The Dolores star., 1924-10-24

NJ NsiNiie hpDThlSlnEly,
"Madenolselle will be worth dress-
Ing" she assured them JoyfulIy. RE.
turn. us you say. in an hour, Milford
and i can promise that mademolselIe
shall be all that you desire"
Christopher for the first time lnter-
vened.
Look here, Gerald" he said "r
don't think that you are giving ma
came quite the right Idea"
In what respect?"
"Mndemoisel!e is the daurhter og
working folk" Christopher explained
"She requires clothes Of good 0uolIty
If you will, but clothes In which she
can seek situation. That is so. is II
| not, Myrtile?"
The girls eyes were fixed anxiousIy
upon Gerald.
II should Ike to have what Monsieur
Gerald would wish me to have" she
replied.
"Mademoisclle has n figure so fash
ionable," Madame LenOre murmured =:
$50 slim yet so elegant, and m OK
preston altogether spirituclIe. hnye
some frocks only this morning arrived
from Paris, in which she would seem
II dream"
1--WE do not desire mademolsclIc TO
become draam," Christopher snId.
| stoutly. 1--WE have the chnrge Of her
for Il short time only. and the sort Of
toilette which you have In your mind,
I think. Madame Lenore. would he
highly unsuitable. Am | not right,
Gerald?"
"Oh, l suppose So" the young man
agreed. "I'd rather like TO see her in
one OF Madame IGNORES creations.
| though"
Milford and monsieur" madame said,
leave 1t to me. Return in I'm hour.
There shall be two costumes ready.
You shall take your choice. II
mademoiselle will have the goodness
to step this way"
| The two young men wandered out.
They made their way back to the ter
race, where Lord IIintercys walked
for time, leaning on Gcrald's arm.
Mary drew Christopher to one side.
$50 that is your llttle protege?" she
remarked
THAT is She" Christopher admit
ted.
"I do not wish to seem n prude,"
Mary continued, cor anything else
disagreeable, but do you really think
that you are doing the right thing,
Christopher, In sitting about on the
terrace with peasant girl dressed
er-nccording to her position? The
whole escapade, think, is ridiculous.
I am not so surprised Mt Gerald but
l am surprised at you"
Christopher was conscious Of some
Irritation. lie liked and admired Lady
Mary, but 1t seemed to him that her
attitude was little unsympathetic.
81 can quite understand the whole
incident seeming ill.advlsed" he ad-
mltted, "but. looking back mt It, l
honestly cannot see what else we
could have done"
"You could have left the girl where
she was." Mary insisted
Christopher shook his head.
"You didn't see her" he replied.
mo one could have left her'
No actress could have simulated the
horror we saw shining out OF her
face. don't think that should ever
have thought of bringing her away
It was Gerald who did that-but
think that he was right, and ! shopld
never consent to sending her back
unless she were willing TO 90.
"And exactly what do you NV"
young men propose TO do with her,
then?" Mary inquired. at Is not you
am so much afraid Of. 1t Is Ger
aid"
"But YOU don't believe" he be
gan.
II believe that Gerald's Intentions
are always good" she Interrupted :
"he Ia capable. even, of idealism. oh
the other hand, he is fatally weak
especially where women are concerned.
fancy" she went on, you VIII htd
that YOU have assumed dual re-
sponsibility, and fancy, TOO, that
some day you will be sorry Tor IL.
Gerald has the spirit of the philander-
er In his blood. If the girl attracts
him sufficiently, you. at any rate-
and probably he-will be sorry you
did not leave her to her village lover
"You have described Gerald cor
rectly when you called him pm
Ianderer," Christopher admitted. i put
myself in court, and on his beha't |
plead guilty to the charge on the
other hand, have greater rain III
his kindness of heart and his sense
of honor than you seem to have. ms
child is helpless and innocent For
that reason believe that she VIII De
as safe with Gerald as with me.
Lady Mary sighed. The look OF
trouble still fingered in her eyes :.
II hope that you may be right,
she said. II am not superslitiouS
person, but 1 have some sort OF rore.
boding about that child. reel 'nA'