Evening star., 1928-12-29
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Richard Ross. a scientist. has been ad-
yised by his doctor to give up his sedentary
abandoned three years before when he mar
ried Yvonne, a French peasant girl. When
b. n o he wife
1chsr'd desires to to keep Yvonne sweet and
he Jnce loved before she became typically
modern girl He .S has ask asked Yyonne oa IT. to
peasant dress but while he was busy in
his laboratory. Yyonne. through frlend'
Mrs: ogden. has learned to speak English: 9dnfs
superbly we'll. While Richard was away on
a three-month trip. Yvonne appeared on
aad.moisee ,n She eeVa bids Richard
at their home and then, instead of taking
IN r she sags VISITS YTopne e5 is and
makes a huge success. Mrs OGDEN teIiS
Yvonne Richard has seen rTztnE neT Gance adea sno
moiselle, her hair bobbed, is mis- vile.
INSTALLMENT XXI.
v IFE was very pleasant for Rich
ard Ross these days. He found
himself scarcely thinking of his
wife at all. Or if she did come
into his mind, he had an i'm
mediate feeling of relief that she was
not about to hamper his movements
The lunch with Bob West while
Yvonne was presumably boarding her
boat for France was the beginning OF
Richards re-entrance into society. Aiter
lunch they had played bridge Win Two
other men until late afternoon, Inc
score settled, Bob stretched ana Sald;
Lets go out for swing along the olo
fnQ "
Richard ioined him and soon they
were part of the o'clock parade that
took it's well dressed way up and down
Fifth avenue. While they were waiting
for traffic at Forty-fifth street some
one in a passing motor hailed BOD
vigorously.
Bob Westi Bob. come here.
The two men turned. Anne LoVelace
was beckoning them from the WINDOW
of a big town car. They stepped from
the curb as she held the door open,
got in beside her. :,
Let me take you over to the house,
she said to Bob, and then, half shyly
she extended her hand to Richard
I'VE don't see much of you these days,
she said to him.
"Been awfully busy" Richard an.
swered. you're looking well, Anne "
Anne was looking well. She was
smartly dressed and Richard found
himself admiring her skillfully made up
complexion.
"Dick's coming to tea" Bob said;
leaning back comfortably. Richard
laughed.
Bob went on. "Yep. Dicks old
woman went back to France to visit
the old home town today and Dlcky
how iS having a holiday"
"Oh. has Mrs. Ross gone back 10
France?" Anne asked, wide-eyed as
She looked at Richard.
"Just for a visit" Richard SAID haStny
"She got homeSick. so she has gone
now and in the Fall I'll probably go
over and bring her back. She lives with
her grandparents, you know. They're
pretty old, and she wanted to see them
before they died"
"She was such a pretty little thing,
Anne said. too bad she got so lonely"
And some cook!" Bob exclaimed. I
never ate such a meal in my life as
that dinner she gave us out there tnat
night, member, Anne?"
Eyes indeed-well, we ought not to
let Richard get SO lonely, ought we
Bob?"
Don't intend to. He's stepping out
now. Doctors orders, needs change,
"Really? Are you feeling badly. Rich
ard?" Anne's voice was full of sympathy
Just bit Seedy, working too hard,
keeping to myself too much I guess" "
Richard answered.
Here we are" Anne said.
The tea party was merry one.
Anne carefully toned her conversation
down to what she believed Richard
would like. Bob, with Sardonic grin,
seconded her efforts.
Richard carried away a carefully
given impression that Anne had
changed from the sophisticated girl
who had socked him three years before.
a little wistfully, and of falling suddenly
silent in the midst of the talk and
staring gently straight ahead, coming
back to reality with start.
Seeing visions, Anne" Bob asked
maliciously after one of these mental
excursions.
Anne laughed gently. "I'm sorry"
she said. but having Richard here this
way makes me think of the good times
we mad together so long ago-remember
the tennis. Dick?"
We'll play some more this Spring."
Richard promised.
They parted with the understanding
that Dick was to call some evening soon
to take Anne to the theater. She ex-
planned that she was very busy for the
next few days-but early the following
week-Tuesday-y Tuesday would be
splendid. Dick might find her with q
free evening.
Anne was too wise to begin her pur-
suit too suddenly. And then she had a
plan for the next few days. She was
bone tired and she knew how the weari-
ness of her face would come out in the
strong sunlight where Richard would
plainly drag her if they were to ride
together or play tennis as he had sug-
geSted.
Leaving the men she drove straight
home and went to the telephone. In
few minutes she was talking to the
proprietor of an exclusive and expensive
rest cure sanitarium.
-Four days?" the voice came back
over the wire. But that is very short