The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-15
The House of Ill-Luck
By BLANCHE EARDLEY.
By BLANCHE EARDLEY.

me in spite OF my showing you how dts
tasteful It was 20 met she said distinct
~. Please don't let this interview be
repetition OF yesterdays foolish sonverea-
ton. for shall go at once II Il Is"
THAT would be a pity" he said slowly.
because think you win find this con-
versation a very profitable one"
Rosemary looked into his handsome,
audacious eyes with shrinking fear IN
her own.
What do you mean? 20 she said sharply
He did not speak for a moment He
was looking at her lovely face. that, in
spite of the Wilderness OF Il and the pa
| thetio droop to the red mouth. was more
fascinating 10 him than all the full
blown beauties he had met with in his
checkered career, and the first faint i'm
pulse OF regret began 20 stir within him
that he had so black a record.
TITS this" no said at last Il want
| you to try and like me a little to be a
| little less distant with me in your man
ner."
why should II" Rosemary said quiet
| ly: but though she spoke so carelessly,
she felt the hot color staining her face.
When / first came here" Usher went
and though I could see your thoughts
wers otherwise engaged I made up my
mind 20 win you for my wife in spite of
thousand other admirers You see, I
have knocked about the world a little
| Bit ne smiled, and when I see any
thing I want know / shall end in get
ting it,"
AS she listened to his smooth voice
Rosemary shivered. 1t seemed 10 her
that instead OF escaping the greatest OF
the degradAtions that fate had forced
upon her. this was 20 be the erowning
point the horror or being made love 10
| by tho man whom she hated above all
others-even more than Philip Craven
and his sigter-because her destiny was.
| though he did not know Il, bound up
with his own.
We'll" UsheTs voice said suddenly,
ARE you not going 10 answer me. Rose
| mary7"
How dare you call me that7' she
gasped. What right have your"
"A pretty good one as you may guess.
| perhaps" he retorted. up till last
night I must confess that I had no idea
| how great was my right TO call you Rose
mary. but since then / have been en-
| lightened as TO our real relationship and
am glad that my brief widowhood is
over, and that I have so charming a
/ wife"
How did you know? Who told you
| about it?" she cried passionately. Il
was trapped into IL by a cruel, cruel trick
or that mans and yours"
mo one told me-" he said calmly. hut
I happened 10 pick up a book last night
on the stairs, and on turning over the
/ ny-leaf found the name Rosemary Fem
/ chester inside it. and when I asked
/ KeZiah 10 whom IT belonged. she told me
/ 70 you. so then I began 20 put things
together. and, having heard from my
/ friends that you were not really Miss
| Ffrench. l was certain that the book was
, yours. So far as / know al present, no
/ one else is In the secret"
II was on the tip OF Rosemary's tongue
10 say that Philip Craven and his sister
We're, bat she stopped suddenly. What
did it matter: Stephen Usher would, no
| doubt, find that out for himself
What are you going 10 dor" she said.
II hate you. and nothing on earth
would ever make me consent to look
upon you as a husband
| AS ne listened 10 her low clear voice
and felt the scorn that rang through II,
! a duh color famed in Ushers face.
/ Its too late TO talk like that. You
are my VIE. and when l like can claim
you. But though I love you as much as
can love any one I am too busy Just
now to do more than warn you that
shall not stand any nonsense when the
time comes"
You are very kind, she said sareas-
ticaIly. Il suppose that means that you
are going TO let this be a threat over my
head as long as II pleases your
| He looked at her thoughtfully- The
charm OF her face was deepened by her
scornful attitude. and he was sorely
tempted 10 risk everything and run away
with her in that car that now was
'mended' and waiting in the empty
stable Of Luck House TIL he chose 10
use IT,
Perhaps am" he said slowly. There
IS one thing, though-you must not let
that young puppy Mailaby make love TO
you any more. II he asks you why you
have changed 10 him. you may say you
are married TO me-" he grinned: "and
II you are engaged TO him you had better
break Il or
The color famed in Rosemary's cheeks
How she hated this man, and the hold
no had over her. Why had she come to
Luck House above all places?
IF Sir Douglas knew you 20 be what
you are" she said bitterly, IT think he
would kill you, for he hates towards and
| gwindlers."
"Swindlersl" he raped sharply. his
healthy face suddenly pale with surprise.
what do you mean?'
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
| Copyright, 1910. by The North American Company