The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

my own debts by spelling another
woman's life. guess I'd be failure
at politics. she ended with little
laugh OF selfdisgust. That's all.
Good-by."
And So" said Gree slowly. you
came to me-just to help me? You
didn't think for an instant that. out
OF gratitude, might help you?"
Help me? How?"
by making 1t easy for you to carry
out your idea Of marrying my brotherl
Perhaps by using this scandal story as
n threat to force me into helping you?"
Wanda looked at her for n full half
minute in blank silence. Then. turn
ing to the door. she said:
Il guess was n fool to butt in
"One momentl" interposed Grace:
adding. AS Wanda paused: "You-you
made certain insinuations about me.
just now. You must prove them-you
must give me your reasons for the
absurd supposition that might know
anything about this Standish scandal"
Mrs. Robertson" replied Wanda.
her hand still on the door-knob, I'm
not In your class. don't know Just
how women In your station OF life
manage such things. But 1t seems
rather tough that you can't find way
to defend yourself without insulting
me. Let that go. You want to know
how found out? I'll tell you. Early
this evening MIR. Standish learned OF
this scheme to wreck him. He knows
the story couldn't be used without the
Womans name. And Blake bluffed
him into believing the machine would
have the name before midnight Mr..
Standish's first thought was to warn
the Woman. Just as Blake had known
it would be. He called up your house
in New York
What of that? | was not at homo
this evening. | was on my way here
to"
But Mr.. Standish didn't know that"
And" pursued Grace fiercely. Just
because Mr.. Standsh chanced to call
up my husbands New York home.
you've evolved this insane theory.
What proof is there-beyond your un-
backed word-that he called up my
house,"
The time-card at central. A list of
all calls is forwarded every evening
to central and"
That proves nothing" declared
Grace. Nothing at all. Oh. it's n pret-
ty trick you're playing. Miss Kelly. A
very pretty trick. But 1t will fail. You
| l,,Il all I, .,t, ,l,.,
one called up the house of Governor
Robertson. Fifty people call up our
house every day. And on the strength
of that, his wife Is to be involved in IA
story Of low intrigue-Oh, it's out.
rageous!"
viii Mr.. Standish explain to your
husband why he called you up?"
He didn't call me up. Mr.. Standish
could have had nothing to say to me
He'll deny every charge you make
And my word will be believed ahead o
a blackmailing phone girls. ! neet
simply say you tried to gain my hell
by means OF threats to"
You need simply say It? VIII yo,
swear to IT."
"Yes!" flashed Grace. "If the neet
arises. woman's reputation isn't de
stroyed so easily as you seem to think
Miss Kelly"
And the country hotel proprietor ?
asked Wanda. Il forgot to say they'v,
sent for him. He can identify tn,
Woman who was registered as Mrs
Fowler He"
do you suppose, for one moment.
said Grace, white to the lips. that my
| husband would subject me to the In
dignity OF being looked over like Q
common criminal? need only tel
the truth-deny the whole malicious
leland"
oh" broke in Wanda. with reluct
ant admiration, you're brave. Mrs
Robertson, As brave as they make
them. You're putting up a glorious
fight. And cant help liking you for
1t. Because know-behind the brave
front-you're sick with fear"
You think"
Il know 1t. And-belicve me or no,
you've got me sized up all wrong
I'm not going to marry your broth
| er. But don't want to see his sister
get into this mess. Why don't yos
trust me'"
! Really"
GRO BE'coNTINuEDJ