The Washington times., 1922-09-03

the George Yeo's! And he didn't
know that George Yeo's sister had
tried to rob him and had broken
into his room-swear for me, Jor-
dan, darling! Helen, leave the
room"
81 shan't. I certainly shan't
1t is very awkward, isn't itv' ~
"What do you mean by robbing
him?" asked Jordan, and the truth
came out.
81 tried to steal his suitcase"
al have it!' said Helen. "Sup-
pose see him and explain every
thing"
Father" said Josephine, with
quiet earnestness, "and you realize
how serious the position is when !
, call you that must insist upon
your muzzling Helen"
"If ! went to him very nicely
and took him into the garden"
she suggested.
Woman! Be silent" hissed
Josephine. "What We have to do
is this. We've got to keep from
him the fact that these plays are
yours, Georgina. The word play
must never be uttered in this
house"
Absolutely" agreed Georgina.
"Any reference to the theatre is
taboo
Suppose said to him" be-
gan Helen.
Jordan! Assert your rapidly
vanishing authority" ordered Jo-
sephine. Couldn't you send
Helen to Aunt Marjorie's?"
81 won't GO! I'll be dashed il
I 60, so therev said Helen with
determination.
Jordan was in a dilemma.
''I'm not in this" he said. "You
understand? I'm not in it, but at
the same time, l suggest to you
that If you are going to carry out
this plan of yours, you had better
have some definite policy"
"The policy is simple one"
said Josephine. mo word about
plays in the first place. II We can
convey the impression that we dis
approve Of the modern drama, so
much the better"
'Tf we only knew what the
papers had been saying about
plays lately?" walled Georgina.
"I could tell you il Helen wasn't.
here" said Josephine. "The point
is, that nothing must be said or
done which can in any way asso-
ciate US with the drama. You un-
derstand, don't you, Helen, darling
angel?"
Helen tossed her head With a
hurt smile.
Don't be nasty, ducklums," Jo-
sephine pleaded. "You won't give
it away, will you? II you do. I'll
hang your cammy on the line with
a big notice attached, 'Helen's
Hundiesp"
The plan was no sooner adopted
when complications appeared in
the shape of Ernest Charles Dow
ling, and he was in that mood of
purp-se when he could neither be
persuaded to accompany Jordan to
Helen amongst the roses.
81 want to see Georgina," he
said. He was very pale.
Jordan signalled to his brood.
alone" added Mr.. Dowling.
"Alone, Chinky?" said Georgina
in surprise, "why, is anything the
natter"
Josephine nodded to the door,
and they stole forth, leaving
Chinky to the fulfllment of his
wish.
81 think 1t is so absurd making
a mystery of proposal" said
Helen outside.
Josephine said nothing. The look
in Chinky's eyes told her all that
she need know. Georgina would 4
be happy.
She sat down on the low gar
den wall-0mar's wall they called
it, because it divided the desert
from the sown-and watched Jor-
dan until he was out Of sight.
Then she saw the Tremendous
Jones, and slipped down out of
sight, flying to the cover of the
rustic Summer house which she
and Georgina had built. He
passed into the house, and a min
ute later Georgina and Chinky
came out, and Chinky was radiant.
She turned her head away that
she might not embarrass Georgina
by witnessing their leave-taking,
and when the young man had
gone, she joined her sister.
"Ctinky is a darling, but. .. it
complicates matters frightfully.
Chinky says Mr.. Jones is in love
with me. like Mr.. Jones enor-
mously. I think he is divine, but,
Of course, he's not the kind of man
I could love-"
81 should say that if you could
love Ernest Charles, you cou d love
anybody" said Josephine unpleas-
antly. "What do you propose?"
she asked.
81 mustn't let Mr.. Jones know
about my engagement"
That's all right" said Jo-