Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11

voice at all.
She doesn't play or sing much herself because
her throat is not strong, and it makes her nervous
to sit at the piano for very long at time, but
she paints magnifcently.
She has a studio at the top of the house, all
draped in brown and yellow with no windows
except a skyight The floor is covered with
stunning rugs-some silk ones from Persia, and
some tiger skins; and the chairs are the kind that
swallow you up If you sit back in them. There
are all sorts of jeweled lamps, and incense swing
ers, besides suit Of chain armor and a smashing
big silver samovar, and always heaps of yellow
fowers-roses 'or danodils tulips or chrysan-
themums, those dinky little orchids. l can't
bear tho orchids because the Beast brings them.
Onco he said You ought to like orchids best,
Alice because so many men lose their lives trying
to get them She laughed in that sweet way of
hers, and said "Oh, that doesn't count especially,
because they do not get them for me, you know.
AS usual, he sneered, and she asked me some
thing about the football team, If she hadn't
noticed his rudeness.
lie came over and stood looking down at her for
at least minute with the queerest expression
you saw. Then he said, in tone that was
just as queer, Sometimes believe you hate me-"
She blushed, and could see that there was a
struggle going within her between truth and
pol!teness. But at last truth trumphed, and she
looked him straight in the eyes and replied fear
essly, Sometimes believe do
had been over at the Chamberlains' Friday
night getting help with my French exercises, and
heard the Doctor say that he was going to take
the noon train to New York the next day, as to
catch the fast express to Chicago, and that he
would take his grip with him when he went on his
morning ROUNDS, ana 10 please nave one OF the
maids pack it for him. Then he said that his ad-
dress would be the usual one, and to order his
breakfast at seven.
After that he stood in the doorway awhile look
Ing at her in rather expectant way. Perhaps
he thought she would resent his going of so sud
denly and leaving her all alone But however
Intense her emotions were, she depressed them in
a mastery manner, and just said Goodbye"
and went on with the French, at last the Doctor
shook hands with me and went out.
The next day being Saturday, there was no
echo 7 there
see If could do anything for her. She out,
so / went my wheel over to the North End 20
carry my bundle to old woman that Sis has
been treating to what they call the Friendly
Visiting Act"
AS soon, as I struck the quarter knew that
something had happened
There were little punches of people all over the
place jabbering away to beat the band, aud some
of the women were crying and waving their arms.
The fellows that were coming ont of Digs saloon
all looked as If they hadn't had the price Of beer,
and he wouldn't chalk it up to them. I knew that
a simple thing like street fight or mans knock
ing his wife about bit, wouldn't make this crowd
turn a hair; so 1 stopped and listened. OF
it takes forever to make head or tail out of what
that kind are saying, but finally gathered that
there had been fire In Of those tumble-down
shanties on Blinker's Alley. where about Eve
families live in each room. The house could be
spared all right, and one had been killed. but 1t
seems that the Doctor had turned up just in time
TO do the child-saving stunt, and had managed to
get himself smashed up in the general scrimmage
The volunteer fremen had fixed up some sort
Naturally my first thought was for Her. Where
was she2 Would she get home before he did?
How would she bear it?
l broke away from the crowd soon,
could, and took the short cut at top speed They
had taken the Doctor the long way, because it
smoother.
should l see, stalking up and down the platform
with his hands in his pockets but the Beast. I
hated to stop but 1t seemed mean not to let him
know. as came up to him slid off the bicycle.
"Mr. Delafeld," said, you'd better get up to
the Chamberlains' fast The Doc
tor has been badly hurt. And, say. have you seen
home when came by hour ago."
Before he had chance to answer, Mrs. Cham
berain herself came out of the wating-room.
When she saw she flushed little and looked
rather nervous.
Quick as a shot he said GO inside, Alice, it
is too windy for you out here" And she went
without word
you tell her." whispered, while. I call a
sprin ted down Ga to the 4s stand got good man.
Where is she?' asked How did she take
it. Why did you leave her alone?"
IF you mean Mrs. Chamberlain" he drawled,
"she is all right and will look after her. Run
along, Ted. and do whatever you have to do"
His rudeness did not impress much, for
used to 1t, but was a little puzzled for a
moment. Then thought saw it all. He hadn't
told her. and was not going to until she was in
the carriage, and he thought he would do 1t
better with me out of the way I didn't agree
with him, but willing to let it go at that,
and started for my wheel
Just as / caught the handle-bars, happned to
glance at the station clock. 1t was eight minutes
of two. In four minutes the New York flyer
would come. Mrs Chamberlain evidently intended
going to town, and she wasn't the sort of woman
TO let herself be bundled into cab under such
circumstances without knowing the reason why.
l dropped the wheel and went straight I'm IN the
Beast ~ ~
"See here" said. ''This won't do! That
down train is due in about two minutes, and un-
less things explained q bit before then, Mrs.
Chamberlain will be off on it,"
'Well?" said the Beast, coolly favoring me with
one of those long winkless stares that he thinks
fetching
I petrifed for second or two, then I
broke away and rushed into the waiting-room.
Mrs. Chamberlain sitting close to the door on
the farther side nearest the track. On the seat
beside her was a swell morocco travelling bag, and