Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
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The Call of the Waterfall.
CHAPTER K.
Two Doors.

able This good woman beneved
u in this rescued waif of turpuleht
caprices and gypsy ways, ana lroiii
This moment he began to believe IN her' w.
and consequently to share some OF the eA-
citement which had now become preValeh'
all through the house
His suspense was destined TO pc snort
While he was straining his eyes to see what
might be going on down the road a small
crowd of peope came round the corner OIL
tha house In their midst walked woman
with n shawl or cape over her nead-a fierce
and viIlful figure, which shook off the mana
kind Mrs Dec laid on her arm. ana shrank
as the great front door fell open sehd inss
forth flood of light which, to one less
welded TO wild ways and outdoor living,
promised a hospitable cheer.
"Georgian's form!' muttered Ransom m
voluntarily to himself. And Georgian s
facet he felt obliged to add as the hght
fell broadly across her. But not Geor-
CLANS ways and not Georgian's nature ne
impetuously finished as she slipped out Oh
sight.
Then the mystery of the brother came
rushing over him and he yielded himself
again to the wonder of the situation I'LL ne
was reawakened to realities by the snuI-
fling of feet on the stairway and the raised
tones of Mrs. Dec as she tried to make ner-
self understood by her new and somewhat
difficult guest y maid followed IN ther
wakes, and from some as yet uneXplorea re-
gion below there rose the sound of CHATTER
ing dishes.
II was a trying moment for him. He
longed for another glimpse of the girl, pul
feared to betray his own curiosity 10 tne
two women, who accompanied her. Should
he be forced to allow her to enter her room
unseen? Might he not better run some
small risk of detection? He had escaped
discovery before; wasn't it possible for him
to escape ii again? He finally compromised
matters by first flinging his door wide open
and then retreatng to the other END OIL the
yAn-a tlA oh
enough to hide him. From this point he
cast a look down the hall, which was in
direct line from his present standpoint, and
was fortunate enough to catch glimpse of
the girl with her face turned in his drec
ton. Her companions, on the contrary,
were standing with their backs to him, one
beside the door she had just thrown open,
the other at his wife's door, on which she
had just given a significant rap.
Such was the picture.
The girl absorbed all his attention. The
shawl-a gay one with colors in it-had
fallen from her head and was trailing, wet
and bedraggled, over an equally bedraggled
skirt. Soused with wet her hair disheveled
and all her garments awry with the pas
sion of her movements, she yet made his
heart stand still, as, with sullen look at
those about her, she rushed into the room
prepared for her use and slammed the door
behind her with quick cry of mingled rage
and relief For with all these drawbacks of
manner and appearance she was the living
picture of Georgian; so like her, indeed,
that he could well understand now the
shock which his darling received when, in
the Inconsistencies of possessing living
sister she had encountered in street or
store. or wherever they had first met this
living reproduction of herself.
mo wonder she became confused as to
her duty" he muttered. 81 even feel my
self becoming confused to mine"
Bring me up something to eat" he now
heard this latest conner shout from her
doorway. Il don't want tea and 1 don't
want soup; l want meat, meat And 1
shan't go down afterward, either. I'm go
ing to stay right here. I've seen enough of
people don't know. And of my sister, too.
She was cross to me because l hated the
coach and wanted to walk, and she shant
come into my room till tell her to. Don't
forget; it's meat / want-just meat and
something sweet. Puddn's good"
All shocking to Mr.. Ransom's taste, but
more so to his heart. For, notwithstanding
the cOarseness of the expressions, the voice
was Georgian's and laden with hundred
memories
He was still struggling with the agitation
of this discovery when he heard Mrs. Dec
give another tap on his wifes door, This
time it was unlocked and pushed softly
open, and through the crack thus made
some whispered orders were given. These
seemed to satisfy Mrs. Dec, for she called
the maid to her and together they hurried
down the hall to rear staircase communi-
eating with the kitchen This was fortu-
nate for him, for If they had turned his
way he would have had to issue from his
room and take open part in the excitement
of the moment.
few minutes of quiet now supervened.
During these he decided that If he must
keep up this watch-and nothing now could
deter him from doing so-he must take
position consistent with his assumed char
acter. Detection by Georgian was what
he now feared. Whatever happened, she
must not get the smallest glimpse of him
or be led by any indiscretion on his part
to suspect his presence under the same
roof as herself. Yet he must see all, hear
all that was possible to him. For this a
continuance of the present conditions, an
open door and no light, were positively re-
quisite. But how avert the comment which
this unusual state of things must
awaken If noticed? But one expe-