Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-09

I'm not company Miss Dorcas is ex-
pecting. And here's a bit of advice
lose your %doddering old jaw, then ar
nounce me to your master"
Enoch, with a few quick steps,
reached the top of the stair and leaned
over the balusters. The cabman
glanced at his stern face, then drop
ped the trunk from his shoulder and
steadied it on the edge of a step.
Stay right where you are ordered
Wentworth abruptly.
He turned to the woman, who stood
on the stair. She lifted her lace and
greeted him with a derisive laugh.
Will you be good enough, Miss
Paget, to tell me what this intrusion
means?"
The Englishwoman laughed again.
1t was a peculiar laugh, a sweet, shrill
ripple, without a ghost of merriment
in it. 1t had a thrill as of something
demoniac. She did no answer his
question, but turned to the cabman.
Take that trunk up and set it on
the landing. l can't pass while you
block the stair. Then go down and
wait until l call you"
The . man obeyed. The actress
paused on the top step n looked
down at Jason. AS for YOU she
looked at him with a sneering smile,
mind your own business now.j l have
announced myself to your master"
Wentworth stood with his hand
upon the railing of the stair. His face
was stern and there were hard lines
about his mouth. He held the door
of the library open.
Come in here" he said. There was
no cordially in his welcome.
The actress brushed past him with
a short, unpleasant laugh. Her man.
ner vas full of self-confidence. Went
worth realized that he had never seen
her look more beautiful; still his
pulses did not quicken by a beat. She
wore a gown of strangely lurid blue
which few women would have dared
to affect. The harmony between the
dead gold of her hair and a willowy
blue plume that swept down from her
hat was almost startling. Her atti-
tude was aggressive and a certain
n of power lay behind her the
atrical entrance. Enoch's face settled
into a frown, although his eyes were
full of scowling perplexity. He raped
the door shut and turned the key in
the lock.
Now" he demanded sharply, "be
good enough to tell me what this
means"
Aren't you going to ask me to sit
DOWN." The woman spoke with an
enticing smile.
No. | have no intention of asking
you to stay SO long
Zilla Paget laughed and sank Ian.
guidly into a chair beside the fireplace.
Il would suggest hat you sit down.
she said suavely.
Enoch shook his Head.
You may get tired before L an
through talking. 1t will take some
time to discuss this affair"
What AFFAIR."" Wentworth turned
on her with quiet scorn. Don't be-
foolish enough to try blackmail. Any
thing like" he paused for a momen,
as if trying to find a suitable word
like sentiment for instance-or cal
it what you. wish-died a natura
death one afternoon when | tried te
explain things to you The minute q
woman lets herself go and shows tn,
devil in her makeup at white heat
sentiment can die-die a very sudder
death. Besides, / have nothing on my
conscience. treated you as gener
ously as any nan would have done
under the circumstances"
Miss Paget threw back her head ant
laughed. "Sit down." she advised
This is a different affair entirely
Do not fatter yourself; there is no
a ghost of sentiment in this"
Enoch walked to the mantel, leaned
his elbow upon it, and stared dowI
at her. "Tll give you exactly ten min
utes to explain what you want. If i
is about your child. l am quite as anx
ious to get him out of my house al
you are"
My child will relieve your mine
on that point Immediately. It is no
my child l want. If your sister want!
to play foster-mother, she is quit,
welcome to him. When / think CT it..
she began slowly to draw off he.
gloves, Miss Wentworth has reall.
done me a great favor"
"Oblige me then" Enoch's voice wa
full of cold Indifference, by gettin,
down tic business as quickly as pos
sible. You must be gone before m,
sister comes in"
Indeed" The actress looked up int
his face with an insolent smile. "Wh.
should we hurry? | want to ask yol
a few questions. / understand you ar
writing a new play" She turned t
glance at the litter of manuscript OF
his desk. rs there a part in it 70
me?"
Il have not begun to place part
yet"
All" She watched him with calr
scrutiny. How is it coming along
Will it be as big a go as 1.-The House
has been?"
rs it any of your ~business?"
Probably not; still, l am interested
l have been wondering" she spok
slowly, as if thinking aloud, "if it ca
possibly come up to the expectation
OF the public A second play is ofte
such a-rotter."
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