Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-11

waite au h.1r ,'ry uu' uy Then
I v,ri .ut 90 $50 Mrs '.ili-'n again
shr iU,v nothing q her said She
vbIk.l ~ talking with sutherland aud
r. ur uug ladies after The drive
- ni. moment one - "a" young la
ii,. c,iuo Boz aud sail she hal returned
with Rec end sutherland just before
drive uy aud thought Rose must he IN
hef own r,sIm dressing fur the hop
iv,ut again There was the dress she
va- 90 wear. but no Rose. was getting
i4urs aud moro alarmed.
went 10 Mira Borrowe She was
frightened too She asked mc N had I
isrfsct confidence In Ross. that sho
could not be- ,l"csivinE ina.
Perfect perfect
THIN this Ia "a plot to annoy you like
all the rct Now he calm. you must |
dros, and go 20 tho hop tonight, Tell sv-
cry body that Rose did not come because
abe had . headache De perfectly cool |
about u. and will look for Rose. She
is safe. depend upon 10. but N you wish
o. ave Ler and yourself terrible scan !
d,l 10 not show that you are anxious
about her"
There was something no perfectly con-
vineina In Mrs. Borrowes manner that
! I submitted.
Matiido exclaimed at my pale checks
and haggari expression.
III madame would but color lestle
She has the distinction. tho air. the ev-
erything but she has not the con pleI-
ion. Would madame be brilliant Tor the
ball hnd permit me to color with discre-
tiorr'
DO what you like. Matilde."
80 Matilde produced from her own
magazines bottles and boxes and pro
cec,led To mako me up. A drawing SEN
satiun 81 the skin convinced me- that q
color charming. natural" like that
which bloomed perpetually on the cheek
Of Matilde. was blushing on my own
Ny eyebrows. my hair. were also touched
with various brushes and other instru-
incnta After receiving the treatment
which il generally bestowed ON tho 'por-
trait Of . lady" instead NJ tho lady her
self. ! was pronounced finished and
looked ut myself
hardly knew tho enameled visage
which presented itself This. then, was
one sort Of mask" which had not re-
mcmbered. II was easier than thought
TO hide the anxiety which gnawed at my
heart. l could better appear uncon-
cerned behind this face.
Come" said Mr.. Borrowe. knocking
at my door; there Ii Warden Wood
waiting TO escort you. Bless me. how
well you look; am on the track" she
whispered: "be composcdi There il
nothing wrong"
Mr.. Warden Wood was too we'll bred
to notice my distractions. II indeed
showed any, and ! cannot remember
much Of this evening, except that he and
others complimented me much on my
appearance. and that in the many in
quiries for Rose thought Mrs. PASTOR
and Mrs. Smithson looked more in
tsrested than the occasion required. and
both asked where was Mr.. Sutherland.
Some unexpected inspiration enabled
me to say, with an indifferent tone,
"Oh, / suppose he does care to come il
my sister is not here"
| Twas so excited and distressed that
the effort to play 30 unnatural . part
was rapidly depriving me Of all my
strength, when saw Mrs. Borrowe enter
with Sutherland.
l had always detested this man, but at
this moment he looked perfectly beauti-
full to me. He came up with Mrs. Bor-
rowe. and after paying me some compli-
ments asked for my fair sister.
Imade some inane answer. and sub
tie attraction drew my eyes toward Mrs.
PASTOR. Her face was distorted with
rage, but became smiling Immediately.
As Sutherland passed her she gave
him look from which he quailed, and
have since observed that all the evil
which the world had previously said Of
Sutherland was praise compared with
what Mrs. PASTOR afterward treated
him to.
II have not found Rose" whispered
Mrs. Borrowe, but found Sutherland,
which was next best, and I made him
come here with me. although he didn't
want TO- But he came because he wants
me to invite him to my supper party
next week, and II matters are a. I sus-
, pect he has been used by some ladies
here to affix suspicion on Rose, and b.
, ing seen here himself Is 30 much In her
/ favor. How well you lookl What .
color! Why, anxiety becomes you'll"
"Oh. dear womani I am all painted
, up, and l am dying Of anxiety about
Rose. Do let me go. shall drop down
II you do not"
, So Mrs. Borrowe, serene and smiling,
, piloted me to the door. We left Suther-
land dancing msdly, and with head al
most bursting with pain reached my
own room.
There on the table was note written
| in pencil to this effect:
DEAR LAURA-Jeannis wildwood 10 quite III
with her. don't care for the hop. Yours A.
fectionately, Rosl
I had suffered enough during these few
hours to give me the right to faint away,
which did Immediately, and on coming
to sent for Mrs. Borrowe, who shared in
my relief as she had in my anxiety.
'Now. be quiet, dear Mrs. Clifton,
and tomorrow we will get at the bottom
Of this mystery. This note Rose evi-
IDENTIFY left where you could see 1t, and
It was taken away by the Same hand
which was employed to bring you the
anonymous communication. Tomorrow
you will write an answer to that and
leave it on your table when you 20 to
dinner; depend there Is plot to be un-
raveled."
| WAITED impatiently for the morning
to dawn. and as soon as the house was
opened l put on my bonnet and went
over to the other hotel. where soon
found JEANNE Millwood's dckroom.
There on sofa lay sister Rose. quietly
sleeping. The invalid was awake and
told me that as Rose had read to her
nearly all night she had asked her to
lie down and get little sleep.
went across the room and kissed the
cheek flushed with unaccustomed vigils.
| determined, as looked on the limo
cent face and thought of all her sweet
and lovely qualities. that my Rose should
henceforth open In some purer and
better atmosphere than that Of water
ing place.
| followed Mrs. Borrowers sdvico and
wrote few words, and leaving the note
| on my table went to dinner as usual.
The scene which followed may best be
described in theatrical parlance.
The company being well seated at din
ner. a woman stealthily creeps across the |
deserted p:ssageway and enters my par.
lor. looks cautiously around and is on the |
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