Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-23

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the trick played ,6 BY the caTrabysmand declares with
Just then there is knock the door,
CHAPTER Nv.
A BUNCH OF VIoLETS.
IL ENDRICKs rose slowly TO his feet Julien was
IN looking toward the door with frown his
u face While he stood there the knocking
repeated stn soft but Ii tile more insistent Julien
hesitated no longer
at think" Hendricks said dryly, that you
ter who is there.
The door was already opened Julien seemed sud
denly transformed into craven image. He said moth
ing, merely gazing at the walked calmly
situation indeed! The woman, with her hands inside
ner muir looked from one 70 the other OF the two men
Am interrupting very Important interview
she asked calmly. IF not perhaps you could spare
five minutes of your time Sir Julien?"
Hendricks recovered himself once
I'm wait for downstairs, Julien, he declared.
He caught up his hat and departed. closing the
door after him. Julien was still motionless
''Well?" she began
He drew little breath. He was beginning to
regain his self-possession.
MY Dear Mrs. Carraby" he said. with your
wonderful knowledge of the world and Its ways will
you permit to point that your presence here
is little embarrassing to me and might under GER
tain circumstances. be good deal more embarrassing
to you"
Mrs. Carraby smiled She stood wnere the
light touched brown hair her quiet face.
She of those women who never afraid
contained nature coloress apparently yet capable or
strange and rapid changes. Just the last glow or
sunlight seemed to have found skein of gold in
her hair. queer CLEAN of light in her eyes She
stood there looking at the man whom she had come
Julien" she said, 81 wanted few words with
you"
1t was impossible him to remain altogether
unmoved Whatever else might be the truth, she hao
risked most Of the things that were. dear to her
in life by this visit
your service If you think that any useful purpose
be served by words between you and me, WOULD
is to say the least of it, unwse These are bachelor
"You know very WELL" she replied, calmly, that
it my only chance of speaking with you. # I
had sent for you' you would not have come II
passed by-auite rightly. This only chance.
That is why ! have come to you
She shrugged her shoulders very slightly.
You have at least excited my curiosity" he
mittted. leaning a little toward her. II cannot
She lifted her eyes to his, and though there was
nothing unusual about them--there few people.
indeed, who could tell you what color they were-nlen
seldom forgot 1t when Mrs. Carraby looked at them
steadily.
why have come"
Julien laughed unnaturally.
pray be seated" he begged Would like to.
examine my curios my photograpns7 must
happen to be the first woman who has ever crossed
its Threshold
That" she remarked, rather interests me. stn it
think that 1 will sit down I am trying to ask my
self exactly why have come"
eff you that question" Julien said
grimly, you will appease very natural curiosity
my part 1t is not like you"
have great risk in coming her and it is not
my meter to risks And thar here
impulse and this is an hour outside my life am
trying understand it. Come here Julien"
He came unwininsly to her side She held out
her hand. but he shook his head.
Mabel" he said, you and do not need to miHce
words Tonight I celebrating the ruin Of my
career am leaving England within few hours
NO" she replied, you are not dull. Your feel
towards you am not so sure Of 1t Is not because
I did not understand you that came here tonight.
1t is because did not understand myself. May
go on?"
why notP" he answered. z am at service
From the days of my boarding school," she con-
tnuee, Il have known only one Mabel. In her glr',
hood she had all that she could get out of life aud
turned everything she could to her ends.
marriage was arranged for her-you half
a Jewess and my husband was half jew and things
done like that with The marriage opened the
door to fresh set of ambitions. the last few
years have trodden well-worn path. 1t was who
his first election 1 that my photographs
in all the illustrated papers; that his speeches
within the correct limits. These things spelt
lift To the fulhllment of my husbands ambitious
life one schemes. 1t my husbands wish that /
should make myself agreeable to you, even to the
extent of a Irritation"
She raised her
Your obedience your husband is most toueie
ing he said.
ut is true, suppose" she went that we have
hirted. l looked upon it the means to an end
The end came I played my cards quite ruthlessly-
I gathered in the reward got your letter; HANDED
it to my husband Your career finished. my
husbands begun"
This is most interesting" Julien muttered
us tt?" she answered. 4 suppose it should have
been an of triumph with 1t simply isn't /
have come to place in my life which don't
stand. When I told myself that it that
had hirted with that had won your friendship
and your confidence betrayed you ruined for
peerage and that my husband should take office, ]
should surely have been satisfied 1t was for that ]
had worked gave my husband the letter. and
watched him walk off in triumph. Since then have
been myself. have come to you, Julien, 70 ask
if there no other end possible to this?'
Once she raised her Julien came step
nearer They standing now face race
All Of sudden, she murmuTed, Il looked back,
and / saw the way have lived and the am
living the life that spreads itself out before