The Washington times., 1905-07-23

Anna threw the clasp upon the table.
''Well. I've done it. / can go now" She
walked to the door.
Wait for a minute. The voice WAS
essentially persuasive The girl paused
Would you like to know what my
thought was?"
No"
Are you quite sure?"
She turned I'D Ike 10 know why
! you pretended not to see the clasp
1T was not pretense.
Then WHAT
= saw something that interested me
more.
Anna moved away again. You are
laughing" she said.
.fYes-at myself" The woman raised
her Brilliant eyes and opened them wide
II have lost-or you tell me I have lost
a present worth hundreds Of pounds.
Being A woman. l should go into hy-
sterics instead of which contrary TO all
traditions. I feel a new interest ana a
new energy flowing through me by
quite a new gate. ] see possibilities
and I want to grasp them. You don't
; understand? OF course you don't. They
are all Wrapped up in haze like the
! rising sun. She laughed and moved
forward. her voice as soft as the rustic
of her dress. You have shown me
more than the jewel. she said. "a good
deal more. and you have made me
greedy to increase my knowledge. I
wonder whether you would come to me.
again--if [ were to ask?" She laid her
hands with firm pressure on the girls
arm. Come and see me again?" She
raised her eyebrows IN question and
smiled.
For Il moment Anna 8 pride wavered.
She looked across the room at the costly
furniture. then down at her hostess s
dress; then at last she raised her eyes.
I think Ia love to come" she said
And you are not too angry to shake
hauds?"
TN not vexed at au-now" Her
fingers returned the others pressure. II
! shall come-whenever you like"
Say this dav next week?"
This day next week" Like a dream
she saw the curtain swing back. and
| like dream she saw Branks open the
hall door; then the cool. keen air blew
| across her face. whipping back the
recollection of herself.
Inside the room of pink lights and
mauve shadows, Mrs. Maxtead moved
to and fro. Before the hall door closed
| her hand was on the bell; a moment
| later Branks was in the room.
Where is Celeste?" she asked
IN your room. ma am. It was only
on occasion that Branks heard the ring.
resembling the ring OF steel. in his mis-
/ tress's 8 voice, but he knew it well enough
TO be swift in his response.
Let her put on her hat. and send her
to me here
Yes. ma'am.
And Branks-remember there is al
ways time for gossip later on"
Yes, ma am" Branks retired
- "
/ Twice Mrs. MaXtead walked from the
fire TO the window and back again; her
glance fitted from place to place, her
fingers seemed trembling to act. At last
( she stopped by the over manteI.
/ 1T is a look in itself" she said sud-
denly and aloud "a look quite in itself.
This man has it" she picked up a
! photograph and studied it intently it was
/ the picture of musician who had mads
| the whole world turn round "Catrina
! Lott had 1t; Leone Perez had it: and it
! was in the girls eyes as she threw up
! her head-I'm sure it was. 1t is inspira-
tion-whatcver its output. whatever it's
! groove" She pressed her finger-tips ex-
citedly on the mantelsheIf "Inspfra-
/ tion!' she said below her breath THE
/ one thing TO set match TO the world
/ the one thing that really lights Her
/ hands dropped to her sides
| "Ah, Celeste!' she said, as she turned
round