Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03


ORD APDRrNGTCN stood wifi
his niece before the swing door:
Of the Rits waitins for the tax
L. he had summoned, II hac
turned out an unexpected
IL net night and vehicles were scarce
7 wish to the devil, Blanche. ne
said irritahlv. ''vcud give up living IN
thst miserable news and let n's take
room here for YOU.
You're rather rough on my pHof
little abode, Uncle" she protested, l,
isn't as bad as all that really, ana
the giories Of these biz hotels never
did appeal IN ms,
That's all very we'll" hr COM
riatneo but YOU ought 10 have so'
aver the young woman's latch-SfE
ferer by this time. One doeSnt want
IN consider these things too much, OF
course. but the newspaper fellows Go
love tn get hold Of gossip about 4
dukes daughter Apayt from that,
ft's $ solitary spot / wouldn't call Il
SAFE for any snoc-lookine young woman
living absolutely alone.
blanche lAurhed q little scorhulN
Il 10 NOT think any one would Try To
r.o}eSf me-" she Ssi6 I have 4 re-
v,lver hy the side Of my bed and there
s~e half dozen oi the chaufeurS emo
the clasuaeurs wives further along the
building. almost within call, and the
teiephcne. I'm not quite 50 cut of as
seem
"Iiving IN a place with damned
uen|e6der" Lord Ar6rington arumbleo
"Tt docs seem ridiculous. Blanche, Be-
x;5es. you'd be company for Laurita.
7 cans he with her all the time and
I don't want her to go out alone.
ii ue stay VI much hanger Blanche
promised, tn move over here.
~ru remind YOU Of that tomorrow.
Tn MT quite as narrow minded as y0ur
father. Won know. but I do call Il =
nervous lob for any young woman lir-
i~s stone IN : damned loft night after
But what on earth could happen
n me-" she scofed. L don't even
keep my lewelry there, That's All al
tne bank when Birmingham House Is
closed.
You've quite enough on now for an
ordinary thief he reloine6 We'll.
here's your taxi. Good night
Good night. she laughed, and
don't Won worry about ms.
It was nerrans curious coincidence
tH,at Blanche. As si1s crossed the cob
hleT vsrS quarter nj an hour later
ard mounted the wooden stems N the
outside soor nf her unusual abode, felt
tnp frss sensation II nervousness Sas
had ever experienced In connection
with Il.
She let herself in and turned on the
lights quickly. glanced into her oeo-
room 10 see that everything was IN
order. and then threw herself upon the
couch in the quaint little room she
called her studio. There we're sketches
un,n the wall signed by woncerful
names . bar or two az music hE the
greatest living composer, baby grand
nlsnn in lis corner. fnr months I'M
touched. Here. al any rate. she was al
home with herself; her golf clubs, hsr
rpcEety. fishing rods twenty-bore shot
r1Ir. few pilotogra phs-evergtllins
IIntidy. yet not slipshod. She made
erlmace as she contemplated moving
into the Ritz. q part Of her repuSnancs
arising. as she very well knew, from the
thought that il was her duty TO LaurIta-
She lit a cigarette and lay there for
some time thinking hard. her hands
cIasDed behind her head. her eyes fixed
upon the ceiling. Men Of every degree
In life had been her SiIitnrs she could
count them almost by the DOZEN. She
had told them what she had honestly
kelieved-thst she had M vocation for
marriage. that the 6aslitv Of az
pstled her. Yet today she vas kee1-
t-S = secret from herself-a ridiculous,
Illogical, uniFns ENABLE secret.
Sire wss fine Judge Of men. not
erlv from the superficial point If view