Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-22

point Of view, and she was obliged r.
reply. to say something in response.
Il don't know Lady Ormond"
Nevertheless. you think all thisl
Answer me. please"
Then yes" she said rather de
family, since you read another won
ans character for me and analyze foi
me my Uniformed thoughts
Tempest smiled bitterly and TN
fastened the velvet at the pictures
back and took the pasteboard out
Since you feel SO about her, isn't
II unfair TO keep her in evidenceT
He leaned over and laid the photo
graph on the fire. The flamNs grew
somber under II and then glowed
through It. the edges blsckened aud
curled.
Tempest's action, unreseryed as II
was In the presence of a stranger,
did not cause Miss Carew embarrass
ment. She was conscious OF being
an unregarded witness--he almost
too utterly Ignored her. She rep
resented, so she believed, nothing per.
sonal, more unremarked than the OBJ.
iects OF the room. which were, no
doubt directly connected with their
chooser. When the picture had al.
tered to a mass of blackened tissue
film Tempest attentively came back
to the picture that was as yet unde.
stroyed-Miss Carew in the empire
chair, her dark head against the vel.
low brocade. the iirelight on her
cheek and on her hands holding the
manuscript. He held out his hand
authoritatively.
"NOw--the manuscript"
She was about to give II to him
when she caught herself.
ITO do what with?"
"To destroy"
Miss Carew held it tightly. A slight
red flushed her cheek and anger
stirred in her against the burned god.
dess. Was she such fetch that this
sacrifice must follow?
With tenacious jealousy she clung
to the paper she held.
You cant mean to burn this?"
"Yes--lay IL on the flames, please"
NO" she said quietly and as de.
terminedly.
why not?"
Because it is too beautiful. | have
read it badly, but it is too beautiful
TO destroy"
Grave and charming. she leaned
forward in her empire chair. He
seemed amused--or. more correctly,
delighted Her brows unknit, though
he still held his hand out
Come, give it to me"
She smiled and shook her head.
Tempest leaned forward. Il shall
have to take it by force"
She paled little as he put his
hands over hers that held the manu-
script; with force gentle as it was
strong he took both her hands for a
moment, lifted them to him, half way
to his lips, then let them fall and said
petulantly:
Why didn't you say you liked It
then, before? You are my public, my
audience, and you read without com
ment" She did not answer. 81 will
| spare you needless words of praise. ,
he smiled, but you have pleaded for
twill You sponsor it?"
She had risen, and as If to put the
manuscript out of harms way laid Il
on the mantel where were her gloves
and the roses together you have
not answered me. VIII you sponsor
this new novel?"
II think | don't understand you"
Tempest threw his head back: un
der his mustache she thought he bit
his lip. He made a slight gesture Of
his hand as II he threw away some
thing he held.
NO, he said, "of course you dc
not"
The Napoleonic lamp, three straight
bronze candlesticks under the vivi,
green shade. had been lighted, anC
the light fell on the girls hands a.
she drew on her gloves Tempes
started with sudden eagerness as 4
to speak. Indeed she waited In {
state close to agitation. Then h,
caught himself up as a man VIII,
turns of a sudden in a roadway whith
er he has been walking at a, gooC
swing. Tempest mentally turned oil
his heel.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)