The Washington times., 1919-02-19


I Madeline was 50 excited che could
hardly write her own paas. Dear
Kim. She had been uAHair to him.
He had remembered hsr--sAs felt
sure he must. she opened the box
and drew out q large feather fan.
which was shaded with the Various
huea of the rainbow. She spied a
small white envelope, Which she fe-
vsrishIy broke open ana read.
i thought this might add beauty
70 the dress you bought today.
Please carry It tonight for me. lIase-
iine' dear. YOUR MAJOR"
The note huttered out Of her hand
A pang Of disappointment went
through her like knife. 4 Iitue tear
forced itself unlimited cut o. the cor.
AsF Of her eye, ana trlckled dsvn her
cheek.
oh kim. KIM" she Sobbsd. No,
Sho wouldn't Be . BABY. or make q fool
Of herself fer eng nan, not even the
Honorable LisuteAaat KImbal Hov
horrid and uAgTateeuI % the Major
sac had besR! she picked up the note
and stuck Il In the side Of the mirror.
She slipped on her coat and hurried
downstairs. The three men were
waiting in = corner for her, ana shs
went up TO them with the gay greet
Ing:
Bon jour, mes cheers, an so happy
tonight! what wonderful fun we're
going 70 have! Major. you were a
lamb to send me this GIoEious fan. It
just matches these lovely O7ehIda,
Captain HsadeEson." At which she
pressed the hard Of the handsome
naval efieeE and aashed him . smile.
Giving one arm 70 Knowles ana the
other TO HaRdeRsoA. she shrugged
her pretty shoulders at KimbaIl. and
cried merrily:
Let's be OF. Come on. Kimball.
old dear"
"Kimbail, old dear" followed, but
never was there = sulkieT rear guard.
Once in an open taxieab they were
soon speeding along the moonlit road
Of Connecticut avenue. II was a gioF-
ious night-the bright lamp OF Luna
almost changing dark into day. There
was a peculiar band OF snowy white
cloud enclreling the moon Madeline
had read that Latin naidens Of an age
gone By had always looked for this
as a good omen in the Affairs OF the
heart. Looking at the broad shout
dsrs and splendid head Of Kim, she
thought hOw hoEFid that word "af-
fairs" was. It made her shudder. She
wondered IL anyone were ever as
much in love as she vas.
kim, how is It W there?" she
QueFied.
"oh, splendid" retortsd Kimbail'
dFyIy, If thsFe's anything l have
fondness for it's the front seat Of
machine. If had a little food now
my happiness. would be complete. I'm
hungry"
How disguStihGly proSaic! TO tnink !
Of mere food when the whole night
was a witchery Of pale moonlight;
These reveries were brought to an
abrupt close by the car swinging into
the broad driveway Of the club.
"How attractive these grounds are!
How majestic this gray stone build
Ing" exclaimed Madeline, delighted
~.
The dinner was q very gay one
Never had Madeline been 50 pre:ty,
so vivaciOus, go quick witted- She
and the major engaged in banter and
clever repartee. Henderson vas very
with funny stories OF his e.
oerienees abroad and on the high seas.
KimbalI was the only one who did MT
seem to participate in the fun He vas
very silent and sulky, and rarely took
his eyes on Madeline, who regarded his
behavior in decided bad humor. His
!ery silence seemed to spur her on,
and she flIFted outraseously, first
rith Henderson ana thea win
Knowles, only with an occasional
glance Ia KimbalTs direction to see
what effect this vas having on him.
Ten o'clock! Suppose We adjourn to
he Club de Vingt," suggested the ma
or, and in a few minutes they we're
speeding along the same mOonlIt road.
lust after they crossed the bridge
hey passed the iVy-coversd stone
louse OF WI Tsang. Madeline laugh
nEIy pointed toward It and exelslm-
d:
Il had almost forgettsR there Vas
uch a thiAg as = ehiak!"
I'VE certainly have Managed to
,esp the oTlentals veil cat Of cur
ainas 'sdsy, thanE Hsa~sA!" brsathel
2 ~ n
.'ss car stoPDsd IN tSsat % Waite
5uc Neps-, and our fTieRds we've seen
1sas aaioYtaE the WoHdArful Haasis.
hes taah = table IN enc Sf the fPoat
,0rtF- FheFe are two fraRt rSorta.