Evening star., 1936-05-24
THIS WEEK

water to escape"
80 bored you? thought you'd dived to
rescue Precious"
1T was your father who bored me-"
You must admit it was rather nice of me
to put him off the track. He still has an idea
it was you who stole his darling dog You
took fearful risk in that dive. There wasn't
a square yard of water between those boats.
You might easily have been killed"
II shouldn't have minded Life has dis
appointed me. He spoke bitterly because he
thought she was mocking him.
who are you?' she demanded.
MY name is Lestrange."
Not one of the Lestranges?"
Michael was brought up with the belief
that his branch of the family was the only
one that counted. Yes he said rather
awkwardly
I've never heard of them" she retorted.
But actually she smiled. But why this air of
martyrdom? What makes you SO sorry for
yourself? don't see why. | saved you from
the police, didn't I?'
IF you did | can't think why" Nevill
prompted him to this display of coldness.
The girl smiled again There's something
rather sweet about you. Also it was very
plucky of you to try to save our darling.
'lie deliberately sneered at me and swan
out to sea-
1--WE should have stopped to thank you but
Dad had to rush home to give Precious some
port wine and five grains of quinine. Dad
wants to thank you" She pointed to nearby
house. I'VE live there. Are you too busy to
come and spare Dad moment9"
I'D break any engagement to see him."
"And yet he bored you so! How changeable
you are. say, what's your first name?"
Michael"
1T fits you Only dark and frowning men
can bear up under that name. A Michael must
have tragic possibilities. Already know you
have sullen disposition, Mr.. Lestrange, and
shouldn't be surprised to hear that you beat
your wife"
I'm not married or even engaged and I'm
not sullen.''
Then perhaps it's chill coming on. You'd
better have quinine capsule"
Thanks. You know my name. What's
yours3'
Woodward. One of the Woodwards'
Sorry" he said, but I've never even
heard of them. What your first name2"
"A horrid one Penelope; but I've always
been called Penny"
It's proclamation to call you that. Penelope
is beautiful name! Penelope had an incred-
ible number of suitors. expect you have too"
I'm not married." she said, land nearly
all her suitors came after marriage if you re-
member. probably shall have suitors"
Its certainty" he SAID gloomiy.
You talk as if you objected After all your
names Michael and not Ulysses. Tell me
something more about yourself. Don't look
so pleased. It's not that I'm in the least
interested, but my mother who is still an
Edwardian at heart likes to know names and
so on. Lie freely if you like because we shall
probably never meet again.
II can't lie to you,' he answered. "I'm just
down from Magdalen and I'm going into
Diplomacy via the Foreign Office"
Colonel and Mrs. Woodward occupied the
ground floor of what had been large and
commodious mansion in prewar days. 1t was
now an apartment of seven rooms the largest
of which was the hall. At the rear of this fine
room Michael found two tables of bridge
players There were six men and two women.
Colonel Woodward was the only elderly man.
The other five were men of Michael's age,
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