THE EÜGBNE WEEKLY GUAR D, THURSDAY APRIL 21,1910 I By Louis Joseph Vance T % r K I YLE (T5N • young to I owe»« tho** qualities tn "Put her lu 11 cab at the door." "No. Th» devil! I couldn't think of such eminent d« gree Khe was looking wearily past him. it. You won't uod<'r»t.ind. !'*— "I do not understand.” ametid«-d the her gaze probing none unguesM'd abyss of thought. Kirkwood felt blm younger man politely. Calendar compressed hl» lips nerv­ self pr1vlleg«sl 1.» star* In wonder Her ously. It was plulu that the man was naive aloofness of (nilse grlf'ped bls quivering with lmpaUen< » and half Imagination powerfully -th* more so mad with excltetueut, II» held quiet perhap« »Ire e It «»»med eloquent of only long enough to regain 1.1« self her intention to remain enigmatic— control sim I taka counsel with hla pru- I but by no m<-ans more powerfully than tbe unaided appeal of her loveliness Both the Drexels and the Goulds dene». Presently the girl herself relieved move in tbe "Klng'a set” In London “It 1» Impossible, Mr. Kirkwood. 1 society. They also know the Kaiser, must n«k you to b» gvneruoa and bo- the tension of the situation, fairly star­ the President of Fran«'« and the tling the young tnan by going straight lleve me.” Czar almost as well aa bhey do King "Very well. For tbe sake of I tbe ar- to the heart of things Without pref Edward. Fully half the guesta at ac* or warning, lifting her gaze to giimeut 1 do believe you. Mr. Ualen- Copyright, ilKltt, by th« Bobbs-Merrill Co* the wedding have come from the oth­ I dar." bls, “My name 1» really Dorothy Cal­ er side of the Atlantic, and most of these will be people of title There Nwlftly, stammering In bl» haste: endar." she observed. And then, not- j Ing his astonishment, "You would b* will be enough of them to fill a big anca T nir'-' ?.«• sow fr ft room pnpti tatlvs r«ren■(■1» not nn- woman of man regardful •d her balance Rhe swayed a little "Wbat. againF' afloat to make the ghosts of the old "Nine* It la to be confidences" (this wnmintaiilv that Mr. Calendar lie hud never imdi-rstood this before. and in ths effort to recover rested (tu­ 'The truth—the (ruth Is, if you will buccaneers sit up and take notice. she questioned with sn all but tmper firuratlv*|y waah«-d hl« hands This much he hnd missed In Ilf». But the moat unusual thing about lip« of her gloved fingers upon the have It. (hat I «tn In danger of arrest ceptlbl«' lifting of the eyebrows). T of Mr Kirkwood Un<|u«n- these guests from across the water Is Hlmultaoeously the moment 1 leave bi-re If my daugh­ It »«-vmi'd hard to realise Hut on» edge of the table. don't rnlnd telling you my own name that most of them make tho trip at ably Mr Klrkw<"4 considered ' hlm- (Kirkwood could have sworn) a sin ter Is with me she will have to endure must forego It all forever the expense of the parents of tho te really Philip Kirkwood." •»lf aril rid <>f Mr. Calendar. When Presently he found himself acutely gle word left her Bps. a word evident tbe shame and humiliation“— bridegroom or tibe bride. Under the “And you are au old friend of my lit* latter had gone hl» way, Kirk* Self cotiwlous The M-i>«ation puazled ly pitched for tbe cur of the hypothet­ "Then why place her In such a teiel- circumstances, Invitations were father's?" w«««!, mindful >-f th* fu< t that bl« l»>at him. anil without appearing to do «-> ical Calendar alone. Then she swept tlonF’ Klrkwo««! demanded sharply. sought after with more than usual He o|M-ned bls lips, but only to close train would lea»» Nt |'an> ru« at II JU), he traced It from effe- t to can»" and on. Imperturbable, assured. Calendar*« eye« burned. IncatidtMcent eagerness Being a "guest” when aot about tils pucklng at <1 dl»uil»««* uu»c In a woman a girl To the perplexed ot*ervrr It was In with resentment Offended, he offer«-«] them without «peaking. The girl your host is worth 150,000,000 or from his thoughts the Incideitl created rather «eutr-1 nt a table th«- third re dubltably evident that some commu to rise and go, but rbang«*d bls mind moved her »boulders with a shiver of more means, especially In this case, disdain. something more than the honor of l>y the fat ndv«»iiturer and at <1 o'clock move-l from him. uenr the further wall ntcation hsd passed from the woman and »at tight In hope. “I knew It wasn't so." being "among those present." A or tl>**real>uiit» Id liltnsclf out of bla I of the room "I beg of you. sir" — to tlw man. Kirkwood saw tbe fat free round trip to America under tho "You know It would be hard for a room. dre»»«d f«>r tl«» evening, a light "One moment. Mr. Calendar." T -o <-i-ii«lderate and too embarrassed shoulders of the girl’s companion stiff most luxurious circum.«tance» was in­ raincoat over on» arm. In tho other ' to return her • rutlny oi*enly. look fot sn suddenly ns the woman’s hand rest Abruptly Kirkwood's weathercock young man like myself to be a very cluded In the invitations. There are hand a cans, th» drlsxl* having look lie y*t felt sun- that, however ed at bla elbow. Aa she moved away humor «hlftcd. amu»<-ment yielding to old friend." be countered lamely. not two families In America who have "How long, then, have you known «eased more social connections than tho lemporarlly. b" wns become th» ob a Httle rippling shiver wan plainly vis 1ntrlgu«-d lnt«Hv»it. After all. why not each other? ” A stolid llrtthh lift carried bliu down Ject of h«r Intent Interest. Ible In tbe muscles of hie ba- k beneath oblige tbe fellow? What did anything Goulds and tbe Drexels. Thia, In "Must I answer?" to th» ground floor <>f tbe e»labll»ti one way. Is owing to the I>rexera Idli employed with his cigar, be bla coat, mute token of relaxing ten matter now? Wbat harm could visit "Please." long-established position and to their tn»nt In something abort of th* mln sipped hl« «-off«*», lu time aware that elon. An Instant Inter one plump and blm If be yielded to (bla corpulent ad­ prominence in tbe financial world. "Between three and four hours. Mrs I'sualng lu lb* ofllc* lung enough she had tuned her attention else mottled band wns csrvieosly placed venturer's Insistence? Besides, there The Goulds are equally eminent La. "I thought as much." Rhe stared to settl* his bill »nd leave lu«trUcUon* where, be looked up where tbe women's had been and was tbe girl to be considered. the railroad and industrial field. to bav* hla luggage conveyed to the Kirkwood consld«-r<-d her forthwith past blm. troubled. Abruptly she said. At first be was conscious of an ef was at once removed with finger« Therefore, when the wedding day ar­ bret train, he received with entire fe< t of disappointment Rh» win no­ tloeed. In the process thereof hl» eyes sought "Please smoke." MARJORIE GOULD. rives the railroad yard* around New rquanlmlty the affabl* Iwnetllrllon of tssly that li» knew, aven by reputa­ "Shall I? If you wish It. of course"— To the girl, watching her face eov- her, perturbed. Their glance» cl««b«-d York will be simply jammed with, In whose eyes lie still fig She repeated, "Please." tbe elerk, ertly, Kirkwood turned fur a clew to Mhe looki-d away hastily, crimson to private cars. There will be th« tl-tn. mi* Ml «irnply a young girl. ure<1 as tint radiant creature, an "We were to wait ten minutes or the incident. He made no doubt that her temple». New York. April 16.—Anthocy J. greatest collection of these palaces American millionaire, and paread on to tstrvly out of her teens If a» ohi as she bad observed tbe passage, Proof Instantly th* conflict between curl- so.” she continued. Drexel, Jr., who will marry Miss on wheels that the city has ever wlt- •het phrnre would slt-nffy H» w«>n sf that one found In her sudden star­ oalty and caution. Inclination and dis­ tbe lobby, where he aurrctidered hat. Marjorie Gould next Tuesday, will nesaed. He produced bis cigarette case. As this wedding Is *o be the most coat and ailck to the clonk rimiti nt dared w lint «he Imd found In bliu to tling pallor (of indignation?) and tn her trust. was at an end. With sudden "If yod care to smoke It will seem give bls bachelor dinner at Delmon- make tier think him worth •<« luug a eyas. briefly alight with some Inscruta compliance tbe young man rose. trudant er* entering th* «llub g room an exffuee." He lighted bls cigarette. Ico's tonight. It will be a lavish elaborate, the most costly and th» The hour wa« a trifle early for a •ttidy ui>d I.H>k««d again, mor» ktaulj ble emotion, though quickly veiled by “1 »hall be moat happy to be of serv­ "And then you may talk to me.” she affair, with all the bachelor friends biggest—superlative In every respect, of young "Tony” gathered about the in fact—It will have an influence on ?g<»lrrstely flllrsl with patron« over the seas of matrimony. It is things, and send prices up for tbe Klrk«ed the fa»t nueon •llrr