Evening star., 1925-12-09
CONTINUED from Yesterdays starr
CHAPTER NV.
When Joanna (.amhieS.

rnf0pa mon bl'blhi Niit ih- -
building to the pigeon field when
los hetVaen il and the Sea. l,ut l"anna
prnferred tu go onto the White ter
race and into the gambling rooms.
In EuddN's manner there WaS every
SIGN nr the truth of lNoune'> ; "bSerNa-
lion in the Tiamun summer nous" NJ
Annette that he WAS worried 10y the
rearpearance nf John IN the Glrl :
scheme of things. Secretly she Was
disturbed hv him During the months
in New York before her departure Tor
London and France he had been Il
SrperciliouS nduiler. graceful III his
dev"tIonS. ilnprrssiig her aS man
nr he world Whu had decided I" ar
farr enthusiasm over 4 ucM toy. Then
Suddenly his attitude ANA his purpose
had altered.
He had deliberately followed her and
Yvnnne 10 London. II was then That
circle Of men and women which re
volved about men nf his kind. Young
men who are old enough To he dis
Greet and rich enough to be idle
hegan to take stock uf the seriousness
of Eoddy Keuilwurth III his pursuit
of the Young American lnilllollalresS
.1oa nua Manners. There was a great
d~ai Of boudoir grief over this state
Of Affairs for keuiiWorth Mas known
as one who Went from one affair to
another Al slight pr"Vucatiun. but al
WAYS maEnifcentlY, generously. II
was felt that if he were definitely lost
to his world of sub rosa romance II
would he diSa StruuS.
II WAS generally wished that the
vniIn American " hose fresh youth had
proved an irresiStihle charm where
charm is translated in terms of flesh.
would sucCluub to the ineN liable or
10 Roddv'S determinations and in the
usual course free him for his next
feminine engagement. For. sand
one Young woman to her dancing
partner at the fashionable Embassy
club "Roddy looks as though he
were going ia he serious this time.
He ha sn't had a serious affair since
the early daVS of GNunue Cuutant
He won't he "A free agent until he gers
over this attack. and the American
Is delaying matters
Joanna liked Ruddy kenilWorth.
She had heard, as people do hear
that YVonne had been Of hIs making
How much to believe and what To
discount she didn't know nor care
She gloried in her abiiity-shv who
had come out from behind the silk
counter 10 bring the green tintS into
bis eyes whenever she WAS Of the
him 10 make him take note Of her
She knew Enddy was in Il continual
fight with himself over her. Dor
Minister was always her slave. Bran
don served her whenever she asked.
bur he remained aloof: she couldn't
SWAY him. on. rather. she wouldn't
dare But Roddy made an occa Sioual
effort 10 ha fife the spell of her and to
thwart him was like quatting cham
~ Ene.
Rut Just now. with Prince AIichae els
sudden surrender 10 her creating Il
reW undertore and with the coming
Of John to rritate him. she was rest
loss beneath kenilworth's intent APP
pa ieals And she didn't want To he
cross. examined about John. She
hoped she was concealing from Roddy
the constant searching of her eyes
alnnE the Vistas of the terrace and
into the Casino square which fronts
the crowded tables of the cafe de
Faris for familiar figure.
In tho atrium. the red and gold
hung fover of the Casino. YVoune
and Michael We're awaiting them.
The rooms are crowded" ." IVoune
observed. I've decided TO hunt u
place At the roulette tables"
Around each of the tables We're
crowds Of four or five deep the late
afternoon company OF curious Wis
itors To the worlds sayest shrine OF
sin tourists. cocottes seeking mon
sieHrs for the evening and old women
haugerS-on holding chairs with the
hore of selling them To- after-dinner
ntNitUeS. All Of these last the old
women of the gambling rooms knew
each one of the party that crossed
the wide polished floor Of the SPLEEN
6ldly decorated rooms and glanced
about for places. CroupierS. too.
gave little signs to each other at the
n I,I ha
l0vely Young American. Both had
been the heroines of nsatiUnsl plays
that had become Casino legends
Nvonne dropped into d chair Michael
bought from an old hag for a SO
franc note. kenilworth guided Jo-
anna TO another and won a curtsev
from the ancient dame who sur
rendered il by the size of his tip.
.Toa ma plunged Immediately into her
play. kenilworth standing close be
hind her
When Joanna sambled she lost her
self entirely. The color came into
har cheeks a. the rouge et nor. the
rod and black. din ided its faVors
Others played with gold LOUIS or
1o-franc notes. counting their plaques
nerEonsly after each turn of the
wheel. Joanna tossed UUU frame
notes onto her culOrS OF numbers or
columns with feverish excitement.
When she lost aud the croupier's
wooden rake drew her stake away
from her she made pretty grilnaces.
When she won and the rake pushed
toward her fingers its pile uf gold and
silver and notes she clapped her ha ndS
and turned 20 smile up at the man
who stood over her. On this after.
noon she made her first plays list
IessIv. as If her enthusia an had been
left with the hats Of the men III The
atrium. but With one or two winnings
she had forgotten everything. seem.
tuEIy. but the cry of the cruupierS
zrd the spinning Of the wheel.
Rra ndon, stroling through the
rooms as was his daily afternoon Gus
tom. came upon them lie pushed his
war among the spectators who al
va-s gathered about the golden girl
when runor spread through the rooms
that she was pla wing. and stood with
kerilworth. Joanna. conscious of his
presence. lifted her ungIoved fingers
over her shoulders for him to touch
them.
kenilworth observed to the new
conner. She's In IL reckless mood, but
she's winning
AS a rule the Casino rooms clear
with the first pallor of twilight. Only
the invet crate gamblers renal
through the quiet hours when tour
lists hunt their 10franc table notes
and the members of the ia shiona BILE
company disappear for dressing and
their more interesting dinner Fendez-
v"us. IvOnne could keep crowd
about her. however. and 50 cuuld Ju-
anna. Three times in succession Ju-
anna lost the ma Nimum. 10 900 fran ncs
Then she Won a sweep of the columns
I " - Ia,
the limit > 900 francs at each play
Md across her shoulder at her in
stance Roddy reached down at every
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