around. Great Scott"
n Saun muttcred. That's a sumner
right lie was looking At a girl
o had walked to the desk and ask
question OF the clerk Stewart
Eognized her at once as the young
man of whom he had spoken in the
Eirg-room i little while ago.
That's the person called your
cntion TO, Van" Gerald reminded
n. II said she was the sort to dance
II. and your only comment was that
had figure something like Miss
'ingstone's."
Well she has Van Saun replied.
Ut did not sec her face until now.
as Is" old man. ! wish We S"s" who
Fshe's dressed in mourn!nE-per-
3s she's widow Gerald suggest
Noncsense," his companion scoffed
the idea. "All women In mourn
aren't widows, are they? And that
is too young TO have had a hus-
I'D. There arc lots OF other relatives
/ ono may lose besides a husband
iy. that girls not twenty. bet"
/ decline TO take you up on that"
ra!d Stewart laughed. where are
going
FOR his companion had started to
TX away.
Let's wander over and get nearer
W." Milton proposed.
The pair strollcd slowly. and with
parent Indifference, toward the desk
they drew near. the girl received
otter from the clerk, and turning
Fuptly. came slowly across the ONCE.
eyes Gxed on the envelope she
d.
NTH sudden decision, Milton Van
n stepped in front Of her so quickly
{ tho girl. starting violently TO
Id running into him. dropped the
er. Before she could pick Il up
ton Van Saua had lifted II from
floor, and. with bow. held Il out
her.
Oh. thank you Cynthia Long muir
-ed. smiling her acknowledgements.
hen as she saw the CLEAN OF ad-
alton In the blue eyes gazing down
hers, She hurried away without
Their glance.
Stewart Is Astonished.
Wcil. you have got "a crust" Gerald
Sar; exclaimed AS his friend rejoin-
him. You scared the poor s,rl
dropping her letter. then had the
We to accept her thanks as your
II she knew that you deliberately
out 20 startlc her. she'd dcspise
did no, intend to startlc her" Mil
denied. II was only seized by an
sisi!blc desire 20 hear her speak
20 see her smile. And did. By
rye. what 4 smile: I say. Stewart.
girls a sumner
20 you remarked before" his COM
ron rcjoined dryIy "r agree with
that she's sweet looking girl,
evidently lady. but / cannot
that ] rave over her as you do
the chap who, by the way. remark
not long since that YOU are not
of the gushing sort"
And I'm not" Van saun insisted.
T. ~ when one sees girl like that
can but express admiration.
= let's find out who she Is. Let's
squirt at the rcG.stcr.'
tou can II you like" stewart said.
going into the smoking room.
can meet me there after you've
Bsiied your curiosity"
&c minutes later Milton Van saun
incd his friend.
found her name registered In
masculine hand" he announced.
nbably her father wrote il. She's
ss Long. OF Lake Forest That's
fashionable place near here. isn't
'es. suburb OF Chicago"
Well. II her fathers here. why didn't
cEister? And 7 don't see why she's
pins At hotel If she has home
lear. asked the clerk who she
before looking for her name in the
ster. But he's an uncommunicative
clown.
is companion laughed. derisivcly.
H. YOU arc hard HIT" he exclaimed.
fonder what Miss Dora would say
he knew how you've worked to
out tho name and pedigree OF
stranger whom YOU never saw be-
and whom you will probably never
again"
'ora wouldn't mind" Milton as
I'd. confidently. she's not that
She's no more silly about such
ters than am. That's one reason
get along SO well together. Now.
look In at some show for a while.
t do YOU say"'
Too Late for the Theater.
u right. But it's too late for any
ter. We might take in some must.
show or something OF that sort"
this POM. further discussion OF
Dora Livingstone or Of Miss
hia Long was dropped for the time.
II late that night. when the two
ed at the door of the hotel-Milton
Saun to go to his room here.
Id to his bachelor quarters q few
ks away-the New Yorker remark
18th wha. he hoped was a casual
ner:
20 you know. there was a,me-
s about that girl-that Miss Long
know whom we saw Tonight
reminded me bit of Dora. She
not look like her-and yet there
something that did remind me
or. guess they're about the same
Thich. OF course, accounts for your
ming to make Miss Longs ac.
ntance, ah?" Stewart tcased. We'll,
too bad you're going to New York
Few days. Perhaps you would
me to tarry here longer packing
moving from my bachelor quarters
enlist your help? Then you
it take run out to Lake Forest
btine when the girl aud her father
back there and pretend to be