Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
CORINNA TRIES AGAIN
The Story of Man Who Said He Understood Women

1 in bed the whole way over. But her
plans were changed. The steWardess
brought her wireless "Oh, my dar-
ling, she thought, and tore it open. but
the name signed was Mrs. Sandon's:
Marley dismissed this morning with
two months pay"
Corinna was still considering this news
when her maid appeared to put her
cabin to rights. She spoke Of the fact
that she had found another maid
aboard, one of her oldest friends. and
that the third steward came from the
same town in DevonShire that she came
from, and then she mentioned that poor
young Lord Axley was on board. MY
| father was gardener to MS 1ather, tne
poor old gentleman"
Corinna came very Slightly out OF
her trance and said, Lord Axley
Amanda"
Yes. miss. Not Lord AXley of Min
6isham-not the earl, but that poor
unfortunate young gentleman, Baron
Axley of Piggescombe told you Of"
Corinna tried to remember, but
Amandas tales were many and no one
stood out THE one who ran off with
the tight-rope dancer in Ceylon?" she
asked.
"Oh. no, miss" said Amanda, chat
was Viscount Perots daughter. NO. THIS
poor young gentleman-Well, miss, ne
cheated at cards at his club and was
caught, as they say. red-handed ana
never been able to live at home since,
and he's a very pleasant young gentle
man, miss, they say. only weak"
Corinna suddenly sat straight up.
I'm get up, Amanda" she said, and
I'll wear that new sports dress, the light
blue and silver one. What does he look
like, your young card-sharper?"
"Oh, he's very handsome, miss, and
over 6-foot tall
All the time she was dressing Corinna
was extracting distinguishing traits OF
the baron from her maids description,
but Amanda was not an artist in words
and Corinna could not form complete
picture.
About 1920 she stepped out
upon the deck, a perfect picture Of in
nocent, friendly girlhood, and as most
people at that hour we're either still in
their cabins, or else exercising on deck,
she was able to institute thorough
search of the names on the deck chairs
At last she flung herself down In
chair not marked with her own name
and waited.
She did not have to wait long. She
saw him coming the length of the deck,
very tall man In a tweed suit. He
went to his chair and dumped some
magazines and was about to go on his
way, when suddenly all Corinna's para
| phernalia of books scarfs knitting and
| a purse crashed to the deck. The young
man turned, stopped observed singu-
larry pretty girl and presently sank into
| his chair at her side.
~ x&
WHEN Mr.. Daner sauntered out on
w deck he found his daughter en-
gagged in animated conversation with a
handsome stranger.
| He stopped beside her Il have been
| looking everywhere for you" he said,
you know these are not our chairs. /
always sit on the starboard side going
over and"
"Oh, aren't they?" said Corinna,
beaming up at him with f1lial adora-
ton. Father, dear, this Is Lord Axley."
She was proud TO see her father was
not too cordial.
do you want to walk bit, Corin-
na?" he asked, after moment.
"Oh, yes, father" she returned, and
! they left the young man in undisputed
possession of his own steamer chair.
who Is this young MANI"
"You know everything that do. He
| said his name was Axley. ana she
added, rs there such place as Minds
ham,"
Her father did not know whether
there was or not but Corinna was sure
that, when they parted, he would look
up the name Of Axley In the peerage
Indeed, looking in through the library
window, she saw him bent over the
thick gold and red volume.
Corinna saw great deal Of Lord Ak
ley for the next three days. She would
have behaved in much the same way. II
Axley had bored her, but he did not
bore her He had gift Of companion
ability. Educated and gentleman, he
had yet worked as day laborer, sailed
before the mast. and generally roughed
1t in all parts of the world. If Corinna
had not been armored In her first wild
love for Peter Marley, she might have
been in some danger.
But in her revengeful state OF mind
perhaps the pleasantest feature in the
situation vas her fathers tactfullJ
yelled delight
X 4
r ORD AXLEY was to get of at Cher
II bourg, and the last evening he in
yited her to take a stroll on deck after