Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29

sake Oh ner money IeLOrCeQ May, SOlteHl1S d HLtie
nevertheless at the horrid picture of her lover
stretched stark with bullet in his brain. " But
why need you marry Miss Holt, even if you are in
difficulties? | sure" with languishing look,
Il would be willing to share crust with you"
Warrens ideas on diet inclined toward the stalled
OK rather than the dinner of herbs and he received
this last suggestion without any marked enthusiasm
You don't understand DEAR" he said 1T is
not that | have any idea of actually marrying Miss
Holt but if it could be announced that | was
engaged to her, | might secure time to find some
way out of my troubles, and then it would be easy
enough to break the whole thing off, You surely
don't think would give up my little rosebud for
all the Edith Hollis in the world?"
The little rosebud did not to be entirely
convinced, although she half ready to be
fooled again Il don't what reports you
spread, provided they really necessary to get
you out of your difficulties. Mark my words,
Harry, if you don't act honorably by me, you will
live to repent it!'
Despite repeated rebuffs Warren even yet looked
upon marriage with Edith a matter which
CURED only little skilful engineering for its
plishment. The various village beauties had
cumbed easily to his destinations he could not
realize the possibility that he could prove any
thing but irresistible to Edith. He was utterly
incapable of approaching the refinement of we'll
bred woman, and he attributed Edith's GOODNESS
partly to madenly timidty, but in the main to pique
account of his various airtations; for they had
been good friends in the past and he failed to realize
how utterly he had disguised her of late. So he
gave May Mannering's a reassuring squeeze
telling himself the while that let him come
to an understanding with the heiress all his rustic
flames, May included, might go hang.
''Oh, Harry dear" whispered the girl coaxingly
why don't you give up that horrid betting? | am
sure it is the cause of all your troubles
What do you mean?" he demanded impera-
lively. His tone SO harsh that May drew back
in alarm. She had introduced another specter, and
a more affrighting one than liquor
why" she faltered, Wilson said that Higgs
the bookrnaker-"
Warren turned upon her with burst of uncon-
troable fury. He could be brave with a woman,
and had regained much of his wonted turbulence
since Anglers recovery became assured.
$50 you have been discussing with your
friend the groom, have your" he shouted plotting
to ruin me" He poured forth voey of abuse.
His intent clear that the girl shrank
away aghast, with her hands to her
"Oh, Harry" she gasped. "Oh, Harry"
Now listen to me, my fine LADY," he went on,
his voice taking feminine note of sheer passion.
Il have told you that unless | make up to Edith
Holt | am ruined, and"
The girl laid her hand over his mouth and dragged
him quickly into the shadows little way off the
red glow of a cigar shone out from the dusk waver-
ing as each movement of the smoker brought it
nearer.
Warren stepped back still farther into the shrub
berry, gripping his companions to enoin silence
and silently reviling the sudden passion which had
betrayed him into the indscretion of raising his
voice.
They waited and the glow of the cigar grew
gradually brighter and brighter, until it passed
them and disappeared Warren breathed a sigh
of relief. 1t must have been long way off, after
all, judging by the time it took to reach them. He
not a certa To hn ha1 he