Evening star., 1935-02-02

with you. need quite q bit Of that"
who's to do the talking? You
or ~"
Both Of U.S." She lowered her
voice lest the driver hear. Washing
ton drivers knew 80 much, told 50
much, "Dixie Decatur" could thank
them for 0 dozen good stories, care
lessly given, sreedily used. "Bnl.
dear, it's wonderful isn't it3"
"rhe party2 thought n was
pretty much Of d1d."
"You should thank the Barlow girl
for making it that"
"Why?"
"It's giving you what you want
isn't it?"
"oh. you mean cornish9 Queer.
wasn't it?"
Lucky for U.s."
II don't believe he ever had much
chance for 1t. He's had long service,
but Vallery tells me that the Secre-
tary hasn't been Awfully keen on
him. He favors some one who'd have
Vallerys coaching in the DEPART
ment"
Perhaps he does, but in the long
run he'll take the man whom Bona
ventura prefers, and that means
Simon French's choice. You know
how b man like French works. He
can make any Secretary believe that
the man he advocates has qualifica-
tions that make him indispensable
to the foreign service"
But the Secretary knows he's
Yucca OIL"
What II he is? II Yucca oil
doesn't name the man for Bona
ventura, Hesperian oil will"
whats Hesperian OIL to do with
it?" He tossed his cigarette through
the open window Of the taxi.
They pretty well divide the lega-
tions between them, don't they, in
the places where It effects their In.
terests?"
"Davilly doesn't bother with that"
The president of Hesperian? Oh.
doesn't hep"
who says he does?"
Don't they ALP Don't the f1rst-
line embassies 60 to the big boys who
give campaign contributions and make
pretty speeches on the hustings for
the party? And to old men they don't
want around because they'd be likely
to make too much trouble here at
home? And don't the second-line
ministries go to the good little boys
who're vouched for-Somewhere and
somehow-by Hesperian and Yucca
and the rest of the trade barons?"
"Not In this administration"
En,s ata =
faith. HOWE you kept 1t all these
years in Washington" She moved q
little closer TO him, and smiled up 1T
him under the gleam Of street lamp.
What do you love, me for?"
your humility. I fancy" He light
ed another cigarette.
That's funny"
ct meant it to be-"
I'm serious. When are you going
to Bonaventura?"
1.-THE appointment hasn't been an.
nounced.''
"But you'll have It,"
"How do you know?"
you'll have to make some plan Of
| going, won't you?"
Possibly
"How long have we known each
other?"
II don't know. Two or three years7"
-Four / met you over at the Green
Springs Valley Hunt. At Laura Frank
Inns. Do you remember?"
"Of course"
"I was at a loose end then. It
wasn't that was mourning Tom ex-
cept in blacks and whites. Tom and
I'd never got on any too well.
His death-the way it happened
was something of a shock though. I
wasn't seeing much ahead. Not In
any direction. I owe you lot, Bill,
dear"
you don't owe me anything at all.
Mardi."
"Oh, yes, I do. You gave me an
interest In life. I'd never have taken
on the newspaper job if it hadn't been
for you"
"For me?" Was the man dumb?
He was acting as If he'd hardly
known her.
For you. I wanted to help you.
didn't have the money Cynthia Cor
nish has. I didn't have the infu-
ence the Barlow child will have when
she wakes up to It, but I've had my
own weapon. I've used 1t for you,
Bill
I'm awfully grateful"
"You haven't liked my doing 1t.
thought"
Have you liked it yourself?"
Sometimes. I'm liking it tonight
I'm going to be glad to write that a
beautiful maiden from the other side
Of the Chesapeake Is the Lorelei who's
changing the course Of American
diplomacy She glilnpsed the sharp
entng line Of his lips and softened her
speech. There have been other times,
though, when I've hated It; but even
II I'd 1oathed doing 1t every day, I'd
have held to 1t In the thought that
through 1t I could put kind words
about you In place where they'd
count for you. You know love you.
don't you?"
You've been sweet to me. Mardi. T"
"I could be sweeter." Her hand
drifted toward his. Aren't you q lit
tie bit sorry, dearest, that you're 60
ing away so far-and so soon?"
I'll be back some time"
| All! t1eE IluBcIS HlONeQ EcSIleSSly.
"And. Of course, as you said, you're not
gone yet"
Not yet" AS If he caught threat in
her tone he moved nearer to her.
you're a great girl, Mardi. I don't
know what I'll do away from Wash
ington-and you"
You'll have to leave washington,
but"
TIL be around In a day or two" His
tone held relief that the taxi had
stopped before the big apartment
building where she lived. 'Wait for
me-" he bade the driver.
Won't you come up? For O little
while2"
mot tonight" His gesture Of see
ing her into the lobby was already am
bassadorial, she thought. After year
in Orocaizo he would be kissing
women's hands. A year?
A year from now2 Where would
she be? Here? Or with him? Good
by" he said.
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