The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09

DoN NOu OAbll GAUttL 70 I'D o AAAU
run over you and then pick you p ana
carry you off in such a strange man
ner: he said with a smile.
No, didn't she answered.
i trust YOU weren't displeased to see
me again after my rather unceremoni-
Gus departure.
OH she exclaimed, i shall never
trust, another man again as long as
why did you trust me?' he asked.
never had any experience with one of
your kind before. never saw one in
One what?"
Burglar"
but somehow she couldn't. Burglar
sounded much more polite, and less
brutal She was almost ashamed OF
herself for acknowledging TO such a
weakness as she was displaying in
hedging III that way, but there was no
denying the fact that Nelson had been
kind to her.
1t Would have been very easy for
MN 70 drive on when he discovered her
/ identity Certainly he was no coward,
eiSe she would not then be sitting be
slde MN, for ii stood to reason that she
was Inc last person on earth ne would
care 10 encounter.
She looked at him. lie was certainly
/ handsome. There was strength and de-
termination in his mouth and chin and
ms eyes showed that he was not to be
Betty felt that had she looked into
! the barrel of a pistol with those eyes
back of il, instinctively she would have
] held up her HANDS.
| w hat DO You mean she said at last.
| HOW dare you impcSe upon a weak
/ Woman as you did? How could you?
70 think Of any one treating me So
Ana only meant TO be kind TO you.
/ TOO. on, you Certainly deceived me, I
admit H. My husband will never finish
telling me what fool you made Of
| mo lie said there was something
wrong about YOU when he came home
| that night. He asked me about your
| references. and your address and yoEr
baggage. and whether you had paid in
! advance, and
"One moment. please, interrupted
! Nelson I explained all those dis
crepancies to you. gave you my hotel
address. Have you looked that up?''
No l was On my way there when
the accident happened"
All That's where you made your
mistake. said Nelson, with an exas-
peratinS smile. All careful persons
who rent rooms never fail 10 look up
references You see. you accepted me
That's true" answered Betty, al
though 1 didn't really know what I was
doing
"There'll be no next time" retorted
Betty
''Then I'm your first and. last board
err smiled Nelson. There's a great
deal of satisfaction I'm that
1 Obi" exclaimed Betty, whose indig-
nation knew no bounds. do you know
what 1 think of man who would be-
tray the hospitality or people who meant
only TO be kind?"
mo, tell me what you think an
! swered Nelson liz an exasperating voice
I which betokened no signs OF being dis
turbed.
4 think" began Betty. I think that
he's too"
[ IL
looking straight at her and she could
not for the life of her finish the flow
of words which hap risen TO her lips.
You think thatl he's te9 low. too,
Z vile, too despicable for any description,
concluded Nelson for her.
: Betty said nothing.
D Il quite agree with YOU smiIlnely
. went on Nelson. THE man 7ho takes
advantage OF people IS all that"
! Betty stared at him, unable to beiievt
her ears. Certainly he was the mos
d extraordinary man she had ever en-
/ cOumtered.
Eis manners continued TO be those O,
= a well-bred gentleman, while his Ian
: guaSe showed no signs OF mere ele
! Eance assumed for the occasion. Cul
tiVated conversation was too apparently
. - 10 his rearing. Perhaps he had
sweet, refined mother and good father
{ He was evidently A black sheep.
All these qualities combined 70 enrag'
T. Betty.
Surely YOU won't attempt to deny
that you stole my money she said
d raising her voice.
= stole is hardly the word to apply 4
Q a man like myself. dear little angry
lady" reiOined Nelson in easy tones.
What else should I say?' angrIll
n demanded Betty You stole the money
V There wai no one else but you. It wa.
q you who stole IT."
--You should say took. -- bIandIy re
piled Nelson Certainly I took tn,
til
s didn't steal fl. It's only common
8 thieves who steal Men like rnysel
take I can't explain the difference
just now. but some day I shall do so.
This is too much"" exclaimed Betty
] You're all the things YOU spoke OF
few minutes ago. ] hate youl Your
thief-just a common thief There
/ no difference between steal and take
: How dare YOU try 10 make me thinl
q there is They mean the same thing
9 You wear good clothes. and you hav
IS rice manners. and because of that vo
o hold yourself IN a different class iron
4, the ragged pickpockets who work +
q the slums. Mr.. Wharton has told m
all about thieves since YOU left. or
It's too awful for words"
q Somehow Betty had been hoDin
e against hope that there was some loor
10 hole Of escape for Charles Nelson Sh
II hadn't been able to see any way out q
Re the accusation for him. but she ha
n trusted that some unsupported eSDIanl
E. tiOn would come to his rescue.
Nothing had, however On the con
n trary, he readily admitted that he ma
stolen the money
> Once more the tears welled w int
her eyes, and she turned her face TO
d ward tho large window on her side =
that Nelson should not see her cry.
10 She could not escape his watchfu
glance, however He leaned over anx
y. iOOSly watching her tears
k There, there he said, don't cry
e It's all too bad. Really, I'm sorry /
had To happen
ID Just at this moment the aUtomobiI
sldckened perceptibly in order TO avoi
a man VINO started across the l. IN i
~ the drive as they neaTed an eh,raDc
in the park.
20 The man jumped back with an oat
Sc and glared savagely into the automobile
Betty he shouted augrily as h
n recognized Mrs Wharton. But his vOic
was left far behind, as the big car sho
around the turn.
y. WHO was that MANI inquired Mel
son. He called your name"
le Betty had fallen back In the corne
Of the seat, where she sat almost stun
q ned
:e THAT was my husband" she answer
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