The Dermott news., 1914-01-15

S hundred currents of thought were crossing and recrossing in her mind So at last she threw kimono over her evening gown and sal down at the win dow, maidenfashion, and thought
 To make no further mystery, tho person who opened the front door and disturbed the tete-a-tete between Es- strilla and Betsy-Barbara was only Tommy North He had been searching strenuously for job. Ne 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 gry for eompanonship he crossed the thick hall carpet to the parlor door. He looked fin and beheld Betsy-Bar bara sitting with flushed cheeks and folded hands. IL was the attitude Of woman who yields Beside her sat the  Estrilla person. strumming gently on ; guitar and looking million Ian cuors With a 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 a saloon at the corner As by instinct. Tommy rushed into it and ordered glass of whisky his first since the night of the Hanska murder In period incredibly short he fulfilled the tragic purpose for which he left the boarding house.
 An hour and a half after. Tommy North muttering over and over to himself. New life In new cline wond ful plan Of genius" was veav- ing toward the select boarding house of Madame Rosalie Le Grange. Laburt ously Ina unlocked the door painfully. and with occasional mutterngs about a blasted life, he reached the first land ing And on that landing door opened Betsy Barbara stood locking at him
 Ypt euriously. as the gaslight caught her full. t was not upon Betsy Bar baras shocked wideepen eyes that he fixed his gaze. He looked at her feet. Betsy-Barbara was wearing high -heeled velvet shoes with paste buckles In the full light they sparked like real d,amonds HetsyBarhara stepped back With Womau's insrnctive fear of drunken mau. So one of those sllp- pcrs moved Tommy his eyes stll toward the ground clutched at it. Toe motion almost tumbied him over did make him reel against the door post
 Get il an hold it he said then discover murder.
 Mir North Nr North" exclaimed Ectsy-Eashara aud stood helpless. staring at this weird performance.
 'urunA," he sad Final diserac"
 everything gone now
 .Nr North" satd Betsy Barbara. gathering her courage. listen 10 Inc If you wake people up tonight, thtyt never forgive yon Now I'm going to lead you to your room
 He waved her away and started to make his own course ur t@y stairs. Hctsy-Barbara followed her hands eX- tended to give help in case of need. At his own landing. Betsy-Barbara 'un ahead. opened his door. switched on the electric light Then returning. sbs pue>,cd hlm in with u final
 Good night and please try to be quiet
 Betsy Barbara had endured day filled with as many varied emotions as tt ls generally given woman 10 endure, She applied the best remedy that wou- an knows for surfcit of feeling Shs took down her hair. undressed. ana cried herself tp sleep
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