Evening star., 1923-08-11
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

Hickey drew up beside him with his
grin: But he might grin as hard as
he liked for all Greg cared If there
was note there. His eager fingers
did, indeed, meet with a little folded
square OF paper and he drew it out,
beaming.
Hickey remarked: Il guess it
takes some managing for her always
to get that same seat when they so
out"
Greg read:
II have to be as quick and sly as
rat with my little pad Of paper, that
L keep inside my dress and pull out
when / get a few seconds alone, and
whisk out of sight again when | hear
anybody coming. SO, excuse me IL
sound scrappy. We are dressing for
the concert. I suppose l ought to
wait until I hear from you before
writing again, but I have had an idea
and | can't keep it to myself. There
is young man in Managuay who
used to be my dear uncle's assistant
voted friend. He must know all the
circumstances leading up to this
dreadful situation. We ought to have
him here. His name is Mario Estu
ban; his address. 81 Gale PiZarro,
Santiago de Managuay. Please cable
him and ask if - can come at once.
expenses paid. If he answers yes, I'll
give you the money to be forwarded
ny CdDle. Tle Is poor. Mamma calls
that 1T is time TO go. First thing. as
we seat ourselves in the cab, I shall
slyly slide my hand behind me.
shall be so sad if there is nothing
there, but l am sure there will be.
AMY"
Upon reading this Greg finished his
own note:
II have just read yours. written as
you started for the concert. 1t makes
Ln,x
about these notes the same as / do
only not so much. At least. you say
you do. Girls have the privilege of
keeping their real thoughts to them
selves. I wish I knew yours. I'm on
my way to send the cablegram:
Hickey went on to pick up dollar
or two for the firm If he could. while
Greg wended his way to the cable Of
fee He smiled to himself thinldng
OF the imperious little lady whD so
coolly commanded a man from Cen
tral America to come to her aid.
At o'clock Greg and Hickey met
in the yard. Once more Greg. ceiling
himself there could not be letter for
him-how could she have written dur
ing the concert ?-nevertheIess he felt
for it. and 10, the little folded square
was there. fatter than the others.
Dear Greg:
(It was the first time she had used
his name , he had not dared write hers
isn't there an old saying To the effect
that in boldness there is safety? II
there isn't. there ought to. be. l am
sitting right out in the open theater
writing to you. and | mean to take my
time and say all want. Mamma sits
between me and Banca, so that the
latter cannot read what I am writing
Her efforts to do so. while making be-
lieve not to, are too funny, Does she
think / am a complete idiot? / write
small to tantalize her. Finally, unable
to bear it any longer she asks with an
innocent air to whom am / writing?
reply with an air no less innocent to
Clorinda' Clo-clo Is my chum In Mana
quay. Blanca then says with gentle re-
proach: But you know, dear tshe dears
me with every bre;Eh, the crocodile y,
Francisco asked us not to write home
during this trip because 1t was r1eces-
sary to his business that people should
not know for the present where we
were l reply: Ali show 1t to Fran
cisco when we se, him, and IL he dis
contrive to have, another letter ready to
show him.
Il am not enjoying the concert any
the less because ! am writing to YOU
The orchestra. is playing the Romeo and
Juliet overkgre aikowsky's and de-
licious chillS are running up and down
my spine. Ths incest thing about music
is that one doesn't have to think about
1t while it Illays. One may think what
one pleases. and the music glorifies ones
little thoughts. / feel now as If / were
an elf swi hging to one Of the prisms of
the chandelier under the ceiling. Did
you ever feel like that? 1 wonder If
things wdl ever arrange themselves SO
that you and I can go to a concert to-
gether like regular friends. But / for
got-for' some reason YOU do not want
to be fI6ends. do not understand that
part Of your letter. 1t grieves me.
II rhust tell you have made a plan
for US to meet tonightA-we need not
meet Jas friends, but just to talk busi-
ness.3 Our maid Nina is devoted to me.