The Man and the Moment

of the Savoy Hotel at Carlsbad, and ca

ss come in from

tomed to waiting for his women folk and did not fidget. He read the New York Herald, and when he had devoured the share list, he glanced at the society new

ly entered the gate. Mr. Cloudwater watched her, and a kindly smile lit his face. He thought how pretty she was, and how glad he was that she had joined Moravia and himself again this summer. The months when she went off by herself to her house in Brittany always seemed very long. He saw her coming from far enough to be able to take in every detail about

k and simple, and no one ever got beyond the wall of what she was really thinking-what did she do with her life? It seemed ridiculous that any one so rich and attractive and

an chief and then parted from him immediately in America-finding out the horror of being wedded to a savage. No one knew anything for a fact, only that when she did come into the civilized world, it was always with the Princess Torniloni and her father, who, if they knew the truth of Mrs. Howard

ear Mr. Cloudwater. "I am so glad we came here, aren't you?-and I am sure it will do Moravia no end of good. She

chatted alone together over theirs for about half an hour. Presently there was the noise of a motor arriving. It whirled into the gate and stopped where they usually do, a little at one side. It was very dusty and travel-stain

ge by train this morning, so

Sabine. I never can understand why you should so persistently avoid

h and Russians, or Germans, are far more intellige

he ordered some tea. Not the remotest scrap of interest in his surroundings or companions lit up his face. He might have be

their abominable arrogance. Look at that man. It is just as though there

oudwater rejoined. "Perhaps he is the English nobleman who I read was expected to-day-Lord Fordyce, the paper said-and wasn't that the name of rather a

em or their politics. Ah! here is Moravia--" and both rose to m

dulate and disguise, so that it was no wonder that the Princess Torniloni passed for one of the most beautiful women in Rome or Paris, or Cairo or New York, whenever she graced any

d the good taste to be killed riding in a steeplechase, and so all went well, and

apa," she said, "and I have had my tea in a dear litt

occupants of the terrace, and even the Englishman glanced up. This group had at last made some impression it would seem upo

re such actresses, you never know where you are wit

r a second his eyes met the violet ones of Sabine Howard, and he wa

cure and a rest, and he had always

estaurant, and later he wrote to his friend

xpensive ladies and baccarat. You had much better join me here at the end of the week. There are two pretty

Europe, for nearly five years-having, in the summer of 1907, joined a friend to explore the innermost borders of C

urned for good, and intended to spend the rest

ially grasped each other's hands, their estrangement forgotten when face to face; and the only m

since you thundered morals at me and sho

et Hatfield read the notice in the Scotsman of your marriage, made me feel you had been almost justified i

return to me, he says, which of course she would refuse to do-and then both can be free, but, for my part, I am

e was near theirs

y la

ff with her certificate and your name all alone. No family turned up awkward

enly, and then answered

after the

curiosity to investigate

t then I wanted to join Latimer Berkeley's expedition to China. I remember, his letter about it came by the next morning's post-so I went-but do you know, Henry, I bel

try to find her

have stopped me-besides, she may have fancied some other fellow by this time-the whole thing was one of those

he was rather young to be

her at all as you said-but I would like to make it up to her some day-and I suppose if, by chance, she has taken a fancy to

in the

, I

e subject

brain; but after two days of sitting by the American party at each meal, a very strong desire to converse with them-especially the one with the strange violet eyes-overcame him; and with

irritating, Moravia thought, and as they

ks with us and make the fourth. He is so lazy and English and phlegmatic-I'd like to

ishmen. Good-night, pet," and Mrs. Howard kissed her