The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

very slowly let himself down into the
chair and sat facing her. There was
moisture on his soft, pallid skin, a
nervous twitching of the under Lip.
He passed one heavily ringed hand
across his closely shaved jaw, still
staring at her.
II want to tell you something" he
said you've got to stop your inter-
ference with my affairs. and stop it
now"
81 am not interested In your AFFAIRS"
she said unsteadily. still shaken by
her own revolt, still under the shock
of her own arousing to resistance
that had been long. long overdue. ''If
you mean," she went on, that the
ruin of this boy is your affair, then
I'll make 1t mine from this moment.
I've told you that he shall not play.
and he shall not And while I'm about
it I'll admit what you are preparing to
accuse me Of. did make Sandon
Craig promise to keep away. I did try
to make that little fool Scott Innis
promise, too, and when he wouldn't I
informed his father. And every time
you try your dirty bucket shop meth
DDS on boys like that I'll do the same"
He swore at her quite calmly. She
smiled. shrugged and, imprisoning her
knees In her clasped hands. leaned
back and looked at him.
"What ninny l have been," she
said, "to be afraid Of you so long!"
A gleam crossed his faded eyes, but
he let her remark pass for the mo-
ment. Then, when he was quite sure
that violent emotion had been exhaust
ed within him, do you want your bills
paid?" he asked. Because If you do
Fame. Harmon & Co. are not going to
pay them"
I'VE are living beyond our means"
she inquired disdainfully.
"Not if you will be good enough to
mind your business, my friend. I've
managed this establishment on our
winnings for two years. It's detail,
but you might as we'll know 1t. My
association with Fame, Harmon & Co,
runs the Newport end of it and moth
ing more"
"What did you marry me for?" she
asked curiously.
A slight color came into his face.
Because Rosamund Fame lied about
you"
"Oh! You knew that in Manila?
You'd heard about 1t, hadn't you-the
western timber lands? Rosamund
didn't mean to lie. Only the titles
were all wrong, you know. And so
you made bad break, Jack. Is that
it?"
Eyes, that is It"
"And it cost you a fortune and me
husband. Is that 1t, my friend"
81 can afford you if you will stop
your meddling," he said coolly. you
have made a point of excluding Ger
ald?"
'Yes."
Every well. I'll telephone Draymore.
And"-he looked back from the door
of his own apartments-"I got Julius
Neergard on the wire this afternoon,
and he'll dine with u.s."
He gathered up his shimmering ki-
mono, hesitated. halted and again
looked back.
"When you're dressed" he drawled,
'T've a word to say to you about the
game tonight and another about Ger
aid"
II shall not play" she retorted
Scornfully, NOR will Gerald"
"Oh, yes, you will, and play your
best too, And I'll expect him next
time"
II shall not play!'
He said deliberately: you will not
only play, but play cleveriy, and In the
interim, while dressing, you will reflect
how much more agreeable 1t Is to play
cards here than the fool at 10 o'clock
at night in the bachelor apartments
of your late lamented."
And he entered his room, and his
wife. getting blindly to her feet, every
stom Of color gone from lip and cheek.
stood rigid, both small hands clutch
ing the footbcard Of the gildsd bed.