Evening star., 1921-05-30
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER WILL
THE BARONESS INTERVENES.
The baroness trifed with some
the room.
My dear Louise" she declared. lit
Is the truth what every one tells me
OF your country. You are dull peo-
pie. 1 weary myself here
The girl whom she had addressed
as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
so do l. so do all of US" she an
ewered, a little wearily. What would
you have? One must live some
where"
chatelaine hung with elegant tribes
selected a gold cigarette case. An at
tentive waiter rushed for match
and presented it. The baroness gave
a little sigh of content as she leaned
back in her chair. She smoked as
one to the manner born.
One must live somewhere. it v
true" she agreed. but why Londo n?
] think that of all great cities il is
the most provincial. 1t lacks VIVA
you call the atmosphere The people
are all so polite and SO deadly. dead
" dull How different in Paris or
Berlin. even Brussels.
circumstances are little against
US. aren't they" Louise remarked.
"Our opportunities for making ac-
ouaintances are limited"
The baroness made little grimace.
You. my young friend" she SAID
.are OF the English-very English
Quite Saxon. in fact With you there
would never be any making Of ao-
cuaintances. / feel myself in the
bonds of a cast-iron chaperonage
whenever / move out with you. why
is it. little one? Have you never any
desire to amuse yourself?"
Il don't quite understand you" her
companion answered dryly. III you
mean that ! have no desire to en-
courage promiscuous acquaintances.
YOU are certainly right / prefer to
be duh"
The baroness sighed gently.
Some Of my dearest friends. she
nurmured. Il havc-but there. it is a
subject upon which We disagree. We
will talk of something else Shall we
go TO the theater tonight"
"As YOU will" Louise answered in
, differently. There isn't much that
we haven't seen. is there"
We will send for paper and see"
the baroness said. We cannot sit
and look at one another all the even
ing With music one can max" din
ser last out till nine or even half-past
an idea. my Louise" she exclaimed
suddenly. Cannot we go to a music
hall. the Alhambra, for example? We
could take II box and sit back"
1T is not customary" Louise de-
ciared co!dly. If you really wish it,
though. ! DON'T don't
Her speech was broken off in a
somewhat extraordinary manner. She
was leaning a little forward in her
chair, all her listlessncss and pallor
seemed TO have been swept away by
sudden rush of emotion The COL
or had flooded her checks, her tired
eyes were suddenly bright: was it
with fear or only surprise? The
baroness wasted no time in asking
questions. She raised her lorgnettes
and turned round. facing the direc-
tion in which Louise was looking.
Coming directly toward them from
the further end of the restaura n {
was young man. whose eyes never
swerved from their table. He was
pale. some what slight. but the lines
OF his mouth were Stra Cht and firm.
and there was not lacking in him
that air Of distinction which The
baroness never failed to recognize.
She put down her glasses and looked
across at Louise with a smile. She
was quite prepared to approve
The young man stopped d: their ia =
BILE and addressed himself directly
70 Louise. Tho baroness frowned as
Nshe saw how scanty were the signs of
encouragement in her young com
panion'S face. Sh" leaned "A little for
ward. ready al the frs, signs of an
Introduction to make every effort to
atone for Louises coidness by a most
complete amiability. This young man
should not be driven away If She could
help il,
Il have been hoping, Miss Fitzmau-
rice" Wrayson said calmly THAT
might meet you somewhere"
She shrank a little back for mo-
ment- There flashed across her face
quiver az though Of pain.
"Hh- dJ va. think h. cl. ba,
that Is NV name"
Your .s,hrr. Col Pttzmaurice Is
one Of ny best friends" he answered