The spectator., 1918-11-05
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
 Company
CHAPTER Nix-Continued.

~elSc's wedding breakfast Just attend to yoar own"
 "Shc's engs ed to Bopp." protested feebly.
 tFo mako you angry" she whispered. ~I can't talk to you any more because Ned is getting red behind his ears. That means that he k fearfully jeal- ons. l must run along and be scolded. Think it over"
 Ste skipped hutheIy to the side of sner soon 10 be lord and master (may be3. smiling into his face with a look so chldiike and ingratating that otIeIlo would have eaten the bolster himself had he been in Blaneys shoes. Mrs. Green halted the procession.
 'T can't go without Lueilc.'
 '3lr Blainey will explain it to Lu cile," Vida assurel her, taking my ac- QuieSccnce for granted. You see, I need you terrtt,y beeausc l have no other woman friend uiuI me. My own mother''-her lips qaivered.
 I'm sorrg, said Mrs. Green. "Uas eshe been dead ioug?"
 She isn't dead hut she's in stock .coaepaay in St Louis"
 ''You really ought to go to the main Rand" sald. thinking to help matters out. <'in order to bring back some ssiathes for Lacjlc.'
 Whats that?' Mrs Green turned -'1nsn't sLe any clothes ouT'
 Certainly" Vida hoped into the oreA -b sgrsfootgdiy. she has plenty of clothes or. but they would net be sIit%.,e Tor her to wear 10 20 over to the mainland and register ct q hotel" Vida spoke the truth almost as con vigeingly as she lied.
 L- tc2Sc roCle," she urged.
 '-TN go, decided tue older woman. Fortunately she forgot that her own ,pstnnle was T tride bizarre for q , morning wedding, even in Fair View. 1 conducted tIe company to the dock aud saw that they were made as com 3forl&b,e aS possible in the Merry sAfsioM-
 ,..24Il,~ commanded, get that row
 t that Mir. Bianey rowed ofor in and tie 1t on behind the Merry Wild ow"
 departed for the summer house. ~psnrly wondering if ! could silence Sne reporter without using chloroform. Whcn l entered the summer house he eyed me with cold sIeaniinS sort of hate. that made me think of Italian daggcrs CT Malay lirisscs.
 If let you co." l began the barley, show much vii! you taHe 10 shut up tDud r,,-t Slz any TrpSfiAHSt
 "NothH@ doin&,' hg declared without E,cs1tatlon. "Im -o,ac to -et you and 3'n @ua- to get yaI good.
 "Tbats al! -.Sat.' l ccacaatnd. You can G,t HIe jgs1 as socu a s you 6se, but stis ,,sl. is tha yDu 70 n".MaE to in- 1ue, some TcyG,. y harmless people, He looked et 1ac ..gijt. .sYoure Hol tlo yars.a1e- .--s, 2s ! tIou-H agc ycg.
 "Mhy uo." i replied @'3eet.g, mot SH q t.g Gt>~.als. v.3E .arEG..E.
 "Nnp are E.n" lis ..Y arcr in- stuF,t }aa&e sin put tsh .aua4 4uc5 sta,s. lu s,..ces ai5 dislike.
 "I'm jus, a -a, -" ea.J.
 'I know. tul Haere .aal 1 da2 yoa f yuu dare ~s.l me Wa.u "e -et o1 th.s Island aaa rs H.aas .scn iiea: Whats yuUr Umt.:
 "lou can ha1 'e any tua y0u like tn tar cd,teriat rooms 5u .te New York 3'iaHol. a.,d my laase i5 EaHaE.'
 Not Mogtmore@ey Hi.iney la" Gro- snaut crideE
 "Thats the one" ! was sgat,GeI dh.tt my fame huI ~peeaC -o l,.
 They say" quoted the reporter, that you gre the worst dramatic crl,ir &n New York"
 ''Tgiat is an cuyiaole distinction" EunTuured, in place where they are So numerous and Ufd'
 What l mean is that you are thc sitost severe. II a play sets praise From 2aou It's sure of success.
 "Neu. hardly that" l explained, 'I tinve picked a good many winners Chats all"
 3he young man looked up at me.
 i've written play" he announced. -'Ouiy one?" l asked with simulated tnierest. Almost every person in the ealitcd States has written onc play To attain distinction you must meas ure your dramatic achievements by the ,5SisAel"
 -latl nlne Is different
 .'Yes2 Wherein lies the dtf'ereRcef'
 'Aiine is going to be produced"
 '"l'llat may or may not be an advan p;,ge-'
 "a.lth your help it is going to be an saaySutare.'
 '.tsoys is thatT' l inquired politely S-t,s SiAiing Wcnoniton of what n' psrt was going to be,
 ''W'be4l the play is produced you ac" ssoing To hall It nS the great Am, v,a. stay of the centmy, No matter if 'i t,slser critics condemn It, they will Qco.
 tl,sir criticism when thcy note ya ahusiasm. They will go again s. a~sn>,r subtle merits that escapc'