The Washington times., 1919-08-31
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ion OF himself 70 risk failure His
fame must not be imperilled. But
the progress Of a conquering hero
gets a little trying after q time.
~To ordinary peopIeT she quer-
led. innocently. Eyes. / can quite
understand rhat And the dance
for which Mr. Rendel had waited
so impatiently proved TO be a fail
ure. He began TO think that the
night which had promised 50 glor.
iously would end in unbroken
gloom
~What an idiot ! ami" he pom
dered. mIserably. as Felicity sat
down BY Lady Sarah and he felt
himself dismissed. fof course, she
put me down as a contemplate
Jealous. envious beast. But don't
like Delaeour. ana in any case she
is miles TOO good for any con
founded foreigner.
HArchie Rendel is q nice boy,
Lady Sarah remarked You ana
he ought to get on well together.
You must have plenty IN common
'On the contrary Felicity re
piled, with some hauteur I DO not
think we found a single topic on
which we could agree.
Lady Sarah laughed.
Il had no idea Archie was so
difficult, she said But when one
is young one is apt TO have very
decided opinions and to air them
IN and out Of season.
81 think older men are more IN
teresting." Felicity said. seriously
L like to talk to somebody who has
had some experience Of life and
knows the world Lady Sarah
Looked at her with amused eyes.
ooh my dear. you are at an age .
when an our sympathies 60 ont 70
GLOOM and secret sorrOws, ana We
fstter ourselves we could console
OF reform-as the case may pc
though every one else has tailed.
In nv day we went over Byron and
his woes. which we didn't under
stand any more than you under
stand his successors in the present
generation II is queer. though Il
Is pathetic. too. that young people
should cIamOr to know what their
elders would gladly forget
But Felicity was a little offended
AZ being treated as a child and
gently laughed at for romantic
ideas Mr. DelacouI had talked 10
her ike an equal and evidently ap
preciated her sympathy and never
questioned her capacity for under
standing She thought Lady Sarah
very hard and worldly and said 40
more
mere tonight, Miss Lethbrtdge
said 70 Estcourt when they were
talking together IN a quiet recess
Thev we're neither Of them very
fond OF dancing. so that It was not
difficult for her to get him alone
Yes. a little surprised at her
remark "He is one OF the best
dancing men. isn't 6e7 He always
seems in great demand on these
occasions
Il don't think. slowly. that be
win be IN quite such demand IN
future"
why not! What do you meant
well. I don't want 70 be Ill
natured. and yet. perhaps. you
ought to know, as be and Lady Est
court are such friends ! thought
YOU might have heard something
Z have heard nothing am al
ways the last to hear any gossip at
the clubs"
They say. reluctantly. that
there was something queer about
the way he left the French Embassy.
II is even hinted that he was asked
to resign his appointment OF
course, I don't know how true It
NAV all be, but ] thought at the
time it seemed strange that he
should throw up his career so SUD
denly
1T is only rumor. you say7 He
NAV have enemies"
1T is only a rumOr In a sense.
but Il does not lack confirmation.
II seems TO be supported by Ger
tain amount OF reason II Is Ger
tsinly a fact that his former con-
freres are very cool TO him he
used to be a great favorite with
Colonel de Ligny. but J saw them
meet the other night and he espassed
him with the slightest inclination
of the head. MIR. DelacouT was Oh
viously embarrassed OF course,
one Is never likely TO get at the
truth II there has really been any
thing wrong. The Embassy people
viii hush il up for their own
sakes "
Lord Estcourt looked grave He
was more particular than most peo-
pIe as 10 his visiting list and he
avoided any one to whom a doubt
or slur attached On no account
would be have allowed his wife 10
receive such a person on intimate
terms But at the same time he
was too Just to condemn on the
slight evidence which was all. ap
parently. that Miss Lethbridge
could bring forward against Mr.
DelacouT.
However. EstcouTt did not forget
what she had said, and when he
came across an old friend. who was
80 ,,,,Iry 81, a nosffiou m knovT most