The Washington times., 1910-12-01
CHAPTER X CContinued) .

<<|HE evening before last, Mr..
Chapman called here. Edna
announced. You know. ne
has been here once or twice
with Mr. Cortright- Wen, this time
he came alone. and ] only wished
ne had stayed away 1 don't know
how il happened. but, before he went,
he mentioned having seen YOU at the
Waldorf and other places several
times this week with a lady whom he
described so perfectly that there was
no mistaking her; CarIa recognized
her at once"
How could she do that2'' Lathrop
was genuinely amazed
oh" Edna exclaimed Didn't I tell
you that the anonymous letter contained
photograph of Miss Ortega2 Wei, IL
d3d, and a good one, too
What more EdnaE' LathrOp 8 voice
came weaTily now
Nothing more only, clara has been
III ever since II was the last straw
think # you had come around sooner, II
would have DeeD all right but YOU re-
mained away So long that she had 10
send for you and now she paused
suddenly, staring IL the direction Of the
door
I.athrop, turning To discover what II
was that had arrested her speech, per
ceived CaTla, who lad entered the room
JEnhesTdr and now stood motiOnless, EaZ-
scOrnful eyes Even IN his perturbation
OF the moment. LlathroD was stirred to-
wondering delight before the spell Of
her delicate lOEeIreSS- Her own mood
OF Indignation had caused her TO assume
unCODSCiOuSly 2 pose OF tense ersCtneSS.
which displayed the slender elegance Of
her form 10 its fun perfection Her
angry pride was revealed IN the naughty
poiSe Of her head in the darkeninE vio-
let Of her eyes
1t seems. Morris. that my sister has
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heard only the last sentence Of your
conversation. however So. now Edna
y you VIII excuse us. / should Ike 10
talk with Morris alone for a little
She did not speak again until Edna
rad left the room Then she turned at
once and confronted her ffauCe
Morris she demanded resoIUteIy,
why IS Il that for more than q week
YOU have not been 10 see meg-' And she
added, unfaIterin-Iv- ''Is there a great
er attraction somewhere else2
I have been very busy LathTOp re-
Piled with some 5Irrassuent- with
TWO exceptions I have not been out OF
ny rooms an evening since 7 was here"
That IS an answer to only one Of my
questions CaTIa. retorted. There was q
hint of bitterness now in her voice
L.athrOp fTOvned-
The other question needs no answer
from me- he said g-TmIy- You should
not have asked it
Perhaps not his betrothed admit
ted. with a wan smile Nevertheless
have asked it She sighed heavily and
heSifated q moment Then vvitss
straightforward frankness, she de-
manded- "EViU you tell me about Miss
OTteEa2 There is SUCh q person. I be
Tleve.'
Yes TatnroD said The reluctance
in his voice was plainly manifest
VIII YOU tell me about her2~ Carla
persisted
4 am not at liberty to tell you much
. concerning her. was the reply
\ deeper red flannel in the checks OF
the girl AT her lovers UtteranCe. and
her eyes flashed OminOuSly-
Not much you can tell me- she rc-
peated. slowly Morris, I DO not un-
derstand what YOU mean Is IL perhaps.
that this Is not a fit subject for Us 70
discuss
God forbid-' Isathrop exclaimed,
2ghast at the implied tauut- You must
not wrong ClaTiJa that way, Ca-la. In
deed, she only came TO my room as
Edna your sister Came-iuSt as funo-
Gently II IS most unfortunate that YOU
should have come TO know Of her eN-
lStenCe at this time had intended
soon to ask YOU 10 call upon her Sure
ly- surely, CaTla, yOU cannot doubt
me-