The Washington times., 1909-03-06

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stitches. but sIashed the material on,
he knew his business al right
Wharton flung himself dejectedIy into
big armchair, while Betty sat timidly
rear by She felt tha- a storm was
brewing. and tried to prepare herself
for the first clap Of thunder
She could never have been accused of
cowaTdiCe. No matter what the trouble,
she possessed those characteristics which
made her dependable in all emergen-
cies. She was ever ready to meet the
troubles with a brave face. If she had
/ brother there is no doubt that he
could have Confded all his difficulties to
her, and that she would have done all
she could to help him. for her inteIu-
genCe was unusually keen and r-c sym
patty lavish for those who needed It.
Her husband meanwhile sat shere
wrapt In his own thoughts to the ex-
cIUsiOn Of Betty and everything else i'm
the room.
Cone" he muttered savageIy. "One
thousand dollars
He got up and nervously paced back
and forth. evidently trying to arrive at
some decision
Betty made herself as small as posi-
| BILE Could she have concealed herself
IN the upholstery Of the chair she would
have been glad Of such a refuge As It
was all she could do was to sit there
and wait
Wharton continued 10 stride about
the room. His brain was working Wig
orously, and one word from his wife
would probably precipitate the discus
sion which was inevitable
The mans face twitched with OK
citement. He knocked against the fur
niture in his mad ak
Finally he stopped suddenly directly
in front Of Betty.
This is al yol.r doing ne bIurtod
| out in a tone she had never heard him
/ use before
She turned still paler than she was,
then murnurad,
What do you mean"
Her voice was no longer the wen
modulated one natural TO "A Young WON
/ an with a good disposition. It had n
raspinE quality which gave warnirg
that its owner was quite prepared 20
! defend herself If necessary.
ct mean this answered Wharton.
shaking his finger in her face You
| are the cause Of our losing this money.
ooh don't say that cried Betty.
| please don't say that, It's bad
enough 70 lose II. but don't blame me
entirely"
who else is there to blamce' dc
nandpd Wharton you are responsible
| for the geutIenan''-ho pronounced the
word with con -elrnjuoUs emphasis
! coming into the apartment, aren't
you?''
1T suppose So answered Betty, in
| dun tones
such nice young man. too con-
I tinued Wharton, initiating Bctty's voice
/ IN an exasperatiDC manner.
| For 2 moment she felt ready 10 make
a bitter reply, but res trained herself.
TITS these nice young men VINO can
-.uN the wool over woman's eyes
| every time" went on Wharton Don
! Won know that crooks are always Ike
that?"
/ 'Lr-never met a crook before re-
nIfed Betty IN low voice, hardly know
I ing what she was saying and struggling
/ bard 10 Gain control over herself, for
/ there vas something IN WhartOn's way
/ Of speaking which made her blood boil
! won never met a crook before re-
/ -,,a+e5 Wharton. We'll, you've met
/ one now. and you've paid dearly TOT the
meeting. What DO you ,hink or your
( lovely eentIeman'2 On, what mar
veIous intuition YOU possess, I've often
J heard you talk Of #, and must con-
I fess that your arguments on the sub
sect have been very interesting and
J often convincing, but no more for me.
, Never mention that word intuition
again You women pirate Of your teel-
/ ings' and all that sort Of rot Why
dt6n't your intuition tell you that
tins man was a thIef2 Why VIII you
kindly answer thatT'
81 don't know why replied Betty
with a brave effort % be mistress OF
herself. "Au l can say IS that he
/ seemed all / told you"
But now you have learned for good
and all that appearances are decelwngr
eh?" growIed Wharton
Betty did not answer S1e was afraid
to trust herself"
"A nice mess you've made Of things.
continued Wharton Here I come home
with enough money 10 make Us a bit
more comfortable for a while You
could have had a new dress and al
that. and You deliberately make ii pres