Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20

after. thinking that her chill. unre-
Sponsive hand went exactly with her
evaSive. siantinc ewes.
lie didn't see her again until she
had been three years in the convent
No Goa king from Laura could in
duce him to come TO Brittany during
The summer holidays. He knew as
little about vounE girls as some eN-
perienced horsemen knew about colts
and felt less interest in them. The.
thought Of being even for week in
the house with Il long legged specimen
% whom his relation WAS in some sort
that of "A parent was not allurinc. In
this time however. Laura had become
quite fond OF Celia: Oracle also seemed
to like her and called her Glitch.
delicate Authorization OF "Clumdal-
Glitch" the name OF the young giant
ess in Gulliver's voyages.
1t was on a Summer day in ParlS
that Laura AL last pronounced an
,rltimaillm 10 her brother regarding
his ward. She and Oracle were on
their way 10 En=!a nd for a yachting
cruise with some friends, and celia
returned To spend the rest of the holi-
DAYS at the convent.
Hillary" said Laura in her tirmest
tone. you must &c 10 see your ward
You cant in decency put it off any
longer If celia wasn't the sort OF
girl she Is she'd have been deeply
hurt by Your avoida of her long
ago
What sort "f girl is she. them"
= sked Hilary rive never been able
to make on from your and Maudie's
illusions L" her. They've always
seemed vague TO me somehow.
go and see ner for Yourself. re-
turned his sister she isn't an easy
person to describe. suppose we motor
there tomorrow
Now. II there was one unalterahle
resolve in Iilary's mind it was that
his first meeting with his ward should
not he in the presence of Laura or
Naudie. He decided to he outspoken.
That's most awfully kind of you.
I,oIlv." he now said. hui if I've got
to go through with it I'd rather go
through with il alone. It's absolutely
necessary. you think"
"Ab. so-lute-ly.' replied Laura.
He sighed. blinked out his monocle,
wiped it carefully and readjusted 1t.
Very well. III go tomorrow. he
agreed in the tone of one who de-
cides to go 10 the dentist.
Hilary would have been amused and
surprised uy the impression he had
left on Celia. The regard OF those
sreenish eyes had seemed to glide
away from him 80 perSistently that
had he thought Of II at all. he would
have been sure that she had no clear
idea of what he locked like. In a way
this was true. and yet she had in her
mind distinct impression of his gen
eral appearance. though details were
| lacking.
In the room she had shared with
her nurse after her mothers death
Donovan had hung framed silhouette
This silhouette was not of person.
but OF dignified. impressive stork
standing among some rushes: and it
was the black, delicately sharp outline
of the stork that Celia always saw
| when she recalled her one interview
with Hilary.
The glass Of her fathers studio win
dow had been behind him, and as he
stood there speaking to her-for he
had not once sat down-she had kept
thinking: He is just like the black
stork. He is exactly like
| the black stork.''
This silhouette Of the stork had al
; ways fascinated her. and now the rec
objection of Hilary'S tall, slight figure.
with its cap Of thick black hair. as
| seen against the studio window had
the same fascination for her when
ever he was mentioned or the thought
of him crossed her mind.
In her thought also he was ancient