Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10

aunts. as she turned little insist
emily toward her.
$50 sorry. cunt" she announced.
'"but we are going now. Good night"
Mrs. Hastings disapproved.
I'VE have seen nothing of you yet,
Pamela" she said stiff1y. You had
better stay with us and we will drop
you on your way home"
Pamela shook her head.
Il am coming with you tomorrow.
Tonight / am Mr.. Lutchester's guest
and he will see me home"
Mrs: Hastings drew her niece lit
tie closer to her.
rs this part of your European man
you dine alone in a restaurant with an
acquaintance? Let me tell you frank
!y that l dislike the idea most heart
lily. My chaperonage is always at
your service s,eas and any girl, of your age
avail herself of it,"
1T is vary kind of you. aunt" Pa
meia replied. but in general way I
finished with chaperons long ago"
where Is Jimmy?" Mrs. Hastings
inquired.
HE was coming with us tonight"
Pamela explained, but 1 asked him
particularly Ito stay away, I have
seen SO little of Mr.. Lutchester since
ne arrived, and 1 want to talk to
him"
The financial magnate awoke from
comatose inertia and suddenly
gripped chichester by the hand.
Lutchester." he repeated to him
self II thought / knew your face.
Stayed with your uncle down at
Monte Carlo once. You came there
for a week."
Lutchester acknowledged his recol-
lection Of the fact and the two men
exchanged few commonplace re-
marks. Mrs. Hastings took the OPP
portunity to try and induce Pamela
to converse with Fischer.
eve have all been SO interested
tonight" she said, "in hearing what
MIR. Fischer has to say about the sit
uation on the other side"
Pamela was primed for combat.
Has Mr.. Fischer been telling you
fairy tales?" she laughed.
FAIRY tales?" her aunt repeated
severely. II don't understand"
Fischer's steel-gray eyes flashed be-
hind his spectacles.
I'm afraid that Miss Van Teyrs,
prejudicess." he observed bitterly, "are
very firmly flxed."
Then she is no true American"
Mrs. Hastings pronounced dida ctically.
"Oh. can assure you that am not
prejudiced," Pamela declared. "only,
you see, !, too, have just arrived from
the other side, and 1 have been able
II there Is any prejudice in the mat
ter, why should 1t not come from Mr..
Fischer? He has the very good ex-
cuse Of his German BIRTH"
Mr.. Fischer Is an American citi-
zen," Mrs. Hastings reminded her
niece, and personally, 1 think that
the American of German birth is one
OF the most loyal and long suffering
persons I know. I cannot say as
much for the English people who are
living over here. And as to fairy
Pamela interviewed, turning toward
Fischer with a little laugh.
'Oh. he can't even deny those! What
about the great German victory in
the North sea, Mr.. Fischer? DO you
happen to have seen the latest tele-
grams?"
Our first reports were perhaps a
little too glowing Mr. Fischer ac-
knowledged. That, under the cir
cumstances, u.s. l think, only natural.
But the facts remain that the in
vincible English and the untried Ger
man fleets have met, to the advan-
tage Of the German"
Pamela shook her head,
Il cannot even allow that" she OBJ
jected. 1.-THE advantage, IL there waa
any. rested on the other side. But I
just want you to remember what we