The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06


''Yes, that is just it" she said. ~ was
dreaming of youw
That is strange, he returned, II should
have thought it would have been of Mr.
Mainw airing. You see 1 know your news,
and You managed to suppress that little
start in most mastery fashion. You were
always an adept at self-control. ZIlahr
How strange it is, the way in which
everything gets known!" she said with
that reflective kind of air which treats of
generalized subject not personally in
teresting, By which an EN- barrasslng clause
is so often evaded.
Il was glad to hear the news" ne con-
tinued. ~ hear that Mainwaring is very
well off and his rent-roll makes a respect
able figure among the county gentlemen.
That is good for you, Ziilah mia, and for
your friends, too"
'Yes, Mr.. Mainwaring is well off," she
answered steadily.
And parts freely"
He is generous"
"Benissimo," said Albert Chesterton,
with 4 charming smile. And l am so
confoundedly hard up! Down on my
luck ali round"
Monte Carlo?" asked Zillah Harcourt.
Monte Carlo and a dozen other devils"
he answered What can you do for me,
little woman? ?"
Il? Nothingw she said. az have no
money OF my own to spend on myself, still
less TO give to anyone else"
IF you have not, he has" said her COM
panion significantly.
DO You expect me to ask him for money
for you?"
She said this with certain flash, scarce
ly in keeping with the amiability of look
and manner SO carefully put on and pre-
served ny each.
He smiled in his charming way.
'Assuredly," he answered. I'VE have
Aaa,A L.
know too much of each other"-here he
looked her full IN the face, right into her
eyes-''not to share and share alike when
good fortune comes TO one of US. What /
should do, were l in your place, | expect
you will do now to meat the least share,
If not quite halye, your cake-let your
friend profit by your good fortune"
The money Is not mine" said Zillah.
Her face had become as white as the
white rose at her throat, and the short
upper lip was moist with beaded drops.
But, save for these signs, eloquent enough
IN their own way, no one could have seen
that these two were talking of aught more
( important than Yesterdays races or to-
morrow's ball. Each kept the manner of
society unbroken, and only each knew
how purely superficial! that manner was.
You can make it yours" he answered.
"A little good will towards me. and little
caiolery and caressing TO him, and there
we arei You will not be penny the
worse, and l shall be many pounds the
better. Don't you see the logic of that,
Carina?"
From your point of view, perhaps"
She smiled bravely under her torture.
And your own?"
at is different"
But you will harmonic these diverg.
ing points of view" he said whole world
of menace in his tone. Il look 10 you. re-
member, TO keep me out OF the hole where
/ ana . H. :
gare vousi'
Zjllah kept her eyes cast down. She was
busted in disentangling the lace of her
parasol. She dared not raise them. She
knew too well what depths of hate. FIRE
and scorn he would see in them if she did.
Il will see what | can do" she said,
after moments pause. Then, mastering
her lace, she raised her beautiful blue eyes.
with strange yelled and expressionless
look IN theu1-aimost as if she had drawn
film before them. Then as if she laid
down her arms and surrendered at dis
cretIon, she added sweetly: Come TO see
me tomorrow. Come to tea. and we will
talk II over. l Will help You all l can.
on know that Albert"
~ on We're always 4 staunch little
woman, and | thought YOU would, when
the thing was properly laid before you"
he answered
This time his smile was not forced as he
shook hands with her cordially, and she
drove rapidly away
That hend! that fiendw she said to
herself, her hatred, rage. fear. and desire
ior revenge sUrging like hood about her
heart.
Poor little cuss. it Is rough on her. but
needs must, wss his thought IS he turned
back INTO the crowd. SO far freed IN antici-
/ patton from the care which had been op-
pressing him Of late. "She owes it 10 me.
and should be fool not to utilize my
power.
Tier hands burnt like fire and her blue
eyes were preyernatuvsllv bright; but
there VAS no aInless recklessuess about
her. and her viii remained concentrated
ami 0nhro6en-not 1rIttered away by
doubts. by hesitation, by any form of dis
tracted counsels She knew what she in
tended % do, and, great As was the risk,
she would brave II, stalking her ali on the
issue She went TO her writin g-desk and