The Washington times., 1909-03-07

where did you get this money
''Why do you want to know that
he asked, avoiding her earnest glance.
.sWhve Because I have right to
know. I am your wife. and you have
never had any secrets from me before
have your"
No replied Wharton, trying to
shake off her OBTAINING hand.
There can be no reason for keeping
this from me. Why won't you tell me?'
Wharton was silent.
You secured this money in an hon
est way, and"
Wharton seized her by the shoulders.
Am 7 in the habit Of getting my
money dishonesty he almost shouted
His voice betrayed the rage which
consumed him. and Betty shrank from
him, for II seemed to her that it WAS
not her husband, Will Wharton, who
spoke, but another mana man she had
never known before.
why, what have I ssid?' she in
quired.
What have you said?" he repeated,
| in sneering. contemptuous tone.
You've said enough. I'm tired OF it.
| Your behavior is enough TO drive
man to drink. To cap jSe whole dis
! agreeable business. you now accuse me
of being dishonest"
New, viii, dear don't be so impul-
sivc in your misunderstanding of what
said
Betty labored hard TO ovN-come her
/ own feelings in order to soOthr the ex-
! cited man. She poke gently, for she
! knew that that was the only way to
bring hira to reason.
YOU'RE all stirred up, you see she
went on. 'and you eNaggerate things.
You ought TO know me well enough by
this time TO understand that such a
thought regarding you could never enter
my head. Why, you're NY husband.
and you're everything that is good and
true The idea of your believing such a
thing of mel It hurts me. ! would
| have insulted you beyond all redeTnp-
ton had 1 entertained such a vile sus-
/ picion. No, No! No! Well, dear. it's
all right now, ISN'T it,
Her voice was fun OF regret and
| pleading snd the hard look on his face
disappeared. He put his arm about
her neck and leaned down TO kiss her.
Forgive me. Betty" he said, Il am
worried and hardly knew what ! was
saving I might have known better"
.Oh, / so sorry, VIII. ] shouldn't
have bothered you. know how upset
YOU must be about losing the money.
But YOU we're anxious to have a board
er. weren't yoTr
YES, I was, but when 1 got the thou
sand I forgot that we had ever con-
sidered the matter
"But you understand that
thought 7 was doing everything foI
the best when 1 took the young man
in
: "T suppose so, Betty, but you
: should have used better judgment"
But, VIII. dear, if you had seer
! Mr.. Nels3n-lf you had seen him yoJ
: would understand"
Wharton looked at her with a SHARP
{ suspicion.
u his thief seems to have made /;
: great Impression on you, Betty" h
2 said. Somehow I feel that his turn
s ing out the way he has is a gerat dis
= appointment TO you
, "WiU, how can you say such
thing?" cried Betty. with a crimson
face. 81 never met the man in my lif
before. and what he was, or is, can b
nothing to me. I do feel bad, though
because. because hate TO have PEG
pie think me easily fooled He di
fool me. | admit, but it has been
great lesson. Do you know, some
. times It has flashed over me tina
there might be some other way 70
the money to disappear. It is so har
70 be con yinced that the boarder wa
a real thief; he seemed so different.
Look here. Betty" said Wharton
), beginning to get angry once more. 70
there was a nameless something i
= her mere alIusion to the strange
~ -
. and tired. do you hear, sick and tire
:, OF having this thief's virtues parade
before ire in one long song Of prais
from your lips. Did you ever NEE
a thief before?"
Never" answered Betty.
, ~ have" said Wharton. Use see
y lots Of them. and I've heard them tall
You, woman like imagine that 70 he
crook fellow has to wear old cIOthe
) and go around with a dirty face an
skull cap. A dark lantern would max
the picture complete. Don't you thin
IL. There are some Of that brand, b.
most Of them-the polished ones, TIA
is artists at the trade-are men who al
t better booking than I am, who wear a
N good clothes as mine, and who hav
re even better manners when necessar,
II They understand how TO do the woEe
&c all right. And this fellow has dom
you brown"
* He certainly has admitted Betty
E. When you said moment ago thu
there might be some other way for tn
- money to disappear. what did you meal
Betty
Wharton's tone was significant of IL
torest in her answer.
II don't know what I did mean" r.
} piled Betty. 1T was only an i'd
thought, one OF my bits Of intuition thu
you would make fun Of. 1 suppose"
nj Now he sensible. Knock all thu
silly stuff out OF your head, and let
reason the matter out"
I'm willing" said Betty.
In the first place, there was no OF
10 here but the stranger No burglar
an broke in during the night That
a quite evident And If they had done
n they never would have thought 10 loo
10 i'm such a strange hiding place as Il
f., hem Of the portieres. Only one persC
ne besides ourselves could have know
IS about the money. and that was yOl
lr sharp-eared. gentleman boarder, NJ
Nelson"
in That's all true" said Betty.