Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
Now Go On with the Story

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in Bristow's car.
Now Go On with the Story
While they questioned and COM
mented and advanced different
theories, he was revolving an expe-
dent which had suggested itself to
him as the best means of separating
the Princess from the rest of the
party.
"By the way" he appeared to
speak under sudden inspiration,
Lone Hill Inn is only a short dis
lance from here and you will be held
two hours before your car is ready
for the road. Won't you all be my
guests at dinner? We can probably
get some kind of a conveyance to
take us over"
But Mrs. Greenberg thriftily pro-
tested. ma, Nal" she wagged her
head negatively. "That would be
imposin' on good nature, MI.
Woozer. I've heard how they sting
you over at that Lone Hill Inn. My
sister-in-law stopped there once, and
she says all they had was crabmeat
salad and tea for three, and when
the check came-would you believe
it?-it was thirteen dollars and forty
cents. Positively. Not countin' the
waiter.
INA, Ma! If you want to take Miss
De Costa and go. it's all right. Well
wait until you get back. And you
needn't mind about us here. We've
got a good lunch in the car"
The Princess demurred faint
h~cartedly, and Charlie. who wanted
10 pat Mrs. Greenberg's fat shoulder
for this show of tact and sound
eommon-sense. pretended to accept
her decision with reluctance.
go ahead, Elsie" urged Miss
Schupp and Miss Mccarthy. There
was no question in their minds that
their friend had made the conquest
Of an eccentric millionaire, and they
were generously inclined 10 help the
rood cause along.
Juarez Charlie. fearing a change
of mind. hurried the Princess into
he garage-keeper's %flivver, and they
Grove away with the shock-headed
3ov acting as chauffeur.
His proximity and willingness TO
overhear everything that was said
permitted nothing but the most cas-
uaI conversation, mostly In the ma
.ture oil badinage on Charles part.
But under his lively banter he
neyer forgot his purpose. Yet even
after they reached the Inn and We're
seated at a small table, the gentle
catering third degree which awaited
the Princess had still to be deferred.
In that expensive environment,
with groups and couples of the new
rich all about them, and n of those
intimately attentive walters hover
ing over them. Miss DeCosta be-
came self-consciously absorbed in
her own impersonation-the finished
cosmopolite viewing the multitude
through a non-existent lorgnette.
In order to reeapture her wander
ing attention and also to get rid Oh
the irritation of a persistently buzz
ing fly, Charlie began to consult her
about the menu, ordering so prodi-
gally that she gasped and remon-
strated.
Elsie seemed to be turning some
thing over and over in her MIND
suddenly she came back to the pres
emit, all ~vivacity, her blue eyes
sparkling.
aDo YOU know, I've just boon
thinking about that hat, and be.
6eve I've struck it at last. Listen"
she mdQ6 lIlll6 SpCdlo a. i'm "N
Ter fork. Hope Rangers not miss
ng at all. She's going into musical
comedy or the pictures, and this
,ullabaloo is all a publicity stunt.
I'm right?"
Charles expression committed
lim to nothing.
"You think fast, little one Go on,
md I'll tell you whether you're get
ing warm or not"
"Well, as I take 1t, Hope didn't
like your choice; SO she tossed IT
over to her maid, and the maid saw
\ chance to make on it and brought
It back. I suppose it was the maid
although I'd have sworn n
paused, tapped her white brow with
, glittering fingernail. Say" her
ACE clearing; "is the Ranger girl
lick?"
Charlie, unable to follow her,
leaned nearer across the table.
"Rut what makes you think that?'
because I simply couldn't place
that woman as anything but a
trained nurse. She acted like she'd