Evening star., 1928-01-09

cab on the way nome-a nnai eX'
travagance upon which Miss
Brown had insisted. Mr.. Noe!
Frankland toward the end had be-
come just little too noisy and per-
sistent and Frances had suddenly
tired of him. Nevertheless she leaned
back In her corner with an air of
content as they left the place.
It's been great fun" she mur-
INJURED lazily. I'm glad came UP.
What were YOU and that big Russian
talking about for so long. Edith
How did you know that he was q
Russian"
Mr.. Frankland told me. He is a
professional dancer. You knew that.
] suppose"
Naturally. He told me so when
he asked me to dance"
Whatever did you find 10 talk
about all the time?" Frances Pc.
sisted
Miss Brown hesitatcd.
- found him interesting" she said.
Ellis father and mother keep a res
tauIant and / have promised to take
you there for lunch"
Why me?"
Because I think the most personal
thing he said was that he found YOU
VERY lovely, and he didn't like TO see
you dancing with Mr.. Noel Frank.
land
Frances laughed softly.
They must hate each other, those
two. for some reason or other, Mr..
Frankland wasn't very polite abou,
him
Il should think politeness. in any
case. was not one of Mr.. Frankland's
strong points" Miss Brown remarked
q little dryly.
Frances was silent for a moment.
Il should say he had no manners"
abe declared. "a rough. ili-bred. domi.
neering person. shivered when he
tried TO kiss me in the lounge have
hated myself ever since because I
wasn't sure what sort OF a shiver il
was"
You are talking rubbish. Frances"
was her friends severe -admonition.
You know perfectly we'll that you
would never allow a man like that
70 touch you
Frances made no reply. She was
booking out of the window. watching
the thin stream Of people hurrying
along Piccadiliy. -
Arrived in their little room. Miss
Brown. who was developing watchful
habits, looked around searchinrly.
They had locked everything up when
they left. but somehow or other the
ARA ngement OF the furniture seemed
sightiy altered. q vase of flowers upon
tne sn1ail typewriting desk had Ger.
ts1niy been moved. Miss Brown hur.
r1eoly unlocked the drawer in which
sne kept her few vafua bies and where
she had left the ma nuscript which she
was irsnscr!bing for the young man
In Hampstead. II was stili there. b,,;
tnrned upon its face and doubled nm
'nough by some imraiieat hand,
ncerneath it, dragged out from q
.f"oeh corner where she had seereted
tneih' were her checkbook and pass.
W'oh- She gave "A little shirer. They
would know now for certain tics.
people. whoever they might he ,vher.
the treasure lay. She crossed the
room ana drew the, bolt which for.
tune had provided.
mats wrong" Frances asked.
x1Hn1i- ss she Sat on the edge Of
sne heo and kicked on her shoes,
ass brown was the last person in
tne world whom one weuN have ssso.
claied with life Of deceit or the tell.
InS " untru'hs. Nevertheless her
reply wss perfectly natural.
couldn't remember for mo.
n1en, she coDhded. where I had Ief,
ny young Hampstead noyeifxt's manu-.
srrsps"
~ hslf-natt IL on the following
morning Ass Brown walked un
shshtfDufY avenue on the way "a
t@ep her luncheon engagement Al
~ nino'es 10 she had found the
pace tiny building painted white
m Dack street on Soho. witt, green
bDnds. the sign of IN eagle hanging
natsioe. snd underneath q few words
IN sn unfnisiii9iiyle language Che
posheo open the door and stood Tor
moment looking In, The resta ura n,
.phsisted N q EEnsIi room with q dozen
tables o. 30 sro the walls. one or
f"o no The cens+. md space large
enough for al the most three mugf.
caahs niSon raised dais ~ the further
Fhd the tables we're innocent ~
hhen "i"ihs. but they were sbotlessjy
f"Ash "i'h n fresh supply Of PAPER
napkins and brightly poiished glass
Las,fi1Dy arranged. There we're "a
'e" np""fs in the center Df each and
menu ws.itsn by and Already hal
d"l"n people were innching ana AZ
~ - b'o#D stna51 hesitsiIu2Iy utot,
fhs threshold. her eosnDs ntGn NJ the