Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-28
CHAPTER W.
A Man Who Lauohs.

What will become of mel" wa'ied MTs. Moore to Rosalie Le Grange And Rosalie forebore at first to sn- swer. for the ultimate destiny of Mrs Moore appeared. indeed. black and uncertain. The police. having ran sacked. measured. and photog -aphed the Moore boarding house 10 the limit of their imagination. announced after four days that Mrs. Moore might bring her esta blishment back. But when Hrs. Moore notified the boarders, she met-the expected. They would not come.
 Rosalie I.e Grange pulled out chair and gently pushed Mrs Moore into it.
 ~Now let's talk this over sensible, she said. "it certainly does look as ! if I'd played it low or you. gettin' your | boarders away. You can't blame me i for offeria' my place that night. Meth | CT can you blame me if they want to | stay. I haven't asked them to. It hasn't occurred to you. I guess. that ! I own this house and furniture. | haven't got any rent b pay. More ! over. with this Mrs. Hanska and Miss 1 Lane who came in unexpected. an some particular personal friends that are eomin' next week. I'll be ful, up. ] Guess you can see how make it pay"
 Mrs. Moore Topped What will be- come of mel" she walled.
 Now, Mrs. Moore" said Resale. with the high rent they charged you for the old place. there was no future for you. You were bound to :ail. I've got a better way I'm so busy, an I'm goin' to be buster. You see this house I-well. 1t ain't my cnly interest. An jest at present I'm rushed to death Goodness knows. standin' of reporters the way I've had to do this last week.
 Is one woman's job. I've got to hire a housekeeper to look after things an
 tend front door an help out with the
 cleaning How would you like that?
 Over there, you were carryin' the
 whole thing an vorkin' for yosr board
 Here, you'll git thirty-fiye a month. an
 Fl do the worrytn'."
 "Oh, Mrs. Le Grange!" walled Mrs
 Moore; and this time the moving emo
 ton vas gratitude.
 So, at the end of a mighty anxious
 and perturbing week, the old Moor
 household settled down on Rosali Le Grange, shook itself together again
 and returned to the dull routine of IL
 days
 The two new boarders-they wer
 longest naturally in settling to tn
 routine. Indeed. two or three day
 passed before the others grew accl
 mated to their thrilling and somewha
 perturbing presence. But Constanc
 and Betsy Barbara behaved through
 contracting week in such manner a
 to secure Rosalie's growing affection
 and to win the respect of the rest On the morning after the inques Constance quietly took her place 6 the common table in the dlning-roou The rest of the boarders stilled thei tongues for embarrassment. And nc only embarrassment; undoubtedl there was prejudice. Rosalie, pr l siding at the head of the table, di not make the mistake of trying to lu this feeling immediately She let ma ters .Rks their course for .wo meal At the third, she tactfully drew Co1 stance into an argument over the di : tance to Paris. That served for a , opening. Little by little. She swee ness of Constance, as exploited ! Rosalie Le Grange. made its own va, What had been. kind of horror of woman in her situation, became pit and sympathy.
 As for Betsy-Barbara, that sprishtl young person was popular from u X first She took hold of he Hansk Wade case as though itS settlemel E devolyed upon her alone. Within thrt days she had intSryiewed every oI in the house, from Mrs. Moore Miss EstriIla. and had formed haI dozen theories. ell proving the inn
 cence of Lawrence Wade. It matte ! ed not that RosaIie. already her co lsfdant, shattered ali these bubble \ Betsy-Barbara would simply intervie her witness again, and blow anothe