The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-23
CHAPTER IV-Continued.

thanking him.
Why should you care so muCh?" asked
Rroxbourne, in that sullen way, Shes
tricled you rs we'll as me- ana everybody
else l tell you, you don't know her
She's the sort of woman Who looks like
an angel and has no more heart or CON
science thau-than my boot has. She's
clever though; III give her that much.
BY gadl to think she should have had me
H.-a This, But if she thinks she's settled
with me shes = lot out. / wish her JOY Of
Mr.. Baynhurst Theys a good match.
After sponging all he knew on the other
chap. he walks of with the woman and
the money. Well. III take pretty good
care that beautiful Camilla don't show her
face here again very soon. she may trick
me, but she isn't out of the wood, for all
that" He was getting excited now. IT
I've held my tongue all this while there S
nothing TO prevent my speakin' now.
And I think it's on the cards that our
dear friends may have their honeymoon
excursion brought to on end little soon
CT than they expect. Forgery is Il nasty
offense, Miss Granger. 1t means seven
years"
Katherine looked AT him with strained
increduious and miserable eyes.
What do you mean?" she whispered.
II mean that your dear friend Camilla
is nothing better than a common thief
that she robbed me Of e40O a year and a
half ago"
hatherine's lips turned white,
4 will not believe you" she said but
the man hardly heard her
He was wound up. the whole venom Of
his wrath was let loose. Stamping TO
and fro he laid bare the history of the
last few weeks; coarsely. brutally he told
the truth. ending with the part that had
brought him 10 the house this morning.
KatheTines very soul went out in an
agony Of pity for the woman who had
been tortured by this man. II only she
had known. If only Camilla had turned
tor help 20 her.
Once started. Broxbourne seemed to
have no end TO his vituperation.
She thinks I'll never do it, but she
might know me "a little bit better. Til
soon show her. I tell YOU straight. when
I leave this house I go TO my lawyer
and give him orders 10 start proceedings
right away
Miss Granger got up. her hat her
gloves rolled to the ground. She was
breathing hardly Scarcely realizing
what she was doing she moved aWk-
Wardly, almost stfiy, 10 the door and
stood against it, Her movement her at
titude, drew his attention, he turned and
looked at her His face was swollen
now with the force Of his increasing
rage He was almost shouting out his
words. As he paused. his chest heaved
as though he had just been through some
violent eXertiOn.
The girl looked at him steadily.
Please do not make so much noise;
the servants viii think you are killing
me, and-8nd I have done nothing to de-
serve that
Broxbourne frowned, stood for a mo-
ment looking AT her IN an uncertain way,
and then sat down heavily.
II beg your pardon. he said. He
wiped his brow. III do it," he said.
hardly conscious that he was speaking.
"A little prison life viii teach her a lot
of things she ought TO know"
The girl standing at the door, shaking
In every limb, could have cried aloud
her passionate adherence for him, bat
something stronger than anger and hate
dominated her; it was fear. Strung up
as he was, he was ripe for some Qus.S
and terrible revenge. Even now she
could see his purpose was Strengthening.
in a few hours time the world would be
blaZOEed with this sorry. this miserable
story. Camillas pathetic faCe-RupaTt-
Agnes Brauton-the children limned them
selves in turn before Katherine's eyes.
Though she would have given her life
to have denied his accusation, she knew
it was true So much was explained now
so much-s0 much,
Ae UraVb bourne s7a.7a r-,r.r--
get up, she commenced speaking indis-
tinctly. half wildly
You have said a most terrible thing.
You have accused this-my friend of a
great crime. and you mean 10 have her
punished. Why2 Not for any honorable
or upright reason, but because you are
SO angry with her that you are like a
mailman, and want 90 strike ar her some
how. you don't care how. That seems to
me 10 be pretty low down"
Broxbournc wiped his brow again.
ooh, indeed; I never asked for your
op.n!0n." DE said.
Il never asked you 20 go into q frenzy
Of rage" Katherine answered. ''Oae good
turn deserves another. II you try to
brighten me out of my life, I am at rb-
crty to tell you what I think of you; and
what L think is not pleasant"
Sir Samuel sat down again, and looked
at her steadily. She had "a defiant pic
turcsGge, almost a beautiful air, standing
against the door
II don't care what any one thinks" he
said rudely I'm the best Judge Of my
own actions"
Are yOu?' Katherine laughed. We'll.
then. there must be something very
wrong with you; even a schoolboy knows
it is only coward who hits a woman"
She cat-lt her breath "I should not
have taken you 90 be a coward, Sir
Samuel"
lie irowned end bit his lip and then
put his eyegIass into his eve. and looked
at her again, and as he met her ewes his
anger began 20 subside; unconsciousIy he
settled his collar and fingered his tie. /
Then he laughed.
You're an odd sort Of girl. Always
thought You couldn't say Boo to p goose /
and here you are going at me as if YOU
were made of FIRE"
Katherine laughed, such tired miser- |
able laugh.
You have never spoken 20 me before" |
she said.
No. by Jove, bus I've wanted 10. many
a time. I'm sure I've looked at YOU hard /
enough First time I saw YOU, that night
you threw my glove back at me, do YOU
remember? I took a fancy to you"
Really" said Katherine
Her heart was quaking She was hor-
Tibly afraid Of him, but this fear was as
nothing compared to that whitening.
awful one of few moments before. She
moved away from the door turning the
handle, and pulling it open as she moved
forward
Yes, really; but you've known all !
about this; every pretty woman knows /
her own power"
He made her change color; she was very |
interesting.