The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-19
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The next instant knew ] had been
wrong some one was on the landing
with me could hear short sharp
breathing, and then
am not sur. That J struggled. IN
fact / dent believe ! did was too
limp with amazement. Ths creature,
to have lain iu wait for me Ike that'
And he was brutality strong he caught
me 70 him tercelg aud held me there,
close. and he kissed me not once or
twice. but half a dozen times, long
kisses that filed me with hot shame
for him for myself, that l had liked
him The roughness OF his coat bruis-
ed my cheek. | loathed him. And then
some enc came " histing along the hall
below. and he pushed me from him and
s4rfsi listening, breathing ID 4enF gasp
ing brcaths
| ran: when my Stai.y knees would
hold me. | ran / wanted 10 hide my
hot face. my disgust. my disiHusiun.
wanted 10 put nay head IN mothers
lap and cry; ] wanted 10 die, or be i'll,
80 | need never see him again. Per
versely enough l. did none ~ those
things With my face stll flaming
with burning eyes and hands that
shook, ! made belated evening. toilet
and went SLOWLY. haughtilY, down the
stairs. My hands were Hike ice. hut /
was consumed with rage Oh. / would
show hitn--that this WAS New York.
/ not iauiaue that the roof was not his
-Andean tableland.
Every one deliberately ignored my
absence from dinner The Dallas
browns. Max and Iollie were at
bridge; Jim was alone in the den.
walking the floor and biting a an uu-
lighted cigar: Betty had returned to
Aunt Selma and Was hysterical they
said and Flanagan was in deep de
lection because | had missed my din
ner.
Betty is making no end " row,
MaE said, looking up from his game,
because the cid lady up stairs insists
on chloroform inimeut. Betty says
the smell makes her m
And she can inhaie Russian cigar
cites Anne said enviousty, and gas
oleue fumes, without turning hair.
call a revoke, Dial: YOU trumpeG
spades on the second round
Dial flung over three tricks with very
9 bad grace, and Anne counted then
with maddening elaboration.
Game and rubber" she said
swatch Dial, Max; he viii cheat in IN,
score IL he can. Kit, don't have anoth.
: er eiaai white aTH IN this house
have eaten so many lately nv ~ais
rises and falls with the tide"
"You have a stunning color. Kit.
1.ollie said. You are really quit,
superb. Who made that gown"
Where have you been hiding. d.
kleine2" Max whispered under cove
Of showing me the evening paper, will
photograph OF the house and eros
at the cellar window where We hat
tried 10 escape. 'lf one day in in,
house with you Kit. puts me In thl.
condition, what will a month do ,"
From beyond the curtain Of a sorr
i of alcove. lighted with red shaded
lamp. came a hum Of converse ton
Belia's cool. even. tones and a heay,
s masculine voice. They were iHUghitfg
j could feel my chin go mp He wa,
not even hiding his shame
Max" ! asked, while the other
rlamored for him and the game. 'ha
any one been up through the hous
since dinner? Amy. of the men ?"
lie locked at me curiously.
only HARRISON" he replied prompt
~. Jim has been eating his hear
y Out In the den ever since dinner: Da
played the Sonata Apassionata back
ward on the pianola wanted I,
put through one OF Anne's iingeri
waists. on wager that IL would pla,
tune: ! played craps with T.ollie, an,
Flanagan has been washing dishes
Why
Well. that was conclusive, anyhow
4 had had faint hope that il nigh
have been n joke. although 1t hs,
" borne all the evidences of sincerity
certainly. But il was past doubttn,
now; he had lain In wait for me n
the landing, and had kissed me, me
when he thought I was Jimmy's wife
OH. ! must have been very Hight. Yer,