Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
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hold her In his arms, realize more fully
perhaps that she was his. The out
come Of the morning had surprised him
as much as 1t had her. All day he had
felt pounding and singing In his veins.
How he had managed to accomplish
anything was O mystery. Luckily, the
office had sort of run itself.
Kirk got a book and went over to the
window seat. The book was Mrs.
Browning's poems. He turned to Lord
Walters Wife" the poem Juanita had
mentioned at Caprice.
But why do you go?" said the lady,
As both sat under the yew,
And her eyes were alive in their depths
Like the bracken beneath the sea blue.
Because I fear you." he answered.
Because you are far too fair,
And able to strangle my soul :"
why. the darned things written to
thought. "If don't confront Juanita
with this. - He took out his pencil
and began to mark certain of the verses.
He looked at his watch. Five minutes
of 4. Some one came In from the hall.
It was Adrian. Kirk had spoken to
him on the stair a moment before.
Adrian had asked II Kirk thought 1t
was going to rain. 1t was like him,
Kirk thought. to invade the library at
this time. Kirk rose. He would be in
the hall when Juanita came down the
stair. They would go into the gar
den. Juanita, however, might not
come down the stair, but by way Of the
veranda, through one of the long
French windows from which Adrian
stared so unhappily at the darkened
sky. Kirk sat down again. When
Juanita entered they would bolt.
Don't let the weather rumple you, -
he said to Adrian. "Tarpon Points
jolly when it rains"
1.-THE weather." Adrian turned. hands
in his pockets. "Senorita Flores is en-
gagged" he said abruptly.
"That SOP" Kirk answered after a
pause, his pencil moving beneath line.
How had that got out so soon? He
looked Up. Did She tell your" he asked.
Adrian shook his head Il have net
seen her today, except at lunch. 1t was
my mother told me. Nelly told her.
Last night the marqueSa gave my moth
er the particulars. Senorita Flores
is engaged to a nobleman in Barcelona. E"
Kirk looked down at his book. So
that was what she had had to tell him.
"Barcelona's long way off," he said.
THE ocean to cross, and all Spain, II
remember my geography. You going to
let that stop your"
SELF" But had she told him all?
"Senorita Flores is not only engaged"
said Adrian, but she is in debt to this
man-for her education. her clothes, her
travels. Whoever else should marry her
would have to assume that obligation.
It is so stipulated"
Kinks eyes were on the page:
why, now you no longer are fair!
Why, now you no longer are fatal,
But ugly and hateful, I swear :"
Good you found out in time" said
Kirk.
Adrian nodded. Suppose had pro-
posed and been accepted" he remarked
IT thought you should know also. Nelly
told my mother that you had not been
told"
Kirk thanked him and Adrian saun-
tered out through the French windows
down into the garden.
| Kirk went to the hall door, There
was no sign Of Juanita. He waited
until 10 minutes after the hour when
they were to meet in the porte cochere
Tor the drive to Tarpon Point.
There Re found her, on the front seat
of Adrian's sedan, Adrian beside her
! She smiled gayly at Kirk, buttoning the
collar Of her brown suede coat. pulling
her russell cap down s-c"nd her ears.
Kinks smile was less spontaneous as he
climbed in beside the marquesa. among
the wraps and umbrellas that had been
provided against cold or rain. Nine
! Fouche and Nelly waved to them as
they rode away.
| 1t was not until they reached Tarpon
Point and were going up the steps OF
Steve's place that Kirk managed a word
with Juanita alone.
You didn't come to the library.
What was the r-ctter?"
II came" she answered. Adrian was
there. I'll see you tomorrow"
| Kirk was aware that she had been
glad to turn back at the door-thank-
full to Adrian for furnishing this brief
reprieve.
! Ito Be Continued.)