El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-24

IA gIittering eye were visible
now in the crack of the door.
4 = The apparitiOn which con-
fronted him proved to be Lillian Breed,
, slender but exquisitely rounded In the
silk kimono which revealed her white
throat and her Shapely forearms. warm
against the soft crimson fabric Her
dainty feet were incased in fur edged
slippers of red felt Her hair and her
eyes seemed blacker than ever Her
| face, a perfect oval. was warmed by
the rich color OF abundant blood. Her
pointed chin was dimpled. and her
scarlet lips were curved in a smile.
half of mischief and half of delight
Lillian gasped Kelvin.
Her eyes sparkling. she put her fin
gers upon her lips and noiselessly clos
| ed her own door. then Phillips. behind
her, then advanced to him with out
stretched hands He took them in his
own as a matter of course. but held
| her at arms length
What are you doing here?' he de-
manded. Have you gone mad:"
Not at ALL" she laughed gayly. I'm
quite sane and sensible. thank. you. 1t
was lonesome at Forest Lakes. so
brought Mrs. Rensselaer, up to chap
eron me for a weeks shopping. and just
now. after making sure that you would
be quite alone for the rest Of the even
ing. / have merely dropped in TO have
a chat with my old friend
Mrs Rensselaer, Where is sheT
asked Phillip
Sound asleep and snoring in her
! OWN apartment. which is on the other
side OF mine. with the bathroom be
tween and my door locked attend
ed to that all right. you may be sure
| You don't seem at all glad 10 see me.
I though" and she pouted with much
coquetry.
I'm not" answered Phillip. push
ing her away almost roughly. This
is the utmost folly. You must return
TO your own room. and in The morn
/ ing you must move 10 some other
! floor or | snail. No: you must go TO
some other hotel"
II shan't move from the hotel" she
said. looking up into bis eyes and
| laughing as she shook her head. Il
shan't move from these apartments
shan't move from this room even
until get ready TO go. Phillip. l
! have been ordered around like child
ever since | can remember. and now
I'm going to revolt. I'm going 10 have
the things want. right or wrong. and
! among them I'm going to have your
Lillian" be gasped and drew back
| from her And yet be could not look
down upon her flushed cheeks. upon
her moist. red lips. upon the rounded
| column of her throat. with revolt.
You are a conqueror." Lillian went
on. drawing closer. Your hand is
the hand of might. the hand that could
grasp and WELD with relentless pow
or either sword or scepter. You do
not know how I. too. love power and
! all that represents power. love II
so much that could worship il even
while II crushed and destroyed me.
The very strength of these arms
want for mine"
Her own arm had slipped up and
|
! she had clasped both Of them about
| him and chung TO him. For moment
longer he resisted. and then be sud-
/ denly crushed her 10 him and rained
kisses upon her smooth brow. her
| Eilken eyelids. her burning cheeks. her
soft lips.
Kelvin met Mrs Rensselaer, and LII
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! the opera and gowns. Of automobiles
and an international wedding. After
breakfast he bought the political con-
troll of an entire state with the litiga
/ tive cIientage of a thousand miles Of
railroad He met in the hall Of his
floor Elsie White. ard whatever an
| guish il gave his soul to meet now
this girl who had loved him. and loved
him yet. in all purity and tenderness.
he talked calmly with her chatting
| pleasantly about her fathers garden
at Forest Lakes. He let a contract
for Sl,OOO.OOO worth Of grading and
cement sidewalks. He saw Sam and
Lucy laughing in the servants eleva-
| tor. understood Sans hilarity of the
night before and had an inkling OF
how his door had come TO be unlock
ed He went to the theater at night
with Mrs. Rensselaer, and Lillian. and
after they had returned and Mrs.
Rensselaer, had retired a soft footed
mailman listened to the low voices in
Phillips apartments and sent cipher
message to George Blagg. who was
hollow eyed and pale with suffering
and murderouS.
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