Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-02

Il thought 1 heard a woman's voice."
she exclaimed.
The scrubwoman. sent her away"
Millar explained.
Il wanted to speak with you alone"
Olga began, turning toward him and
speaking very earnestly, "in order to
tell you
'rhat is not true" Millar interrupt
ed her cynieally.
What is not true?''
what you wanted to tell me-" he
said, with exasperating suavity. you
really want to talk with me because
you regret that my sermon was inter
rupted by Mr.. Moneybags."
mo, no. 1 simply want to tell you
the TRUTH she protested.
You may want to tell the truth,
but you never do. ] might believe you
if you told me you were not telling
the truth"
Must l think and speak as you
wish!" she cried desperately.
"No, not yet. What may 1 do for
you, madame?"
please do not come tonight" she
implored.
MiIlar smiled deprecatingly. She
went On rapidly, speaking in low
tone that she might not be overheard
by Herman and Karl.
II am myself again-a happy, duti-
full wife. Your frivolous morals hurt
me. Your words, your thoughts, your
sinister influence that seems to force
me against my will. brighten me. l
must confess that had become inter
ested in your horrible sermon when,
thank God, my good husband rang the
bell and put an end to 1t. He came in
at the proper moment"
Eyes, as an object lesson" Millar
sneered II observed you closely. We
three were beginning to understand
one another when he came in"
Wont you drop the subject?" Olga
asked.
Are you afraid of it,"
mo- she answered coldly, "but
please don't come tonight"
Millar bowed deeply, as if granting
her request, but he replied coolly:
'I shall come"
"And If my husband asks you not
to Gomez
"He will ask me to come"
"And if should ask you in the pres
| ence of my husband not to Gomez
II will agree to this, madame" Mil
lar said, looking at her, with amuse-
ment. eff you do not ask me in the
presence of your husband to come to-
| night l will not come Is that fair?"
Eyes. That is more than fair. 1t Is
| the first really nice thing you have
said" Olga said, greatly relieved.
She wanted to be rid of this terribly
sinister influence, to be out of reach of
the being who seemed to compel her
| thoughts to link her present with the
\ past She wished to feel again the
sweet. wholesome purpose that had in
spired her yesterday, to go ahead with
her unselfish plans for Karl's future.
Now that he had given his promise
she was eager TO be away, and as
gested to her husband that 1t was time
| to go.
"Yes. Put on your coat" Herman
said, turning to talk to Mfl1ar, whom
he found interesting. Karl helped dig;
on with her coat. and the touch of
brought back the feeling that had surg
ed over him when he had leaned dow
to kiss her a few minutes before.
| Now see how unworthy is m.
SKETCH" he said SOFTLY.
Il ''Do not look at me like that" dig;
protested.
i "Why notT' Karl asked hopelessly
"Even when l don't look at you Sc
you just the same
4 Olga covered her face and turne,
away from him.
Karl, you shall not do my portrait,
she said. Come, Herman, let us G
home" She called to her husband.
Herman and Miliar were deep in tn
discussion of a subject. on which til
stranger seemed to me amazingly we
informed. The business instincts o
Olgas husband were uppermost, an
he did not like to be drawn away, Blu
he said:
1--WE shall continue this talk thi
evening then"
mo. l regret to say that / can
come. / have made my apologies t
Nine. Hoffman,. l had forgotten a
engagement with the Russian consr
for this evening"
"Ah, the Russian consul will be q
:. our house, Oasa, dear, add your Ell
treaties to mine Persuade NJ. Milla
to come"
: In dreadful embarrassment dig
turned to the smiling, cynical mask G
a face that looked at her triumphant.
She could not refuse.
II hope we may have the pleasur
3 of seeing you this evening"" she sal
and turned YEARLY toward the door.
> THANK you, madame" the fiend n
: piled. ''I shall be more than deligh
ed"
D Karl interrupted to say that he woul
not reach the house that evening b.
fore IL o'clock. He explained that b
!. expected an art dealer. In reality b
|, had just recalled his promise to sto
d at the house of Mimi. Herman, su
: pecting his design, made some jestin
i allusion to it, which caused Olga
? ask what he meant. He evaded ht
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