Evening star., 1922-12-20
CHAPTER III.

Just Off the main road between the
port and the city OF Las Palmas,
Grand Canary. a villa stood. 1t was
situated on a hill; a white, Hat
rooted building. set in a pleasant
garden. Long windows opened on a
lawn surrounded by trees.
Out from one of the windows a
food of light streamed and mingled
with the silver Of the night. The
apartment 1t came from was elabor-
ately furnished. in an ornate French
s'yle. with gilded furniture, beveled
lounges.
On one Of the latter a woman lolled
pack among an array Of soft cush-
ions, She was dig and voiuptuous
looking. with a dead-white skin. a
mass of flaming red hair and eyes
green as the emerald necklace she
She had on an extremely low-cut.
black satin dress. that suited her
style and coloring. And she made a
striking, II somewhat bizarre. pic
But attractive and unique, as she
looked. the man sitting with her ap-
ppeareu more interested in tho view
panion S WIN
From there CLINT OF moonlit sea
showed between the vaguely NOV
ing trees: a peaceful stretch that
spread away to the purple, misty
He was a big man, Of about thirty
wei sroomed and handsome, with
smooth black hair, closescIinned
Iiiustache, and dark, smolderine eves
tnat mad a latent searching look at fhe
Win h b,an., .ln -; ne was IN evening attire.
Gress D,dcs ShtEs pearl studs in his pleated
tor some time the two had been
th .tt.ing IN silence: the mans gaze on
the sea; the woman's on the man ~
hungry. anxious manner.
r,onSs We eot one OF your restless
pesently. ne SAID
II get them frequently nowadavs
Nothing ever satisfies me for long
sne smiled at him. a soft Slow
Yet have satisfied you longer
me-" "'In
It's not you SO much. Lucille. as
business that keeps me here
believe you have no heart at all
she cried. catch of pain in her voice
You look upon all women as ant
You are most handsome animal
you must agree" he replied.
You talk as if you'd bought me-"
II don't know that 1 ever put it
quite so crudely as that"
tut II as crudely as YOU like" she
cried in sudden gust of temper.
You have taken all from me and
given me nothing in return"
lie made no reply. In q slightly
amused manner his glance rested on
her emerald necklace
You may look" she went on pas
sionately. But I want more than
creature of your passions
Then you want too much. There's
no such thing as love between men
and women. There's only passion"
You are cruel" she moaned
Cruel! Merely because I refuse to
be enslayed by any one woman. eaten
some OF the men ! know are?
wasn't brought up to look upon women
as superior beings. and I've never met
one yet to make me want to change
my sentiments. They are here for my
convenience and pleasure. and moth
Ing more"
There was silence again.
Lucille sighed.
She knew she had no hold over him
other than her sex, and never had.
Heroics temper and entreaties had no
effect on him whatsoever: he re-
NAMED always unmoved and indiffer-
ent.
With shrug she picked out choc-
olate from a large box at her side.
Then she changed the conversation.
Whats the business. Raoul? Id
no idea you had any here. I thought
ours was pleasure trip, purely-or
impurely."
The business is strictly private"
he replied, a savage note in his voice,
A month before. on leaving Paris.
when LIE Breton had asked Lucille
Lemesurier, the actress. to accompany
him on his Yacht ard spend a weak or