The Washington times., 1910-01-23

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NJ z7f-fr- tabIesu that must have
n-esented itself to Huda Graves.
= view. as attracted by the prima
dorra-s wild CRY. she hurried from her
room across the hall and paused on the
threshold Of the private reception room 3
open door
7. the man who. In Baltimore. ieN
hours ago. had seized her hands and
had Eazed into her glorious eyes WIN
q look that carried nothing less than
1,-ter alteration / was standing in the
middle of the reception room, a little
srrrv-s-orr7 of omen love letters around
M feet. and q beautiful woman arms
-Isers-d about my neck while Nt'@s
same beautiful woman vas SoD1iiis --V-
heart out upon my S1oGlaeI-
Is -,-err7- scene. And one that / deLy
any man to explain satisfactorily 10
any woman .r-,..
looking awSwardiy- agOnlzlnSts
across at her. over the opera singer s
nod ftHe coil Of bIUe-bIack hair mad
come uudoue during the FaToN1s SIN e-lI
noured in great dark waves over AF'
shoulders my eyes met Hilda s.
-. 3, IN ,,,-, life man when saw her
sweet frightened face stInen into Gum
founded, then uuUuLerably scoTnlGl aAl
named recognition
2 new presence In the room ioo7t-.,,5
her SrranElin- clasp and turned lo"eL-
the door '-HiIdE. l.
I paused What was there 10 say
81 beg your pardon e=Ihe ~. ~ l.-1 II
retcrt, the silver voice cold as zee
did not mean TO iutrUde-
She was gone I SurauE TO the cor
r5for and across It, In impoTent EeaTIi-
ing 10 set myself right IN her esteem
But the closing OF her door III my NFi-
H-o--~--f mo TO a dead 1alE-
The corridor was already fun Of PEG
pie attracted to The spot FE SlSiloI-il.
Ferris shrek J could not hammer ~
IIT6a-S door and below eEpiandLlel
Through the kevhCfe- in the presence o.!
q motley crowd o. hal-5oys and guest s
termed on my heels and Guiding
several curious INQUIRIES - 4" in-
(.--se Of the turmoil. ! made my way
downstairs 10 the lobby
T was resolved. just the same not I'd
leave Wash ngto1- u0r indeed tho ar
9frgtOn- until T should have made Hlioa
understand. So much. al least owe,
TO ny own Selt-reSpFct. anu I'D i1i
former regard
went 10 the desk and registered 4
CLEAN OF sanity enabled me TO aEolr
instant arrest hE crEcee ling by Owl
5,7---+f-[- and signing myself Mark Hay.
ward ON the same column Of jA5
registry book Few lines above my
own false signature were the names
of EifGa and her father
What J had first taken for a u2lr7Cul
orrS irony Of fate was after ALL the u0S
natural thing in the world Franklin
Graves usually stopped at the Arlington
Cz-riuC his frequent trips 70 " @SlliEl- ION
HIda -hfS very day had told me S1f
vas on her way with him 10 tUe capital
That We two had fOreEatEersd here Fl
lust tho way We did was Uo mystery
nor even an odd coincidence
I vas assigned 10 a room Before
went TO II SCTi3hied a. line on 4 card
euvcIoDed and adressSed il and sent d
Al HHHH aaE
q me- the answer within two minutes
Miss Graves was not at home
DcSpafriE-- I went to my room
washed away The STAINS OF travel aNf
made such dinner toilet a. might
4 stubborn resolve Erpped me I WOui,
nor leave that hotel without just seeing
HfTda and forcing hT 20 FS-en TO me
It. was bad enough lc wreck my ilT'
for. nv borther without being forced q
throw away EfiIda'S respect for the SAKE
Of a r.7upestuous and ultra-teUpera
mental opera S-aT-
As dressed 7 IaboTiOuSiy and dis
E e---grel5Tv- won't over the details of IN,
F 079ep~ stormy Interview with SlEuOrin1
F-e-rf And our Of the wreck and con
I fusion Of Il all came one clear bit o
rho 1-irna donna was expecting
Rr0eck- BY kilograms and perhap
other means as well. he had EOttel
( I'm touch with her and had made a.
auuOIntment for 1l-51 that evening
/ 81 BaIf NV task was fulfilled. I hal
come 10 Washington TO find Brock
All had 10 do was 10 stay in thi
reT-- hotel for a few hours and D
/ 7vo1-Tf come TO me-WOuid walk StraICh
] into the trap that chance had set 70
Z him
would have feIt a miserable 10
/ I'm this promise Of easy and early SET
I Element Of the affair and had not III
! whole hart. mimi. and soul been boun
I M in the selfish desire Of putting T1ySel
{ uright again with Hllda-
/ I dressed and went down to the foye
Z AT the end Of the corridor on -whic
I were the rooms Of both Hilda Grave
Z and the prina donna There / too
/ no my station half hidden by 4 cium
I OF palms. and waited
In q few minutes SiEnOrina Fern al
parentiv quite recovered from her hys
( terics. though stiH pale and shaker
/ passed by on her way 10 dinner mai
! followed carrying wraps The pTlTn
/ donna was evidently going Straigh
from dinner to the tnester.
/ wondered somewhat that she shoGl
. cat in n public dining room instead q
I in her own apartments But sweet ar
( the uses Of advertisements
She saw ms as she swept bX. and o.