The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-14
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Lat me warn yeu. Mr.. Barstows,
tnas I am fmpsrvious to such pretty
spsscAss Besides. I've been warned
shout you"
Hs locked his surprise ax he ae-
esDtsd his tea
sAbout met And who was the
hixkly imaginative person who con-
n1srs1 me- dangerous enough for
thatF
-selny Nerthr' JssnnSs eyes
ware sparkitng.
-Ths cid gossipr he frownsd for
q moment, them his brilliant smile
rsappsarsd But you're not one
&C ehess people who accept other
peoples estimate Of everything!
Yeu ma out for yourself pretty
gsnsFaiiy. dent your
sks nodded. crushing . alice Of
lsmen vita her teaspoon.
Tn afraid I DO. Life TO ms 10
the treat adventure. I follow its
giistsrtnE promise until I dnd-the
A can a. the end Of the rainbow!
-aHs pushed aside his tsacup ana
sIsGnsd his elbows On the table.
-rsil me about it-ths adven-
shs sAsok her head
why tell you. when you've had
q many more than r.
hut I want TO hear" he insisted.
n trsmendousiy interested In
sSsSything you do or say
I Sold you the other night that
thouxht I was falling In love with
Won. Now I think 1know it,"
ns laughed and added lump OF
su..r TO her tea with steady fingers
sAs long a. you only think you
know t. you're safe!"
.But suppose I know Il In my
heart. whsthsre admit It openly
or netr' He leaned nearer across
the table.
.Ah, thatr-Jsanns raised her eyes,
grave, mysterious. alluring in the
mellow eandlelight. That Is an
other story
may I tell It TO your he said
softly.
other arrival.
aMy goodness. what . dark placer
complained a girls voice. Jim. ]
do believe it's deserted! No.
go ." She psered through the gloom.
why. Vic. Of all people
hsreF'
Jeanne recognised Vera Dayton,
and bit her lip in vexation-
Aftsr the arrival at the teahouse
Of Vera Dayton. Jeanne soon real
lied that there was no furthtr op-
portunity for . tsts . tets with
Barstows.
Miss Dayton promptly came over
to their table and seated herself
without waiting for an invitation.
"whatsver are you doing hsre, Of
all piaees?" she demanded Of Bar
stowe. why didn't you come down
eariy5 I waited and waited until
I was bored to death with Alicia
Forbes and the other stupid people
who had arrived early. Then Jim
suggested cutting You know
Mr.. Farnham. don't your she beck
oned the other man who was hover
Ing In the shadow. And this is"
She turned to Jeanne with wrin-
killed. brow.
Really. I'm sorry. but can't re-
call your name, though I remember
meeting you at Nick Canby's party"
This Is Miss Dare" supplied Bar
stowe.
-oh. yes, you're Nick Cansy's lat
est. aren't your" laughed Miss Day
tom. "Poor Dick. he's always hav-
ing O new crush! By the way, we
passed him few minutes ago on
our way out OF the Forbes drive.
He had Adele Parkinson with him.
She was name Of his, you know.
before she went to Europe" she
addressed Jeanne sweetly.
"Really?" murmured Jeanne and
turned to the Farnham man who
had seated himself beside her and
was making some banal remarks
about the weather.
Vera Dayton. promptly claimed
Barstowss attention.
7 was never 30 surprised rs
when Alicia told me you were COM
ing 90 her housewarming. Shed
kept it . secret"
Barstows laughed
alicia didn't know herself until
Yesterday. when I rang her up and
intimsted that ia like to be one OF
her guests-for certain reasons"
Barstows laughed
-Oh Vic! How nice Of you'll"
Ths smile Miss Dayton turned
uron him was radiant She reached
her hand across the table and
touched his fingers lingeringiy. II
va obvious that she thought she
wss the reason fer his seeking the
tzyieation.
Barstows flushed Q little and tried
% mako the eonversation general.
Ut she went On earnestly:
~ bean very busy" he said