Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1925, Page 14

T4 'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1995. ance?” he begged. know much—and Mademoiselle Cleo, t once, quite willingly. back again under the thrall, close- a oughly {rritating | lipped, close-tongued, with enough “I shall | locked up at the back of her brain to . @ to come | make the way easy for all of us."” T E RATH ME £ 2t w | send for A :I < to me. He seems to pick | ‘Monsieur desires something?” the wonderful amount of informa- | commissionaire asked him, wonder- and so does Prince Lutrecht. | in < . y o X | Even my husband hears things some- s thing in the world,” Grant re- One of the Best Mystery Stories Ever Written | times. 'No one has refused me in- |plied, slipping a five-franc note into ormation—only you. It is either be- [ his hand. “I am perfectly happy. I e you don't like me or you don’t |am going home to bed.” D illins H t me.’ The man took off his hat and By E. Phillips Oppenheim. T am ot my, own master.” he | bowad (CopyHant, By Litks. Baowh 'k 06 reminded her, as they started off to| “A pleasant repose to monsleur,” he is, T have spoken more | said. u’ than with any one CHAPTER XIIL o ceased. | They sat in the luncheon room at ncore, and | Mont d’Angel, three very hungry but | well-satisfied ' beings, Lord Yeovil, walked toward their table | Susan and Grant. They sipped their ir conversation apertifs and waited for their luncheon, re is something you could tell | “contented but eager,” to use Susan's said, “because, if it is true, | B whole world will know it in a was a good one,” or so. Does Lord Yeovil mean conceded, ut no prime min- to once.more invite America to join | ister has a right to hole out like your po- | smaller powers are linked g father, Lady Susan. Affairs of state and to preserve the peace the You he eard that spoken of?”|and all that sort of thing ought to of [ world. There is no sign of war, nc o stated for a fact.” | interfere and make him raise his for | threat of war anywhere " he told her. | head eing op- |all a little jealous 1ake of the hand “That putt at the sixteenth was 1 hair and | industrially she deserves her nificance for | sheer robbery,” she agreed ¢ | Now, tell me, what form of cata “An excellent match,” Lord Yeovil clysm could descend up. declared: “Placing you at scratch, o justify palm and | Grant, and Susan at twelve, men's “T' think,” s ross at him. |handicap, the fact that I was able to champagne, “ti good of monsieur,” she | halve the match against you ,would the firm | end of the we locause he dances so|seem to indicate my having played troisieme | “The end of t somewhere about six. Six is above He smiled indulgently, slightly superior fashion I don't think that you need be | afraid,” he said. I think I can | | assure you that there are no cata- |she only a tem- | clysms imminent at the moment | explained. *T | 12" she asked, "y e, my host | pointed out, rote, 1 thing, nd, Fi ce, he in- | Japan, Spain, and a few the mu pped for the v went on until the finish. The v lle with the the earth | rent was a little in arre 2 the siping her | aa raid of the| «pp murmu 1. | beautifully red of a us he observ has no is but a picturesque fable. The &ci’ | josson. I am always at his disposi- | my form.” entists have the matter well in hand. | {jon ‘I think, with the exception of the We are likely to have at least a thou-| They separated, mademoiselle to|drive which you sliced from- the sand vears of warning. My most | eighth tee, dad, and which landed in OWn ap-| glamce at her n nd thus far.” | sang ) he menu, which | Gyant nded to her nderful din- prehensions do not ex She looked thro a hovering waite | “Notwithstanding c r,” she decic n observed, & better than six.” e has testored my faith in W of concentration,” her announced. “I said to myself, re than realized, Itash and his fmper. | Dla | i you were able ¢ am in danger here,” he declared. |“I am of eptible & tempera- | s s s . b s odd e L oty e s nation in the world may be at | of s cd L 1o me of the loneli. | ON€ another’s throats tomorrow, my | | honestly L resignation may be demanded before | | 4 I shall ou tell me why I return to England, I may march out of D ng street, bag and baggase, 1y of my return, but I will not gt Ny take my eve off the ball this morning, 1 cend I fina|2nd I dian‘t hird. What hap. | FIumb in the center, every time neh fiction and on | Grant agreed. “Hurray! Here come 3 | the hors d’aceuvres.” kn ink 1 | cone knows.; I {ehis 1 "1t is not my custom to drink win, The sea air today gorating but it to sleepiness he ecau a 1 tomorro she declared remark, the sort of trays vour youth world, " like I have the pleasure of this | s e, would r Pl 4 R | in the middle of the day,” Lord Yeov! | “He would e o Sawing hi aid, “but I think we must supple the . ot ot g une o s it the vin ordinaire a little—Mon perhaps, or Chateau Yquem?" | is a terrible start to a_strenu day.” Grant remarked. *Tonight e with Delilah.’ Susan looked & him a little curiously. | “I am glad that you admut the at | traction.’ | I never found a ey “Him|ner and was hiT detest an tftermath, | Grant rejoined. which end with bacon and tight, with the playing ¢ been the truth “Well, T don Fetch mademoiselie here,” he st is a very cha and we w We will & end it in my 158 the table at T > the night | refer a little cons L prefer n it rooms with | ague fears of mine ¢ mean to tell me on, “that the peace s0 wonderfully assured meetings of the Pact Is there nothing the for a_moment's Princess!” he expost 1l remember?” “Heave gl ne who knew to deny it,” host assented am no longer | wi Grant e was a| n girl, upon a ree hours every d: ttle tennis, doing a little keeping. 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Appetite is, after all, t | During this regrettable silence of | Th Susan observed, as sf . Grant. You don't s e the orbit of my t few da ngers and she will gc Toilet Goods Specials Bouton Bath Salts, 49 T up. It was about that|nose, put on a becoming peignoir and| “If I were your age,” Lord Yeovil| Intrigue up here is unkng | v | Diss fell so desperately | I sten for the train. 1 foresee a senti- | declared, helping fool to marry him,”| “Something has happened to you." years, a German or an | so sentimental, or so cynical.” would prevent my ppened to me,"” | the Princess.” In Berlin the aristo-| he agreed. “In three days’ time, @ u will trust me so ago, have had a hide- | will tell you a most entrancing st “And, in the meantime,” she re- ded him, a little coldly, “the tears “After all, it's rant. observed, fly owing, I honestly be- | of the woman you I loved." room, “to be free for an hour o , . fnating youth, Prince | Chose things have to be,” he apolo. [ from this little host of int While They're Aw most charming lad. 1| gized Here we are with a crowd of strange 3 1 or Lutre ht and our dear | “For what purpose?”’ she demanded. | #mong whom 1 and the|“Where is the necessity? Have you | Very excellent egime don’t get hold of | anything to gain, for instance, by flirt- | Strom, the him. By the by, T am |ing with the Princess? Or do you do | Others is her ule by speaking of such | them. We gh it and then Because " v de a wonderful secre- glanced at her aved the sit like a book, owledged “You al | wa A a matter of fact, a passion | | for atluted psychology of analyt- fon.” his host | ical type stopped my taking honors ching the approach of | at Harvard, and will, without a doubt, | rfere with my completé success in | e a most | life. I am hideously curlous about | ® little things. till, I offer no apologies. | Princess has stirred colder hearts | | than mine."” S | H|I'll Promote E —ECONOMY as well Grant ace, if Grant n Amer )t the dishe: 1 better exch for me lately.” Susan,” he bemoaned, of life have seemed to jurisdic asi at ced You always pos being 8o busy satisfaction to let us han abi she scoft “What do you do wit 9 = 3 yourself? dle Heating Plant install ““Solve bridge inspect my l tions and repa I fiSuch action the benefit low prices— your heaters being “ 1 Colbert's force is prepared to ¢ right on the work Maurice J. Colbert Heating—Plumbing—Tinning the object of your ) entertain her th the man She will sigh unselfishly, and yet with discretion, Lord Yeovil declared. “Even now,|Susan declared. “You used not to be| ‘“there is nothing “I am glad that you recognize my |17 it e Prinowsar O 46 vou Be | Lttt . it o oo s | CORNELL WALL alrs in a public place, and Arthur | debauch—to ) e w. isn't here to correct me. I wonder Yyou are not English, Grant. You No other time in the week or month presents a greater opportunity to,lay a little something day happens to be. it should be a signal to put Select the bank of “utmost service” for making your first deposit. vn—except ntrigue of cutting in % “Dashed annoying intrigue, ‘B¢, | when it comes off,” Lord Yeovil gru a : you two young pec himself to omelette | '} in this world which being in love with| ple going to f again? 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