The Little River news., 1921-03-02

apparition with . friendly grin,
 honked def1an1y three times, and
 threw in the clutch. Thsy were of,
 and trailing after them eame such a
 string of blasphemous utterances ae
 made Mr. Randolph wfncA The girl was laughing. No longer
 did her eyes search for s9eam they
 thought they had losk forever. 1t vas there within them come back to rol-
 lick In her pupils and sptIl itsslf in
 recklAss spending
 SOhl Ohl Wmt . bumpl' she | eaGped
 'Tuun1, want ltss said M7. nan- doarh v1113y.
 "Awfut1y.s aEln ths girl
 Th0eupm fen . long siienca. The cab cut across tho traffic, reeched the
 Avenue. and eyeDtnarly the dszf park bafore Mr. Randolph found anything further to say.
 Funny, wasn't itT' he remarked. {.
 The girl cast him startled huok Why she surgied, "that's want you said before" O uaus St1Au HIT. 1VtauuVlp1A, drowning sthoughtfully 50 did. By the way, what's your nameY' \ The girl caught her breath and swallowed her laughter. 1vivienne vivierre," she said, after pause.
 "How awfuli'' commented Mir. Ran dolph. "One of those deliberate al- Alterations that go with the back row of the chorus"
 Front row." vivienne defended promptly, but unsmiling Her lips twitched down at the corners At least, 1t was front row."
 T know" said MT. Randolph
 You've been fired. heard what Beamer said to you. How long have you known that maker' "Not very long" she answered. He got me on, and I suppose he got me off," She drew long breath and turned appealing eyes to Randolph. Please" she said, ''don't let's talk about him. I want So to be happy for a few minutes. I love the park at night with It's border of lights. Let's play 2 game"
 "'A gamer" said Randolph doubt- fully.
 "Yes. Wen guess which fs Central Park West and which Is One Hundred and Tenth street and which Is the ave nue. It Is not as easy as you think after you've been going round while. I'm feeling d-dizzy a-already."
 You are! exclaimed MT. Randolph. ''Weil, let me tell you 1t isn't from buzzing round a two-mile circuit. What did you have for dinnerr'
 Miss vivienne shut her lips tight.
 Wont you please play my gamer' she asked faintly.
 Mir. Randolph frowned as though considering the subject very seriously, but the matter that held his attention was not the proposed guessng-match. That would not have been fair nor amusing, as the headlights of his own
 very comfortable apartment blinked at him every time they came to Fifty ninth street. He was justifying to himself a very questionable move. He wished to feed this stray damsel and, at the same time, talk to her with purpose. He could not see himself doing it in a cabaret, and every hotel supper room had already become one of those things He came to decision and spoke.
 "I'll take hand in your game. all right but not just as you think. Do you-would you trust mey' Immediately the girl was on her guard. She looked into his face and read it.
 T would never have thought of not trusting you if ybu hadn't asked that old, old trap question:" she said gravely.
 *Forget that asked it," said MT. Randolph promptly. and leaned out to give the driver his address. A thin Tipped and weary scorn was still on that individuals face when he drew up before MT. Randolph's abode and honked three times derisively to the world in general as seen from the front of a taxi.
 Wait" said MT. Randolph to the Jeuu, AS He uduOeO out tne Slrl. 6ue paused with one foot halfway to the curb, but that single word directing anything as expensive as taxi to stand by reassured her. Randolph preceded her to show the way and turn on lights. He never looked back to see if she followed. and this implied trust in herself seemed to drag her after him up the single flight of stairs that led to his rooms.
 "Old-fashioned but cozy," he said, as he applied latch-key and opened a dooT that gave directly on ? large square sitting room. 'T hate elevators in a place you call home." In an open grate was dying wood
 fire. He proceeded to poke and feed
 1t at once, saying over his shoulder:
 "Sit down anywhere. will your'
 Facing the fire was deep and much worn leathern couch. with pedestal
 at each end carrying shaded lamps.
 They were the only ones he had light
 ed and their glow was so subdued that
 1t blended with that of the fire without | fighttng.it. The girl chose to seat her