The Washington times., 1928-12-31
'Genevieve Meets a Man With Grey
Eyes Aboard Ship and Finds
Thrills Galore III
New York

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Trembling, Genevieve turned to-
her rescuer. Strangely, her first
impulse was to ask what 4
"seerIatera was. But It might
turn out to be something she'd
Just as soon not have explained.
she looked at her rescuer--slim.
very stylish, very polite, but with
color1ess eyes. and white eye
lasles. Amazing that only =
moment ago. he had been hurting
vile words AZ the taxi driver.
II must thank you" she said.
II don't know what / should
have done. II you hadn't come
aIong.''
Don't mention it. Ugly Gus
toner. that ~
II don't believe he'd really
have shot. All he had to do was
to grab the bag. They say crimi-
mails are often stupid. but / never
believed II before"
II hope he didn't get any
tlning?.'
"onIy hundred dollars. And
I owed him part Of that"
"But my dear child You don't
30 round carrying over q hum
dred dollars in your hand bag!"
II never did, before. But this
time wen. you see, ! was run.
ming away, she added with o.
sudden burst OF confidence. And
she laughed q Iittle--it was 80
like q story book. Running
away, danger. rescue. She went
on. "I'lI put it in bank, t0nOr.
row. Now about hotels-I don't
want to 70 to this one, Ii there
another good one near by? I
thought OF the Plaza"
You really need 81 chaper0n,
said the man. And Genevieve
thought, II mustn't take q preju.
dice against him, but as soon as
anyone tells me need chap
eron. begin to dislike them"
Too bad he had white eyelashes,
too. A man who told you you
needed cl1aperon and had
white eyelashes was not q ro-
mantle figure. In story books
you fell in love with your res
cuers. You couldn't fall In love
with this man And III
would be 50 thrilling to be in
love. Life wouldn't really begin
until she did If only her
rescuer had been that man on
the boat!
Are you sure you want
hotel? There's an excellent board
ing house for girls, near here.
understand the food is excel
lent"
Genevieve was quite sure she
did not want a boarding house
for girls. It was too much what
Cousin Agatha would have liked
to pick out. All the same, she
was tired and hungry. The mem
tion of excellent food suggested
that she could 60 to the bOaTu-
ing house for a day or two, till
she decided what to do next.
Eyes, do take me to some good
food she said. us 1t near?
There don't seem to be any other
taxis about. Could we walk?"
As he carried he: suitcase a few
blocks, he asked her questions.
How do you happen to be run
ming AWAY beautiful young girl
like you"
But Genevieve. was too tired to
talk. And the polite young man
didn't seem to mind. he kept on
talking himself. IF you've just
come from France, you'll like this
place, the woman who runs 1t is
French--Madame Julien is her
name. Here we are now.
They had reached a brown stone
house. like dozens OF others on this
street and on other streets through
which the taxi driver had taken
her. She noticed the number 63,
and the lace curtains in the win
dow. She felt suddenly very tired,
indeed, and remembered that she
had not had a civilized bath since
she left Paris. A lunch, a bath, q
nap-and then she could continue
exploring life.
Madame Julien was a large
woman. with a shrewd eye and q
suspicious mouth. But apparently
she knew the young man with the
white eyelashes, for she allied him
Joe. why, Joe. Come right in.
And who is the young lady?"
This is MisS-Oh, how absurd,
I don't know your name! But Of
course we just met a moment
ago." Then he turned to Madame
Julien. This young lady, Miss
-"
Smith," Genevieve supplied.
Smith" he went on, ''has just
had a dreadful experience. She
was being held up, andzI had the
good luck to rescue her. She's just
arrived from Europe, and Is run
ming away from dreadful rela-
tive. and wants a room and some
food"
."Oh, not a dreadful relative"
Genevieve couldn't let a stranger
say that of Cousin Agatha. But
am tired and hungry. don't know
why / should be so tired" she
apologized.
''Well, we'll take care of you.
have only one room now, on the
top floor, but there'll be another
vacant in a day or two.
''Could 1 go right up?"
Nine. Julien led the way-three
long flights of winding stairs, and
the young man called Joe, fol-
lowed, with the suitcase. At the
door to her room he shook hands
with her, assured her that Nine.
Julien would look after her. Nine.
Julien departed almost at once,
promising to be right back with q
tray of lunch. And after lunch"
she asked, would Miss Smith like