El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-25
THE CASH INTRIGUE
| Copyright, 1909, By the
BOBBS MERRILL co.
CONTINUED From Yesterday

I'm Yesterday
Lillian dryly. Il am rather inclined
to think that you are the instrument
in his hand"
''The tail cannot wag the dog" said
Breed. smiling. -SThe things Kelvin
aims to do for himself are the things
| want him to do for my own ends.
and If be ever gets too big for me I'll
break him as would any other ef-
acient but dangerous tool. But tell
me about himP
"'Wait until ! run up and get into
something more comfortable than
these travelling clothes. and then I'll
go out and drive around through the
park with you and talk"
Lillian hurried TO her apartments.
where she found Elsie White stand
ing before a photograph Of Phillip.
Lillian smiled cruelty as she viewed
this tableau and stood silent until Ell
sic. feeling her presence in the room,
turned slowly. a flush of crimson
mounting to her brow as she met Lii
lian'S gaze.
Hes a handsome fellow. isn't he?"
Lillian observed carelessly as Elsie be-
gan to smooth out her hair.
"Who?". asked Elsie quietly
Lillian glanced sardonicaily at Elsie
In tie glass. but the girl back OF her
had ner eyes bent steadily upon her
work.
KELVIN" answered Lillian. Hes
built like an Adonis and muscled like
q young Hercules, but the touch Of bis
hands. strong as they are, is like vel
vet" She was keeping her cold eyes
now steadily fixed upon those other
eyes yelled beneath their downcast
lids and that cruel smile sat fxedly
upon her mouth. His lips''-she lin
gered over the item with a relish. still
watching that pale face-"his lips are
cool and frm"-the hands busily en-
gagged with her black treSses trembled
slightly-''but suddenly they are like
fire. think / shall marry him. Elsie.
You hurt me dreadfully that timei
You are becoming more and more
clumsy every day | am afraid that
| shall have to discharge you" And.
having inflicted all the pain that she
could. she went down the hall singing
blithely. A stranger hearing her would
have thought that there was nothing
! but gentleness and guileless joy in her
heart.
She stopped in at Blagg's Office He
had heard her coming. He was receiv-
ing message at the time and the light
of the tubes gave to his emaciated face
a CHASTITY wanness. AS she entered he
only glanced up with smoldering hate.
Lillian smiled back in all her witchery
at that black look. She knew that she
had never been more beautiful than
now. She knew that her beauty was
a perpetual torment TO this man and
in the absence Of more entertaining
prey she had toyed with him as cat
does with captured and wing broker
bird
You don't seem half glad to see me.
Mr. Blagg." she demonstrated.
No. he answered her. and his voice
was tense and strained 81 wish you
udu never Cutie UdCh- WISH tHdt you
had diedp'
"Oh, tut. tut" she said. laughing.
though a glitter came into her eyes.
She was foFewarned THAT is not a
very cheerful reception. Ii seems TO
me that you are becoming old and
peevish."
81 am" he asserted. Lillian
Miss Breed. If you please" she cor
rected him.
I'll cali you by less formal name
than that II | Ike" he Jared. Il
know every step that you took while
you were away
Indeed she said pleasantly. realiz-
ing for the first time that there was
some basis for the hints that Blagg
had often given her Of powerful or
ganization of which he was the head.
Her calmneSs angered him. What
ever of awe | ever had for you is
gone" he declared. whatever Of re-
spect | ever had for you is swept
away Whatever Of love l felt is
dead. now that know you for what
you are. now that you have made
yourself common
BE careful" she warned him. ut.
is not safe to talk that way to me-"
''Safe or unsafe" he cried. what
do | care? I have died q thousand