Evening star., 1925-10-01
The Handsome Movie Star.

WI THINK" the pretty little
ousy %s%e4 Ssa' Isaisas Sa sae1ss are sssS sss
most romantic, picturesque
people on earth, and l just
adore them. You do look rather
Italian. l see, now you speak of it!
But you are simply the image of
Captain Haste's adopted sister. Have
you met her yet?"
Not yet" Dagon answered. By
this time he was seated on a chair
opposite Mrs. Payntors sofa, and he
realized with a certain brisk enlight-
eminent how much she had changed
since the time when his services had
helped to restore her lost pearls. She
had been a good-looking. middle
aged woman then. Dagon had taken
her for forty-siN. Five years had
passed, and she was ten years
younger-or it wasn't her fault If
she was not! In those days she
had been Innocent of makeup. and
her neat hair had been frankly fad
ing. Now she had the pink and
white complexion of a girl: her eye
6roWs and lashes were as dark as
Ewes: she had quantities Of mar
called" golden hair, and her dress
was suited to the part of a Siren"
on the stage.
She was in love with man
younger than herself. of course. That
was one of the things Dagon had
come to find out, and he had found
IT out almost at first glance He
thought that he had already spot
ted the man. too, but he would soon
be sure. And he hoped to turn sew
efai other conjectures into certain
ties as well.
so 1 am like Miss Haste." he
said
oh, astonishingly! You might be
brother and sister"
Maybe we are!" Gle pretended to
laugh as this jest.) Il hear she was
a founding. SO was Ia seIf-made
foundling! hope to see Miss Haste
Did the captain tell you how shed
disappeared?"
Yes, she must have escaped,
clever little creature! She's not
guilty! The idea is ridiculous"
so 1 think"
Not that I'm fond of the girl. I
could have been. for she's fascinat-
lng-so odd, and gypsylike. But
she couldn't bear Eve. Naturally I
resented that, though I always be-
haVed nicely to the child. / used to
be quite sorry for her, too. She was
sick with jealousy"
On account of her brother?"
Well suppose she wanted to give
that impression. She must have
known that she showed her feelings
toward Eve now and then, SO she
hoped people would believe it was
on account of her brother My
private opinion. however. Mr.. Dagon,
Is that she was dead in love with
Rawdon Wells. Very likely he'd
nave cared for her if he hadn't met
Eve. He'd known Pandora and
made a great pet of her since she
was child. Used to give her pres
ents and flowers. take her motoring,
and all that, I've been told. especial
ly after he was invalided out Of the
war in 1915, while her brother was
away. But l should say she was-Is.
mean-a proud and honorable little
thing. She wouldn't have hurt Eve
for the world. How quixotic that she
should try to sacrifice herself to save
Don Wells from suspicion. 1 don't
imagine he appreciates it,"
L think he will, some day." said
Dagon, who fully intended that Wells
should do SO. by the by, that's a
good picture Of Capt. Haste YOU have
on the piano, and a beautiful one of
his wife. May I ask who is this yery
handsome young man, rather like Sir
Rawdon Wells, but better looking ?"
"Oh, that! What a wonder YOU
don't recognize his face, Mr.. Dagon."
exclaimed Mrs. Payntor. jumping up
and fitting|tf a plump woman can
f1it-to the piano. He's one of the
most popular cinema actors in the
world, Paolo Magnani, Rawdon Wells
first cousin. That's why they're