THE CENTRE
Copyright by Charles Scribner's Sone
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CHAPTER IV—Continued.
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As they resumed their talk Alice, it
seemed, was relating something of mo-
ment for Arrowsmith's benefit, refer-
ring now and then to Mrs. Farnsworth
as though for corroboration. The
scene in the box almost as in-
teresting as any in the play, and the
audience watched with deep’ absorp-
tion. Alice, the least self-conscious
of mortals, was, I knew, utterly un-
aware of the of tne
house : whatever she was saying with
an her gloved
hand shoulders
possessed her I thought
she be Arrowsmith of
her adventures but the
length of wig against
this, and Arrowsm
more that of
for an opinion an A
to a story. He nodded his
eral times,
was
curious gaze
gesture of
of her
totale
netely.
occasional
or a shrug
might
arton ;
her narrative
itude
appealed
lite listener
head sev-
Alice,
a sligh and an
ward
back
appro
In
Montanl's
act began
Whether I sh
way
an unde
play
about I
warn her
her. I
and in
house ms
friend of
“You
ing ‘em
don’t
everybody
the next
for
as she
ended.
that
was
the
had ev
on, talklz
Arrowsn
“Who are the
ed.
“You may
have a
nice to look
Crowding 1m}
good ey
. 1
ai
blocked the pa
awaiting thei until a
Alice 1
instant, framed
zens
policeman pushed n
for a hewildering
fe
3
+ lin { w
g limousine that
saw
in
rolled
Ih
ever
the window of a
away
d been had
delivered more deliberntely,
with a nicer calculation of e t, than
that administered to me hy Alice Bash-
ford—a girl with whom, until a
ment before, 1 had believed myself
on terms of cordial comradeship.
had cut Alice me
at the very beginning of our acquaint-
to call her by her first
had without
lash.
uptown
i n,
snubbed! No spub
been
mo-
She
Iie} who had asked
ance
Allee
of a
name
cut me the quiver
the sot.
in n corner the
reading room, vriuiged in
spirit. In my resentment I meditated
fiying to OF join Bearles, always
my in trouble. Affairs
nt ht go
and
of
Thackeray
tiled my dark
thoroughly
to
chief resource
Barton ml the devil,
Allee and her companion wanted to
get rid of me, I would not be sorry to
be relieved of the responsibility I had
assumed in trying protect them.
With rising fury 1 reflected that by
the time they had shaken off Mon-
tani and got rid of the prisoner in
the tool house they would think better
of me,
“Telephone call, sir”
I followed the boy to the booth
fn a rage that any one should disturb
my gloomy reflections,
“Mr. Singleton? Oh!
speaking-~"
I clutched the shelf for support.
Not only was it Alice speaking, but
in the kindest volee imaginable. My
anger passed, but my amazement at
Allee and all her ways blinded me,
If she had suddenly stepped through
the wall, my surprise could not have
been greater.
to
to
This 1s Alice
“You told me the
your usual refuge In town, so I
thought I'd try it. Are you very, very
cross? I'm sorry, really 1 am—Bob!"
The “Bob” was added lingeringly,
propitinting. Huddled in the booth,
I doubted my senses—wondering In-
deed whether Alice hadn't a double—
even whether 1 hadn't dreamed every-
thing that had occurred at Barton.
“I wanted to speak to you ever 80
much at the theater, but I couldn't
very well without introducing you to
Sir Cecil, and I
that, It might
ations.”
If anything ¢ have
xisth sitions, 1 was anx-
but
wholly
Thackeray was
wasn't ready to do
have caused compli-
multiplied
r compli«
what they were;
“Telephone Call, Sir”
when the theater.”
received with more
yon opened it in
he laugh-
immensely,
the least
ig to the n
she Sugg
Tyringham.
“You
Mr.
place
Know, Ww to
the
ant very much
old home and
retainers came
Good night!”
Farnsworth reached
Bashford’s
all
At
Allee and Mrs
Olur veteran
One
5 ~§ed,
Az 1 had spent the
morning on a
analyzing my proh-
their good humor a
lems, T found
“You mn’ Fen fl
Allee
her gloves,
to
complained drow
“How can any one he
but happy after seeing that
‘Cock Robin’? It is 80 deli
ously droll”
ul]
bit glad wee
as she
Is
haven't,” 1 remarked with an
‘quite your knack
There
of
every
There's
up at
Montani right in front
jumping Hke a jack-in-the-box
time you flourished your fan.
that fellow locked
Bartone"
“Just hear the man, Constance !” she
interrupted with her adorable laugh.
“We were thinking that he was only
beginning to see things our way, the
only true way, the jolly way, and
here he cometh like a melancholy
Jueques! We'll have none of it!”
"We must confess,” sald Mrs,
Farnsworth concilintingly, “that Mr.
Singleton Is passing through a severe
trinl. We precipitated ourselves
upon him without warning, and ime
mediately Involved him In a mesh of
mystery. His Imagination must have
time to adjust Itself.”
They were spolling my appetite; 1
wns perfectly aware of that. I had
ordered the best luncheon I knew how
was me,
we've got
SPV IPTEFTEFITITTTITTT TITTY ETYY
Justice to It: but 1 was
knew, like a resentful boy.
“1 love you that way," said Alice
as I stared vacantly at my plate, “But
you really are not making yourself
disagreeable to us—really not,
Constance!"
Mrs. Farnsworth affirmed this. 1
knew that I was merely belng rude,
and the consciousness of this was not
uplifting. At the luncheon hour the
Influx of shoppers the Tyring-
ham a cheery all us
conversing
is
acting, 1
”
he Is
gives
and
apparently
\ppily. The
Bash's
room
tone, about
were pit ople
sanely and hs appearance
the familiar
been a wel-
ghost
dining would have
ne diversion, I was speculating as
would about his
Ba
dy
addressed we
say
the whole mess at
Farnsworth
pressod by the fin
Mrs. Farnsworth.
rm § i
eve foolls
wmpps.
story now,
+ poor fellow
what if
onstance, it would
enumeration
“Is my
I only
Arn S-
the
the hero from the
gan, If vou should deser
whatever should we do?”
“If I'm the hero,” 1 reg
key, “I shall
Alice at "
Alice, fa rom ving disturbed by
hie ad
lied in
begin making
io
my declaration, nodded her
provingly.
“ y
tn,
ap
had
you needn't be In a hurry.
like this one, that
we that! ut
In a story
runs right on from
a lot to
ever so many
expected
must leave
And there are
chances"
“Not
hope?”
“We must be going.” She laughed
I wished she hadn't that characteristic
little turn of the head that was so
beguiling |
Folly rode with ns all the way to
Barton. If anything sensible was ut-
tered on the drive, I can't recall it, Our
talk, chiefly of knights and ladies, and
wild flights from boaginary enemies,
had the effect of spurring Flynn to
perilous spurts of speed. *
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Indians and Japanese,
Professor Mena, Mexican scientist,
went to Tehuacan in 1903 to investi
gate a story that in small towns near
by Chinese talked in their own tongue
to the Indians and were perfectly un-
derstood, He found the legend false.
Japanese scholars visiting the Mexi-
ean museum have been surprised to
find articles used by the Indians ex-
actly the same as those used by Jap-
fnese peasants, :
C—O TON
Filipino Wife's Status,
in the Philippine islands, when
women marry, they go into partner.
glilp with thelr husbands. While the
men handle the workers, the women
attend to the finance, act as cashiers,
pay the workers and oversee much
of the business. They algo have equals
ity with the men in everything except
chance,
all on the side of failure, 1
PA.
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Three of these
the group pletured here,
appropriate styles for brides
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adorabl
in
pep fills
summer hats are very often made of
malines and hair beald, but sometincs
of silk or straw brald or of georgette
erepe and other sheer stuffs, Or
the bats pictured is a fwine-colored
Braid faced with pale rose georgette.
and a wreath of roses and
trails about its course,
of
malines might be made up in brown,
pr for a bridesmaid, In a light color,
It hor a scarf of malines, to he
stemmed toeebuds falling from the
back.
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SR
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with »
supports
roses and
natu:
lovely In
ood in black.
ideal hat for
honor or for
many beautl
A oawrora
IOWers
nixed
that are as
vers
are
fds these
but it is
the charm
cap
FO
among
vilinery,
proves
an Absolute Necessity,
the vacation pe
an absolute ne
point of sport coats,
attractive and smart
1 can oust this very use
ful and becoming gurment. At least
venter may be becoming if it Is
Many of them are hope
of herwise,
Sweater
Si or sports and
the sweater
reasity
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Silk Coats.
Silk conte, following the inex of the
figure ns well a8 0 give the Impress
ston at first glance that they are
among the spring novels
tes,
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Couldn't Stay Nervous, Weak,
Pale, and Hold Out Much
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place, recently rel
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condition
dic
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Some say
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