Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-28

ers- Nth roubles and Hire and franes
and shillings and dollars; and saooe
who finally escaped her enchantment
did 20 Involuntary. for lack Of further
funds. They called her Villas Circes
isles. She hated but two things In the
world; the man she could have loved
and the woman she could not surpasa.
Some one was ct the speaking-tube.
The singer crossed the room impa-
tiently. What 10 it," she asked In
French.
The voice below answered With q
query In English. rs this the Signo-
rina Desimone?"
Yes. And now that my identity 10
established. who are you and what do
you want at this time OF night7'
Il am Edward Courtlandt."
well. what Is It you wish 2" amiably.
you once did me an Ill turn" came
up the tube. Il desire that you make
some reparation."
"Sainted Mother! But 1t has taken
you long time to find out that have
injured you." she Knocked.
"Will you give me her address.
please! Your messenger gave me
your address. inferring that you
wished to see me-"
IL" There was no irnpeaching her
astonishment.
yes, madame"
my dear MIR. Courtlandt, you are
the last man in all the wide world I
wish to see. And l do not quite like
the way you are making your request. +"
DO you not think, madame. that
you owe me something?"
mo. What owe pay. Think. Mr..
Courtlandt; think we'll"
Il do not understand" impatieltly.
"Ebbene. owe you nothing. Once
heard you say-'I do not like to see
you with the Calabrian; she is-well,
you know stood behind you at IN.
other time when you said that l was .
fool"
Madame. l do not forget that. that
IL pure invention. You are mistaken. !"
mo. You were. am no fool" 4
light laugh drifted down the tube.
Madame. begin to see."
"Ah!"
You believe what you wish to BE-
lieve."
Il think not"
II never even noticed you." care
lessly.
1T 10 easy to forget" cried the diva,
furiously. 1T IL easy for you to for.
get. but not for me-"
Madame. do not forget that you
entered my room that night :"
Il shall give you her address," In.
terrupted the diva, hastily. The play
had gone far enough, much ~ she
would have liked to continue It. This
was going deeper than she cared to
90. She gave the address and added:
Tonight she sings at the Austrian am.
bassador's. give you this Information
gladly because I know that It will b
Of no use to you"
Then shall dispense with the for
mality Of thanking you. ! add that ]
wish you two-fold the misery you have
carelessly and gratuitously cost me.
Good night" Click! went the little
covering Of the tube.
With the Same inward bitterness
that attends the mental processes Of Q
performing tiger on being sent back to
its cage. CORTLAND: returned to his
taxicab. He wanted to roar and lash
and devour something. Instead. he
could only twist the ends Of his mus.
tache savagely. It did not seem pos.
sible that any woman could be 30 full
Of malice. He simply could not under
stand. It was essentially the Italian
spirit: doubtless. till she heard his
voice. she had forgotten all about the
episode that had foundered his ship
Of happiness.
Her statement ~ to the primal cause
was purely inventive. There wac not
. grain of truth in 1t. He could not
possibly have been SO rude. He had
been too Indifferent Too Indifferent!
The repetition Of the phrase made him
sit straighter. Pshaw! 1t could not
be that. He possessed little vanity;
II he had not, his history would not
have been worth a scrawl. But he de-
MED the possession vchemently, a.
men are wont to do.
Too Indifferent! Was 1t possible
that he had reused her enmity simply
because he had made It evident that
her charms did not interest him? Be-
yond lifting his hat to her, perhaps az.
changing comment on the weather,
his courtesies had not been extended.
Courtlandt was peculiar In some re-
epects. A woman attracted him. or
she did not. In the one case he was
affable. winning. pleasant. full of these
agreeable little surprises that in turn
attract q woman. In the other case,
he passed on. for his Impressions were
instant and did not require thu usual
skirmishing.
ITO BE CONTINUED)