The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-13
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1 Kelvin and Rollins and Herbert Rens-
! selaer had helped to euliven the huge
empty house and the immense acre
( age, it, too, empty except for the
small army Of gaunt and grizzled
wOOdsmen. who, with guns slung COM
fortably in their arms. kept close SEN
/ try, now there remained but Henry
/ Breed and George Blagg and Or. Eel
/ phan. ZelFhan met her first as she
I came up on the porch. peering at her
through his thick glasses with the
same curious regard that he would
have given 10 a strange and brilliantly
colored insect. Suddenly his eyes
lighted as they caught her glance.
For an instant these two looked into
each others souls. and Lillian felt
her cheeks burning. But in an in
slant more she had closed those por-
tails of her Utmost consciousness and
bestowed upon him a stare OF willful
insoence.
Lillian stopped for a moment in the
dim old library, where Henry Breed
sat in absorbed contemplation, his old,
well thumbed Bible open before him.
"'Cast abroad the rage Of thy
wrath" he solemnly intoned, land
behold every one that is proud and
abase him. Look on every one that
IS proud and bring him low, and tread
down the wicked in their place."
AS he finished a look of intense
malignity overspread his emaciated
features. The girl was shocked at the
change that had taken place in him
during her one week Of absence.
/ Grandfather" she said. sweeping
/ toward him with the quick decision
/ that characterized her. you are
spending too much time in this stufry
old room, since there is no one here
but Zelphan. It is perfectly glorious
outdoors. The car is still outside l
want you to come and ride with me-"
| She had put her hand upon his Shout
! der, and the touch seemed to arouse
/ him instantly. He gazed at her with
a slow return of his habitually
shrewd expression.
You are looking charming" he COM
mented. Your trip has done you good.
| Did you see Kelvin?' There was
eagerness in the question.
Eyes, indeed" she replied. Hes &C.
comprising wonders"
Il know" he said and glanced at a
/ pile of wireless kilograms strung upon
/ a desk hook that lay at his right hand.
Hes a marvellous young man that
| He Is the instrument OF Providence,
/ placed In my hands against the day Of
chastisement and publication and Of
| the new birth"
81 don't know about that" returned
4 Lillian dryly. 81 am rather inclined
to think that you are the instrument
/ in his hand"
! 1.-The tail cannot wag the dog" said
/ Breed, smiling. The things Kelvin
/ aims to do for himself are the things
| 1 want him to do for my own ends,
/ and If he ever gets too big for me I'll
break him as l would any other eff
ficient but dangerous tool. But tell
me about him"
"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 Win you ana LalK.
! 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 FL
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 heH"
Lillian observed carelessly as Elsie be-
gan to smooth out her hair.
"WhoT asked Elsie quietly.
Lillian glanced sardonically at Elsie
IN the glass, but the girl back Of her
had her eyes bent steadily upon her
work.
KELVIN" answered Lillian. Hes
built like an Adonis and muscled like
a young Hercules, but the touch Of his
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 fixedly
upon her mouth. His lips"-she lin
1 gered over the item with a relish. still
watching that pale face-"his lips are
cool and firm"-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 time!
You are becoming more and more
clumsy every day. l am afraid that
l 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
4 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