Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
THE GIRL WHO
ALMOST MISSED
BY Mary Douglass.
THE DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
Ehnnfpr XVII

Chapter XVII.
jack and ! set out at jog trot across
the sands, but soon we were flying until,
with spent breath, | sank down.
We started up again, this time walking
briskly toward Mrs. Normans.
IL say Hazel, I've been beastly cad
Can YOU ever forgive me-
''Of course | cant | answered simply.
| did not tell him that it would be hnrd
to forget that unpleasant ride through
the darkness, and il would be harder
still to put my trust IN him mnde
up nv mind that nj lcasi | should Try.
DO YOU like TINT IreInaine chap
! skcd Jack next
Hes different from most men you
meet ! sad
lack smiled cynirallv "Oh yes. vorv
! An English lordship always makes man
| different to n woman
AN English lordship' What do sou
mean asked. puzzled
DO you IN 10 say YOU don know
about hlm? WHY vour admiring snitor
| IL the only hcir to his Uncle. Lord DAMS
bride \ Wclshnan. didn't YOU recognize
! ~"
ooh, | said family
So thnt was why this small redhalrcd
man with the mocking cves Was the
4 IfSttflEUlSDsti Ett'St VI atfE NsttlithH. +.
| That WAS why my postt ION had changed
So markedly when Mr. lrrmaine wns
| "ncc" to me. ! rather hated II MI, the
| pcttiness of il The difference II tnade
| To these, womrn Mr. IrcIndtne wns
not jtist plain r,1-htaded inRlshman,
| hut Was. instead. that Fought -flftcr com
modtt, an EnrllsInan With q near title,
Lots go cG PLAYING by ourselves tins
| afternoon. shall We Jack asked ms "
clint cd the steps Ia he Nnnnans
Perhaps they VII hnvc other plans.
| suggested for / did MT wish Ia -l,end
my length Of time with lack alone
not until was moro sur 81 hun
felt too. that back would hnve kept
| 10 his sullcn nond and would have
avoidcd mc i another man Ind net
stepped IN and Icon unllsnall, niee f.
me Il madc me- even like hun less than
| ] had
"Oh. Miss Richards, called deep
| contraito voirc from the anding
| climbed the stnirs Mrs Nca faf4 was
calling from her ruon l1a eesnf II
She hnd thrown herself on l,c cushions
ot hcr couch and Ms putting lgafette
| with a finished CHsr md gracr
She flckcd off the ash and motioned
mo to erlf Nj The chars Wsre piled
with clothes thrown carcit saiv ovff ther
| backs, and trailing - thf foaf
| Nh room 5 alvars s'leh sorry SIGHT :
she crled. "iut haven't brought YOU
N horo to talk n l.out that She brollo og
| "a vc been avfullv clever she wont
on casuallN. as though 80 Wiz taking
| about the weather the way Son walkcd
| right IN and walked right Of with that
| Ircmaiue u,an That W1rnG chid IL
| perfectly furious ~ S"n
and nothing Int could not helm
| feeling drawn ~ this cqfcloss, fascinating
woman. who dared to le natural
y 81 know, haven't tfcen aWfnlly
interested. hut ! wna ening to fln = ny
| self she went On, lighting fresh lg4rst'c
Haven I hrcn ~ e. ny nenai aeti this
week end
stopped - PICK ~ froeh from lie
| foor 1T Il i, ~lmpi. tuue, s4ia
Look. crlcd hfr. Newton, waving
| lanr,udN toward tn. v4fdreh,, Tie door
was open and gn1cd open-fnoafhed It
| the array of frockf ! saM hangng ihsrc
Not Tor one week. end erletl
ooh. no, " h,cn sfaying WITH Mrs
Norman. Look nj them II ynu like
They hung there IN all thc rnrlsinng
roor- and conhn.st 10 = 81 slgflci Mould
rhocs-. waiting f.nt prrlHm, tai
seemed a part u Mr. Newton
lou would ionl, rather we'll Il tiae
on. shc sad. hoIilng up Inn bIaea
| affair har Sccted only ~sp
DO rou like that Frcmane nan Sin
asked suddcriv
The color dyed my eteeis
Don't say ANYTHING she r.si~ctl I
hand y on r. like All the others. | know
there is some one. and IL IS probably n
Frgncc and ,on Utl loot n no one cise4..
bIush"d more yividlr
| She hnd touched the secret that waS
vet no secret For I.tnir does not care
! for me How many times = day Lad |
SAID that - myself So hal should get
! used to II aud ii would cease to hurt.
! Then Mrs Newton held out Il slim
! hand Fare but tor her wedding rng,
Il like rou little giri N"a are utterly
| sincere, you inter- = me ! wish thaf
could sec more 81 you
| he lunch gong reused Is | hurried
! TO my room - brush my hair and Touched
my nose with powder L seemed almost
rs if something We're hanging hre rs 1
The 'big Scene was still to be
thrust aside the Thought 81 Jamie
! hat alwaH4 brought me pam Eelr
! that should be embarrassed now Witf
/ Mr. frcinalnc | had not realized before
hat he Was a I,ersanagc almost wShce
that ] need not have ta see hIm again
The lunch hcll'
Tomorrow The FAIRY GodEother.