Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1930, Page 30

The Secret of MARGARET YORKE By Kathleen Norris o 195 b Mo A e Al e Sy mhu.umnn." RS. CUTTING looked 1d- M from hvr bukez“mu “Mln Yorke. would Fou— ©Oh, there you are, Btan!” Bhe received his kiss "I'Il %8-here we are spared that trouble.” Stanley had departed to change and brush, and Margaret, quite composed, ‘was conferring with a maid. Mr. Crit- tenden was dining here—yes. And ask Foote for the card table in library. There were new cards on Miss Yorke's desk. “The Wylles are coming for coffee,” Mrs. Cutting anxiously. “How we play? That's flve—you see, lhlu one, I'm two, the Wylles four and you—" “Don't count me,” Margaret said Bastily. But she knew it wuum be of no_avail. “Stan—we can't drop him,” mur- mured his aunt. “He loves game. He doesn't play very well, but he does 0 lke it.” Stanley negligently suggested Lee Cal- Lee Calvin would be_delighted; be there in five minutes. Margaret went quietly into the library; there must be momer table, and there must be trays of food and drink at about 11. !h! took the preuuflnn of running up to '.he hl‘. nursery before the game Jimmy was luxuriously ;mwlnd unde'r the light silk comforter; little neck was satisfactorily dnmp to her exploring fingers. Tonight Stan found himself watching his aunt’s companion with interest. He | gef urope when she had first come to alt as aunt’s companion. He had come back to find her installed in the old-fashioned house, efficient enough, liked by everybody,, praised by all the women at the club, already “Margaret” to half of them, but somehow never giving very much of herself, always stand-offish and proud. Not that it was surprising, poor kid— she was only 23, and she had evidently had some rough going, in ‘one way and another. She seemed older than 23. Anyway, the impulsive touch of her smooth brown fingers on his, in the darkness of the terrace, had given him a moment of real pleasure, and memory of it remained with him. ‘When she presently played a certain axclfln‘ hand, and he chanced to be dummy, he went to stand behind her. Mrs. Cutting, also dummy, sat back in placid security; Margaret had the bid, five spades doubled, and she had meant five spades. Mrs. Wyue was annoyed. The fact uietly THE EVENING STAR., WASHING'TY( fussed,’ rsued Stan. e e s o ed, cau- tiously, with a glance toward the hall. “Jane impulsively asked me to be on the Tableaux Committee for the straw- befry MA Evidently mamma did not 1" Stan commented 't have the nerve to ay 'li.h that!” ‘lmlorrylorher"-heuld to him theE. simply, as the others came down- The calm of it, the poise of it were 8o strange in conjunction with her ihm youth, and some friendly, con- d.(lll qulllty—new in her tonight bewtidering him that Stanley lolt a dell(hfllll thrfll of boyish excite- ment as he said: “How old are you—a hundred?” And instantly he felt fllll the per- sonal note led her, A moment later he had opened the t— | been to | said with staidly mwnunl'&?g stairs. She had done that before, given him that questioning, grave look and so gnne up to her room. But tanley felt a certain challes tonight nge in n!l’ mere presence, felt a little e)u:tud abouf her. He leaped three after her and said, impulsively: “Ol ‘Yorke!” “Yes?” she asked, surprised, ‘half way up the stairs. ‘There was something ask you lbo\l'.." Stanley said. “Well?” she encouraged him. or four mn- turning I wanted to D. C, TULksbLAY, "ohr' llu MIM vt!.h a cautious . cum ! IMII‘. “r M‘t thl.nk lhe w" she added pou'ely. "Thlt she hates to' have you go away.” en I think I'll go,” Stan decided, Xnowin( all th tu':e that nothing &o. m-nn' no comment on this, arose and turned to ascend the & aunt's a d-.runq. isn't she?” contributed hopefully. ink s0,” Margaret said, over her shoulder. She went away, without even a good- night. | “She's extremely attractivel” he thought, mmm’% her Te- luctant voice, and the neither small nor pretty, yet strangely fascinating “lnrnret-huh?" he mused, standing Itflltln the middle of the room. “Mar- garet” o Mrs. Cutting had preceded them up- stairs; without & -night to Stan. which rather him. Margaret did not have a good-night, either, but Stanley sat down on the wide stairs, | that was not uncommon, and the girl and as to stand above him would have remove herself ridiculously from his vision, she settled after a lecond'l hesitation beside hlm “What I wanted to ask you,” Stanley inspiration, “was it you thlnk my aunt really cares whether or 1 go up to the H’ulcmmns on the m\le River next week.” ve{:t {A‘: her l’olom lng Iimdrum with only the usual regret for what was, after all, & wasted evening. (Continued in tomorrow’s Star.) Rome. Italy, now has daily air serv- ices to Genoa, Milan, Venice, Naples, Sardinia, Sicily, Tunis and Brindisi. Doy waonR 25, 1930. APPEALS FOR AID IN TEXTILE STRIKE A. F. L. President Says Danville Group Is Sacrificing for an American Right. 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