The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-13
Detective Pumps
YOungFOSterOH
His knowledge
of the Strange
Death of Major
Fairfax.


denly grown scarlet. a little lower over
her plate.
You throw away money as II Il
was water roared the major. Let
you take this senseless taunt at my
expense? I think 7 see myself doing
it,
HE stopped little 50 that he could
see her face.
1 would as sOOn-
He stopped suddenly as II para
lyzed. Too mortified by the occur
renee. too shamed for utterance, I
looked up.
His face had changed suddenly
and lnexplicably- His eyes were Cog
gled: his jaws dropped foolishly.
looked from one 70 another Of those
about the table &c see what had caused
HIS discontinue
Miss Fosters face. as have said.
was bent over her plate. Proud as she
was. 1 think that she was crying a
little. Her brother. sitting beside her.
was scowling. ard I saw his hands
clench nervously. Jean was sObbing
unrestrainedly out Of sheer sympathy.
end Laura was staring at her uncle
quite as II he had been g Wild beast Of
some kind
Mrs. Fairfax. pouring tea at the
end OF the table, had forgotten herself
and allowed my cup. which she was re-
filing. to overflow.
A Perfect Terror Of a Temper.
she mopped up the liquid with her
napkin without the slightest change Of
cOuntenance- Two or three servants
were IN the room. remember-JeHcr-
son, who was standing behind his mas
ter. and Mrs. Edmunds. wno had turned
her back squarely on the scene and
was engrussed with some glasses she
was nIliug at the sideboard. and a
maid who was bringing IN hot mullins.
And then 70 my establishment I heard
Major Fairfax say meel1ly:
7 am sure beg your pardon. Ros-
amond. I don't know what made me
act so. dear. And OF course you shall
go. 1 hope that you shall have very
pleasant visit. You said next week.
did you not? I viii let you have an
extra check for frills and gewgaws-
You must not let YOUR friend be
ashamed OF you
''Rosamond gulped down something
in her throat and stammered out some
words that passes for thanks. and the
meal went on But the incident set me
70 wondering"
Annerly Interrupted him.
He may have been shamed by the
sight OF her tears" he said a
choleric temperament-'
"He may have been. but h wasn't
said Antrim shortly. Il tell you, Ar
Annerly. something set the brakes OF
his temper 80 suddenly that It almost
upset him And swear that no one IN
the room save the one who was an
swerable was any wiser than I. And II
was all done without a word. mind
you.
THAT set me to watching the man
who called himself my employer. and
almost every day something OF the
kind would occur. He seemed to have
q grudge OF some kind against Jean.
frossiblv because SIZE feared him -.
One evening I remember we were sit
tsng in the library and he was dlcta-
ting a letter % me when she came n
for n book II was early in the even
Ing and the others were on the We
randa. She looked a little startled-I
am Sure that she had expected that
at that hour she would find the room
empty-but she walked quietly TO one
OF the shelves and took a book from
Il.
He frowned as she passed him
suppose that her shyness and her
fear Of him made her little awkward
At any rate. she stumbled over some
thing and the book fell with a little
crash to the floor.
He sprang up. and so did 1. for
the moment I almost thought that he
meant to strike her, and Re began 10
berate her so savagely that the poor
child hardly knew which way to turn.
I think that her evident terror only
enraged him the more, and do not
know how the scene would have terni-
rated had not something happened
I was standing facing him with my
back TO the door when I hsard a chair
pushed back on the veranda and 1T
tie later the rustic OF skirts as some
ont. passed through the hall
Ruled With a Rod of Iron.
..rbe expression Of Major Fairfax's
face changed instantly and was re-
placed by a look of extreme gentle
ness.
LET me get your book for you.
lean. ne SalQ kinQlN- lou are lOA
hurt. ] hope. My dear. should you
ike TO sit here in the library and
read? You will not annoy me in tho
least
THE poor child was beyond speech.
she was crying silently.
You mustn't be sc afraid OF rne,
child. he said with an evident effor-.
See mere is some money for-candy.
He handed her a gold piece. for saw
the CLEAN OF It in the lampiight- And
Jean, you are fond OF books. are you
not? Tell Rosy to make out a Inst
of them for you tonight and / VIII
have them sent out from town No
histories. mind you. OF lesson-oooixs;
nothing so stupid. Only story-books-
Oh. Jean?
This time she vas able to control
her voice a little .ThanK you. sir.
she faitered, and slipped out Of the
room
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