The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

How Will she look? What viii she sayg'
Thought chased thought through her
1 brain wildly. The door was opened, but
no one entered, There was buzzing in
/ her ears; she could not catch what pass
ed. But as she stood there. trembling
now in every limb the cook ran up the
stairs with a letter
/ For Sir Samuel, miss" she said.
( Broxbourne was Just behind, and he
snatched the letter out Of the woman 5
hand.
Wont you come down, miss?' said
/ the servant. in q hurried way. DO come.
/ I've made some tea for YOU
+ But Katherine looked backward at that
moment She had caught the sound of q
muttered exclamation. She hardly knew
what prompted her to send the woman
away, but she did SO. and she turned and
went back into the drawing-room, shut
/ ting the door behind ner
! Br0xburne was standing biting his
mustache. His red face had turned white.
! He looked ugly and alarming.
You have news from Mrs. Lanctng
! The question was breathed rather than
spoken.
He looked at her. but made no answer,
/ The tension of her nerves gave way.
/ katherine groped her way to a chair, sat
down, and hid her face in her hands for
an instant. then she looked up
Il entreat YOU to tell me what has
/ happened she said brokenly. I care
/ for her so much. I came here because
I care so much-because / thought / could
/ help her" Her voice was husky. ~ only
F! heard from her late last night. but ]
had TO come and l prayed / might not
be too late. Where is"
/ BroEbourne looked at her as her words
died away.
Take my word for it. she isn't worth
fretting over She can take care Of her.
self BY --. she can"
/ There was an indesCTIbable amount OF
/ bitterness in his voice. Something about
the girls look had checked his rage.
/ She's all right" he said roughly.
Yes but where is she?'
Sir Samuel laughed. and then he scowIed
You say you heard from her. so I sup
pose you know all there is to know"
Katherine brushed back her hair from
her tired, aching brow
i know only this muCh-that she con
+ templlted something rash and foolish
She told me nothing, but ! fancied
should find her here That was why
Came-I wanted so much To be with her
you mean you've just come up from
Yelvertoni but how did you manage
that?"
She told him, and be frowned aImos
unbelievingly; then he said, in that surly
bitter way:
We'll. l tell you she isn't worth IT, Sh,
wouldn't care il you broke yourself uI
into little bits 70 help her She Their,
was a hard, ugly word on his lips. II,
stitled it, but not easily, than he said
Mrs. Lancing is married. In this not,
she informs me she was married yester
day morning early to Cuthbert Bayn
hurst"
Katherine cried out sharply.
IT isn't true. Oh. It isn't true"
II think you'n find It is" said Brox
bourne, shortly.
He avoided looking at Katherine. III
was not over sensitive but something
about this girl made him uncomfortable
And if you want To know why she hal
done this, 1 am the person 10 tell you
She wanted 20 show me that she's q bi
cleverer than / took her 10 be- and b!
hell she's about done it, She's tricke,
ne fairly. but if she thinks # ends a
/ this she'll live to know her mistake ~
one scores of NE more than once in thei
life"
His clustering return 10 anger made n,
effect on the girl sitting rigidly in TIN
chair.
1T can't be true" she was saying q
herself, wildly. over and over again. II
can't be true"
A timid knock sounded at the door, 7
was the cook with a cup Of tea. ST
Samuel took the tea and sent the woman
away She went unwillingly
Il advise you to drink this" he said
advancing awkwardly enough
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.