Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14

Maude Mills laughed. shaking her
lack shock of curly hair.
II should have supposed that you
had discovered he doesn't need any
| Arowing my dear" she retorted.
We'll, this Is my last Winter in San
Simeon" Lucia declared. I'm heart
~ sick of the whole place. Except
Il courSe-
"Oh. don't be polite. whatever you
io"' Mrs. Mills laughed. But l think
QUILL stay"
She was non-committal as to her
~easons for thinking so.
Lucia and the admiral had INDUCED
in several fairly good-humored wran
gles on the subject OF abandoning
California. The admiral waXed more
nrofane than usual. But. also az
usual. Lucia was gaining her way.
The old admiral sighed. He was very
fond Of the place. Another year and
his orange trees would bear.
Out of clear skv. comparatively.
came the news that Dan Carr was ar
irving within the week to see them
Meaning. Lucia exclaimed sharply. TO
see her She sat for a long time that
morning looking out over the vallev.
The admiral's place stood on little
knoll above the town of San Simeon
1t overlooked as fruitful and beauti-
full vale as there is anywhere in
This fruitful and beautiful world. For
miles the orchards stretched, touched
now with a faint blush of color from
rineninR fruit. Ribbon-like roads ran
hither and Won: orchards: homes
nestled in clunps Of giant oaks and
vcamores: to the north was the bay.
silver in the sun. the horizon line all
about was made by the ridges Of
maintain
Through her open window came
odors Of Jasmine. honevsuckle and
lavender: bees droned in the sweet
silence: crested Jaw hoped iauntily
about on the lawn below cooking an
impatient eve at her: in the little bar.
ranca between the house and the
| highway naples. water beeches and
madrones were showing yellowing
leaves. The air was soft. warm and
fragrant. She breathed deeply Of 1t.
Danvers Carr was a most eligible
Young man. When she had been a.
school she had thought him the most
eligible Young man in America. From
the standpoint of those who use the
expression. he probably was. AT leas.
in the first ten. He was one Of the
Cars. He had millions In his own
right and more coming He had p
place on the Hudson. a place in the
Catsk'llS. a place in North Carolina
a little place on the Riviera-for 2
starter. He was one Of those fabu-
/. louslv eligible young men. There
were onlv two things against him-he
was shorter BY an inch than the ad-
miral and inclined to pursiness. AMI
Lucia did not love him one scrap or
particle Nevertheless
Lucia calculated. as she thought.
quite dispa ssionately and coolly. The
little old admiral, whom she adored
would have everything his snug.
rather simple. highly nautical little
mind could wish. They would live
with him part Of the time In Cali
fornia, if she cared to insist on that
The rest of the time he would stream
about in a yacht, have servants Nc
end. be INDUCED and pampered and
spoiled. That was that.
She herself would have-well, there
was no way Of settling that down.
She would be denied nothing. She
could respect him-Dan Carr-with
an effort!-and there were those who
maintained that respect is more
stable foundation than love. There
would be no more OF San Simeon, a.
any rate.
Danvers Carr arrived.
Lucia might not have noticed