The Washington times., 1937-08-12

cold, clean air of morning tina
a sort of publication.
Or so it seemed to Toni. She
said one day:
"This is ever so much nicer than
sitting around the Chateau de la
Marquise, is 1t not?"
He gave her one of his quick,
searching looks. I'm glad" he
commented briefly, that you feel
that way about it."
"A sign Of my regeneration?"
she leased. you know I'm not
really such a bad sort when you
get to know me. Am 1. Guy?"
He moved his horse nearer hers.
you're an enigma, Antoinette.
Sometimes I thing you're hal:-a-
dozen women rolled in one"
NOT COMPLEX
IT assure you I'm not at all
complex. I wish 1 we're"
why SOP"
Because then I'd be much
Notwithstanding" she laughed.
She was even learning to flirt
with him!
Don't look so awfully serious.
Isn't it just grand being alive?
D'you know I often think, Guy,
that you'd be so much happier if
you'd just loosen up little to
the lighter side of life? D'you un-
derStand?"
Don't you think I'm happy
enough, here with you? Perhaps
-" he Approximation happy?
Too content?"
Always when she seemed to
make Roadway with him came
those notifications. One moment
progressing in their friendship, he
would renege the next.
At first this had disturbed her.
But she now put it down to the
fact that he had been bachelor
so long.
He wouldn't yield to his feelings
easily. Men liked their freedom.
Besides, with his good looks,
charm and money, he must have
had loads of women pursuing him.
She told herself she didn't like
an easy conquest.
LIES LOVELY
"Life's lovely" she philoso-
phized, IF you take it as it
comes"
you can really say that, after
the loss of all your money and
your people and your home?"
Was it her fancy, or was there
a Skeptical look in his dark eyes?
The fabrication of the old cha
teau, her title and her background
had been seen through, by this
man? He was not taken in by
them at all?
With all her heart Toni re-
GREETED that she had not confided
in him during that wonderful ses-
sion together in the little upstairs
salon Of Harriet Brewster's
house.
She could have relied, then, on
his feeling for her. Could have
thrown herself on his chivalry not
to expose her story.
But she was too deep in 1t now.
She was afraid she might lose
this wonderful new friendship If
she confided in him completely.
Weave a warmer spell about
him, if that were in her power!
Get matters advanced. Once he
was really and truly in love with
her-once she was necessary to
him and his happiness-she would
dare to confess what, after all,
was not such a discreditable ruse.
But he did know something
She was almost sure Of it. A man
as powerful as he was, could find
ways and means of investigating
most peoples lives.
CHAPTER XXI
Was it possible that Harriet, via
Brock Milbank, had dug UP a story
and told it to Guy?
Brock sober would be safe. but
Brock, on the other hand, drank
plenty, these uncertain days in
town. He was garrulous when
drinking, and was liable to say
anything, particularly in the
hands of an INSCRIPTIONS woman
like Harriet, who had her own
ak to grind in unmasking a rival!
Harriet was crazy about Guy!
Still unmarried at thirty-four or
thirty.five years old, she would
probably let nothing stand in her
path where an eligible party like
Guy was concerned!
'"The loss of my money" said
Toni deliberately as they walked