Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1925, Page 35

| TheAstonishing Adventure of Jane Smith By PATRICIA (Copyright, 1925, by (Continued from Y Aniline—annihilate—the two words kept coming and going. ' If her head had be, tainly had been 1 drumming on the e and ¢ s hand. With a trength he was praying to the saints in whom he no longer believed screen men waited in a dead silence. Renata was not frightened any more, but she was tired—oh, so dreadfully tired. Annihilate—aniline —the words and their similarity of sound teased her. She turned from them with a little burst of petulance. Behind the | WENTWORTH. Small, Maynard & Co.) was when I | refused Henry, | should think she er handbag. then the workhouse. | 1t was at this me | lady with a ginge | heavily down upon t | Janes ch. The | pui wa |and after seating herself the |lady bent forgard creaking, | lifted him to a Jane wondered va | face time she ever loved me in her life s0 I was an absolute Two silver shil- s and eleven copper pennies, and nt that a stout lored pug far end o ginger-colored | g on a scarlet leather. lead, stout and sat f lace beside her. uely why a red THE stout iady. She half turned toward Jane. “You really wouldn't believe how clever he is” she observed conversa- tionally; “it'’s a cream bun he's ask- ing for as plain as plain, and yes- terday when I bought them for him, he teased and teased until I went back for macaroons; though, of course, a nice plain sponge finger is really better for him than either. I don’t need the vet to tell me that. Come along, a naughty, tiresome precious then.” She lifted the pug down from the seat, put the peper bags tidily back into her reticule, rose ponderously to her feet, and walked away, trailing the scarlet lead and cooing to the ginger pug. Jane watched. her go. “Why don't I laugh?” she sald. “Why doesn’t she amuse me? One needn’t lose one's sense of humor even if one is down and out.” It was at this unpropitious moment that the tall young man who had sat down unseen upon Jane's other side, laid his hand upon hers and ob- ed in stirring accents: darling.” Jane whisked round in an fcy tem- per. Her greenish-hazel eyes looked through the young man in the direc- tion of the north pole. He ought to CVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, . 1925. 35 EYE GLASSES Oculists’ _ Prescriptions Accurately Filled Archie D. Engel Formerly with Roe Fulkerson 615 15th St. N.W. Next to Keith's Theater Phone Main I think Mr.|wanted to meet Renata, and J should love to hear all about her.” Mr. Todhunter hesitated. “Miss Smith—you did say Smith, dlan’t you?—it's so difficult to begin. You'll probably think I'm mad, or trylng It on, but it's like this: I've just qualified as an engineer, and I've Bot a job in South America. Natu- rally, T wanted to see Mr. Molloy. Renata wouldn't let me. She hardly knows her father, and she's most awfully scared of him. We used to meet in the park. Then one day she didn’t come. She went on not coming, and I nearly went mad. At last I went to Molloy's flat and asked to see her. They said she had left town, but it was a lie. Just befs door shut, I heard her voic Todhunter paused. won't give this aw know, it's awfully your belng so like Renata. It makes my head go round. Cousin Louisa had once described as “that absurdly grand manner.” Tt was quite kind, but it induced the young man to believe that Jane was conversing with him from about the distance of the planet Saturn. “I think,” she said, “that you must be taking me for my cousin, Renata Molloy.” “But I'm engaged to her—no, mean to you—oh, hang it all, Renat: what's the sense of a silly joke like this?" Jane looked at him keenly. “What is my cousin’s middle name?’ she in- quired. “Jane. I hate it.” “Thank you,” said Jane. fs Jane Renata Smith, and I am Renata Jane Molloy's first cousin. Our mothers were twin sisters, and I have always understood that we were very much alike.” “Alike!” gasped the young man. Words seemed to fail him. Jane bowed slightly and began to walk away, but before she had gone & dozen paces he was beside her again. “If you're really Renata’s cousin, I want to talk to you—I must talk to you. Will you let me?” Jane walked as far as the next seat, and sat down with resignation. years and years ago. Molloy is an anarchist of some sort, isn’t he?” “Yes, ves, yes,” sald Mr. Todhunter, with violence. He banged the back of the irom seat with his hand. Jane reflected that he must be very much in love if he failed to notice 1|how hard it was. “Yes, yes, he is,” repeated Mr. Tod- hunter, “and worse; and Renata s in the most dreadful positon. I must talk to somebody, or I shall go mad.” “Well, you can talk to me,” said Jane soothingly. “I have always io|——=lo/l———|o)j—2]o]—n] COAL Get the Greatest Heating Efficiency It is Human Nature to want as much value for money expended as possible. (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) “My name NEW APARTMENTS At Reasonable Rentals 23rd and N Streets N.W. Ready March 1st 25th and K Streets N.W. Tt e i 3 to 4 Rooms and Bath and a should go with a p bonnets and pugs. “Was 'ums hungry?” lady The tight urled fringe ion for bugled have stiffened to an icicle then and there, Instead of which he mur- mur “Darling,” again, and then added—"but what's the matter?" Jane stopped looking at him or through him. He had simply ceased and his[to exist. She picked up her two mistress at once produced two paper [shillings and eleven pence, put them bags from a beaded reticule. From her purse, and consigned her one of them she took a macaroon, se to her handbag. She then and from the other a sponge finger. ed the handbag with a snap, and The pug chose the macaroon feet. “Preciou, cooed the stout lady exclaimed the and all at once Jane felt entirely f consternation capable of theft and murder—theft Jane pau and allowed herself S| from the stout lady, and murder | ' observe him for the first time. on the person of the winger pug. | She saw a young man with an intel- . For at the sight of food she realized al forehead and studious brown might seek fi how very, very hungry she wi s. He appeared to be hurt and (b) the excellent rea- [ Bread and margarine for breakfast |s d. She decided that this was vented her from ap-|s ore, and the April air ould-be Lothario. e i Jane was young. “1 think you have made a mistake,” fon for making lists. spat out the last mouth- id, and was about to pass on. ago Mr. Carruthers|ful of macaroon, ignored the sponge ut, Renata, Renata, darling!” | tinger, and snorted loudly. stammered the young man even more “Oh, naughy. naughty,” desperately. Jane assumed what “I didn’t hear anything like that Oh, do let me go to bed! I only heard e« 1 out 2 | Number Two. o said, ‘The door, the door! and then there were all those lights.” “I don’t even know your name.” s Todhunter—Arnold Todhu &= He seemed a trifle breathles .,m [ o] It is our Business to see that you obtain the greatest possible value in Heat from your Plant, by Recommending the coal best sal the stout . . o oys laiheretou suited for it. We advise without charge and we are authoritics. sister Daphne was at school with Renata, and she P | Reservations Now Being Made WARDMM 1430 K Street “We House One-Tenth of Washingtow’s Population’ pug breathed stertorously, after the manner of pugs, R.J. & M. C. GRACE =gl oll——aisie=—roa o] $50 to $65 Main 3830 CHAPTER 1L Jane Smith sat on a bench in Ken- ington Gardens ortune lay fn her lap. »f two shillings and eleven pence she had already counted the our time: ave been three shillings jpow engaged in making 4th and F N.E. Linc. 233 Linc. 234 “I've never spoken to Mr. Molloy in my life,” said 'Jane. “There was a most awful row when my aunt mar- ried him, and none of us have ever met each other since. young My aunt died frrom whom she pssistance, and ons which p proaching them. Jane had a pas Years and yea had said to her, learn to be busin never been businesslike myself, and | it has always been a great trouble | to me." And then and there he and Jane had, in collaboration, embarked | upon the first list. thrilling | tist, a list of to Jane's very | first Christmas tree. Since then she | had made lists of her books, lists of her clothes, shopping lists, and an solutions. , and began to think about all those other lists. She had always showed them to Mr. Carruthers, and he had always gazed t them with the same vague benign- ness, and said how businesslike she was getting. Dear Cousin James—Jane was ric h: instead of poor when she thought bout him. She looked across at the | trees in their new mist of green, and then suddenly the thin April sunshi dazzled in her eyes and the swam into a blur. Cousin James gone, and Jane was alone in Ken- sington Gardens with two-and- lelevenpence and a list. She opened and shut her eves very lquickly once or twice, and fixed her attention upon (a) and (b) in their parallel columns. At the top of the list Jane had written “Cousin Louisa.” and the reason against asking Cousin Louisa's assistance was set down as, “Because she was a perfect beast to my darling Jimmy and a worst beast to me, and, anyho she wouldn't.” | In moments of irreverence the late Mr. Carruthers—the Mr. Carruthers, author of five monumental v on_Ethnographical Different had been addressed by his you and cousin as “darling Jimmy. Prof. Whilpot came next. “A darling, but he is sitting somewhere | In Central Africa in a cage learning | to talk gorilla. I do hope they haven't eaten him, or whatever the: do to people when they catch them. i 1t will be observed that Miss : Smith's association with the world of | Paill science had not succeeded in chasten- Toothache said the . Three=piece Console m Set with purchase of g——— $25 to $50. A Wrought Iron Bridge Lamp with purchase of $75. Dinnerware or Sil- ver Set with purchase of $100 or more. . &) Busy Days—and busier ones ahead! 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