The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-20
Author af THE Four HorseInen
Of sle Apocalypse" and Other
Novels Of World Renown.

details of his love af-
~ fair to. every member
of the group OF villa Sirena
except Prince Michael. charging
each in turn to keep his secret.
After his idle gallantries as a
student. this was the first, the
great love OF. his life. But Novoa
was considerably worried over
the sn1allness of his income. What
would Valeria say when they
were married. and she learned
how little he earned as a scien-
list? So he placed his hope in
gambling, in winning the un-
dreamt-of. fortune which seemed
to offer itself every day.
IF this goes on few months
he told the Colonel, .'I will have
gotten together a tidy sum little
before have completed M
studies. Every day I. lay some
thing aside. and nevertheless
am spending more now than ever.
I must dress smartly like my
fiancee. .
And the Colonel replied with
an ambiguous smile, for Novoa's
happiness was accompanied by
rather ridiculous pride in what
he considered Valeria's high posi-
ton. He regarded his future life
companion as a great lady, Of
higher intellectual capacity and
capable Of more serious pursuits
than the majority of women OF
her class.
She was poor, and for that
reason, had position with Alicia
bordering on that OF a servant.
But, seeing her on familiar terms
with the Duchess, he considered
her Of as high rank as the latter
and finally blended the affairs of
both women in a common inter-
est. And since Dona Clorinda
was at present an ilmplacable
enemy Of Alicia's, and since Cas-
tro blindly espoused the whims
and ideas of the Generates, a
hidden luminosity began to spring
up between the two men, who up
to that time had treated each
other with amiable indifference.
Women murmured the Colo
mel, on observing the progress
of his dislike. THE Prince was
right"
Hard Names.
Castro's bad hunor was aggra-
waited by the fact that Dona
Clorinda had been treating him
30 badly. and he, in turn, was
getting revenge for those humfl-
iations and vexations by showing
himself harsh and ironical with
his friends. For the Generates
felt a strong antipathy to every
man who was not In uniform.
'SIackers! towards! If 1 were
q MANI
But she was not, and she was
consumed with impatience be-
cause she could not use her
energy at the front among the
whistling bullets. Finally she
found that she could be useful in
Paris. -s-s.s
When everyone who was able
to run away from there was
Fastening to do so. Dona Clorinda
determined to go and take up her
residence in her former house,
defying with her presence the
cannon and airplanes of the
enemy.
An Open Quarrel.
The Colonel did not know
surely who started the row; but
one night during the dinner he
noticed that Castro and Novoa,
with studied GOODNESS, were ex-
changing words like swordthrusts
The Prince had no suspicion of
the hostility existing between his
two friends, since never in his
presence did they depart from
TIC usual IOTttls VI courtesy. But
Castro and Novoa were like two
men who have never. done each
\ other any particular harm, but
chance to belong to two nations
which are at war with each
other. Novoa made a slight alIu-
sion to the wariike Generates"
who was talking about going to
Paris, as though her presence
there could have any effect on
the war.
Castro saw in this remark a
reflection OF the enmity of the
Duchess. Doubtless Valera and
he had laughed together over
Dona Clorinda's enthusiasm. And
he -urned against Alicia's pro-
teg"e. calling her a penniIess
blues rex ng who was always rub
bling elbows with great ladies