Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-18
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Coming later into that upstairs
Rom that was common to all the
troupe, Andre-Louis found NJ. Bine;
talking loudly and vehemently. AS
MS entered Blnet broke off short,
and wheeled to face him.
4 await your explanations OF the
disgraceful scene you provoked to-
night"
"Disgrsceful? sit disgraceful
shat the public should applaud me?''
" THE public? The rabble. you
mean. After the play tonight NJ. de
Ia Tour d'Azyr came to me. and
spoke to me in the severest terms
about your scandalous outburst.
was forced to apologize and ....."
"The more fool you" said Andre
louis. "A man who respected him
self would have shown that gentle
man the door" NJ. Binet's face be-
ian TO empurple.
'And I say further" Andre-Louis
went on, that a man who respects
himself on quite other grounds.
would have been only too glad to
have seized this pretext to show NJ.
Qe Ia lOuf u Ayr the ubbAs
what do you mean by that?"
ighere was a rumble Of thunder In
the question.
Andre-Louis' eyes swept round the
company assem- bied at the supper
table. Where is CSnene?" he ask
I'D. sharply.
Leandre leapt up TO answer him,
white in the face. tense and CULVER
kng with excitement.
\ she left the theatre In the Mar
quis de La Tour d'Azyr's carriage
jmm ediately after the performance.
1--WE heard him offer TO drive her 10
this inn"
That would be an hour ago
rather more. And she has not yet
arrived"
Not yet"
, "Ah." Andre-Louis sat down. and
poured himself wine. There was an
oppressive silence in the room.
Platters were pushed toward him.
He helped himself calmly 10 food,
and ate in silence, apparently with
y good appetite.
- At long length came rumble OF
wheels below and rattle OF hating
hoofs Then voices. the high, trill-
ing laugh Of Climene floating up
wards. Andre-Louis went on eat
ing unconcernedly.
. She came in. a leading lady taking
the stage. head high. chin thrust
forwars. eyes dancing with laughter;
she expressed triumph and AFRO
gance. Her cheeks were flushed.
and there some disorder in the mass
- nut-brown hair that crowned her
head. In her left hand she carried
an enormous bouquet Of white ca
f,e,lias on It's middle finger a dia-
mond Of great price drew almost at
once by It's effulgence the eyes OF all. /
., Her father sprang 10 meet her
with an unusual display OF paternal /
tenderness. At last. my child"
J. He conducted her TO the table. She /
sank into a chair. a little YEARLY. .
"a little nervously. but the smile did
not leave her face. not even when /
che glanced across AT CcaramOuche. /
Andre-Louis. however, still went
on eating stolidly. without so much .
as a look IN her direction. Grad
ually the company came TO realize
that just as surely as a scene was !.
irood.ng. just as surely would there .
be no scene as long as they remained.
Within two minutes none remained
! q the room but NJ. Binet. his daugh-
GER. and Andre-Louis. And then, at
last. Louis set down knife and
tork. washed his throat with a
drauEht OF Burgundy. and sat back
IN his chair TO consider Climene.
''"I trust" said he, that you had
q pleasant ride. madamoisene."
Most pleasant. monsieur" Impu-
IDENTIFY she strove 10 emulate his cool 1
ness. but did not completely sue
coed.
"And not Improbable, II may
Judge that Jewel a. this distance;
Sbrth a formidable sum even TO so
wealthy a nobleman as NJ. de la
Tour d'Azyr Would Il be imperti-
iSsnt in one who has some notion OF
becoming your husband. to ask you,
u adamoiselle. what you have given
him in return?"
VI. Binet uttered a grsss laugh, q
aIieer mixture Of cynicism and con-
tempt.
Il have given nothing" said eli
meme, Indignantly.
"Ah. Then the Jewel is in the ma
ture OF a payment in advance"
MY God. man. you're not de-
emit" NJ. Binet protested.
Decent" Andre-Louis' shoulder
ing eyes turned 10 discharge upon
Is, Binet such a illumination Of con- '
tempt that the old scoundrel shifted
uncomfortably in his chair. Did 2
YOU mention decency. Binet? Al
most you make me lose my temper" 7
Slowly his glance returned to Gil ?
meme. 'Mademoiselle." he said.