The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-10-27

very vaguely seen through the glass
and lace of the inner door. Her heart
beat with apprehension. The door
opened upon Clara.
Flora precipitately retreated. She
was more disturbed than relieved by
the unexpected appearance. For Clara
must have seen Kerr leave the house.
Three times now within three days he
had been found with her or waiting
for her. She wondered If Clara would
ask her awkward questions. But
Clara, when she entered Flora's dress
ing-room a few moments later with
the shopping-list, instead of a ques-
tion, offered a statement.
81 don't like than man." she an.
nounced.
"Who?"
That Kerr. I met him just now
on the steps. Don't you feel there is
something wrong about him?"
"Oh, 1 don't know" said Flora
vaguely.
Clara gave her bright glance.
But you weren't at home to him."
Pm not at home to any one this
morning" Flora answered evasiVely,
feeling the probe of Clara's eyes. Pm
feeling i'll. I'm not going out this
evening, either. I think I'll ring up
Burlingame and tell Harry" 1t was
in her mind that she might manage
to make him stay with her while
Clara went on to the reception.
"Burlingame! Harry" Clara
echoed in surprise. why, he's In
town. saw him just now as l was
coming up"
Are you sure?"
"Yes. He was walking up Clay from
Kearney. l was in the car"
why that-that is" Flora stam-
mered in her surprise. "Then some
thing must have kept him." she al
tered her sentence quickly. But
though this seemed the probable ex-
planation she did not believe it. Harry
walking toward Chinatown, when he
had told her distinctly he would be
in Burlingame! She thought of the
goldsmith shop and there returned to
her the memory of how Harry and the
I blue-eyed Chinaman had looked when
she had turned from the window and
seen them standing together in the
back of the shop.
"You do look ill.," Clara remarked
why don't you stay in bed and not
try to see any one?'
Flora murmured that that was hel
| intention, but she was far from speak
ing the truth. She only waited tC
make sure of Clara's being in her OWE
rooms to get out of the house and
telephone to Harry.
1t was not far to the nearest booth
block or two down the cross street
She rang, first, the Office. The word
came back promptly in his partners
voice. He had gone to Burlingame
by the early train. 1t was the same
at the club. He must be in town, then
on secret business
She walked rapidly, in her excite
ment, turning the troubling question
over in her mind. She did not realize
how far she had gone until some gir
she knew, passing and nodding to her
called her out of her reverie. She
was almost in front of the University
club. A few blocks more and she
would be in the shopping district. She
hesitated, then decided that 1t would
be better to walk a little further and
take a cross-town car.
A group of men was leaving the
club. Two fingered on the steps, the
other coming quickly out. At sight o.
him, she averted her face, nd,hurry
ing, turned the corner and walked
down a block. Her heart was beating
rapidly. What If he had seen her
She looked about-there was no cal
in sight-the best thing to do was tt
slip into one of the crowded shops
full of women, and wait until the dan
ger had passed Once inside the
door of the nearest, she felt herself
with relief, only one of horde o
pricers, lockers and buyers. She fel
as if she had lost her identity. Sht
went to the nearest counter and askeC
for wells. Partly concealed behinC
the bulk of the woman next her, sht
kept her eye on the door. She sav
Kerr come in. How absurd to thinl
that she could escape him! She turnet