The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

brute Of Nme. Di. wont you marty
me- I'll be coed 70 you ] have
money. III EiEe you svsrythins IN
the weird you want Ana wor't b.
around under foot much. Thsrsu
be sea duty
But Diana had dissnsafed her
self from his hoid.
mo. Alex khs said ssntiy. -Irs
quite impossTbls. I'm ssrry-out b
10. Now, lsts ~ back b ths heus>
-oh, oodr
The boy nunE himself fses ds~~
on the bench. his face hidden On
the curve OF q EOid-barred arm
After watehfnE him for . mo-
ment. her young mouth curling N
spite Of her. Diana clipped away
through the darkness.
chsTter VI
| A wsnas's wsy.
I never saw Dt "a crafty ~
a. she was II dinner tonisht "a
your
It was Tea s.unasrf vsses .ps<s-
ing. rr- o
Diana, nakfnE her wy urszs4
the garden from ths srboT vhrs
she had Left Lieut. LetEh. stsypsf
at the sound OF her mana
"Poof, that was all brsvador
Sylvia Bennstrs drawing yeies
made reply.
The two we're sittinE On ths TOP
Of the night Of steps IeaainE %
the lakeshore. To reach The houss
Diana would have 70 pass than. ma
wished she could avoid than and
hesitated = brief nonsnt
what do you meaD-braylhs-
enquired Ted. his tanned prsfls Wis
ible to Diana in the fars Of q match
for his cigarette.
Aren't men dron- murmursd
Sylvia -As II anyone with half an
eye couldn't see!"
See what7" demanded Tea
blunuy. Great Scott, aren't ys1
girls ever happy unless you're Up TO
your eyes in mystery and innu-
endor
Sylvia laughed
! Tt wouldn't have needed much
. innusndo II you'd seen what ssv
In the drawing room this evening
before the others cana down.
Diana who had been ANeut 90
make her presence known, suddenly
froEe.
Ted made no reply. % Sylvia went
on speaking in an absent dstaehs6
; manner AZ though she were snly
thinking aloud
Diana, the indifferent the much
pursued. throwing herself at stsphsn
Dale's head! Doesn't IL seem incred-
ible: Only fancy-DIf And being
turned down by him."
Il don't believe fl" Tets votes
. was shocked. but DEFIANT
Are you going to tell me- Tn
+: lyingT asked Sylvia, Fvestly.
1 ''Of course mott" blustsred TED
"But-you may have been mistaken
; Il might have been sonsthinE siss
;. they were talking sbuot err
TeS,s Defe,ss
Naturally I didn't hear all dat
: had been said and naturally, also,
didn't remain a. soon A. / dis
covered what sort Of an Intervisv
would be interruptinE. but I heard
enough, believe me-"
! He couldn't have turned her
! down! He couldn't have. that's air
muttered Ted
''oh. couldn't hs-- sylvis's yeIes
|, showed some asperity. well he
: did! Just because you're crazy
, about her doesn't mean that every
r other man Is Especially, sueh .
catch Al Stephen Dale WILL ny
. she picked . winner when shs a.
cided 70 vamp him"
= ~Di doesn't ramp, as you can r.
= protested TED She's just q daTned
l attractive girl She can't help Il ~
4 men fall for her"
' Sylvia laughed softly.
Poor stupid dear. doesn't he
know that the most successful
Namps are the ones whe den't sesn
to do Il? It's an art, But cur
; dear Diana tried her wfnrs enes
too often. I'm afraid III bet they're
feeling q bit sinEed tonight
Diana. in the EAfs refuge Of the
, darkness. hid her burning face In
her hands
She felt seorched With humnfs-
a :ion-
' Now that she knew other sy~s
had witnessed the interview IN ia
1 drawing room all its beaucy v1s
= gone SylVia's drawing young roies
= had stripped II OF its glamour, Of
!. its dignity and tragedy.
? She saw II suddenly as q rfdfcu-
E lous and unconventional epfsoAa
She saw herself AZ q spoiled, srrs-
CANT child, who had rot the faIl 10
which she WAS riding; stsphsn Dale
as a gallant gentleman who hal
been thrust into an awkward sfta-
alton.
Sylvia had robbed her even n ia
solaee Of sorrowfng over . ronanes
= which could never Be.
Before the house party vas ever,
there wouldn't be . Euest LEFT uzin-
. formed Of her humiliation They
Q would hook At her. some shocked
some plying. some secretly lsuEh-
ing. She would be paid bach for
\ every slight she had ever tbourht-
lessly given, every heartaehs Ghs
a had unwittingly caused
She hated Stephen Dale In that
q moment bitterly. unreasoninEly, D.
e logically.
Diaas's solstisa.
Without further thought Of sylyts
. and Ted Saunders stfn EittinE on
4 the stone steps. abe turned and
darted back along the path 10 the
o bench where abe had left Alex LeiRA