Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-09
WHO'S Wxo n yxn sro1Y

ARCHIE LAvEROCK. the "arran,
rover" who is through with girls"
in his mid-twenties! This mood pre-
wallis until he "rescues." as he
LUCY JOY. good-looking. piauant.
poised. She has won a big prize in
the ''pretriest English girl" contest
and is q noted film actress. Archie
mas merely saved her from some Gin
SEYMOUR. movie man. her admirer.
FRANKIE. Lucy's half-grown ire
pressible brother. a naval cadet.
THE ADMIRAL, rubicund. choleric old
officer. who dotes on Lucy.
MRS. JOY. gay. charming. almost as
youthful as her daughter Lucy.
MR.. RICE-MATHEWS. ancient inva-
lid. tired Of being bossed by women.
lovely, poised and cool. who attracts
the interest of the Rover. but ig-
nores him.
GENEvIEvE wILMoT. piquant
American widow, whom the Rover
rescues. and whose small boy adores
him.
Banished from Loves Realm
But your Englishwoman will let
down the woman who Is her friend
for the man whom she has just
| met"
ooh, come. . say, Madame.
1.-THE American woman is not so.
| Possibly that Is because she does
not sufficiently like men, qua men.
=" The coffee, Simone, and bring
| also those liqueur- glasses with the
green stems, and the Karsavina and
| the sandal-wood box with cigar
ettes," added the Danish lady to
| the maid. in French as perfect as
| her English. "Afterward you may
go Gf the heart tells you so) until
| ii is time to assist with the even
| ing meal for those ladies. Now,
MIR. Laverock, how will you have
| yours; black"
Then, when the maid had gone, it
came. 1t came, that for which the
| lunch and the generalities about
women had been a prelude.
Arches hostess, handing to him
his cup of matchless coffee, dark
and scented as a clove-carnation,
| said, Il invited you today because
I wanted to ask you a favor"
| "Oh. yes? Anything that l can
do" began the young man, "of
course"
The granite gray eyes turned
upon him a glance friendly enough.
Gently, she spoke.
Il want you to go away, at once"
'To-To Co.
rose from his chair, she smiled
made a gesture of capable hands and
| flowing sleeves. "Oh, sit down.
do not mean so at this moment, Mr..
Laverock. Not before you have even
tasted my coffee. Please! You will
remain at least until you hear
| why"
She paused and smiled again at
hlm.-"Why tiresome old woman
wishes to Danish you, as a visitor.
from Mon Repose."
Aghast. Archie thought Good
Lord. What does she ina gine?"
Hurriedly, incredulously. he put in
you mean, you don't want me to
come again."
Not again. Mr.. Laverock."
""Oh-- he said. still aghast. Then
again. "Oh-I-er--"
His thoughts raced. He'd done
the wrong thing. somehow. But
what" Only by mistake, at all
| events. Whatever it was. e
Surely this was rather unexpected
! bit drastic. He. Laverock, to
he asked not again to call at a
! He stiffened. "Of course" he
But, may l ask e How
have l been SO unlucky as to dis
, please you?"
She smiled quite broadly. This
annoyed the young man. He froze
into added stiffness.
Whatever / may have done 1t has
been quite unintentional on my part,
l assure you"
Il think that" she said. But it
| remains"
What remains, please"
"The fact"
What fact"
disturbing for this house full of
| girls"
lie opened his lips to echo blankly,
Disturbing But felt he could not
20 on like this. Parrot-like repeti-
tlons or everything a woman said
stu, what else was there .
inns was so grotesque, so utterly
mad. He stared.
| she said. shortly. all my girls
would be quite unhappy. On ac-
count of you"
"of me-" exclaimed young Lave
rock, in unfeigned anger. II assure
| you You are absolutely mistaken"
DO not make those mistakes ="
Please let me say that Won have
| maze one now. | assure you-vou
are quite, quite. quite wrong. ="
! The assurances of my own age
ana experience have more weight"
'aId mamma. quickly. Il am right :"
, Ihey looked at each other across
! Ihe table: the young man, anrrilv
| nushed under his blond tan. alert
with indignation expressed in the set
| OF ms shoulders, the fling back of
nead, the movement OF his fingers
mat clutched, without knowing thai
! they did so, his coffee cup-the ap-
| ing woman watchful and composed
Sne broke the moments silence
| II Is not anything irrevocabIe
| you Know. No tragedy has happen.
| cd, Yet. Only--very soon a pleasant
! summer holiday. so stimulated nv
LUIS acquaintance with YOU, would
ne spoilt' By you. By you. AL