Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-16

mon inn with a notorious OutcaStf IRON
every decent club and circle in New
York;" s
"What!'' she whispered. white as
death "What did you say?"
Shall | repeat what everybody ex-
cept you seems to be aware Of? Do
you care to have me explain to you
exactly why decent people have ostra,
cized this man, with whom you are
proposing to figure In public resortr'
He turned to Leila, who stood at the
window, her back turned toward them:
"AIrs. Mortimer, when Mr.. Plank ar
rIves you viii be kind enough to ex-
plain why Sylvia is unable to accom-
pany you" M
If Leila heard she neither turned
nor made sign of comprehension.
1--WE win dine at the Santa Regina"
and I'll find somebody at the club
to-
"Why bother to find anybody?'' said
Leila. wheeling on him, exasperated.
why not dine there with Agatha
alone? 1t will not be the first time,
fancyr :.
What do you meanT' he said fierce
ly under his breath. The color had
left his face, too, and in his eyes Leila
saw for the fret time an expression
that she had never before surprised
in any eyes except her husbands.
what do mean?" repeated Leila.
II mean what say, and If you don't
understand 1t you can find the key to
| 1t, fancy. Nor shall | answer to you
| for my guests. invite whom choose.
| Mr. Siward is one, MIR. Plank Is an
other Sylvia, If you care to come
shall be delighted"
II do care to come" said Sylvia.
Her heart was beating violently; her
| eyes were on Quarter
"If you CO., said Quarter, showing
| the glimmering edge of teeth under his
| beard, ''you will answer to me for 1t"
II will answer you now, Howard. /
am going with Mrs. Mortimer. What
have you to say?'
/ 'I'll say 1t tomorrow" he replied,
contemplating her in a dull. impassive
1 manner as though absorbed in other
things.
/
she insisted, the hot color staining her
| cheeks again do you desire me to
free your Is that all? l viii If you
! wish
"No. And | shall not free you, Syl-
via. This-all can be adjusted In
/ time"
las you please" she said slowly
I'm time" he repeated, his passion
less voice now under perfect control.
He turned and looked at Leila. All
the wickedness OF his anger was con-
centrated in his gaze. Then he took
his leave of them as formally, as pre-
cisely as though he had forgotten the
whole scene, and a minute later the
big motor car ran out into half cir
Gle, backed, wheeled and rolled away
through the thickening dusk, the glare
of the acetylenes sweeping the desert
ed street
Into the twilight sped Quarter, head
bent but his soft, dark dashed eyes Of
woman fixed steadily ahead. Every
energy, every thought was now bent
to this newest phase of the same ques
ton which he and fate were finding
simpler TO solve every minute. OF al
the Injuries he permitted himself open
ly or furtively. one-the rarest of then
all = his self denial had practically
eliminated from the list, the luxury o.
Furnishing where no end was serveC
save that of mere personal satisfac
ton. The temptation of this luxur.
now presented itself. aud the mean,
of qualification were so simple, so Sc
cret. so easy to command, that thu
temptation became almost a duty.
Siward he had not turned out of hi
way to injure. Siward had been Il
the way, that was all. and his ruiz
was TO have been merely an agreeable
coincidence with the purposed ruin o.
Amalgamated Electric before Inter
county absorbed the fragments. Blu
here was new phase, Mrs. MORT
; mer. whom, he had expected to use
and if necessary sacrifice, had sudden
" turned vicious. And he now hateC
her as coldly as he hated Major Bel
wether for betraying suspicious of
similar nature. AS for Plank, fea
and hatred of him We're becoming ha
: tired and contempt. He had the mean
of checking Plank if Mortimer di,
( not drop dead before midnight Their
remained Sylvia. Long ago. whateve
of liking, of affection. of passion h
had ever entertained for her hat
quieted TO Indifference and the IN
emotional contemplation of a futur
methodically arranged for. Now of
sudden this young girl he had bough
: he knowing what she sold and wha
he was paying for-had become ex
, posed to the infection of suspiciol
concerning himself and another WON
: ana woman unmarried and of hi
own caste and numbered among he
own friends.
And he knew enough of Sylvia I
= know that If anybody could one
arouse her suspicion nothing on cart
could induce her to look into his fac
| III IL. 4