Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

of at Biarritz. Three excellent
hotels there. but should give you
note to Nine. Fourine. who has per-
J haps the most comfortable pension in
all Europe. It's really an old chateau.
| perched up on the cliffs above the
Bay Of Blscay. Fully a week at Bar
ritz. for, while it would be on season.
you'd need the rest. Also you couldn't
miss driving out to st. Jean de Luz
best eighteen-hole course on the con-
tinent there-and seeing some
thing OF that charming old Basque
| country. And il you're lucky enough
| to strike there on a band day you'll
see the peasants dancing in Marie
| square. Next you get your pass
, ports fixed up and drop down to San
Sebastian, just across the Spanish
| border. All. but there's a regular
place-San Sebastian! The sea In front.
! the Pyrenees at your back. and the
smartest people Of all the world about
! gambling casino that makes Monte
Carlo look second rate. Such food,
| such wines and such people! The
Spanish spring is just beginning. and
| there's nothing finer in the way Of
climate except in Java, or perhaps
April on the west coast of Florida"
Honest. he had US all worked up. l
wanted to go right back to the hotel
and pack our trunks. But Clara held
0fP r. ah he
| seen quite enough Of Bob. II that was
the case it wasn't his fault during the
next few days, for he did everything
hut take breakfast with her. He
showed up for luncheon. went shop
ping and driving with US. dropped in
just before dinner and seldom said
good might before l am. And at the
end of a week Clara appeared to know
no more about him than she did that
first afternoon.
Then one evening I found him wait
ing in the lobby for her to come
down, and didn't do thing but open
! up the third degree on him.
Listen, Mr.. Man." says I. What's
the clever idea?"
II beg pardon?' said he
This sticking around SO close"
goes on. Does it lead anywhere. To-
| ward matrimony. for instance?'
That Jared him considerable, but
he recovered after a minute or so. II
wish It did" says he.
Whats the obstacle?" says I. "A
previous entanglmeRt?'
| NO" says he. I'm single. thank
| my unlucky stars. And -Clara's the
only woman I ever really wanted to
marry"
| We'll. them" urged.
| IL can't ask her." says he I'm
not in a extraordinarily do
that"
Travelled too much?" I suggested.
"PREclsELS'" said he. Il know
! how to do it too well. You see;
soon after 1 was fired from the gas
Office my uncle left me quite a neat
| little fortune. In less than a week
| after the money was paid to me I
| was on my way to Europe. I wasn't
| wildly extravaganza, but learned how
! and to go in for various sports. In
year I was fiat broke. That hap
pened at Aix-les-Bains. It's a poor
place to go on the rocks. You can't
keep on borrowing from friends in
definitely, and abroad one can starve
quite easily. I almost did. That ex-
perience gave me quite a scare. Then
aunt died and left me another for
tune, twice as much as the first one.
I was more careful Of that. But I
wanted to go places. to see things,
and to have my fun. In order to do
that had to learn to live by my wits.
Oh, the usual way-bridge, poker and
other games. I'm not a professional.
I can still, claim an amateur standing,
I think. at almost any sport. But my
income is-well. rather uncertain.
I'm asked out to dinners. dances and
week ends. because I'm rather useful.
And that's my life. Can ask a wom-
an such as Clara to share it"' i
| shrugged my shoulders and shook
hands with him. He was more of a
man than I'd thought But I didn't
! know what 10 DO about Clara.
needn't have worried. though. Night
| before last she came to me with her
soft brown eyes all full of smiles and
her cheek dimples showing.
. You can't guess where TIM going
next week." she purred
Back to Tonawandag' says I.
NO." says she. ITO that San
Sebastian place, in Spain"
mot alone?" asked.
She shook her head. with Bob"
says she. I'VE are to be married
Saturday"
when did he ask your" de-
manded.
HE didn't" says she. II asked him
tonight. Wasn't that awful Of me.
Trilby' May?" r,i