The Crittenden press., 1920-05-14

Il advise you not 10; your remark
was highly improper from a nephew rc
an aunt! | have told you about all |
know OF this Italian gentleman am
going TO ask favor, He telephoued
| from Stamford this afternoon 70 know
whether we had arrived. and | babe
him call tonight should he glad IL
you would remain until he leaves.
should Ike 10 know what you make Il
HUI"
Certainly" asSented, pleased that
she had taken me into her confidence
and deeply curious us to the Italian
connolSSeur What she had told me 50
frankly and plauSibly did not. how.
ever, touch upon the matter " the in
tereSt shown by the American state de-
partment in my aunt'S arrival az BAR.
ton, which troubled me much more
than the antics OF the Italian who had
| followed the women across the Pacific.
Count Montani arrived shortly and
was received in the drawing room. The
ladies greeted him with the greatest
cordiallty. AS he crossed the room
verified the limp and other points VI
Antoine'S description His bearing
was that OF gentleman and In his
/ very correct evening dress he hardly
| looked like a man who would disguise
himself and attempt 70 rob house.
He spoke English all but perfectly ani
| proceeded az once 70 tnlk great deal.
Il was sad when found had 50
narrowly missed you AZ Seattle, aud
again at Chicago. You travel far too
| rapidly for one OF my age"
His age might have been thirty He
was suave. polished, sophisticated
person. Nothing was more natural
than that he should pause in his tray.
els to call upon two agreeable women
he had met on q Pacific steamer. Pos
Sibly he was in love with Alice Bash
/ ford; this was not a difficult state "
heart and mind for a man 20 argue
| himself into. She was even more
strikIngly beautiful tonight than hai
/ thought her before. She was again n
whi;e-lt was only In daytime that she
wore black-and white was exceeding.
ly becoming TO her. A. We talked she
I Piled listlessly a fan-a handsome
trinket OF ostrich plumes. \ pretty
woman and a fan are the happlest
I possible combination.
There is no seyerer test u grace
\ clumsy woman makes an Implement
OF this plaything. fuUrish.us Ii 20 em.
I phasize her talk. or what is worse.
. pointing with IL like an Instructor he.
fore a blackboard. But in graceful
hands II Is unobtruSive, a mere bit ot
decoration that leases aud tascinates
the behOlders eye.
With all his poise and equanImity
was distinctly conscious that MJna.
mis- dark eyes were intent upon -he Idly
/ swuyiug fan. | thought az trst .t was
her hand, that interested him a, they
unfailinEly Interested me. but when.
IRON time % time. she put down Tie
fan his gaze still followed IL. And yet
there was nothing novel 10 the delicate
/ combination ot ivory and feathers. |
had seen many fans that 90 ail appear.
auces were just Ike IL. once, a. she
/ picked il up and lazIly opened u. saw
him bend forward eagerly, then. find
.ng that had noted his eugerneSS he
rose. pretending that a brass screcu
I before the fireplace had caught his eye.
and asked whether IL was not a F!u,.
eutlne production. which shook INV
/ faith 10 his couno.sseurSh.p, as had
bought the thing myself from New
| York 1rassworker who had made IL 10
my order.