The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-13

crossing and recrossing In her mind.
So at last she threw kimono over her
evening gown and sat down at the win
dow. maiden-fashion. and thought
person who opened the front door and
disturbed the tetea-tets between Es-
| strilla and Betsy-Barbara was only
Tommy North, lie had been searching
strenuously for "A job No mystery
about that. either The reason was
Betsy-Barbara. The nights quest had
failed. The fluid mercury OF his dis
position had fallen almost to absolute
zero. In this mood. he unlocked the
front door. The parlor was open; he
heard the soft thrum of guitar. Hun
cry for companionship. he crossed the
thick hall carpet 20 the parlor door,
He looked I'm and behold Betsy.3ar'
bara sitting with flushed cheeks and
folded hands. IL was the attitude OF a
woman who yields. Beside her sat the
Estrilla person, strumming gently on
guitar and looking n million Ian.
guors. With movement that was an
explosion, Tommy rushed out. slam
ming the front door behind him.
His feet, rather than his will, car
ried him away. There was saloon at
the corner. As by instinct. Tommy
rushed into Il and ordered glass OF
whisky--his first since the night OF the
Hanska murder. In n period incredibly
short he fulfilled the tragic purpose
| for which he left tho boarding house.
An hour and half after. Tommy
North. muttering over and over to
himself. New life In new cline
wond'ful plan OF genius" was weav-
ing toward the select boarding house
OF Madame Rosalie Lo Grange. Labori-
ously he unlocked the door painfully.
and with occasional mutterings about
a blasted life, he reached the first land
ing And on that landing a door
opened. Betsy.Barbara stood looking
at him.
Yet curiously, ne the gaslight caught
! her full. IL was not upon Betsy-Bar-
| bara's shocked wideopen eyes that he
| fixed his gaze. lie looked Mt her feet
Betsy Barbara was wearing high-heeled
velvet shoes with paste buckles. In
the full light, they sparkled like real
! diamonds. Betsy-Barbara stepped
/ back with woman's instructive fear OF
a drunken man. SO one OF those slip
pers moved Tommy. his eyes still
toward the ground clutched at II. The
motion almost tumbled him over-dld
make him reel against the doorpos
Get Il an hold IT," he said-"then
discover murder"
Mr.. North--Mr. North" exclaimed
! Betsy Barbara and stood helpless.
staring at this weird performance.
Drunk" he said. Final disgrace
everything gone now!"
Mr.. North" said Betsy Barbara,
gathering her courage. 'listen TO me-
II you wake people up tonight. they'll
never forgive you. Now I'm going TO
lead you TO your room"
He waved her away and started TO
make his own course up the stairs
Betsy Barbara followed, her hands ex-
tended 90 give help In case OF need.
At his own landing, BetsyBarbara ran
ahead. opened his door. switched on
the electric light. Then returning, she
pushed him in with a final:
Good highland please try TO be
quiet"
Betsy-Barbara had endured n day
filed with as many varied emotions as
H. is generally given woman 10 endure.
She applied the best remedy that WON.
an knows for surfeit Of feeling She
took down her hair. undresBed. and
cried herself 10 sleep.
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