Evening star., 1925-07-25

They danced again once or twice.
Afterward Susan was claimed by Ly-
name, and Grant strolled across to-
ward the bar. AS soon as she saw
him alone Mile. Cleo rose to her feet
with the obvious intention of joining
him. Itash laid his hand upon her
wrist, leaned forward and spoke to
her fercely She only laughed.
Grant, however, had caught the
young mans expression, was suddenly
anxious. He had a feeling that the
field of action had broadened, that
they were no longer in the little night
restaurant, but on the arena of a
prospective and far-reaching battle
ground. Itash, his face dark with
anger, had risen to his feet. Yvonne
came up and touched him on the arm.
He only pushed her away. She went
off, laughing, with some one else.
Cleo, ignoring Itash's attempts to
detain her. come smiling toward
Grant.
II am afraid" he said politely,
that you are in trouble"
Yes" she assented. Il am in
trouble with my friend, Count Itash.
If he knew what l had told you
what I am going to tell you-he would
certainly kill me. The most amusing
part of il is that, as he sits there,
biting his nails and Cudgeling his
brains, he cannot imagine how it is
that I know"
''How do you know" Grant asked,
curiously Have you spied upon him,
listened to private conversations,
stolen his papers?"
Not one of these" she answered.
Yet l know. l know of the great
plot, started six years ago and now
rapidly drawing near to fruition."
Are you going to tell me about
it?"
"As I learn the details, yes" she
promised. DAY by day and week
by week you shall know everything.
In the meantime, alas, / must make
friends with him again. Unless there
are some things which l shall never
know But when 1 do know them,
YOU shall be told. 1t is my will TO
wreck his schemes"
Who is working with him?" Grant
inquired.
She looked across the room to where
the young mans vengeful eyes seemed
to be glaring. at them behind his
spectacles.
Your intelligence should tell you
that" she replied. Germany, of
course. Well. l like Germany well
enough. They are great people. l
am not so fond of England. But
Itash is to be destroyed"
rs it my fancy" Grant asked, as
she rose to her feet. but are you
just little unforgiving?"
She looked back at him over her
shoulder
Il despise all people," she said,
who forgive. l never change, l
never forgive, 1 never forget, never
break a promise, I go back to Itash
now because there are things | do
not know, but he will have little
JOY of me- I promise you that"
She swung across the room, laughed
down at the young man who awaited
her, and sat by his side. He began
talking in a low, fierce tone. She
leaned back, tanning herself. Grant
returned to his own table.
"A very amusing place, this" he
observed. What about another bot
tie of wine?"
Certainly not" Susan declared
Arthur has paid the bill, and we've
made up our minds to go. Bobby
has danced five times with that girl
with the ginger hair. You have
absented yourself twice with the non
descript young woman. And l have
come to the conclusion that this is no
place for nice girl to spend happy
evening"
Bel6Ne me- NTfdDI DeSdH.
Not a word she interrupted
We're all going home. Three o'clock
and tennis tomorrow before lunch. OF
course" she concluded, you needn't
come, unless you want to. AS mat
ter of fact, though. l should think
you've made quite enough mischief
for one night. The Japanese youth
looked as though he were trying to
think out some complicated form of
murder for you when you disappeared
with the young woman"
Il shouldn't be surprised if his
thoughts were turning that way"
Grant admitted. He's a sulky brute.
Hulloi Here's Andrews, l wonder
what's up
The young man who had just en-
tered approached Lymane and whis-
pered in his ear. They talked for a
few moments in agitated monosyl
lables. Then Lymane turned towards
the others.
Andrews has just brought some
extraordinary news" he announced.
Baron Naga motored over from Nice