Evening star., 1925-01-04
DAGs- Gs-MARTIN-JoNEs, after t

PACiS- -MARTIN-JONES, after two
years in Europe. was returning to
hor native land. Rags Martin-Jones
was not e dog She was half a girl and
half a flower. She came slowly down
the EangWay. Her hat was crushed
under her arm 20 that her scant
French -bohbed hair tossed a little
in the wind. Her face was like Z
"'clock on a summer morning save
where she had slipped d preposterous
monOclc into an eye of clear childish
blue. At every few steps her long
lashes would tilt out the monocle and
she would laugh and replace the
suptrCtlious spectacle.
There was no member OF her family
there to meet her for the simple rea-
son that she was the only member OF
her family alive. In 1913 her parents
had gone down on the Titanic, and so
the Martin-Jones fortune OF seventy
five millions had been inherited by
Eirl on her tenth birthday. Rags
Martin Jones Everybody had forgot
ten her real name long aSo) was now
photogra phed from all sides. The
photographs included a. hustered
young man, with an almost ferocious
lovc-lisht in his eyes, who had met
her on the dock. His name was John
NJ Chestnut. He was already talked
"f as Il risen star in Wall Street and
he had been hopelessly In love with
Rags ever since the time when she.
Ike tho tides, had come under the in
huence of the summer moon.
rags Ire began. "Rdgs-"
John NJ. Chestnut?' she inquired
OF coursew he exclaimed angriIy.
Are you trying to pretend YOU don't
know me? That you didn't write me
10 meet you here?" She laughed.
I've got a, lot of junk to declare"
she remarked ab5ently.
IS" have T." said Chestnut anX-
iously. land the first thing I want TO
declare is that I've loved you Ra gs,
every minute since you've been away"
She stopped with a groan.
Please; There were some young
iucn on the boat. The subjects got
zen 70 he bore.
My word: cried Chestnut. do YOU
wcan to say that you class my love
with what lot of insolent idiots 50 ii
u YOU on a boat" His voice had
risen and several people turned to
"Sh - she warned hiu. I'm not
giving circus. IF YOU want me even
20 see YOU while I'm here youll have
to be less violent"
But Jchu N. Chestnut seemed Ut
e"ie to control his voice. 10 you
rlrau II TO a Y lit treTphled TO a carry
..g pjtuh--"that you've forgotten
Va hat Hou said on this very pier just
- months = go last ThUrsday?"
'Johu. her displeasure va ir-
o-easin-. IF YOU raise your voice
. sain III arrange it so YOU will have
3 eutH Of chance to cool off. I'm GO
'aE {" Tho Ritz. Come and sec mo
,hero thts aftcrno"u."
'HUt Rags" he protested hoarSoly.
listen to nc. Twenty months
aso--. Then the watchers on the
cock were treat ed to Il curious sight.
y beautiful lady took 4 brisk step
forward so that her hands came into
contact with The excited young man by
Lnr side. The young man retyeated
.nstinctively reached back with his
loot. h'It finding nothing relapsed
gently off the. %0-foot dock and piopped
igto the Hudson River. There was
'lsn 10 tn" edge just a his head ap
p"arcd above the water. He was
swimming easily and, perCo:viag this.
he young lady who had apparently
h"cu the cause Of the accident leaned
nver the ptev and made Il Iu.gaphone
IF her hands.
III be in al half past four she
cried. Aud with q chcertu. wave cf
hor hand. which the cngul:ed gentle
nan was unable to return. she ad
tusted her uouoclc. threw cne haughty
-saucc At the gathered crowd and
waIkcd lrisurely from the sconc.