The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
CHAPTER NJ

HHEN they y house again she resumed
N @ book s. s . ssss.r 'Ts s.s.r e:rsss Snisa 'Ps ss
had finished. The thoughts Of both how
ter turned from time to time toward Horace sylvia
did know where he had She did not suspect
Henry knew. he did know why Horace hao
sprung suddenly TO his feet caught his hat As
the two men sitting under the trees Henry
had emitted long puff ef tobacco smoke and looked
f.qalringz AZ him through Tie hlmy hue el II. IIs
- can stand II another minute. salo 100, 49,
almost with violence I've got 10 know what IS soing
on: going 10 the Asres' myself don't care what
t.l4s think J don't thinks don't care
what anybody r,inks.' With that he was gone
Henry took another puff al his pipe 1t showed the
difference between the masculine and the feminine
point ~ view that Henry did not for the moment at
sentimental reason Horace's going lie real Z
The probable suppositien
- ~ ana Horace rnist fan in love with and marry
each other had him. but this. he knew Al
t:.-red TIE whole over and over in his mind
resuIt He lacked enough premises arrive
tgsons. He had started for the house and his sun
ay paper he sylvia and had resolved 10 put
~ his mind. But he vas not quite able
There is masculine curiosity well feminine,
and .one about persistent as the other
Meantime Horace walking down the road toward
,. - -r,-l, = es-e<,Ii,- Rent sTyn and SHADE
i-e.s y side oid fashioned garden with
-1s ~ .~,r VS. f.Il ~ women In reality there
reere only three-Lucy. her mother and Rose
s.ri-e - v,l,aT sounded like mad rush 10 answer
IN ring Mrs Ayres opened the door. she looked
wEite and perturbed and behind her showed Lucy 5
7 knew il was Miss Fletcher. told YOU So
NOT said T.uc, and iow.
birds with sudden break for the high
Ars. Ayres kept her self-possesSion OF manner, al
though face only nervousness but some
tling like terror Good afternoon. Miss Fletcher"
she said. Please walk in
she said Tor call her Rose cried Lucy
-fioase come in. Rose. am so glad 10 see you.
spite of the cordial words the girls voice was
strange. Rose stared from daughter TO mother and
IF engaged" she said rather
eeldly- would prefer that came some other time
indeed. cried Lucy mo other time-yes, every
ol.lcr What SAYING But want YOU now,
loo. Come right room. Rose. know You
win excuse my wrapper and beds being tumbled.
r.saNe been lying down Come right up
followed Lucy and. TO her asTonlshment. be-
came aware that Lucy's mother following her
AIrs. Ayres the with the girls Lucy
looked impatienty her and spoke, Rose wondered
amy daughter could speak Rose and have some
t..ings talk over. mother she said
Nothing guess. that mother cannot hear,
returned Avres with forced pleasantly She sat
down herself petulantly the bed,
where size had evidently lying but seemingly not
r;posne much rumpied- and the pillows
herself had curiously rumpled aspect. though not
exactly untidy- Her soft white lace trimmed wrap
nor tarcIesslv with blue ribbons wrinkled,
slippers unbUttoneo- Her Of soft
1r the cheeks which had been white IN the
ing and her eyes shone she kept tyfng and untyng
TWO blue ribbons the neck of her wrapper she
is on the talked rapidly 7 look like fright
eIipued OF my dress lay down Ny hair all in
4
IT is such lovely looks pretty anyway
said Rose
shoulder. IT almost seemed il she meant it
ont by The noots
said her mother
oh mother. do let me slone." cried the girl Then