Evening star., 1909-05-29

credulity and thousandfold suspicion and
resolution for action which was now
quite objectless wrought and contended
together. But she was able to speak at
last. This is my cousin. Mrs Gloy-
den"
'Oh. oh. indeed" There was a deadly
echo in that intonation
We've came little early" said Mrs.
Gloyden. timorously.
Yes. SO good of YOU wasn't it? You
must stay for breakfast
Thank you" said Miss Pastonbury.
thank you! We DID not come for break
last"
The lines have been drawn with much
nncness as TO what one lady may say 70
ahotner. But when the first lady knows
that the second is not lady, and she
would only be putting herself In her
power to treat her like one. much more
latitude Is obviously allowable "Oh-h-
came TO rubber"
WHAT" said Miss Pastonbury. paling.
mean, Maria?'
tne door again. 1t was not her hour for
conundrums. You can see, Adeline, that
your things are there. And If you
wouldn't be warned"
II any case can reel how atrociouS
the expression is. and whether YOU stay
or not, Maria. now that have come IN
tend to satisfy myself She already
felt herself more furiously heated than
the day before when she had been cooly
In possession Of every faculty She took
a step toward the pumpkin-coored bag.
With one spring Mrs. Carter placed
herseif In front Of it. and awaited her in
an attitude that was reminiscent OF baS-
ket ball.
The attacking force at once fell back
gasping Good gracious. IL never in
No, guess you never did! You needn't
think because you can bully Morton you
can bully me. And you shall be satisfied
too. I don't intend you shall leave until
you're satisfied / intend TO make il my
business that you're satisfied" She passed
her down the shepherd and the Sevres
bowl. She followed them with the Gouda
vases. taking the second from the bag
and unhusking it with tremulous haste
Then she came to the silver And ii. Also
she made Miss Pastonbury examine piece
by piece, from tray even unto tankard
"There." she said. with a cleaning eye.
that's done with! But it's only the be-
ginning. You took poor Morton when ne
was alone. Now it's my turn! want you
to question. and heckle. and cross-exam-
inc me.'
Morton. in the dressing room. found him.
self becoming acquainted with a bride
who was entirely new to him.
For her part, the gargoyle could only
gasp anew.
You know I told you. Adeline-"
said Mrs. Gloyden.
go on commanded Mrs. Carter "You
seem to think. He told me there were
places where you didn't appear to believe
him."
Miss Pastonbury's narrow bosom heaved
like the English channel. But she still
sat speechless.
Very WE'LL Then I'll let Mrs. GIoyden
know without your asking met'
why. I'm sure deprecated Mrs. Gloy-
den, Il said again and again last night
that 1 felt she must be mistaken"
Mistaken. 1t wasn't merely a matter
of being mistaken, But when he was do
ing his best to explain to her, If you
could have heard how she deliberately
went to work to get him tangled up
And nothing could have been easier
painted Miss Pastonbury; nothing could
have been easier"
''Yes!' famed the conqueror. "And
why? Just because he was trying to put
things SO you wouldn't be agitating your
self about it, / know lots and lots os
men who wouldn't have cared "a hoot
whether you were agitating yourself or
not.''
"Oh!-Oh-oh."
well. now. Adeline-"
And not only that. II was all because
he is so honorable and high-minded."
Mrs Carter began to address herself to
Mrs Gloyden again.. IF you had heard
If you only knew how he talks about
such things! And mind you, being so
honorable like that gets in his way lot!
Papa says-and I'll tell you there's no.
body in Indiana knows his way round
any better than papa-he says he never
went to court yet with story they
couldn't tear all to fraZzles Ii only they
got the right sort of inside cinch on il.
90 you can just see how 1t would he with
Morton, can't you. Mrs Gloyden?"
'Oh. l felt. | was quite certain. that
there couldn't be anything wrong
And more than that. again; you see.
MIR. Carter is an author
"Un," said Mrs. Gloyden, in awe; "Ade-
line didn't mention that"
Yes, and you can easily understand
how much worse that would make il for
him. when he couldn't get his-his ex-
PLANTATION right for her! Why, he's just
all conscience. that way! He won't let
the very littlest thing pass that might let
people think he was making up! He'll go
back over a story twenty times and pull
ii this way and twist ii that. and IL he
can't find any way out of the snarl he
goes pretty near crazy! You haven't any
idea! And then. as I've told you. to be
deliberately tangled up"
Mrs. Gloyden regarded her kinswoman
with a shame which was fast becoming
indignation.
The latter lady had been for some time
experiencing a sense of stranguiation
Yes" she chokeu, "and before you fin
ish you might also say something about
Mr. Carter's remarkable memory. and his
most peculiar absence OF mind"
II was just about to, even IL you hadn't
reminded me. for it's just his bad memory
and his absence OF mind which prove how
much genius he has,"
Miss Pastonbury rose to her feet quiver-
ing. She picked up the Sevres bowl again.
There's not the sign of a crack in IL, not
even white crack"
mo. And he told you there wasn't!
hope. now, that you'll be more ready to
believe people in the future!''
I'm sure ! warned you, Adeline" said
Mrs. Gloyden.
"And my silver-it's in exactly-pre-
cisely the condition 1t was in when went
away"
Yes" cried Mrs Carter in final tri-
umph, land that's just how he told you it
would be, He used almost those very
words himself Now-now. are you salts
fied?"
II shall be satisfied" said Miss Paston-
bury hoarsely, when have seen the rest
of my apartment! With one swift stride.
which a training in basket ball itself could
not anticipate, she caught the knob, and
thrust open the door OF the dressing
room Mr.. Morton Carter collapsed heav-
lily backward upon the floor.
The defeated reached the street as one
bedazed 'I-I-I-never expect to get at
the bottom Of it now" she said.
In the sitting room Mrs Carter had
taken the coming famous author Of "By
Right Of Blood into her Amazonian
arms.
"And you needn't think, dearest, that
I'm laying that up against you! For l
was listening there, every minute yester-