Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
nile Julla-A Story By Booth Harrington

could never be like that! And in the
| haze that rose before his minds eye
| he saw himself leading Julia through
years of adventure in far parts of
the world: there were glimpses of
| himself fighting shadowy figures on
the edge of Himalayan precipices at
dawn. while Julia knelt by the tent
on the glacier and prayed for him.
, He saw head walters bowling him
and Julia to tables in Strange. for
| eign cafes" and when they were seat
| ed and he had ordered dishes that
amazed her. he would say in Il low
voice: Don't look now, but do you
see that heavy shouldered man with
| the insignia, sitting with that adven-
| turess and those eight officers who
! are really his guards? Don't be
alarmed, Julia. but L am here to get
that man. Perhaps you remember
what your father once said to me
and. when what L have to do here is
done. perhaps you may wish to write
home and mention few things to
that old man.
From an upper window of the
house next to Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess
two maidens of nineteen peered at
him. The shade of striped awning
protected the window from the strong
sun and the maidens from the sight
of mantle latter protection being
especially fortunate. since they We're
preparing to take a conversational
afternoon nap. were robed with little
substance. and their heads appeared
to be antlered-they had caught sight
of Noble just as they were preparing
to put silk-and-lace things they called
caps" on their heads.
who's that?" the visiting one
asked.
ITS Noble Dill; he's one of the
crowd"
rs he nice?"
"Oh, sort of. Kind of shambles
around"
Looks like last years straw hat to
me-" the visiting one giggled.
ooh, he tries to dress-lately, that
is-but he never did know how"
Looks mad about something"
Eyes. He's one of the ones in love
with that Julia Atwater L told you
about"
HAS he got any chance with herr
Noble BIT? Mercy!'
rs he much in love with herr"
much? Murder!'
The visiting one turned from the
window and yawned. Come on: let's
lie down and talk about some of the
nice ones"
The second house beyond this vast
was the house of Julia!
But Julia's house was also the house
of that person who, through some I'M
governable horseplay of destiny. hap
pened to be her father; this made for
the enchanted spot a background of
lurking cyclone-no one could tell at
what moment there might rise above
the roseate pleasure a funnel-shaped
cloud. And with young Herpert's in
furious narrative ever fresh in his
burning heart, Noble shuddered and
quickened his steps. AS he reached
the farther fence post. marking the
southwark limit of Mr.. Atwater's
property, he halted short, ineffably
startled. Through the open front
door. just passed voice had called
his name-a voice of such strange
breath stopped, instantly paralyzed.
like his feet. "Oh. Noble" it called
again.
He turned back. and any one who
might have seen his face then would
have known what was the matter
with him, and must have been only
the more sure of it because his
the adequate reason for his disorder
came lightly through the open door
and down to the gate.
II just happened to see you going
BY" she said, and then with an as
founding perfection of seriousness she
added the question: Did you mind
my calling to you and stopping you,
Noble?"
He leaned dropping upon the gate
post, seeming to yearn toward it; his
expression was such that this gatepost
need not have been surprised if Noble
had kissed it.
why, no." he said hoarsely. mo.
I don't have to be back at the Office
any particular time No"
IT just wanted to ask you" She
hesitated. well. it really doesn't
amount to anything-it's nothing SO
important 1 couldn't have spoken to
you about it some other time
"Well-" said Noble, and then on
the spur of the moment he continued,
darkly: There might not be any
other time"
How do you mean, Noble?''
He smiled family. Pm thinking of
going away" This was true; never
theless it was the first time he had
thought of it. Going away" he re-