Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-06
The Woman In
the Above.
by ANNA KATHARINE GREEN,
AathOr Of The Millionaire Bay" THE
FillEee Ball, p" The House ln the
Mlst," The Amethyst
Box" Etc.
Copyright, 1905, The Bobbs-Merrill q.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. **s*.***$
The two columns of gossip devoted
30 the family differences which had
led to the separation of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairbrother / shall compress into a
few lines. They had been married
three years before in the city of Balti-
more. He was rich man then, but
not the multimillionaire he is today.
Plain featured and without manner, he
was no mate for this sparkling CO
,Quette, whose charm was of the kind
which grows with exercise. Though
no actual scandal was ever associated
with her name, he grew tired OF her
caprices and the conquests which she
made no endeavor to hide either from
him or from the world at large, and ut
some time during the previous year
they had come to a friendly under
standing which led to their living
apart, each in grand style and with a
certain Difference to the proprieties
which retained them their friends and
an enviable place in society.
He was not often invited where she
was, and she never appeared In any
Rssemblage where he was expected,
but with this exception little feeling
was shown. Matters progressed smooth
ly. and to their credit, let it be said, no
one ever heard either of them speak
otherwise than considerably of the
other. He was at present out of town.
having started some three weeks be-
fore for the southwest, but would prob
ably return on receipt Of the telegram
which had been sent him.
The comments made on the murder
were necessarily hurried. 1t was called
a mystery, but it was evident enough
that Mr.. Durand's detention was looked
on as the almost certain prelude to his
arrest on the charge of murder.
Y / had had some discipline in life.
Although a favorite of my wealthy
uncle. had given up very early the
prospects he held out to me Of con-
finued enjoyment of his bounty and
entered on duties which required self
denial and hard work. l did this be-
cause l enjoy having both my mind
and heart occupied To be necessary
to some one, as nurse Is to patient,
seemed to me an enviable fate till
came under the influence of Arson Du-
rand. Then the craving of all women
for the common lot of their sex became
my craving also: a craving, however,
to which ! failed at first to yield, for
I felt that 1T was unshared and thus q
token Of weakness. Fighting my bat
tie, succeeded in winning 1t, as l
thought, just as the nurses diploma
was put in my hands Then came the
great surprise of my life Arson Du-
rand expressed his love for me, and l
Rwoke to the fact that all my prepare
lion had been for home joys and
woman's true existence. One hour Of
ecstasy in the light of this new hope,
then tragedy and something approach
ing chaos! Truly had been through
q schooling. But was it one to make
me useful In the only way could be
nseful now? did not know. did not
care. l was determined on my course.
at or unfit, and In the relief brought by
this appeal to my energy l rose and
dressed and went about the duties of
the day.
One OF these was to determine
whether Mr.. Grey, on his return to his
hotel, had found his daughter as iii
ms his fears had foreboded. A tele-
phone message or two satisfied me on
this point. Miss Grey was very i'll.
but not considered dangerously so; In
deed, if anything, her condition was
improved, and If nothing happened in
the way Of fresh complications the
prospects were that she would be out
In fortnight
was not surprised. 1t was more
than 1 had expected. The cry OF the
banshee in an American house was
past belief, even In an atmosphere sur
charged with fear and all the horror
surrounding great crime, and in the
secret reckoning was making against
a person ! will not even name at this
5uncture added 1t as another sus-
pacious circumstance.