The Washington herald., 1910-12-18

that you couldn't dissipate with an cleo
trie battery. Leah. you're as beautiful
as a jaguari Can't you go faster. chauf-
feur. dear? I'd rather eat hypaper than
ride in a slow automobile, Say, it's aw-
fully stimulating to get married. isn't it?
I'm going 10 do it all the time. after
this.
leaned over 10 kiss her, and we
nearly ran into the depot wagon on It's
way from the train. We were followed
by two dozen eyes tin We were hidden by
a turn of the road
So her brain coined as We sped along,
shrieking with laughter But joys frolic
mood subsidized as we approached Mid
meadows. She looked at me plaintively
and said
.'The idea Of the White Cats being
married before she's had her head and
tail cut of"
"Oh, thatn be done before you know
it, / said. What I'm thinking is that
now Doctor Copin will never. be allowed
at Midmeadows again. If I have to keep
him out By force. With him out of the
way, we can manage the rest. But nc
more of that now It's our wedding day
We ought TO have told King TO bake a
cake."
We had quieted down enough by sup
per time to talk the matter over calmly
and plan for tomorrow. The time had.
queerly enough, more the effect of part
ing than the beginning of a new and
happy life. JOY grew wistful and dis
trait as the evening wore on. l would
not let her talk of "the murder" as she
coll nd L frfa 10 ho- ind
from returning to the mystery of Edna S
presence. Finally she said:
Chester. Ia like to send her a mes
sage. Just think. I've never had any
communication with her!'
1T will do no good, ] replied.
1T viii do no HARM she insisted II
may never have another chance. I'm
going TO write a note for you 10 give
her, if she comes tomorrow. Will your
I said that of course. l would, and
she sat down at her secretary, and, after
thinking a few minutes, biting her pen,
she wrote this:
Dear Edna: What has brought us
together we can never know. But Ii is
terrible TO me to think that. being so
closely and mysteriously related. we
could not have been friends For all you
have done to me and mine. / forgive
you. and somewhere and somehow /
hope that you viii forgive me for every
thing ] have done to you.
JOY FIELDING"
It was the first specimen / had hap
pened to see of joys handwriting, and
was, as she had said. quite different
fr0nI edna's. Ii was bold and flowing.
sharply slanted and graceful, the hand
OF fast writer and a quick thinker. /
put the note into my pocket to give to-
morrow to Edna. / should but pass il
back to the same hands that had writ
ten it, IL would be read by the same
eyes that saw it now-but I could guess
with what scorn and anger it would be
received.
JOY bade me good night with a tremor
IN her voice, gave me d long, clinging
kiss. and looked up into my eyes
I'm not really your wife yet. you
know, Chester" she said
" Come slowly. Eden,' / quoted.
And may never be" The tears
filled her eyes.
DO you think I shall fail. after to-
/ day." J said.
Il still have my revolver if you DO
Remember the White Cat, and your
promsei"
That's a sad thought for a wedding
night. I'm going to save you!''
Poor Edna" she said releasing her
self Then. as If she thought it un-
wifely to leave me sorrowfuI. she flashed
smile at me. waved her hand. and rar
upstairs.