Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09

"Helas-I-I did not wish to go
but 1 did not feel we'll last night" she
added with an enchanting little twist
to her mouth. Apparently she wished
nothing said concerning the matter OF
Colonel Sobeloff.
Then she said, 81 have heard so
much concerning you from Monsieur
Holt-such a thoughtful, sweet young
man. 1 had half expected he would
accompany you this afternoon"
Fighting down a sudden surge OF
wrath, Ian said lightly. 81 know
Leonard would be here were that pos
sible. Unfortunately Mr.. King ship
ped him off to Paris this morning on
moments notice. We poor under
lings have dogs life of it"
He was quite at a loss to account
for the sharpness of her reactions to
this glib lie. Lolita Won Waldeck stiff
fened as though a pin had jabbed her
and into her blue eyes darted sud
den CLEAN of fear that was swiftly
followed by a curiously bewildered ex-
preston.
"You are sure?" murmured Lolita.
"This is very sudden-he-he was to
dine here tonight?"
Ian sensed a suspicion. He won
dered feverishly whether he had been
wholly convincing. Nothing could be
more fatal than to arouse suspicious
at this stage of the game.
"Such disappointment"
eyes," the girls naturally rich voice
sounded very troubled. 81 am most
terribly disappointed-it is strange he
did not even telephone"
The terror was broken by the foot
man who reappeared bearing Ian's
corsage. He presented it with little
bow to her who stood by the window
looking at her caller with a sweet, if
thoughtful regard.
"Oh-ravissante! How perfectly
exquisitew she cried and he noticed
that she had sense enough not to sniff
at the feathery Cataselum orchids, but
turned them round and round in the
sunlight, admiring their ivory hued
beauty with breathless little cries of
delight. "They are perfectly magni-
ficent! I have never seen anything
like them. It would almost seem as
though Dame Nature had gone to
Bruges and copied the lace work."
"a pretty thought" laughed Ian, his
eyes busy with the transparent luster
of her complexion. "What do you say
to drive out along the Varosliget and
later perhaps, a cocktail at the Schloss
1 have my car below"
The frank and unaffected eagerness
with which Lolita accepted the sugges-
ton puzzled him. Such was not
coquette's usual pose. She seemed
rather like some friends younger sis
ter who has been noticed for the first
time by some handsome classmate. He
wondered whether di Valasto and the
others had experienced the same re-
action.
With a perfection that would have
commanded the respect of a master
actor, he played his part, lingering as
he helped her into short jacket of
gray chinchilla and shamelessly feast
ing his eyes on her, as flushed with
pleasure, she pinned the orchids, to
her slender waist.
"Viola," she cried gaily, "and now
we are ready. I won't bother calling
in Cousin Ernst-he is busy with some
papers"
Some papers. Ian suspected they
were the first part Of Treaty X-2!
In Ian's long-hooded gray twoseat-
er they whitfield out along the broad,
chestnut-shaded Vaczi Korut and drew
the frank admiration of brilliantly uni
formed officers cantering along the
bride paths to either side of the road.
''Look! What a smart car-such
a handsome coupled" Giggling nurse
maids on the benches along that broad