Evening star., 1922-12-21
"roa;..ues from Yesterdays s5ar.,


Continues from Yesterdays Star.'
Wat c:se a-e The servants: there
'"e?' he asked :! = surprised and
"Thry're 20. there for NC 10 roo,
cur ~ bed i: :No o'cioci1 il the
morning.
Tie laughed IL an amused manner
Pa not 50 consiGerate o' menia.s
=, Gu app, ar 10 be. But tel. me the
suHIh6r Of you- :oo:,? and l.! bring
!ru some.
Tl,':e was b~:ei pause.
put from! the s.?adov paES!-
Scanned the mar. She could not see
nuch. cXcep: ths: h- Was Big and of
~D.e.d:d proportions. BIZ. he had a
Nvoil bred air. ard his deep voice. n
impe:ious. was pleasant ard cultured.
Ten hey eyes started to sparkle
v:h II sc:,:sf.
My room Is uumJe" three on tho
~: foo. she sad. "pou't knocl;:
conc .;-ais1t N II! ieav,. 'hc, door
-j"r. dou't wan 10 disturb NY
10 .hboTi w:;h NY miGT:cilS prow.s.
'vcI! wo,i. T.. b. there ii ten min
r;s,. OF 30.
They 7:,r;cd co.npe.;, I-e Breton
co.rs s!oag tic sho-e. Pan:y Up the
sIaiowed steps.
pii reaching .'a' oN3 rooa! <he
~ itchcd OF the ..ch:.
S1,ppiuS oil he- soddea garments.
sho drteG 'irrscl: quickly and put on
p ,o-y-ueck. aho.t-sleaved. silk night
gown Embroidered with purple pan
SIS. Giving a quick. vigorous rub to
:e- cuIls. She opeaaG toe door an
iac, o. So. Then she skipped INTO
bed and So. there. b-.Sat-eyed anu
rosy checked. delighted with :ce sur
Prise she had prepared Tor t..e man.
T7aware OF vha, vas il: store to-
cd r.l
Knowing the place We. he made aus
way roise'ess!y along the dim. de
serted corridor toward =" door tna'
stood slightly ala. letting out d
sharp knife Of nsht. iIe Was il shir'
and trousers ard y his hand lie car
rcd L small !eweleu TASK.
W!;hou: anr prea.nbia &c wen; -:!to
tho room.
TIE a?a-;.ce!.: lie entered was d
sunptuous o:!a {" average eyes. the
bas; the hotel boaS:sd.
On tae wide d-Ass:rs "a DE was a
litter of silver toilet appo. ntalents.
zach with o pans m purpe eaarne.
or it.
Le E:e;on de no. s.ve tae room }
S.ance.
He ha6 eyes for neth;us ou; the '!s
u-e sitting up III bed. \ figure no
longer in pa jar,as-tley lay m a wet
heap In the middle o. t&e foor-aCt
n pre.ty n;Ghtsowa: and from be
meath a food OF golden crrls wide.
nurpIe ewes looked at nm. spark III 9
with innocent mischief.
i was 70 boy who had come 20 .l;s
assistance. but Il GIL. a lovely girl
with a ruii pertecc mouth: v!vid.y
rcd a .rnilk-rh:te skin and caeeh 8
where roses doomed.
lie backed Slightly AID locked the
door, as Il tie situation We're one he
was quite accustomed TO and equal
TO dealing with
There's no need 70 lock the door.
Parsy said.
Its on your account. not IniEe. A
l:ttle incident OF this sort won't DAM
age my reputation
I'D forgotten abou; Wy reputation"
she said. note OF concern .n he.
voice. Il only thought about giving
You surprise.
1T IS A most delightful one too
In fact. don't think I've ever ex
perienced anything quite so delight
ful and unexpected" he responded
dryly.
He crossed TO the bed. and stood
looking al the girl with 4 critical.
apprec.a.ive air. And Parsy looked
3; him with candid. friendly gaze
rekinG stock OF him equally
lie struck her as being remarkably
sood-,ookins. but his expression was
90 arrogant. his mouth too hard: it
cr"r had Il suspicion of cruelty. He
had an air. too. of having ridden
'oISh -shod over people all his days.
In spite OF his we'll s-ooned. we'll
M ed appearance. there vas suSges-
10. of the wild abou. hiIn. as IL he
lad never been properly broken in.
There was d b..et silence as the
t'ro surveyed one another.
l." Breton was the first to speak
tu-e
r.
!; would suit you far better long, as
Nonan's hair ought to be-
II Ike i. short. It's less trouble
There was a note in her voice as il
h.s or any mans opinion about her
appearance did not worry her in the
ence. out OF keeping with her years,
hat he was quick to notice.
DO you always do as you like lie
asked.
Always. It's ALI excellent habi. to
'u!i:vate. and one you've cultivated
10 the fullest by the look OF you.
s;uce criticism Is the order OF the
dst%,' she replied.
Lc Breton thought Of the desert
L k.ngdom he had ruled with undis-
puted sway for sixteen years.
Il dare say I 90 as like more than
most people you've come across" he
answered with empha sig.
Pansy dimpled.
There was an air about her visitor
as # he expected and were accus-
iomed to people standing in awe OF
him. However. he did not inspire her
uith this feeling. on.!; with desire
% tease and plague him; he was so
big and masterful looking, as II he
thought himself monarch OF all he
surveyed" even herself, at that mo-
ment.
Are you in the habit OF asking
strange men to come to Your bed
room" he asked suddenly.
III I. remember rightly. You Volun-
teered to come"
And now I'm here. what am I sup
posed TO do?'
ITO be most surprised. To give Inc
dr!ak Of brandy: and then go.
nicely and quietly. like a good boy.
An amused look crossed lie Breton =
face. Innocent mischief had not come
into his life before.
II am most surprised, he said. I
nattered myself could tell q woman
anywhere"
I'm not woman. not until next
Year. So that must account for your
deplorable mistake"
You look even younger than
twenty. Are you English or Ameri-
ran?'
either French or Russian or 1eaNan
a. spanish or German.
sS1nly an English or an American
~,rl would play this sort Of TRICK.
Not that I've had any dealings with
atther. I'd like to hear YOU were
s.Enat's wron: with being Eng
K dislike aud despise the English"
re replied. = latent note Of <avasery
in 1!f deep veice.