Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-04-19

Olivia Armstrong;; there we're ce
tainly many Marian Devereuxs. Tn
silence grew intolerable; she was wal
Ing for me to speak. and blurted:
y suppose you have come to tax
charge of the property"
DO you?" she asked.
And you came back with the execl
tor to facilitate matters. I'm glad I
see that you lose no time"
OH" she said linseringly. as thong
she we're finding vi difficulty tn
note in which wished to pitch III
conversation. Her calmness was mao
denlg.
! suppose you thought II unwise Z
wait for the blueblrd when you had be
gulled me into breaking a promise
when ! was trapped. defeated"
Her elbow on the arm of the chair
her hand resting against her cheek
the light ripping goldenly in her hair
hef eyes bent upoa me inQuirin sly
mclrnlu'ly.-mournfully. as | had seer
then-where?-Once before! Ny hear
lesped in that moment. with tina
thought.
! remember now the first time"
sad more angry than | had ever beer
before in my life.
That is quite remarkable" she said
ami nodded her head ironically
1t was at Sherry's; you were
VITA PiokeriLg-you dropped your fan
ana ne picked it IN, and you turned
toward me for moment Yea wee in
p!ack that night; It was the unh,rri
ness ID your fare. in your eyes. that
made me remember"
was intent upon the recollection
eager to fix and establish IL.
You dre quite d-it Il vas -
Sherry's. | was wearing E-ck .sea.
many things made me unhappy ,,a.
night"
Herforehead contracted slightly and
she pressed her IL tee. r.
Il suppose that even tlen The cen
spira-y vas thorae- ,ly ARM a." ,
said tanatinGly, laughing q Lille ro-
hars, in my brutal iltr'-, TO vo.rz
her, 10 take vengeance iron her
She rose AM stood b. H,- .,-rr a.,
hand rcsti1s upon To- In.sI 10: h..
eyes wors Ike violet seas Size 81, Le
very quietly.
Mr.. Gl-larm, has il occurred N you
That when talked 60 yo4 mere IN lie
park, when | risl,o' unn'-a -7. -..s.
In receiving You in a house here VOL
had no possible RIGHT to BE-. tha' I wa
counting uron s1le'h'a-.-f'ol'eh'v
and stupilly-yCt C-l- 'qr u-,1 .;5"
"You probably thought was a fool"
l retorted.
No. smiled sli-h'ly. 81
thought believe | have said this TO
you before!-that You were a gentle
man. really die, Mr.. Glenarm. I
must say ii to justify myself. | relied
upon your chivalry.-I even THOUGHT
when | played being Olivia.-that Won
had a sense Of humor. But YOU are
not the one and you haven't The other
even went so far, after you knew Der.
fecty well who was, to try to help
you-to encourage you to prove your.
self the man your grandfather wished
you to be. And now you come to me
In shocking bad humor-I really
think you would like to be insulting
MIR. Glenarm. II you could"
But Pickering,-you came back
with him; he is here and he is going to
stay! And now that the property be-
longs to you, there is not the slightest
reason why we should make any pre-
tense OF anything but enmity. When
you and Arthur Pickering stand TO-
sether take the other side Of the bar.
ricade! | suppose chivalry would re-
luire me to vacate. so that you may
enjoy at once the spoils Of war"
'tormed with growing heat. :
u fancy It would not be very diff.
'ult to eliminate you as a factor in the
u uation," she remarked icily.
And suppose. after the unsuccess.
ul efforts Of Mr.. chickering's allies to
'ssassinate me, as a mild form of elm.
nsion. one would naturally expect me
o sit calmly down and wait to be shot
n the back. But you may tell Mr..
pickering that throw myself upon
our mercy. | have no other home
han this shell over the way, and
'eg to be allowed to remain until-at
east-the bluebirds come"
i quite sympathize with your re-