The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-11
Chapter p. HE ROMANTIC MIR. CAREW

some minutes she could not speak The amazing fact that man could fall in love with girl and pro- pose marriage to her all in space of 48 hours or so simply took her breath away.
 They were in a cab, and there was no light. Mir Carew really did his part very well, and if Jacque- line had been a little older or more experienced, she might have recognized the touch of the mas ter hand.
 As it was, she could only sit and listen to his earnest voice and feel deep compassion because of the depths of emotion, with which 1t was charged The man, she thought. was terribly in earnest In his checkered career, MT. Carew had been on the stage, and he had al- ways contrived to catch the smy- pathy of his audience with the treinble of emotion which he dis played.
 He mistook Jacqueline's silence for consent, and would have taken her forthwith in his arms; but di- rectly he touched her, Jacqueline woke up and began to come to her senses.
 @Please don't, MT. Carew," she said quickly. "I-I ought to have stopped you, but this has taken me rather by surprise. You see you have only known nie a few hours"
 "Iong enough to learn to love you. Jacqueline," he murmured With the famous emotional vibrato.
 But I don't love you, MT. Ca rew."
 He sighed heavily, and she was sorry for him. !
 aBesides. MT. Carew, you are, l. imagine, a rich man"
 T am comfortable" returned MT Carew, gently. Not a millionaire by any means, but you would have all you want"
 That is just the point. Because you see me living here in rather expensive style, perhaps you think I am well-to-do. But really, am quite poor"
 MT. Carew caught her hand, but she drew it gently away. "Jacque- line" he said, this is painful to me. There must not be any talk of money between you and me. love you for yourself alone. l don't care if you haven't a penny of your own. I have enough for us both Love will come, Jacqueline. will teach you to love me
 I'm afraid you can't do that MT. Carewn
 She was thinking of Teddy Mont a rose He might be able to teach her. But no other man could. ln- deed she believed that Teddy had already taught her the way tol love. though 1t did not seem that it could bring her anything but unhappiness. eBut you won't send me away, Miss Grey?" he pleaded. You won't refuse to see me? You'll break my heart if you do, Give me chance. I have spoken too soon. have blundered, but remember that it is only because I love you so much. Don't send me away from vou." His voice was quite hoarse. He could almost hear the applause from the gallery. Jacqueline was deeply touched, and told him that she would not send him away. He might come and see her, but was not to speak of this again for least month MT. Carew assented and was vast ly relieved when he escaped.
 When she reached her own room, she looked at herself in the glass and said spitefully:
 You are horrid, deceitful cat, Jacqueline Grey You ought to have told the poor man the truth. You do not belong to his class, my dear and you ought to have told him so right away. And you ought to have told Teddy Montrose also"
 Then to her own surprise she felt that she wanted to cry. But she did not. She smoked cigaret instead, and whistled as she un- dressed.
 She was feeling pretty miserable when she got up the next morning and had late breakfast in her sitting room, instead of going down stairs. With the breakfast came the page boy with an envelope ad- dressed to her.
 "A gentleman came to see you last night, ma'am, after you was gone out. When he heard that you was gone out, he left this and said he would call again. l sort of forgot to give you this when you came back, ma'am, because I was gone to bed. had it in my poe .ket"
 A breach of hotel discipline here, but Jacoueline did not worry about it. Teddy at last He had come last night while she was out with that wretched man, Carew.
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