The Washington times., 1909-03-06

ent Of the thousand 10 man Won have
never laid your eyes on before"
will, you talk as If L didn't care
about the money
Il must say that you don't act as II
it bothered you very much You sit
there without a word TO say. and let
me do all the talking
What else do YOU expect me &c do?''
gently asked Betty.
Say something. Don't sit there as
II you We're made OF ice. Haven't you
any feelings?"
That's just il, Will It's because I
have too much feeling that I am quiet.
L despise quarrels."
Who's ouarreIing2 And 81 I am quar-
reling, isn't there something to quarrel
about2 You act as If a thousand dol
lars we're an everyday occurrence with
you"
"NyiI. please"
please nothing" savagely growled
Wharton as he resumed his wild walk
around the room.
Ills small eyes flashed daEgers at
Betty and his mouth was distorted into
on ugly expression which frightened
her She had never seen him like this
before
IN say what / am going to say, and
nobody is going to stop me This man
must have hypnotized you. He was
handsome. Of course"
"Oh, yes, very handsome A real
Gibson man"
Gibson man, indeed" jeeTed Whar-
ton. Il might have known BE- There's
no such thing as a Gibson nan Rot.
7 suppose he picked up your handkeT-
chief and opened the door for YOU and
other fool things that make a woman
forget who and what she is
win Indignantly exclaimed Betty.
You might have known that he was
a crook when he couldn't give refer
, ences."
That was my fault" protested Betty.
Il never asked for them"
IF he had been on the square you
wouldn't have had TO ask for them"
retorted Wharton. Then his coming
without baggage"
But he didn't know that he would
like it well enough to stay
ooh, he didn't, didn't me- And his
not paying one cent in advance"
That was because he changed mis-
clothes" asserted Betty, upconsciously
waxing warm in defense Of her escaped
bOarder.
Upon my word, the woman is aC-
tually defending the Thief said Whar-
ton. addressing his words 10 the air.
See here, viii. don't ever speak Of
mo again as the woman % cried Betty,
with q red spot on each check Re
member that am your wife. and so
long as ] am your wife you cant talk
20 me as If, as # she hesitated.
Say it, Say itT'
IT won't so lower myself" she con-
tinued All I can say in defense Of
what did is that the young man was
so different from all the others Who
have come here looking for rooms thai
7 thought we were fortunate to secure
some one So
80 nice" interrupted her husband,
quoting her former words.
That's true" sssented Betty. lie
did seem nice, and so honest"
And he had such a nice. easy smooth
explanation ready for every difficulty, OIL.
angriIy broke in Wharton Where was
all your intelligence? suppose he paid
you q compliment or two
Betty bluSncd until her face was a
delicious pink. It was a blush half Of
remembrance and half Of shame,
~AhI I thought sol A little fattery,
and everything Is smooth sailing"
Betty kept her eyes down
why didn't you consider me in the
matter? You forgot existed, I sup
/ pose. Instead Of waiting to find out
what I thought OF the fne gentleman
and all his actions, you went serenely
along and settled matters for yourself
/ He knew very we'll that the proper
+ thing was 70 let you talk It over with
me The whole affair was suspicious
/ from the start knew hA was a crook
when you told me about him last night %
/ We'll, then, WILL said Betty with
/ considerable dignity. TT you knew
( that you are really more responsib bic
/ for the money being gone than am.
! for If you knew he was crook.
| didn't Had 7 thought him a thief, I
! would never have closed my eyes. When
/ YOU spoke Of your suspicious, I thought
/ they were only suspicious and nothing
/ more. Do you imagine for one moment
/ that 7 would have gone to sleep IL I
! had such thOughts7''
| "Oh, thats a fling at me, is it, CO
! ahead I know it's in you 20 be pretty