Evening star., 1929-01-04
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
INSTALLMENT XVIII.

V TVONNE drove directly to the
" steamship Offices of her bank.
4 must leave for France at
once" she told an obliging and
beauty-smitten young man
"What is the earliest booking 1 can
get?"
You can leave in two days on the
Leviathan," he told her.
rs there nothing sooner?"
There is a boat tonight at midnight,
but it would give you very little time TO
prepare" he said.
Get me a first-claSS cabin on that
and accommodation for my maid. Send
it here" She gave him her card. You
are sure it sails tonight2'
YES Tonight at l2.'
Tvonne drove next to the theater.
Mr. Drake, whose profits on Fast and
Furious" had far exceeded his eXpecta-
tions. thanks to Yvonne's return, greet
ed her with great cheerfulness.
Il am sailing tonight for France y
Yvonne told him, cutting short his COM
pliments.
He looked at her stupidity quite sure
he had not heard her correctly.
She repeated her statement. Il am
leaving tonight do not know when
shall reurn."
"But-but-" he Stammered and
still gazed at her as though he were
having a nighmatre.
You can use the ballet number with
out me-" Yvonne continued. Two OF
the girls can dance unusually well. II
you start them rehearsing now they can
I'LL in for me tonight"
This convinced him of her earnest
ness. First he tried persuasion, then
he attempted to win her pity, then he
began to bluster But to all his plead
S,a1c fIaraofnniI1nS VuNnnn turned
deaf ear She YVES sailing at midnight.
Then you'll not get another chance
with mel" he roared. "Ill tell the story
of how you break contracts for whim
all up and down Broadway. There
isn't a manager who'll take a chance
with you when I get through talking"
Yvonne shrugged and left his office.
He ran after her, but she had disap-
peared.
Sailing to Richard.
AT midnight Yvonne and the aston
ished Lottie left New York. Yvonne,
listening for the boat to start, felt as
though the throb Of the engines kept
time with her own heartbeatS. Each
one took her nearer to Richard. Never
had a boat moved so slowly. Yvonne
paced the deck restlessly. At times she
wanted to scream, to do something TO
make them sail faster over the monot-
onouS blue waves.
And always she thought of Richard
She prayed he might stay day or two
in Paris She could not tell how far
behind him she might be. Perhaps he
would walk into Normandy. as he had
done in that far away time when he
had found and married her. That
would give her time to arrive first If
she took the tram.
Docking after six days of fair sailing
weather and what seemed to most pas
sengerS pleasant voyage, Yvonne made
inquiries at the customs.
The American, Mr. Ross. had arrived
two days previously. He had gone di-
rectly to Paris. From there they could
not tell, though some one had said he
would go to the interior.
Yvonne pushed on to Paris. At the
little hotel where they had stayed when
they first came to Paris she learned
that Richard had left on foot for Nor
mandy two days before. Yvonne thought
rapidly. To overtake him seemed al
most hopeless. He would. by steady
walking and going directly, be nearly
there. Trains were slow and uncertain.
Surely there was some direct way.
Then her face lightened. Catching
Lottle by the arm, she ran to her hired
cab. After a few moments speech
with the driver they were off and
Yvonne was sitting perched on the edge
of the seat ready to spring out the mo-
ment they stopped.
Winged Love.
They drew up before an office bearing
in French the words Commercial Fly
ing. Transcontinental Tours Arranged.
Bookings for Channel Crossings"
Lottle, who hated to be left alone, fol-
lowed her mistress into the Office where
the subsequent conversation in French
alarmed her by its vehemence. Sud-
denly it was over. Yvonne turned a
smiling face to Lottie.
Trains are slow, Lottie: automobiles
are little better over our roads, and So
I shall fly to my old home"
Lottie's face turned gray with fear
Her eyes rolled back until the whites
showed rs you expectin' me to go
flyin' too?" she gasped.
Yvonne laughed. mo, Lottie, I'm