Show Confessions Of a Bride CHAPTER Eloise Accedes to My Plan and We We Make Our Arrangements You have your passports Eloise and more than enough money to to take I you to Brussels Mother told me I I spoke softly and rapidly rapid and Eloise caught my mood without quite knowIng know know- lag Ing why Yes Thanks to dear Madame Lorimer I 1 have ready for sailing sailing-nt t least an all that cnn can be arranged before I get to New tew NewYork York When Vh n are you going over to the sanitarium I switched the topic so abruptly that Eloise jumped I dO not wish to go at all aU she saId But I understand I am to have baths and massage In a rest rest cure eure for business busi- busi ness women for two weekS week perhaps before I sail And I ant am going this afternoon The auto Is ordered for 6 5 o'clock I believe Madame Lorimer will ride over with me Eloise tell mother yOU prefer to go alone That will be easy Theres There's to be a grand dinner for Mr R bert Lorimer tonight I can persuade her to remain at home and rest before she dresses very ery good No one will inter interfere interfere fere with your preparations Eloise I and so fO you can pack your thIngs to go goto goto to New York Eloise was astonIshed and would I I have Interrupted but I hurried on In New York you have powerful I. I friends It will b be easy for you to get your passports at once Go home Eloise Go back to Belgium at I once nut But Is it not most ungrateful for forme I Ime me to leave Madame l Lorimer so-so so I abruptly Eloise I nm am going to tell you something something some some- thing terrible But you ou must never blame Mrs Lorimer nor Daddy Remember Remember Re- Re member that they are only following Dr advice and Is Dadd Daddys s heat best friend Eloise It Is an Insane asylum to which they are send send- Eloise Is always so white she I couldn't turn any whiter She flushed Instead and faced me with her dark eyes staring wIde I And I thought it wa was a spa she alle muttered But a madhouse the Spanish spy planned that for me I IThen Then she sho came close to me and her voice and her manner were tragic Can you ou not see Is It not plain I Is the Duke of Mr Lorimers Lorimer's best beat friend is a great International International Inter Inter- national spy Maybe she is Insane I thought But even so SO that's all she Is crazy about and she will novel never see In her own country What she says I now ought not to disturb my plan at all However It might shorten our talk to humor her Jf It you think so Eloise you can get nut of his power forever We have planned Get ready to go to New NewYork NewYork York tonight Ill I'll phone fOr your tIcket and berth on the train And let you go goto ItO to an In insane ane as asylum lum lumin in my place she whispered In horros OnlY to hide my dear until you have sailed Why dear girl think how easily it will be for me to claim my myown myown own name namA El lse considered red tile the matter and shook her head dubiously Are you quite sure she asked Of course Lorimer Is a name to to conjure with I protested as I recalled recalled re- re called the crook In the streetcar who had quailed at sight of my calling card But I must have hae some of your clothes tonight Eloise And your handbag I want you to take my traveling case You'll find It in the You wont won't mind If it Is aU all engraved with my monogram I hope Its It's gold and andI you ou can sell it when you get home home- I and feed a few babies And oh Eloise Is Mrs Chapin still sUll hero here I nursing one of the tho chauffeurs lies lie's very cry sick with Influenza I left Eloise standing In the middle of the room as stiff as Lots Lot's wife after she sho had been turned to salt saIto To be continued |