u left the

the door to their apartment, Florence

girl was vigorous in her denial. "To be sure

ing her breath, "some one ha

indow. See, you have my permission." Crowding past her,

in the wildest state of confusion. Cushions had been dragged from sofa

nne sighed, "

orence exclaimed. "

t would you have? They came for that which was in the chest; noth

t feel so sorry about that. After all, what use could we hav

us light in Jeanne's eye that Fl

eople found what they wanted in the chest, why did the

ne's eyes were ve

restored, Florence r

g. She was reading the book she had p

posed in the now empty chest had indeed come from the temples of China-not one, but many temples; that they had been made o

ot so much what one possesses that count

. No, not one! I scoured you clean. You have only a dragon on your cover. Did some one

had bought the box. Both she and Florence had long haunted

laimed in a whisper. "Oo, la, la! But it

thing with her toe. "It was lost in the expr

ised. There was murder in his eye. And then-" She paused for brea

u wish very much to buy a packag

aps it was to him not so mysterious after a

t for that one with the long ears

uestion, she crept into

ly laughing and crying over Sandburg's l

telling of the love of young Abe for Ann Rutledge. "Who would not gladly scrub the floors

e surprise of her life. And to Je

was about to start across the bridge over the lagoon when s

e exclaimed in a whisp

away from her, she seized her by the sh

ere? And where did you get

ndoubtedly had been, the gi

!" Her voice was icy

ing her full in the face, "you can't fool me!

rising light overspread

t Jeanne. But say! Do you mean to tell me there's a girl in this city that looks so much lik

ement. "If you're not Petite Jeanne,

e star. Surely you must rec

ies." Florence looked her apology. "

rm eagerly. "Who is this girl? Has she been in the movies

earnest that for a moment

eared in the movies she was quite capable of acting a part, that she had once starred for an entir

e in luck?" th

comes after a lot of ha

s well call it luck. Who is this friend of yours? Does she like acting? Does she

s," Floren

me t

w. Going

t wo

he Enchant

n I see

vern in the Lincoln Group." Florence wa

hake on it!" The girl gripped Flo

l be

the way over she was saying: "What does it

conviction that Jeanne was in for one more novel ad

not guessed t