The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-22

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antique hand Of Madame De sevenic
and fetched 10 the hotel by a ser.
Nitor quito IA Grabbed and antique:
Monsieur Duohomin would confer a
true pleasure by enabling the ladies'
OF the chateau 90 testify, even 80
tnadcquateiy. 20 their sense Of obil.
cation. etc: with postscript TO say
that Monsieur d'Aubrac was roatine
easily. hts wound mending as rap.
Idly as heart could wish.
or course nuchemln was going.
had In fact already dispatched his
acceptance by the hand OF the same
messenger. Equally Of course no
knew that he ought not 20 go. For
man OF his years no was. a. a
matter Of training and habit. amax
insly honest with himself. He knew
quite well what bent hts lncllna.
ton toward visiting the Chateau de
Montaiais just once before offectlng.
what he was resolved upon. a com.
pieso evanishment from tho ken OF
rs people. He had yet 20 hold ono
minute OF private conversation with
Eve do Montaiais. he had OF her no
sign 20 warrant his thinking her
anything but utterly indifferent 20
him. and yet
No. he wasn't as. enough 10
dream that he was In love with tho
woman: 20 tho contrary. he was
wise enough. knew himself well
enough. 10 know that he could be.
easily. and would be. given half a
chance to lose HIS head.
His warning had been clear be.
yond mistake. In that hour In the
motor car on the road from La
Rogue 10 Nant, when Nature. as
she sometimes will. incautiouly had
shown her hand TO enc whom she
herself had schooicd 10 read shrrwsi.
~. letting him discern what was
her Will with him. tho snare that
was laid for his feet and In which
he must soon find himself trapped
beyond extrication always pro.
yidinx he lacked the wit and rcso-
luton TO fly his peril. who knew
thru bittercst OF learning that love
was never for him.
Now he had seen Madame De
Montaiais another time. and had
found that she fitted 10 the sweet.
est detail OF perfection his ideal Of
Woman.
On the previous afternoon. meet.
Ing tho ladies of the chateau by ar.
rangcmsnt In the bureau OF tho
rnaire. Duchemin had sat opposite
and watched and llafened 10 Eve q.
Nontaiais for upwards OF two hours
las completely devoted TO covert
study Of her as II she had been
the one woman In the room. IA II
the girl Louise. Madame de sevenic,
and the officials and fuuctionnriea
Of Sant had not existed in tho
same world with her. And In that
tedious and constrained time OF for
maisties he had learned much about
her. but first OF all. thanks to tho
uncompromising light OF day that
filled the cheerful room. that moon.
Hight had not enhanced but rather
tempered the charms OF person
which had the night before 70
stirred his pulses.
Posed with cousunmats grace In
a comfortiess chair. a figure OF
slender elegance In her haif.mourn.
Ing. she had narrated quietly her
version OF last nights misadven.
ture. an occasional tremor OF humor
tightening the moving moduiafsons
OF her voice. A deep and vibrant
voice. contraito In quality. limiting
az hidden treasures Of strength IN
the woman whose superficial mind
Il expressed. A fair woman. slim
but round. with brown eyes level
and calm. a translucent akin OF
matchless texture. hair the hue OF
bronze laced with limitations OF
Her story told. and taken down
In ionghand by a withered clerk.
she supplied without reluctance or
trace OF embarrassment such init.
mate personal information AZ was
necessary In order that her sigma.
ture 70 the document might DO &C.
ceptable 10 the state.
Her age. ahe said, was 20; her
birthplace. the City OF New York:
her parents. Edmund Anstruther.
once OF Bath. England, but at the
time Of her birth a naturallzed cItl.
zen Of the United States. and Eve
Marie Ansfruther. nee Legendrc. Of
Paris. Both we're dead. In June.
1919. she had married. in Paris.