Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23

aid.
He threw his weight upon the lid and snapped one
hasp into place while she made fast the other But.
by gad you know" he gasped. this beats the very
jimjams!"
Her hat veil and cloak lay on the couch in the
inner She swept into them and began, with
unspeaking rapidity to put them
"If you would offer even half syllable of explanar
tion," he said.
Explanation AS If it wasn't who had right to
an explanation! Though don't think for moment
that I'd listen to one now! AS II for a month back
you hadn't been deliberately sighting me In every
possible way for-yes, for the very servantsl"
Isabel! take it for granted that when, purely as
a matter of wisdom speak to old Katy
Eyes, as matter of wisdom! Yesterday morning
you'd got the length of calling her angel" she
burst surgingly back upon him. 'Ill just ask you
when, last, you called angel?"
Talbot S. retreated rapidly behind the "old SOCK
dolIager," Well. dear, will I'm sure lists been
the merest oversight I'll call you"
You'd betteri You even tohtsper IT'LL and altar
yesterday euening, too!
At that Mr. Talbot Smith began to be good and
angry himself 81 suppose you've gone TO work and
discharged them all, by way Of making everything
lovely?"
1--WE done nothing whatever. You shall be the one
to do, after thisl Oh I'm leaving you with full re-
sponsibility!"
There was a sound of wheels stopping in front Of
expreSSLdu
Talbot already indicating what trunks to be
taken. To have attempted any further intervention
would have been to invite the expressman into
the scene And Talbot s. had that masculine instinct
which, from the soul, abhors scene. when It Is
confined to the party of the rst part and the party
of the second.
Also as soon as that expressman had felt the weight
of the "sockdollager he gave him the deadly, bull
dog and he had to help him down the stairs with
it,
This gave him chance, too, to that Isabels cab
from the station was coming lopingy up the
street He looked from it to her.
"Oh--oh," she choked, do ev-ev-everything you
think of to hurry me. II wasn't enough-enough for
you to express your willingness to help me pack"
Isabel" he said, trying to keep his voice from
going up into falsetto. "f had thought. after be-
ing married to you for more than three"
Yes!" she criedand her voice attained the falsetto
at leap. @And If had thought after these three
years-if had had the first idea that all Of sud-
den in month-yes, in little more than two weeks
you wouldn't only have lost all the love you pre-
tended-but would be looking about for ways to show
your contempt for mel oo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-
hoo-hoo!" She rushed for the cab and pulled the
door to after her.
II was Talbot S. who had once more 70 speed the
parting guest by giving the indignantvisaged Jehu
his driving orders.
He went back into the hall "Ah-ah, Bertha" he
j
few days-a little visit, you know. You just
der whatever you need to run along in the mean
time. And If you'd be good enough to send on any
mail coming for Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Villa Cameron.
Ridgewood-"
AN docs yours go there. too sir?" asked Katy
with face rent decentralization.
"N-no," said Talbot S. mo. Not-not at once"
He got himself upstairs and began to put together
what things his mans feeble imagination told him he
might possibly need When he doing this It oc-
Cured to him that he could have saved at least few
shreds of his selfrespect by telling Katy that his
mail should of course. be redirected to the Office
All three were awaiting him when he came down
stairs again.
"And how long did ye say yed be away, sir7" asked
Katy again. For we'll be ahl women alone here
now"
"Oh, not long-not long, really It'll let you
know later. Mrs. Smith will let you know"
"Begobs." said Katy "she's let US know already!
She says she's never comm back at ahl. at ahl!"
Some ten days after the foregoing cyclone Mrs.
Villa Cameron, by the exercise Of incalculable de-
grees Of patience and diplomacy, had succeeded in
once more getting the Talbot Smiths together in
that little home of hers in Ridgewood. She had
made it plain to Isabel now materially enlightened,
that the entrance Of the masculine coefcient into
the servant problem might be the best thing in the
world, especially that masculine coehdcient had
whatever to do with 1t. In fact Isabel had
sofened far admit that could not quarrel
with the service Bertha, Regina and Katy had given
them; she had that they promised well in the
beginning. And II Talbot chose to change his mind
and cooperate with her
They had got far. indeed. that Mrs Cameron
was again able to enter into it. She showed them
what really the greatest point of all; they had
the chance at last to enter their house with the feel
ing of masters And now. If they would just tai,
a little weeks run down to Palm Beach In which to
get right with each other completely
She interrupted by the arrival of the afternoon
mail 1t contained letter for "Mr. T. Smith, of
Mrs. T. Smith, please forward"
If the superscription in the hand of Bertha 1t
was plainly old Katy's hand which had penned the
letter itself 1t ended as follows:
An afther all your kindness not wantn TO 60
mind but two doors away bruk inty chuesday.
and all wimmen thegether and If your not back
by tomorrah you'll have to take this as notiss for Sat