The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-03

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" she was invariably &C
cpmpanied by a number
0f ckivalrous souls who had
nothing to do and nowhere to
do it in; thesr parents. like hers
were blessed with. an ability to
support thefA Nor were Eva's
admirers confined to Americans;
runaors OF the King fortune had
reached the other side and German
counts, italian dukes and French
marquises paid court % her: Eva
confined herself 20 vague replies
TO their impassioned wooing and
mt the present time their number
had dwindled to one lone English
man. the Honorable Andrew Cor
don, whose parents possessed an
estate heavily nortgaged ana who
needed wealthy alliance to set It
on its fest again.
The gentleman was no longer
young Though that did not seem
! 20 quench the ardor Of his atten-
lions. He was not bad looking
and his manners were perfect.
He had q mission to perform and
he regarded himself as fortunate
IN having Eva for its object. It
was rarely that youth and good
looks and riches were combined
IN one and the same person.
The Honorable Gordon and DR..
Deiemater accompanied Eva on
her expedition to the Fifth ave-
nue. shops. Her sister was one
OF the party ana several vacuous
youths In addition to jules
husband.
Eva was fond OF an audiences
when she spent her fathers
money, or rather charged her pur-
chaseg to her fathers account.
Mr. King had, up to this time.
grumbled only mildly at the size
: Of the bills that floated in the
first of each month. A few hugs
from his handsome daughter usu-
ally dispefled his gloom and made
him into ready check writer.
Eva regarded money as some
thing to be kept in circulation,
and she had the queenly quality
Of never asking the cost of any
thing she bought. It was. there
fore. real pleasure to go shop
ping with her. The shopkeepers
enjoyed it because it gave them
o chance to dispose Of the most
expensive wares with none of the
haggfing that comes with selling
70 those not to the manner born.
Eva's admirers liked it because it
gave them an inkling OF the in
finitude OF the King pocketbook.
end Eva's sister liked it because
Eva could get away with it and
che couldn't.
Endless Expenditure
This particular afternoon found
Eva in a mood for endless ex-
penditure: she led the way from
one exclusive shop to another,
and in each she arrayed herself
E in cloaks, in wraps, in gowns to
the admiration of her audience.
The Honorable Gordon was
pleased beyond words; he knew
as a connoisseur of rich fabrics
that Eva's costumes must be run
ming well into five figures; 1t
augured well for the rehabiIita-
ton of the ancestral manor. and
yet he had a small prickling of
conscience.
He suggested that 1t might be
worth while for the charming
daughter to get some little trifle
for the jolly old governor.
This bit of thoughtfulness ap-
witching smile on the suggester
and with the others as a sort of
advisory council asked for ideas.
1t was strange that there
should be any difficulty about 1t,
but there was: Eva could pick
out things for herself as fast as
she could think, but when it came
to finding something for the au-
thor Of the King millions she was
at loss
IF the old dear were only a
GIRL" said the honorable one.
you might get him a powder
puff or earrings or something"
There was an utter absence of
suggestions from all of them,
but, Eva finally came to the front
with an idea of her own: The
jolly old governor needed a watch,
wrist watch, and amid much
applause the party set out to
purchase timepiece to adorn
the thick wrist of James King.
Eva's sister. with a touch of
sardonic humor of which she