Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-01-11
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CASH
INTRIGUE
By
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
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him instantly. He gazed at her with
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 ac-
complishing wonders"
II know he said and glanced at a
pile of wireless kilograms strung upon
a desk hook that lay at his right hand
"He's 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
Lillian dryly. IL 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
! want him to do for my own ends,
and If he ever gets too big for me I'll
break him as | would any other eff
ficient but dangerous fool 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 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. flush of crimson
mounting to her brow as she met Lii
lian's gaze.
Hes handsome fellow. isn't hep"
Lillian observed carelessly as Elsie be-
gan to smooth out her hair.
"WhoY' asked Elsie quiftly.
Lillian glanced sardonically at Elsie
IN the glass. but the girl back Of her
had her eyes bent STEADILY upon her
work.
HKelvin," answered Lillian. He's
built like an Adonis and muscled like
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
gered over the item with relish. still
watching that pale face-"his lips are
cool and flrm"--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 hel
heart.
She stopped in at Blagg's Office. Fl,
had heard her coming. He was receiv
ing a message at the time and the ligh
OF the tubes gave to his emaciated fac,
CHASTITY wanness. As she entered ht
only glanced up with smoldering hate
Lillian smiled back in all her witcher,
at that black look She knew that sh,
had never been more beautiful thar
now. She knew that her beauty was
perpetual torment to this man and
in the absence of more entertaining
prey she had toyed with him AS a eat
does with captured and wing broken
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 II wish you
had never come back | wish that you
had died.
"Oh. tut. tut" she said, laughing
though glitter CAME into her eyes
She was forewarned. THAT is not a
very cheerful reception. 1t seems to
me that you are becoming old and
peevish."
II am" he asserted. Lillian
Miss Breed. If you please" she cor.
rected him.
I'm call you by less formal name
than that If like" he flared. 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 a powerful or
ganization Of which he was the head.
Her calmness angered him. What
ever of awe l 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 l 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 l care? l have died thousa nd
deaths In the past week. and l cannot
be further harmed"
"TOO bad" she murmured in mock