The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-10
W Louis
Joseph Vance


sight 10 nccn. before she had time
20 mature her plans with respect Go
him. Lame poiorme pulled herself
together.
Go homer abe protested with a
vivacity 80 forced Il drew . curious
stare even from the empty fe Hrun.
80 eariyi My dcsrl what are you
thinking orr
I've been on the 20 all day
long" Athensis explained sweetiy.
and now Two got nothing ieft 10
keep up ON
'Zutr the psicrne insisted
Have more champagne and
Thank you. no. dearest My head
h swimming with II already. I
really must 90. Surely you don't
mindf-
hut Lame did mind. and the wine
abe had drunk had left her only
remnant OF sohriety. not enough
Cor good control OF her temper.
"Mintf- abe echoed rudely. why
should I mind whether you stay or
gof fts your affair. not mine .
She made n scornfui mouth. snd the
look with which she coupled In
yard and Athenais IN innuendo was
In itself almost actionable. -But
me- she pursued with shrin VI
vacity--'I shan't 20 yet. I'm not
drunk enough hy half Oct mors
champagne. Fred'--thi- 20 i.s Brun
as she turned q cleaning shoulder
90 the CHARACTERIZATION. OF it--and
tell Chu-chu 20 bring Angelo over.
and Constance and Victor. too.
Thanks 20 tho good God, they at
least know they are stili silver'
XIV.
Adicu
Ever since the fan Of evening.
whose clear. cleaning had seemed
20 promise . fair night of moon
light the skies had been thickeninx
slowly over Paris. whlis atm at
the Ambassseeurs Lanyard had no
ticed that the moon was oios,ed out
BY midnight ifs psllnx disk had b>-
ooms totally collapsed. tho clouds
hung low over the city. . dense
blanket irnrrtsouinx heat which was
Oppressive even In tho open and
sitting Ia tho ili,venffiated res
taurAnts.
Now from the sheitsr Of TIE cafe
canopy Lanyard and Athenais Re
neaux looked out upon q pave like
a river Of Jet rfhboned with wentiy
glowing lights and running between
black both; deserted but for . few
beiated providers turchsns homo.
ward thru the drsxzie. and a rank
OF private cars waiting near the
i entrance
Tho bcdlrrnst porter whistied fas-
uousiy at passing taxieAb. which.
tho farcie.s. held stsadfaxt TO iss
way. while thu driver acknowledged
the signal only with icers and dis
OF his kind 30 that Lanyard. TO.
Numbering how frequently sifniiAr
| sxps-ssness had befAiicn him In pre-
vAr Paris. reflected sadly that thu
| great conflict had. sftsr all worked
little change In human hsArts--char-
isAhty assuming the bosoms Of
French tAxi-bandiss - BE- % fur.
/ nishsA
| Presently. hcwvvsr. sAs psrsssssns
whistle csu5ursd from round . cor
nsr = rxktsh hanson that-iiks the
creature between IT, shaffs and this
driver on IL iofsy boa. With his
fAcs In fun bloom and his bisary
eyes. hia double breasted box-coaI
ana high hat Of oilcioth--had doubt.
less been brisk with young ambt
ton In the golden time Of the Mine
teen Sauxhuea
But unmistakab,y Of tn vfnsAg<
OF the NinstssnlTvsutiss wss ths
avarfcc Of the driver. FOR when h
had been given the address Of this
AthcnaiS apartment he announced
i with vinous truoulsnos that hi,
within inclined TO precisely the op
posits direction. gathsrsd mp the
rsinA ciuoksd Ia peremptory fash
Ion 90 the nag (which saseiy paid
no attention 10 him whatsosvsr1 and
i consented only 20 change his mind
when promised . fabulous fare.
Even fhsn he Grumbisd profansly
while Lanyard helped Athsnais Il
climb In and took the place by heI
side.
The rue rfs.fis vAs ~ dark and
sim ~ any street In q deserted VII
iagN From It's gloomy walls IN.