Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01

DC welcome. But not tnat. WOuIQ
ryou mind IL we returned at once?
. am very tired" '., ...,..
William was careful to pick out
carriage with taximeter. Neither of
them spoke until they reached the
Corso He gave her, a bundle of
. hank notes. .r.-....,-
oh, yes; had forgotten. You must
be very careful Of your money. Never
carry q large sum about. Never keep
your letter OF credit with the little
pink book Of Identification"
I'm getting wise. i keep 'em sep
arated these days. / wish we were
at the same hotel. I'd like to know
about that photograph. I mean," he
: added, hastily, "I'd like to see the
guy who tore 1t UP. You see, kick
on anybody tearing up something that
was yours. You understand, don't
you?" =. ..s
I-believe l do" Some impulse i'm
PEELED her, to add: Don't put me on a
pedestal. / am Just an ordinary human
being. Tonight. for the first time in
weeks, was almost happy. The fine
music, the beauty of the night.
Well. that photograph has spoiled it
all. Throw 1t away, please"
Piece by piece it futtered into the
night. At frst it hurt him; then he
saw it from different and less ro-
mantle angle. 1t had been touched by
other hands. mems hands. He was
rather relieved to see the last piece
skim the parapet. Is.
He babe her good night at the door
of the hotel and dismissed the car
riage. He had so much to think
about that he preferred walking down
to the Parker. The Corso was de-
serted. Once he stopped and looked
down over the parapet, toward the
harbor. The lights formed neck
lace of iridescent pearls. pickering
and shimmering like real ones that
lay upon a woman's breast. Pearls.
Once more he saw the chamois bag.
1t seemed to dance a DEVILS dance be-
fore his eyes. and his nails bit his
palms as he struggled to crush down
the ugly head of distrust. This mys-
terry concerned him. therefore. he
hated it. 1t wasn't the right kind Of
mystery: it repealed, it did not at
tract. ...-
And yet, there had been no alarm.
no oVlUSHCc VI Sullts ohly u SAouoASN
WEAKNESS. Throw it away" was all
she had said.
Lord, If only knew something
about women!" he murmured-a cry
which has beset the male mind since
the days of Adam.
He turned away from the parapet
and gazed toward Vesuvius. Tonight
there was an intermittent glowing
above the crater. Hadn't she called
1t the Pipe Of Vulcan? He could not
see the outlines Of the great, sinister
heap: all that was visible was the
dull glowing. 1t was exactly as II
some giant stood over there in the
east, smoking his pipe in the dark.
Slowly he set his step toward his
hotel. his head down. his broad Shout
ders bent. Why, he ought to be the
happiest man in the world. Never any
more worry about his pay envelope;
free to come and go as he pleased;
and the great world ready for his ex-
plorations; q fine dream about to be
realized. And now a woman must en-
ter his life and spoil 1t all. Some
where he had read that for every de-
sire fulfilled another appeared in its
place. ,t,,, ......... 49,.
He was destined to be Jared out Of
these melancholy thoughts. At the
hotel the manager approached him af-
fably. ...... .,,.. ......
You received the package all right.
Mr.. Grogan?"
Package? What PACKAGE"
why. the package you sent for
about an hour ago" .;.l...y
1.-THE wrong Grogan. ! haven't sent
for any package" .t..
But you must have" protested the
, manager. his air Of aKability vanish
ing and one Of. perturbation taking
s. its place. BESIDES, 1 have your note
or order. l was very careful to COM
pare your signature with the author
lied slip which you signed upon TAX
ing the room" ,.. ...4.s
Let me see that note, said VIII.
liam. wondering what 1t was all
about. .... ),
The note was produced, and william
! was forced to admit that the sigma
ture resembled his own. The body
OF the note, however. was rank for
gerry. ...4
There's been = mistake somewhere.
unless some ones playing a practical
! joke. I'll hike up to the room and
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