Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-21
CHAPTER XII.
KIRK RETURNS A CALL.

~ OOKS like you didn't mo
s. out much,' Divitt remarked
donning the modernistic
IL pyjamaS Molly had decreed
for him. Not very com
municative, I take IT.
Molly was in bed. her small race
looking weary on the great pillow. NO,
she don't talk much" said Molly.
But she ought to know the geog-
raphy of the house. Naturally, she's
not expected to discover the location
of the safe on one visIt-but We ought
to get something out OF her. All we
know is, they've asked her back. Tnats
the biggest part of the business, out us
not ALL
"Divvy, beautiful, what you want to
do this thing for? What you want TO
go in with Umberto for? He'll get US
all in trouble yet
"Oh, no, he won't Umberto'S my
right hand. How much reforming you
want to do in one year? I've got rid
of the hootch, haven't p"
''Divvy, you know Umberto'S rum
running this very night. Things are
stricter now-you say so yourself-and
If you're mixed up with Umberto,
adm and abettin' him-youll go when
he goes-and what's goner become OF
me and the bahy?"
so that's why you aren't more en-
terprising in pumping Juanita! You
ought to know that people expecting
a family are keener than ever to
feather their nest. You didn't used
to look at things this way"
I've always hated your connection
with Umberto. Oh, Divvy, I'm so
afraid"
You're so afraid you're holding out
on me where Juanita's concerned"
Think what you please, Divvy. You
- IL II
II know well enough l can get on
without her" Divitt answered. He
got into his bathrobe. Molly was look
ing at him hopefully.
"Ycu mean you don't intend to use
Juanita?" -.
use her. of course. But differently"
"Divvy. we've got money. Let's go
somewhere and start all over IN some
thing that's not dangerous.
Many things are dangerous" re-
marked Divitt. "AviatorS take chances.
So do miners and soldiers. A man
must follow his bent. That's Che first
thing women have to learn" He went
over and patted Molly's shoulders. go
to sleep. kid You're not going to have
any more to do with this"
IT suppose you don't trust Sie.' The
thought Wrung her heart.
Its not that. Pick cut the clothes
for Juanita and look after her dates.
Let it go at that AS far as my get
ting into trouble is concerned-I won't
When it comes Ill be gone-you with
me-"
He opened door beside the armoire.
went up a narrow stair to his ONCE.
There he sat down at his disordered
desk and wrote:
"Marquesa Carlota de Luiz y Cabrera
IS Michel Street
New Orleans
Dear Marquesa:
will you kindly call at my Office
w-Thursday-night at nine
O'Clock? JASON D1V1TT."
He opened the other door and
dropped the letter down the mail chute
of the Tijon Hotel.
Kirk Stanard telephoned the Tijon
on Thursday afternoon, desiring to
call on Senorita Flores. In touch pres
emily with an agreeable female voice
not the senorita's-he was told that
Senorita Flores would see him that
evening from 8 till 8 o'clock. She
would be in the patio.
It was on an errand for Nelly that
Kirk was calling, or he allowed him
self to call it that. Mrs. Belaise told
him that Senorita Flores looked like
Delphine, his mother, and when Kirk
confessed to the feeling of having seen
the Senorita before, she added, That
Is it," Kirk could not see Juanita'S
resemblance to his mothers pictures.
yet he would not disabuse NellyS mind
OF thing that seemed to fill 1t with
such comfort. She was prattling about
the senorita's refusal to choose some
thing from the casket had in the end
chosen something herself, a ring that
had been Delphine's, bidding Kirk give
It to Senorita Flores. Not as a re-
ward tell her. Just to make me
happy
Kirk was glad of the mission. From
to g. Rather limited. that. Yet he
could not expect to find the senorita
without engagements.