The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-30

still and surveyed the poor little jack
al that served her
ASK Mrs Rushmore If she can
wait half an hour" she said I'm very
angry, Potts, and it's not your fault,
so keep out of the way"
Margaret's wrath did not subside
quickly, and as it could not spend
itself on any immediate object, 1t
made her feel as If she were in q
raging fever Her temples throbbed,
her hands trembled and were as hot
as fire, her lips were drawn and
parched, and when she caught sight
of herself in the Iooking-glass she saw
that she was quite white and that her
eyes were bloodshot
But she was really a sensible Eng
fish girl. although she was so very
angry
This is ridiculousi" she said aloud,
with emphasis. 81 won't be so silly"
And she sat down to try and think
quietly
It was not so easy. A Tartar girl
indeed! More probably a handsome
Greek
1t was no wonder that they had sue
ceeded IN deceiving her for a while,
the two orientals together! They had
actually made Rufus Van Torp be-
lieve their story, which must have
been very different matter from ~
ing to a credulous young woman who
had let herself fall in love, But for
her friend Lady Maud she would still
be their victim. Her heart went out
to the woman who had saved her
from her fate, and with the thought
came the impulse to send a message
of gratitude; and the first fury of her
anger subsidized with the impulse to do
so. By and by it would cool and har-
den to a lasting resentment that would
not soften again.
Her hand still shook so that she
could hardly hold the pen steady
while she wrote the telegram.
''Unspeakably grateful If can join
me here will gladly wait for you
Must see you at once. Do come"
She felt better as she rose from the
table, and when she looked at herself
in the mirror she saw that her face
had changed again and that her
natural color was returning She
rang for Potts. remembering that the
half-hour must be almost up.
Potts" Margaret said. I've been
in a rage, but I'm only angry now. Do
I look like a human being again?"
Yes, ma'am." answered the maid.
inspecting her gravely You are still
a bit pale, ma'am, and your eye is a
trife wild, may say. A motor veil.
perhaps. if you are thinking of going
out, ma'am."
81 haven't got such a thing, have
/? l never motor now"
Potts smiled the smile of the very
superior maid, and moved towards a
perfectly new leather hat-box that
stood in the corner
Il always put in two for sea.
ma'am." she said you wore one
when we crossed the channel the last
time, if you remember"
Potts, you're a treasured" /
Eyes, ma'am," Potts answered
Fd6uCtI III nCt AlC6h kOlC6. dS Sn6
dived into one of the curious secret
pockets of the hat-box. That is,
ma'am." she said, correcting herself,
81 mean, it's very kind of you to
say So"
Without further consulting Marga-
ret, who had seated herself before !
the dressing-table, Potts proceeded to !
fasten a broad-brimmed black straw
hat on the thick brown hair; she then |
spread an immense white veil over it, !
drew it under her mistress chin and |
knotted it in a way that would have
amazed seaman.
When Margaret was putting on her
gloves, Mrs. Rushmore herself came !
to the door, knocked and opened dis (
creetly before there was any answer. /
MY dear child," she asked. what /
in the world is the matter? Nothing /
serious, I trust?"
oh, nothing" Margaret answered, |
going forward to meet her. and find /
ing her natural voice. I'm sorry if
I've kept you waiting"
It's so unlike you, my dear" Mrs. /
RushmOre said, with emphasis; and |
Potts looked quite grave when she
brought me your message half an hour
ago"
you would have been more sur
prised if she had burst out laughing"
Margaret said ViciOusly.
MY dear" Mrs. Rushmore an
swered, I'm astonished at you!
know something has happened. 1
know it. You are not yourself this
morning"
This was a statement so evidently
absurd that it could not be answered
except by a fat contradiction; so
Margaret said nothing, and went on
working her hand into a perfectly
new glove.
q see that you have not even