Evening star., 1924-05-21

interview with her: he never agar
asked her if she wished TO dance
From his ignoring of her the whore
episode might have been chimera
evolved in her own overwrought
brain. Yet she knew that the invita-
ton was still open. She knew Una,
Brunei but stood aside to Watch-ano
wait.
sometimes. when she feared that Elise
had definitely made up her nina 10
resist RruneIs arguments tor Lo-
lette had no definite information con :
cerning the affair and could Only
guess at what had occurred-she was
more vicious and spiteful than ever
hefore: and then, hoping that Elise
might succumb at the last and rea-
Iizing that surrender would only come
hecause she was in constant contact
.r;th Rrunel by reason of her remain
inr at the theater. she would De
honey-sweet, dangerously SO, VIII
still that hint of malevolence urhih y
in her sweetness. . r.
u,as as though she saw all those peo-
nIa clearly except him; and yet'
though he was shadowy, out or ner
Immediate perspective Tor tne lirne'
she still counted him formidaple, per
hans more so than any OF them' pc
ranse her instinct told her SO TO
-acLon him. In his manner he was
ahsolutely unchanged. he stili smiieu
on her. he was still suavely pollte,
.hare was still an invitation and an
nsnolen. unlimited promise lurking
-. h;s dark ewes He might have been
;anorant of it all. Yet he. too. Stoou
~, * nu Watching and waiting. like Brunei.
And of the two he was the mo1e dan
FeEGHs, Elise did not tell Marthe hy she he
b,d cried that morning, nodg II
Warthe pressed her to do so. 81 tne
result that Marthe seeing ,,n Man 10
and Iistless she was, ascripe az ~
narves and general debilltF' anu III
formed Dr Lepierrc OF H.:
Icniprrc heard il in Slleence. ara
ada no attempt to see Elise or 10
treat her for it. More than ever was
- saIf-occuped, shut about by MS
,honshts. as though wrapped in
InaT sometimes Marthe. studying 8
.;yn thought that the kindly soItness
f his ewes was going. leaving IN IT'S
staad a feverish. unnatural haroness'
shich neeped out and hid itself at IN
"ni,i "is Rut he still tended her care
LII and still spoke to her kindly, SO
t.-;ad to persuade herself that she
was wrong. aonoad
:, TIC sunshine and the night. Inc
ltI,ar IN w held fine and warm. and 1t
a,ad that summer would tread hard
- Tho heels of spring, and come IN
eaunting banners of glory and golo;
The Longchamp races were a st1v satn,
~ Paris. fhe cafes were hlled 10
"verfowing. Paris lived and iausneo
and loved:
Elise hardly grasped this fact al
frst AS day succeeded day ana ne
ia not appear. she kept teiiins ner-
.oif that the morrow would prins
lin. vet it did not. His visits TO me
,ressing room had just PRIOR 10 tne
haI masuue, been so frequent that ne
n.ac there at least four nights IN
overv week But now a fortnight
nassed without his presence.
II was incredible-as incredipie as
the sudden sweeping away or Ia
miIiar hillside. II.
-endrick was sure to come. ne
uas sure to. For had he not declare
!, US TO be au revoir? He had kissed
nor fingers and said, Until we meeI
again" Until we meet again. Ano
there was to be no again
He was not that kind. She repeated
that to herself over and over again
as the pattering of prayer he was
not that kind. He would come back
= 50 that she could find support IN ms
near presence. in the knowledge that
he was her friend He would come
back.
But he did not come.
ii was from the lips of Mordan that