Evening star., 1928-11-18

her she was conscious And, when the
rehearsal was over, girl rushed up to
,ier.
"Oh, Sally-why didn't you stick 1t
out" she was asked, in an inpetuous
whisper.
There vas no chance for Eileen to
answer. But her mind returned to the
riddle. In the limousine once more,
she stole glance at the old woman be-
side her. but found no answer there.
'Supposing the real granddaughter
should show up!" coniectured Eileen
suddenly. Gosh. what mix-up"
Afterward she cons idered that Ind
been a perfect premonition The mo-
mcnt they entered the house, she
guessed that was exactly what had hap
pened. The butler, opening the door,
had lest some Of his wooden imper-
turbability. His mistress gave him a
swift glance that silenced him.
Go to your room," she commanded
sharply to Eileen.
Eileen started obediently up the
stairs. But as che made the turn 81
the top, she heard the hard imperiors
voice demand;
We'll. where Is she?"
I'm the drawing room. madam
anu IlJllG EyllGC1 Ia UIl IlCI way Out.
supplemented Eileen. "Good-by, mill
lion"
Even so, the next move was not yet
up to her. And so. back In the room
that was hers. yet was not. she marked
time. Until she realized that the door,
not locked was oneneing.
Can ! come imp" asked gay voice.
T." The owner of the voice stopped
short to stare wide-eyed. MY heavens. "
she breathed we are regular Siamese
twins, aren't We? It's uncanny-like
looking in mirror"
1t was; Eilecn's eyes were as wide.
50 this was the real Sally.
'Gosh!" Sally was saying. Il believe
grandmother could have got away with
1t, at that. / couldn't resist the tempta-
tion to sneak up and take a look at
you when she told me that I could
not be her granddaughter-that any
of the servants would tell me that her
granddaughter was in her ROOM
you don't mean to say" began
Eileen. that She"
Gave me the cold and fishy stare?
She sure did, Oh, I could call her
bluff If I wanted to-but I don't It's
not worth 1t. I'd have to give up
Gerry-and WON'T"
"Gerry?" asked Eileen uncertainty
'I've married him and believe me
I'm going to stay married." announced
Sally blissfully, "of course, If you want
to believe what grandmother savs-that
Il don't think any such thing" pro-
tested Eileen. Il just
"of course" Sally went on. ignoring
the interruption. "he wes-well. Just a
groom when I met him, but that was
because he was English and the war
busted him and he'd never been
trained to earn his living And he is
positively fascinating. I was crazy
about him from the first. Fixed it up
so we met lot. Just so it would
seem an accident. you know"
Eileen did know. For all that she
had snubbed her Jimmy there had
been times. at first, when she had used
the same device.
Il guess I was pretty indiscreet,"
society weeklies printed something
Grandmother saw it and hit the roof
She rushed me off to Europe to forget
him. But I didn't. I wrote him the
day I got back-and asked him to
marry me-"
mot really!" gasped Eileen.
"Whv not? knew he'd never ask
me! He's too proud and sensitive. So
l asked him, and-see what the stuffed
prune answered.
From her handbag she drew out
better. Eileen read:
Dear Miss Sally:
II am honored by your trust and
confidence. I know you feel yourself
sincere. But you are very young and
II may say so, romantic. too, sus-
pect that nv very evident plight
warmed chivalrous sympathy in you
and that your letter may be accepted
as evidence of that. For it I thank
you. and believe me. always