The Washington times., 1909-03-07
CHAPTER VIII.
HIGH WORDS.

Her patience was becoming ex-
! - bausted. She had never coIl-
| descended to quarrel with anyone. bat
| she felt that she could not much longer
| control herself She experienced the
/ sensation of meeting Betty Wharton as
another woman.
She saw the other Betty standing be-
fore her while she studied her and won
dered about her various traits and char
| acter 1t was an interesting thing 10
meet ones self in 3 different guise-
Betty was not sure that she liked
the new Betty better than the old one;
she felt that she would be more COM
l,7i>ut to speak on that subject later
when the two understood each other
! more Just now she decided TO wait
and watch.
To say that the little woman was
crushed would hardly describe her con
| dition. She looked as II she had been
carried out a little distance toward the
depths Of the sea and then flung back
on the shore.
IT was only a few hours since the
tall. Observation-Disclosures Gibson man had
| inquired for Mrs. Wharton. but to Bet
" it seemed that years had passed, for
in those few hours her whole life had
/ undergone a revolution
II Betty thought herself Il different
woman she had no doubts concerning
the uletarnorphosis IN her husband.
During the past year Of their married
life he had been kind. usually- He had
moments Of fmpatience. but they were
generally occasioJed by worry of money
troubles. and Eetty understood and
syu1pathized with him
] At such times She did all in her power
70 case things for him, and It was
usually due to her sunny nature that he
allowed himself to be coazed back into
, his normal state OF mind.
Today however, Betty Acknowledged
, 20 herself that II was new VIII Whar-
. ton as well az new Betty, who had
been acting the domestic drama which
and been going on uninterrUptedly since
the disappearance Of Charles Nelson.
= Haven't you any sense?'' savagely
, demanded Wharton, as he shook her by
2 the arm while shn sat speeches. in the
Q chair.
!. Betty had never seen his eyes before
= az they were IT that moment, and
d somehow she fell afraid Of him. She
a was actually IN .esr o. her own nus
- band. That was an awful acknowledg-
t inert 20 make. but It was true.
T Still she said nothing. She would
d have welcomed the intrusion. but none
s came. a strange thought came over
- her-that at that moment she would
/. have preferred to be in the society OF
r the thief himself than ia that OF her
n own husband, in his present mood
r DO YOU want 10 spoil everything? -
k went on Wharton, still holding her arm
d In tight grasp
Il
e Her voice was gu 4 and seIf-possessed
t Il don't understand what you mean. "
she replied. ct don't see how I car
spoil everything II tell the police
n that we have been robped. rs the only
: thing to DO, IL seems 20 me. How will
a We ever get our money back unless We
s put the matter in the hands Of the 20
q lice?"
g That's just IL. If the police tax,
k charge we viii never lay eyes on the
IL money. That's just what / am talk,
e ing about" continued Wharton. merry,
e ously. Cant you see that?''
Is NO, I don't see It. firmly answered
e his wife. III. the police are told, they
= will send out detectives and
n But I don't agree with you, VIII"
2 NO. OF course you don't. What wo
man ever agrees with her husband
| Wnen ne really wants Dcr to- NOu ar
II like all the rest OF them. No good OF
he earth 10 man IN an emergency. Al
n, ways doing the wrong thing at the RICH
moment. That's you"
J. win Indignantly protested Betty
Cant you understand, Betty, tina
p II detectives are sent on a hunt 70
le this money, the laundering police will
II tell the fact TO all the reporters il
town, and it will be in every paper b.
1t this evening"
s Suppose II is. What harm can Their
be in printing the story2'
Simply this: The thief will be warn
he ell and keep away. He viii know tina
rs we are after him.
is But he surely must know that any
so how" said Betty. "A man like Charlie
* Nelson doesn't have to be told sue
ne news through the papers. He knew I
IN when he took the money. He kney
m what his chances were and you ca
n rest assured he had every momeu
r. MANNED before he left this house. 10
knows what he is doing.
-, wonderfully interesting person, thi
- thief" SroWled wharton Fascinating
- / should say.
BETTY ignored his sneerS.
il You can appreciate the fact as we