The Washington times., 1936-08-06

sive spot like this (not that he
minded the money-money was
nothing to him and never had
been) but, in spite Of your best
efforts, she continued absolutely
leveLheaded!
He would have to take another
tack.
Find out what interested and
appealed to her most.
She was not really frivolous, de-
spite her good looks and her
youth, and she had had a good
education, moreover.
Some kind Of a mystery about
the child, was there not? If he
continued to feel this way, he
would have her investigated. There
was a clever private detective he
often employed.
Why had she chosen to be a
mannequin? Where were her
people? Had she any people? He
was not usually curious, but now
he felt inordinately interested in
Luana Waters of the poetic name
and looks.
They danced again. She danced
beautifully. She wore clothes
beautifully. She had q gorgeous
figure, even if it was a bit imma-
ture.
What had her past been? Was
she hiding anything? She had a
deer-like look of alarm in her
beautiful eyes when he said any
thing daring to her, and then her
heavy lids would droop like veil,
and she would become secret1Ve.
He had noticed that.
Chapter XIV.
At nineteen years of age. most
girls Handsome" knew were frank
and free.
Most of them, indeed, had q
good deal of the gold-digger in
their composition. When he took
them out, he expected that.
Luana Waters, however, was diff
ferent. There was something in
Scrutable about her, something OF
the Mona Lisa in her haf-smile.
Champagne so far had not looS-
ened her tongue or her emotions.
He contrived to get her to take
more. ...
Presently she was telling him
about her desire to travel, to see
the world, to go everywhere.
so the little girls never been
beyond Yonkers?" he teased her,
but with an alertness behind his
smile.
my goodness! I'm not as pro-
vinciaI as you think" she flashed
back at him before she could
check herself, "it isn't so long ago
that I took a three-thousand-mile
trip. So there!"
Europe or California;" he
asked quickly.
She was silent, then she turned
it off with a laugh.
"Why can't you leave me my lit
tie mystery? When you know
everything about a person, they're
not interesting, are they? Never
you mind where I came from!"
She added, with an unexpected
touch Of coquetry: isn't it enough
that I'm here?"
mot nearly enough" he flashed
at her, II want some guarantee
for the future, Luana."
Like all the gay boys who take
a girl out, and want some host
age?" she Sarcastically interpreted
his statement.
He looked annoyed, even non
plussed, but he recovered himself
quickly.
IT want to make 1t so pleasant
for you that you'll wish to re-
peat the experiment, my dear
girl"
Meaning just what by 'ex-
periment'?"
This evening, Of course. Isn't
that obvious?"
Many things are obvious" she
said graphically, and fell silent.
Did she mean himself and his
approaches?
This would never do.
Over her glass of champagne
she looked at him intently. Her
eyes drew him. He wished they
were alone and he could take her
into his arms. She would be
like a. goddess If he could stir
her profoundly.
'Luana, would you go with me
If I asked you? Would you
throw over your job and we'd
sail the seas?"
"Where?" she asked, flushing.
ITO the sea where Homer wan
dered, where Ulysses got rid Of
his wanderluSt, my child.
''The isles of Greece, the isles Of Greece!
Where burning sappho loved and
Where grew the arts Of war and peace.
Where Delos rose and Phoebus sprungI
Eternal summer giids them yet,
| But all, except their sun, Is SET"
She whispered: That's beautl-
full! It hauntS one!"
More beautiful in reality,
Luana! You'll find it divinely
beautiful! With me to teach you
it's real meaning"
Luana was wrapt in silence that
was profound. After a little while
she said softly, her eyes shining:
Tell me some more, please,
Handsome.
TO be Continued
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