Evening star., 1923-01-31
BY ]. AUBREY TYSON
Copyright. 1922. b. the Nacniuau Company

up ,I.D before for 60: but think 1t will no.
"a "A little affair. eh:" storrow NUT
a woman in it, Of course"
| Well, ! am not altogether certain
that q woman will not play a lead
ing role in 1t before I get 1t of my
hAnds, Rennison replied. But, az
long as we are on the subject Of af.
fAirs, perhaps you will tell me what
day"
Storrow. giving a little start. look.
ed at his companion sharply. Renni-
son. smiling slightly, was gazing a,
! the tip Of his cigar.
claimed.
Why. yes-yes-you--at Henne-
shaw's," laughed Rennison.
Storrow chuckled as, coloring a lit
tie, he puffed more vigorously at his
cigar and sank deeper into his chair
| Henneshaw's occupies q unique po-
sition among the social institutions
OF the National Capital. 1t is never
| entered by couples, but Is a popular
place for the keeping Of appoint
ments IT is situated in building a,
numbered street. 1t Is on the sec.
ond floor. above a millinery shop. and
only through this shop can IL be ap.
preached by Its woman patrons. who
reach II by ascending a carefully
{ screened stairway in the rear. Men
circular staircase In the rear of a
Cigar store on the numbered street
| Booths may be engaged In advance
and only persons who have become
troduced by other patrons are admit
ted. Each booth, screened with arti-
fetal rose vines and attended by a
| discreet waitress. contains only a
sreen table and two green chairs.
HenneshaW.s is noted for the ex ex-
cellent quality OF its tea. Originally
IT was conducted in conjunction with
] the millinery shop and was patron
| ized exclusively by women shoppers
subsequently,. however. the privileges
of the place were extended to men
| patrons, with the distinct understand
ing that they should not enter
| through the millinery shop and that
| their conversation should be restrict
| ed to such women patrons as they
might meet there by appointment
| Though conducted with a strict re-
gard for propriety. Henneshaw's still
serves as a convenient meeting place
for persons who do not want to be
seen together elsewhere:
| Did you see me at Henneshaw's
! Rem" Storrow asked. still smiling.
| We'll. you might regard the infer.
| ence as obvious. Storrow when I tell
you that you were with lady who
wore an automobile coat. gray hat
with a gray feather and q veil which
| concealed her face"
thoughtful expression came to
Storrow's features and he nodded
+, gr4vely.
Yes. Rem" he said II was there
| Rennison. who had been regarding
his. friend with what appeared to be
little more than casual interest. now
| dropped his gaze to the noor. Stor.
rows fingers drummed on the arms
Of his chair. For several moments
/ both men smoked silently.
| Always woman. eh: storrow?"
Rennison said with a smile. Like a
| winging your flight from flower 10
! flower. I often wonder whether tbs
end Of your next forty years will hnd
yog sti squire s'orro% OF .n.W.r.a with
, a little sigh. Il am inclined to be.
lieve my butterfly days are past"
Tut. tut" Rennison exclaimed In
credulousIy. You have allowed your
Hsanssnaw ", Lad; aa, q asptss sorrop sn
protested. lauEhingly. The fact is
/ am in a condition that might be de-
scribed as exalted--perhAps 'ecstatic'
might describe 1t more accurately"
Indeed! You don't mean that, un-
she is making a serious impression
upon your"
Just that. Rem. II was In my mind
this afternoon to make clean breast
! OF the situation TO you. but when you
insisted that I should 60 TO Canada
was with me in Henneshaw's today is
going to be my wife"
AS Storrow made this revelation he
vas looking At the face OF his COM
panion. who, however, showed no evil
dence Of surprise. Each sazed
steadily at the other.
you would not have me consratu-
late you blindly, Sorrow Rennison
asked
whose name. at least. is not unknown
to- you. I am little afraid, how
ever. that by naming her I am going
TO shock you a bit. for IL may seem
TO you that she--weli, that her posi-
tion in life is n little eauivocal."
Il could not conceive 1t possible that
you would choose as YOU. wife a
woman who was unworthy of you. old
man." Rennison replied.
She 10 worthy--all of that. But she
Is a little misunderstood. and she
And yet-well. . man Of forty isn't
Some reach that age before they
really begin to live" Rsnrison said.
"rve had one matrinnenisi MA ..I, stpsri. =.
fsurs REM for aomss,ie il. didn't quite
appeal to me In those days. wanted
freedom, ard I've had II. But I've
reached forty. ana the things that
looked to me best In the past are be-
ginning to pail. I want Q new rela.
ton IN life And so I have decided
10 become the husband Of Are
you prepared to Withstand shock
sTil try" .aid Rennison.
Miriam warburton.'
CHANGING furtively at his visitor.
Starrow saw him flick the ash from
his cigar and settle back farther in
his chair. His features we're express
sionless.
SUI The Scarlet ranAssr." starrow re-
peassSh as.h I,sn. nsfsly Smoked silently. s,arrow
took . ma gazine from the tabls and
turned Its pages abssntly. Renni-
son looked toward where q Constable
landscape, in a gilt frame. hung on
one Of the walls Hut the Constable
vas not the picture that ne saw.
the portrait Of ~ woman. and his
thoughts went back to the night he
had seen her fret--playinE the title
role OF The Scarlet TanaEer.' Brit
fish drama that had taken the theater-
going public OF New York BY storm.
recalled the great climax OF the play
and the splendid. ouiverink woman
In the scarlet gown. That was three
wears before. but 1t was Miriam War
burton's last season on the stage.
Several times since her retirement he
had seen her In unexpected places
twice At society functions in New
York. once in q dimly-lixhtsd corner
Of 4 Greenwich village restaurant.
where q carelessly dressed man Of
foreign appearance held her hands as
he addressed her earnestly. On an
other occasion he learned. quite ac-
cidentally. that she had been registered