Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
did You See Anybody"


worth while, ma'am, and this is one OF
them"
shut the door," she said CURLY, and
he obeyed and watched the car until its
red tail lamps turned the corner. Then
he went back to his master.
Lacy Marshall was in his study
standing before the fire deep in thought
Want me any more?"
Marshall shook his head
Think you're being clever. Lacy?"
The other looked up quickly.
What do you mean?"
| do you think it's clever to fly in the
| face of Providence over girl you don't
care whole lot about, unless mis-
understand you?r
Instead of the angry reply which Ton
! ger expected Lacy laughed.
"There is such a thing as wanting
| the forbidden because it is forbidden, .
he said. ''These things are not very
palatable without the salt of risk
Ever tasted salt-neat?" asked Ton
| ger. tits rotten! I'm not going to
| roust you, Lacy, because every mans
| got his own idea of what's worth while
But Elton's the kird that shoots. You
can laugh! I know the laxative ones,
and I know just how Elton feels, be-
cause I've felt that way myself"
Get out!" snapped the other, and
longer went without haste.
Lacy Marshalt's study and bedroom
were on the first floor and were sepa-
rated from the rest of the house by a
door which cut off a portion of the
| passage and gave him that complete
! privacy which his peculiar temperament
required. There were moments when
| he was really unapproachable, and
| longer was quick to recognize the
| symptoms of that particular mood and
sufficiently wise to leave his sometime
friend in peace while the fit was on.
He went back to his room to con-
tinue where he had left off that game
of patience which would not come out
Dora Elton got home to find that heI
husband, who had been out to dinner
had arrived before her.
well, was your talk satisfactory
she asked brightly as she came into the
| drawing room.
He looked UP from The sofa on which
he lay at full length and shook his
head almost imperceptibly.
mo, we shall have to close the es-
tablishment. Klein wants too big a
share, and he's holding the black ur
as an inducement. I don't take much
notice of that" He pulled at his cigal
thoughtfully. Klein knows that there
| isn't much money to be had out of the
police for shopping gambling house
| There are too many of them. Still, I'd
hate to close Pont street, because IL
brings steady money and big money
makes straight game profitable" He
looked at his watch. II was expectine
| Stanford. Do you want to see him?
! He's returning from Italy"
She was taking cigarette from 9
| silver box on the mantelpiece.
Il don't care" she said indifferently
do you want private interview"
NO he said after thought. Il saw
Audrey tonight"
"Where?" She looked at him In as.
| constituent.
The match was half way to the ciga-
rette and stopped.
with"
"Shannon-and very CHEEKY. Yol
needn't be afraid. Audreys not tbs
kind Of girl who would give you
| away"
II wasn't thinking of that"
: Maybe you were worrying about the
| improperly of her dining without q
chaperon; and if there was a chape-
ron there did not see her." suggested
| Bunny.
The girl shot a quick. suspicious
glance at him.
Il like you least when you're funny,
she said WAS she-Well-dressed?"
He nodded.
"A most prosperous looking lady. And
he added, inconsequently: Il neve,
realized she was so beautiful. Shannon
hardly took his eyes off her"
Apparently you were smitten, too.
she said with little smile. Il enjoyed
the concert immensely, Bunny. KessleI
was wonderful. I don't as rule lik;
fiddlers-''
"Kessler didn't appear" he said even
ly as he blew out cloud of smoke
He was not looking at her. He caugh
a cold and was unable TO perform-th;
fact was announced In the late edition!
of the evening newspapers. I wonder
you didn't see it,"
Only for second was she thrown
off her balance.
Il don't know one fiddler from an.
other" she said carelcssly. Anyway
the man they sent in his place play
Sorgeously.'
""Probably Man," he nodded.