Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-27

! was her pain. and his loneliness her
loneliness.
I.aydon. looking down. saw that she
was as male as her pearls. Tho music
era shed into louder discords, shrieked.
prayed moaned and stopped.
As il ceased Evelyn raised her eyes
for a moment to l.aNdon'S face. a
while ago Barbara had done the same
thing--with a difference.
| Evelyn's eyes. very dark, very blue,
had the look of 4 child who has
! awakened suddenly out ot a dream;
/ they were full of an innocent trouble
! and bewilderment.
i Without sncakinc she dropped her
hand from his arm and left him. She
walked slowly through the mirrored
! archwav and passed out OF his sight.
Evelyn came home AT 4 o'clock on
! the wettest, coolest day of April s
wc,test, coolest week. With May only
three DAYS ahead il was very depress.
/ ing, indeed, TO feel as il one were in
! January.
She had not seen La"don since the
| night at the Luxe. and she had been
| at some pains to avoid seeing any one
| who was likely to mention his name.
She desperately wanted time and TO
| he left alona. Even ones kindeSt rela-
! tions will not always leave one alone.
Even Uncle Henry
EVELYN opened the door Of her fat
/ with n latchkey, and was aware OF
! ponson lurking.
Some one TO see YOU. ma am
who is it,"
1t, must have been guilty con.
/ science that brought up a vision OF
Sophy Abbott.
"A rerson ma'an1." said Ponson, in
the lofty tone of the perfect parlor-
maid.
EVELYN sighed, cast off wet fur
coat. and went into the drawing room,
Pearl Palliser rose to meet her-feari
Palliser very tightly corscted. very
highly scented and very much on her
hes; behavior.
She was arrayed in dracgled black
velvet coat and skirt, and wore white
fox fur and small black velvet hat.
the front Of which was almost entirely
hidden by very large paste ornament
representing a heart pierced by an
arrow.
How do you doo So pleased not to
have missed you after all
She delivered this after the manner
OF stage duchesses, head well up. hand
raised. voice pitched for ponsons ear.
| Then. as the door shut, she let her
self go in a chuckle.
Dear. I'm so glad you've come. The
woman that let ME in had me frozen
stiff-made up her mind / was after
the forks, l should think. The cheek
of her,
Not bnt what you have to he care
full in London. Why, lady | know
very weIl--very nicely connected she is.
too-well she had a young man come
To take the electric meter. and next
thing she knew. she'd lost a silver
christening spoon she set a good deal
of store by. and a watch and three
rings off her dressing table. So don't
blame any one for being careful"
Wont you sit down." said Evelyn
Thanks. dear, / WILL
Miss Palliser proceeded to make
herself comfortable by pushing one of
the large chairs nearer to the fire. She
then sat down. crossed her lecS-~a pro
eeeding which brought the edge of her
black velvet skirt rather above the
knee-and loosened her fur.
Il expect you wonder why I've
come" she said with engaging frank
ness. "'Well, dear. ] wouldn't have,
but you've no idea the things that
have been happening. | only wonder
il hasn't turned my hair. which would
have been pity. though / say IL my
self. fer it's the best thing I've got left
me barring my teeih--and all my own
too though that doesn't go for so
much as II used 10.
''On, / should hate to COME TO hair
dye-or false teeth. either. for the mat.
ter Of that" She showed an even row
in the best professional manner. Nice,
aren't they? My dentist says they re
good for ar long as | am"
Ibid want tn toll rnp suftYp
thing" said Evelyn.
Miss Palliser stopped smiling ard
nodded vehementiy
That's right" she said. u should
think ! had got something 20 tell you.
The extraordinary part is that IL
should come out now after all these
years, just in the nick OF time, az YOU
might say. Funny how things happen,
isn't it?"
She pushed her fur RICH, back as
she spoke. revealing some drabbled
folds Of purple tIlie.
All the same, ] don't know that It's
funny for me. Fact is. can't make
Up my mind about IL. You see, dear.
when you've been married az often a.
! have YOU get sort Of used 10 IT, But
then, on the other hand, there's no
doubt that II you're free. you're free,
and IL gentleman gets In n temper
and uses language. you can send him
about his business. which IL Isn't SO
easy 10 do II you've married him
What has happened"
Evelyn held her cold hands 10 the
fire. and wished she found IL easier 10
keep her head among these tangled IT.
reieVanceR.
"Yoo may well ask Well. I said 10
my friend-you know, dear. the gen
Ilemsn ] told yon about-~'W Whatever
/ happens, ] said, I'm bound 10 let Mrs
! iaYdon know So ! came right away
10 IND you. And you can't say I've
lost much time about IL. when you
! mink u was only yesterday ] came
across the papers"
What papers," Evelyn looked up
startled. What was coming She
shifercd "a little, nnd shrnnk from the
thought u ~ha. this new development
might he.
'Dnu't look like that" said Miss
PaIiifer. Its nothing 10 hurt you.
I'm the on. - look If any onr's going
10. But made up my mind fight
away that wouidn, lei IL worry me.
though I f0n't say it didn't give me a
turn after Aii fbes. YeafA
Miss Pailisef. wont you tell me
what you mean"
M telling you ~ fast hs | can.
Now i"i me see~~ perhaps IA better
DeEih n the beginning. What d'ynt4
think ?"
Evelyn nodded
Pearl J'ailiser removed her far NJ
+ together, ana hung IL over the hack If
her char.
%ics and hot yniI'Ve got II here. |
must say" She pulled nj The battered
strands - tiiie round her neck Wen
! HoM v here Was -"
| 'f"D we're going ~ begin al the be.
! ginning"
! JlSs tslliser laughed eoad Ia.
mo- eddy