Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

Instantly, the burning, unreason1ng )eal-
| ousy of Posey, that had never forsaken
Mrs. Darien sprang up again to madden
her into action.
What she desired to do, to say, to accom-
plish, she knew not, but (the bad WIND
no doubt, aiding) an evil spirit in her blood
commanded her imperativeiy to enter ano
Turk in the forbidden garden, with the nope
of hearing or seeing something pass De-
tween the two. She knew from public an
nouncement that Miss Winstanley was
about to marry Glynn. the man VINO mao
supposed he had bought Ruby's forbearance
conscience assailed the desperate creature
1t was at thought Of her sworn promise To
John Gfynn-a promise about to De Tor
feited in most treacherous fashion-to say
nothing of her loss of his indispensable az
lowance For, in stealing the key OF the
green door from Lady Campstown. she had
really meant to be more mischievous and
offensive than openly aggressive. She IN
tended to keep it until chance came 20
give, as she termed 1t, that vindictiye old
nag, Aunt Lucy" a rousing fright. and at
the same time. perhaps satisfy her Gu
riosity as to how things were going on be
tween Ciandonald and the Winstanley girl.
And here was her opportunity sooner than
she had hoped. She had sharply ordered
the alarmed Rosa to keep watch In the cab
until her return; had needed not the wom-
ans beseechings. for the love Of all the
saints. not to run this risk OF onending
into RENE des Fees by means Of tha key
which Posey had begged Lady CampstOwn
to use at will now that the green door was
kept permanently locked.
to inspire Ruby with more rancorous
thoughts than ever before. Why should
Clandonald, also G1ynn. have paid her 50
heavily to protect this girl, already favor
darknessf She hated Posey the more. not
only because these two men stood before
her, but because Ruby'B best endeAvor had
not seemed to do her material harm: be-
CO uee the girl had ceased being in:ignifl-
cant and was now rich and powerful; and
lastly. because Lady Campstown WAS her
best friend.
Ruby knew that By taking the nearer way
she would arrive upon the scene before
Clandonald could do 10. and be safely In
enter the house for conventional call she
could do nothing. and might slip back to
rejoin Rosa unseen. But saae counted rather
confidently upon what she had a1certained
stanley and her friend were generally to be
found outdoors at this hour of the after
noon.
The sight of Clandonald walking uncon-
cernedly- ahead Of her. twiriing the Makila
stock which she recognized as a souvenir Of
their joint visit to Biarritz. was as fuel to
her fame. He looked so young. 30 nor
maily vigorous. so full OF bounding life; he
was so well groomed. SO well turned out
as the men were not with whom she asso-
ciated In the present phase Of her exist
ence. How long 1t was. with the exception
Of her talk with Glynn, since she had held
converse With q clean, wholesome and
courteous gentleman!
And she waasso thin. so bloodless. SO rn-
beautiful; hef&pnpfre over his sex was so
nearly gone she had 20 little left to hope
sThe immedSafes result OF this contrast be-
tween herself and the man who had once
taken her Tor better, for worse, at the
altar. was to make Ruby Darfen furi0usiy
angry. As Clandoriald passed out of her
sight between the iyied walls OF the steepiy
descending street she felt that she would
have liked to spring upon him like pam