The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-29


Excellent" He took from his pock-
ct little box in which the tobacco
was placed, put it in one of the hotel
envelopes, and sealed and dated it,
but the triumph must be yours" he
said.
She leaned forward seriously. Lis
ten to me- You don't want to mention
my name, you don't even know it, but
I'm Irene Jocelyn. I've put confidence
in you. See, he's not got to know that
I've had anything to do with it. You
promise me that?"
Certainly. But I'm puzzled Why
do you come along to save me from
making myself ridiculous? It's very
kind of you. I'm very glad you've done
it. But why!"
She hesitated and blushed slightly.
For myself, perhaps"
1t seemed promising; he was en-
boldened. What a pity have wasted
my time by not meeting you before?
Have you been long in Cairo?"
"A few days." she said, absent mind
eddy. MY" she exclaimed. IF l don't
go back to my Aunt Esmeralda right
now there's going to be deal of trou-
BILE. I'll say good night to YOU
He was rather staggered. Good
night" he said. "But / hope this is
not the last time
at depends. Mind that when he's
about you don't know me-"
He watched her as she went up the
hall. Her bright smile came off very
easily. She looked a little tired and
hunted.
The little farce was played out with
great success next morning. Lake told
beautiful story, and did it better be-
cause Irene Jocelyn, breakfasting
alone at the next table, was listening
intently. After smoking the hasheesh
he had heard the sphynx talking. Then
black and limitless ocean had broken
over it, and out of the ocean strange
white woman had crept and cut her.
self with a gold handled knife.
Good" said the doctor, with dry
triumph. "And the more interesting
because you have never had any has
heesh at all"
"No?" said Lake. 81 thought that
would be it," He tossed the envelope
across to the doctor You'll find your
tobacco inside. How do you give it
that green color? | think the score is
with me-"
The doctor was angry, the more so
because Broolzes was undisguisedly
amused at the failure But he made
one shrewd guess. eff | had mention
ed the thing to a solitary soul
should have been certain that it had
been given away to you. AS it is,
can't see how you came to think of it
for yourself It's quite unlike you"
For the next two days Irene Jocelyn
successfully avoided young Lake, and
thereby drove him to the verge of
madness. 1t even occurred to him to
play bold stroke and ask the doctor
to introduce him. But he had the rea-
sonable conviction that the introduce
ton would do him more harm than
good with this strange girl. He grew
to hate Henson-Blake; it was evident
that while he was there Irene would
not speak. He invented excuses to get
him out of the way.
On the third day she came up to
him in the hall with hand outstretch-
ed. II just want to say goodby to you,
Mr.. Lake." she said. "We leave this
afternoon"
Won't you tell me anything before
you go? / can find no reason why you
should have interested yourself in my
defence Still less can | find any rea-
son why you should have avoided me
ever since"
But l wasn't interested in you
You're not-what do they say?-not on
in this act. Didn't tell you that l was
doing it for MYSELF"
Eyes. You are clever-you found out |
the Doctors trick"
81 know him. | told you that l met
him on the tourist boat. / knew what |
he would do"
81 am stupid, for l also knew him,
and did not find out. I'm not
vain enough, believe me, to suppose
that you did this for love of me-"
She laughed and snapped her fingers.
Il wish to God you had" he added;
and the tone and simplicity of the
words carried conviction. She changed
her manner. She became serious.
What was done, not for love of you,
was done for hate of somebody else!
Can't you imagine woman wanting
to hit back and too proud to let it be
known that she wants to hit at all?