The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11
A Misjudged Woman 8 .o,rr : - =, a.,

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Beast sang ''rhe Rosary" and h. hasn't any
She doesn't play or sing much herself because
her throat is not strong, and it makes her nervous
to sit TAT the plano for very long at time, but
she paints magniacently: e.:
draped in brown and yellow. with no windows
except skylight. The floor ia covered with
stunning rugs-some six ones from Persia, and
swallow you up If you sit back in them There
are all sorts of jeweled lamps and incense swing
ers besides a suit of chain armor and a smashing
big silver samovar, and always heaps of yellow
dowers-roses or datfodils or tulips chrysan-
tlenuns, or those dinky little orchids. I can't
bear tho orchids because the Beast brings them
Opco 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, as If she hadn't
noticed his rudeness. liz. - q" - 80.
at least. a minute with the.queerest expression
you ever saw. Then he sald In q tone that was
just as queer, "Sometimes / believe you hate me-"
struggle going on within her between truth and
pol:teness. But at last truth triumphed, and she
looked him straight in the eyes and replied, fear
lessly Sometimes believe I do"
- had been over at the Chamberlains' Friday
night gettine help with my French exercises, and
l heard the Doctor say that he was going to take
the noon train to New York the next day, so as to
catch the fast express to Chicago, and that he
would take his grip with him when he went on his
morning rounds, and to please have 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
he thought she would resent his going of so sud
denly and leaving her all alone. But however
intense her emotions were' she repressed them in
and went on with the French, SO at last the Doctor
shook hands with me and went out.
The next day being Saturday, there was no
see if 1 could do anything for her. She was out.
so went on my wheel over to the North End 20
carry my bundle to an old woman that Sis has
been treating to what they call the "Friendly
Visiting Act.''
AS soon as struck the quarter knew that
something had happened
There were little lunches of people all over the
place jabbering away to beat the band, and some
of the women were crying and waving their arms.
The fellows that were coming out of Digs saloon
all looked II 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 hght mans knock
Ing his wife about bit wouldn't make this crowd
turn a hair; SO stopped and listened. OF course
It takes forever to make head or tail out of what
that kind are saying, but 4 finally gathered that
there had been fire in one of those tumble-down
shanties on Blinkere Alley, where about five
spared all right, and had been killed. but it
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
OF stretcher, and taken him home.
Naturally my first thought was for Her. Where
was she? Would she get home before he did?
How would she bear it?
1 broke away from the crowd as soon as I
could, and took the short cut at top speed They
had taken the Doctor the long way, because it
was smoother
AS came in sight of the railway station, whom
should I see, stalking up and down the platform
with his hands in his pockets but the Beast. I
hated to stop, but it seemed mean not to let him
know, as came up to him slid off the bicycle
M Delaheld,'' said, you'd better get up to
the Chamberlain as fast The Doc
tor has been badly hurt. And, say, have you seen
Mrs. Chamberlain this afternoon? She wasn't
home when came by an hour ago.
Before he had chance to answer, Mrs. Cham
berlain herself came out of the walting-room.
When she saw me she flushed little and looked
Quick as shot he said, Go inside, Alice, it
is too windy for you out here" And she went
without word.
you tell her," I whispered, while I call a
cab"
and was back inside of three minutes. The Beast
7 is the dS an 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 me much, for
was used to it, but I was 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 it
better; with out Of the way. didn't agree
with him, but was willing to let it go at that,
and started for my wheel!
Just as caught the hande-bars I happned to
glance at the station clock. It was eight minutes
OF two In four minutes the New York flyer
would come. Mrs. Chamberlain evidently intended
gong 10 town. and she wasn't the sort of woman
TO let herself be bundled into a cab under such
circumstances without knowing the reason why.
Beast. 49, $50 WA e W " ~ Wv
"see here" said .This won't do! That
down train Is due in about two minutes. and un-
less things are explained & bit before then. Mrs.
Chamberlain will be of on it." s&% "
. "Well?" said the Beast, coolly favoring me with
If rulvE o%o ho@ nks