The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-11-18

tui'S ouh hheW hrs. Jersey ana you,
Mrs. Ward, sent that yellow holly. I
wonder The old man stopped. He
could not quite understand what Mrs.
ward was doing, but he repeated his
former observation. "a dangerous wo-
man." said he. "I shall speak to Bawd-
Bey about her." And, making up his
mind to this, he went in search of the
detective.
All that night Dorothy was haunted
by strange dreams, in which the figure
OF Lola played prominent part Usu-
ally calm and self possessed, Dorothy
slept like child, but the fierce music.
the mad dancing, the knowledge that
George knew this woman, caused her
TO sleep brokenly. She was up early,
and after breakfast that was mere
farce she took her way to the park. It
was her usual custom to walk in
lonely part about s O'Clock in the
morning, but OH this occasion she was
at her usual spot by half past z.
This was a seat under q spreading tree
in the center of wide lawn. Few peo-
pie came there at so early an hour, and
Dorothy often read for an hour before
returning home. In mechanical man
ner she took book out Of her pocket
and tried to read. But it was impossi-
bic. Before her inner vision passed the
Wild, flushed face Of Lola Velez, and
Dorothy could not drive 1t away. While
endeavorlng to do so some one came to
sit on the seat. Dorothy, rather sur
prised, looked up. She saw Lola star
ing at her intently. ,
The dancer looked pale and iworn.
About her there was none Of the in
huence Of the previous night AS the
morning was cold, she wore sealskin
coat and toQue, with scarf Of red silk
twisted round her throat This. touch
of color was all that was about her
likely to suggest her foreign origin.
With her pale face and piteous mouth
and appealing eyes she looked like n,
broken hearted woman.
Lola began to speak without any
preamble. "Mr. Bawdsey pointed you
to me at the last night" she said in
her imperfect English. "He declared
you did walk early, and l have been
with my eye on your mansion since @
hourS-what you call o'clock. see
you come, follow you, am here,
MeeS NalQ, am nere.
"What do you want" asked Dor
othy calmly, her nerves much more
under control than Lola's were Yet
both were agitated
"Ah," cried the foreign Woman,
throwing back her head, "give him to
me! love him-I worship him Give
him to me!'
"Of whom do you speak, made
moiselle?"
"Ah, mademoiselle-so he speaks
when angry. But l am no French.
am senora-I am Spanish. have
warm blood here in my heart" She
struck her breast flercely. "'And If
you take him from me / will xii! you!
Yes, l will give you the death-quick,
sure, sudden"'
Her face drew near to Dorothys as
she spoke, and the girl could fees her
hot breath on her cheek But ,DStothy
had brave heart of her ow1iahh; did,
Hi---'-'---- Is--'--all-she X 3<4f5nH5
might intend to stab her a( Tha fery
minute. The park keeper waSfeome
distance away, and 1t was useless to
create scandal by calling him to her
assistance. Lola was Just the kind of
mad creature to make scene. Re-
taining control Of herself, though her
heart was beating rapidly, Dorothy
fixed her eyes firmly on those Of Lola.
"Slt little farther away" she said,
land we will talk calmly"
Are you not afrniu:" asked Lola,
surprised. She had always found the
savage attitude SO effective. e
Dorothy laughed. Il was never
afraid Of anything or Of any one in my
life." she said coolly. "And I lam not
No.