The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

seat she tapped me with her fan and
said:
You know I've always liked YOU. Chef.
| but you see the doctor thought IL WASH
best for me to have you about. Really,
oughtn't TO let you stay now He'd be
/ perfectly furious, you know. He thought
I you had gone up to town. You must hide
/ If he comes.
Trust me for that" | said
so Joy wants you 10 Gomez" she con-
/ tinued. Il suppose you'd never come
! down just 10 see me- You must tell me
! about JOY. Is she nicer
She's lovely. Oh, you'd love her, Edna.
/ It's pity you can't know her. 1t would
save so much trouble.'
"Oh. are you in love with her. them?
I'm very fond Of herr
She slapped her fan vioiously and bit
! her lip. Then:
/ I'm sure you like her much better than
! you do me, anyway-don't you?"
81 know her better than / do you,
Edna, and she has always been nice 10
me-"
And haven't I? Didn't dress up for
| you. sir?''
7 have a letter TO you from her-would
/ you like TO read it,
/ She held out her hand for il instantly,
and / gave her the note. She glanced IL
over then tore it up spitefGlly.
Cat" she exclaimed. If l could
| only see her. if ! could only talk TO
| her oncel I'd tell her what l thought
/ of her. Oh. I'll give her something TO
| forgiver' She looked about her, as If for
something particularly joys upon which
/ 10 vent her anger.
about her as if for something paTuc-
ularIy Joys upon which TO vent her
anger.
Just then. as luck would have ii. Leah
entered the room with vase of flowers.
Get out OF here. YOU black hussy."
/ Edna cried. Don't you see I'm busy?
| Your place is in the Kitchen
! Leah turned and left without a word.
I've stood enough from that niger.
Edna said. I'm going TO get rid of her
i this very day"
You said you'd keep her as long as
stayed" I interposed.
"Oh. Joy asked you TO plead for her,
| suppose You're only here hoping 20 get
/ a chance to see Joy, anyway! How did
| you get in yesterday, anyway? What
1 happened? I'd forgotten all about that
What did l do in the evening? I can't
remember. Were you here then. with
Joy?"
you tainted away al the dinner
/ table"
! so you had your evening with JOY ali
right? Oh, what do you care for me?
Nothing, You hate me. / believe," The
next moment she was crying. but. befoi
II could assuage her. she had risen
abruptly and run upstairs.
] passed quickly into the kitchen and
spoke to Leah.
Has Uncle Jerdon gomez"
I Yes"
Then keep out of the way as much as
! possible I'm almost ready"
/ l went up 10 my own room and took
the revolvers from my handbag and
loaded them with the blank cartridges.
/ Scarcely had l slipped the weapons into
my pocket when Edna burst into the
room with her arms fun of dresses. She
held out the pale green silk peignoir in
which I had FIRST seen Miss Fielding.
| Does JOY wear this?" she asked.
Yes. sometimes" l answered.
WELL" she said, she never will fas-
cinate you in it again." And with a sin
gle violent gesture. she ripped il from tor
TO bottom She took up another gown
and tore that in two, also. She had be-
gun on a third when / went up to her
and stopped her hand.
Edna. you mustn't ] commanded
She threw the whole heap UPON the
floor and clasped her bare arms about
my neck "Oh. hate her! / hate her.
she wept. You are in love with her,