Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-16

l Coz Yes. can uelp II. buN huo
chance have l?''
IAN sorts of chances. my dear girl
IL don't make mistakes. / told yot|
this is a business proposition. Now
then. tell me, why did you tog' out this
way9"
Il did because had 10. told yorI
I couldn't help il. It was in my blooc
tonight"
Any man waiting anywhere, Miss
Delaware"
ION my word, not / wasn't ever
! going downstairs. But I told you I
was mad TO be in that crowd. whert
the rich people are. l wanted to heal
the music, l wanted to see them
wanted to pretend for one night that !
was a part of it ALL"
You wanted to win-you coveted
power! Is II not trueT'
"Yes!" she blazed fiereely. And In
deed at that moment the room seemed
fun OF some large influence. moving
throbbing all about them.
| Il wanted that" the girl admitted
IAN the world doesl"
Il suppose you wanted to see somt
strong man fail on his knees and bef
of your"
Yes"
81 am sorry, my dear, but I'll not dc
that. But understand. So you
searched out these glad rags and tried
yourself out before the mirror there!
Very good! You'll do! Believe me
OF ask any man in all this city"
She nodded rapidly. Yes, you know
il, now"
Now, you're no more mad than ]
am" said John Rawn. You're as cool
headed as | am, If | know women at
IAN. We think alike. You're young
Inn young enough. where'd you get
THAT gown"
81 had It made-in an alley, In the
lefty back home II cost as much as
could afford. Thirty dollarst" She
flung out the words scornfully.
ct looks three hundred; and I've
seen worse below tonight that prob
ably cost three thousand. But it's
not yet quite complete--your cos
tune"
1T was the best had. You ought
mot to taunt me. stood here facing
myself. felt disappointed, bitter!
Yes. III admit that"
You needn't be-" said Rawn calm.
". He nodded to her bare and IN.
adorned neck, her hair which lacked
briIliants. her fingers left unjeweled.
The girl caught his meaning without
further speech, and it hurt her yet
more.
What could I do? Why did you
bring me here, Mr.. Rawn? You've
made me unhappy. I've seen it, and
can't be q part Of it. It doesn't seem
can go back there to work and be
lust the same any more, after seeing
the city here! l tell you, it's got in
my blood. all at once"
NO" he said evenly, not agail
iust the same. We outgrOw ourselves
and can't 20 back. I'm not the same
man ! once was" He halt-uncon
sciously shifted to get q glimpse OF
himself in the mirror.
But now, my business proposition
is very simple 1t holds good for one
evening. Miss Delaware. ! was Just
going to propose that We forget al
this unhappiness. and do little pre-
tending for one night. say for one
hour or So
He fumbled in his waistcoat pocket
and drew out something which sudden
ly famed into dancing points and rays
in the light that fell upon it. She
stood motionless while he passed
about her neck a tiny thread, delicate
az If spun of moonlight. She held out
her hand. and he slipped over it z
cleaning ring of gems She bent hel
head. and he placed a sparkling orna
ment In her hair She had seen thess
Jewels before She turned to the
glass now, her bosom heaving as sht
saw them CLEAN at her own neck, hel
own hands, in her own hair. She held
out her hands to look at them now
and the gems flashed back ehalleng'
to her eyes, sparkling yet more bril-
nantly.
1T was nothing" said John Raw
tersely. That's all tsat lacked. You're
good as the best Eow. I've seen nd
woman in this city that Is your equa
in beauty. You were born for thii
life. Now do you understand what
mean? ] say, you can carry it on"
She turned tc him. another woman
changing on the instant. something II
her eyes he had never seen before
But in his own eyes there was at th'
time nothing save the original calm
and purposefulness.
As ] was saying. then. since we car
both carry il OF, why not do so for al
hour or so? I've read somewhere o
masquerades. Why not try it?"
She turned 10 him. flushed. radiant
but slightly frowning, puzzled, study
ing him. RaWn felt the query OF he
Ioox. felt also something stirring dow
in his nature which he grappled a
once and was able 10 suppress. Hi
voice was cool and low as 1t was be
fore.
IT'S a big crowd below, and vel
be lost in IL. I've learned already tha
YOU can be discreet. Well drop dow
a fbors WHARF, no one knows US