Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-11-19

.,....a'e for what pcul,i' wouli say about
Tar e. lGuct. She h r>,'.f crud forget all.
say. ina. she was now boilni forever 10 the
nan ~lHi 81
Sh,. world DO il. " III favnrish imra-
ii gee ia. 5n-r~ 0f hT rcA dr"'S AMI
wr,p Il h"i in 4 | Ina c ok Sln ,u'
N I'll. -'r'ttiest hat she coud find. stol.
Iowa starr, an Was uut OF the house be-
fore -. md I'll ug rs hid time Ia brin, ir-
r,.,.,iu lon. Her h"art beat wll7. She
ha lei Il ,,ab AMI was ir.r.n t Nelson
subs Ca the wa. 81" r.m ''nl,'r'Hi j.
was al unlikely nour IT, ii an artist IN his
>tuiln, but. nevertheless. now she hal set
ont. r.>olve,i 1, conn iete her journey.
Shc walked quickly 20 Gerald's door.
She kno .lel softly. but met with no re-
s,on>e Size dare pot wait longer outside.
lhe pic: urel consequences Of her rash act
we're assuming rem, nlnu, propnrt ons in
her brain. Another nrnut : delay ana ,h
must leave the pot. never To- reiurn. She
tr,r1rl he handle of the door AMI entered
the room.
Now. Mss H.rher's alf-iormrl plan Of
action. when III t ,und her eli face 20 face
with her il -treatcl lover, hal ;een some
thing AXE ih.s: Sine wouii walk up 10 him
aud simply sa-. "icrall. | asl com. The
rest 4 U.S. IL, left t. h,n bat she believed,
ia spit Of her YEA nos ii III treachery, he
wuul freely 1. rclYe n,r all
Ge aid was not III tie stu Ito. TIE gas was
half turned down an / the clay casts on thu
wall 10 ,krd grim and spectral. But if
Gerald was not III the room II was still IN
hablfcd. On low couch-a couch covered
bv a rich Oriental ruS-iay woman fast
isl ep.
In after wears. Eu -enia. speakin, to her
self of that moment, could Only describe her
ieeangS by The o | i'm 20 of a sw I'd passing
ln-uu "a tAe I.irt. Sn turned 10 fiv tine
place bu, a. Ii, turn she was seizei 10y
N ov rrwheimn Impulse. AT al. risk she
mast Sc. the Size per. The tru. h i. she WAS
low Il prev to a second pc SION, which some
say is STRONGER than that of love.
She crep: across the room and gaz,d on
the 81 .eier. Even by the dim gaslight she
knew that sne gazed on beauty before which
ner own must pale. The woman might have
been some fivs years older than her self, and
thee wonderful charms were at Their
zenith. The rich. clear, warm color on the
cheek, tn, long ilaci lashcs, the archel and
The lu;l, voluptuous figure, the shapely,
necb-b. ior, the sc the heart of Il man won Il
run RS wax before fire. Eueenia, seeking
her lover, found this woman in his stea II
bitter. scornfui smile playej On Miss
Herb ,rts lips as she gael at tn sleeper.
Somehow, that oval, sunny face seemed
familiar to her. Well might it be. In Lon
don, Paris, every where, she Lad seen it in
the shop windows There We're few people
in France or England who la not heard
the name of Mil. Carlotta, singer dancer,
daring of opera boulfe, whose adventures
and auu-s were notorious, who had ruiae1
more men than she could count on the
fingers of her fair hands,
Eu -euia recognized her, and her smile of
scorn deepeaeI. The sight of half emp.
tied champagne bottle close to the sleeper
half smoked cigarette lying on the floor
Just as it had fallen from her fingers, added
nothng to the contempt Miss Herbert's
smile expressed. Gathering her skirts to-
set!ier to avoid any chance Of contamina-
tiol b. touch, she was preparing to leave
the studio as noise essly as she had entered
it. when, suddenly, the sleeper awoke.
Awoke without any warning. Simply
opened her splendid dark eyes, stared fol
half a second, then with wonderful lightness
and agility sprang to her feet.
Que faites vous las Why are you hereF
| she cried.
Without word Eugenia moved toward.
| the door, Mile. Carlotta was before her
Size turned the key and placed her back
| against the door.
| "Doucement! doucementi ma BELLE" shs
| saJ. Permit lie to know who honors me
| wi. Il visitg'
Il wish to seq Mr.. Leigh. Isuppose he is
H. lie good enough to let me pass"
Are you model. then! But, no, models
| !un', not as you lcok."
-: am no: model"
Not! iidonc! You are, perhaps, one Of
| h. young misses who write Geraldo let
| tiers of love. A La bonnie heurei wish to
see one Of them-moi."
With saucy smile, Carlotta pocketed
the key, turned up the gas and commenced
COL scrutiny of her prisoner. Eugenia
bluShed crimson.