Evening star., 1925-08-01

out, lit wouldn't do you bit OF good
to be let into your fathers worries or
mine And they very likely don t
amount to anything. after all"
She shrugged her shoulders.
DO you talk like this to the Prin-
cess?" she queried. He smiled.
II should certainly not tell the
me-" he assured her.
Il suppose | am r. cat" Susan re-
fiected "but | don't like the Princess.
You'll like her when you know her
better" he ventured.
II don't want to know her any
better" she declared. She seems to
me the sort of woman who makes
use of people. That's what | can't
help thinking about you, and her, and
Arthur"
What use can she make OF us?"
he asked.
She wants to get 10 know things,
for the sake OF that husband OF hers.
] suppose. It's all very well for you.
but / do think Arthur ought to he
more careful. Father never SAYS
much but | fancy he's thinking a good
deal"
They finished the round almost in
silence, and their conversst ton over
ea was negligible. On the way down.
Grant was conscious OF q sudden fear.
Susan. after all was q creature OF
impulse. These purgatorial days
through which he and the others
were passing. meant nothing to her.
She might fail TO make allowance for
them. She was always surrounded
| by young men, and. for the moment.
at any rate, she was seriously an
noyed with him.
Lady Susan" he began.
Mr.. Slattery."
Il thought it was generally Grant. -
he demonstrated.
| Il have heard myself called
| Susan" she reminded him,
Look here, then, Susan" he re
commenced. We seem to have got
wrong somehow. I don't like II.
want to be friends"
MY dear man" she protested
have l shown any signs OF quarrel
ing with you?"
| You're ANNOYED. and / don't want
| you to be-
! Does it really make any differ
ence?" she asked little bitterly.
"Of course 1t does"
DO something TO please me then
will your"
Anything" he declared, with fool
ish optimism.
Don't dine with that Won Dis'
woman tonight" He was distressed
| My dear Susan he expostulated
Il can't get out Of it.
Had you asked her to dine with
you or did she invent that on the
yacht?"
! she invented it on the yacht" ht
admitted. "At the same time 1 &C
cepted it, and. to tell you the truth
| Susan, for certain reasons. I really
am anxious TO dine with her
THE certain reasons being. / sup
pose, that she may go on making love
TO you in the sgrant way she did or
! the yacht"
do you mind whether she does oI
| not?"
Not in the least she declared un
Then # wouldn't be any use askint
! you-
She turned suddenly towards hin
with a touch OF her old manner.
You can ask me anything yol
like. Grant. II only you'll promise no
to dine with her tonight
| He was half embarrassed. half ir
ritated She Was, after all. such 4
child
susan" he begged. be reason
What a horrible suggestion" sh'
scoffed I'm be reasonable wher
I'm middle "A sed when nothing ma I
tiers. I'm a very foolish person. o
course, but IL does happen to matter
la good deal TO me that you insts
upon dining with that woman tonight
To prove how reasonable l am
! VOLTA
The car had been crawling arount
the corner of the Square. and Susar
jumped lightly onto the footpath. Sh'
waved her hand to Grant.
Thanks so much for the game,
she said. I'm going to talk L
Bobby and Rose"
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr