The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-28


ettracted MIN In front Of tho pastry
shop-thouyli Hhe didn't know about
tbati-and then she had married MIN.
or he had married her. or they had
married him to her. 1t didn't much
matter how II had come about. only It
had happened. "You-my-" he began
again.
IL thers any necessity Of repeating
81" she said. There was q flush on
her face.
mot at all! Not at ail!" he an
swsred absently. His wife" was
handsome. there was no denying that.
A bride for q sultan, II he wanted a
bride: but he, the dervtsh, didn't! He
was sure OF that. But that confound-
cd dyer had told him he was to be
married and yet mot be marrted!'
He was not to sec the bride. They
had deceived him. He ought to feel
very indignant; he had a right to.
He tried to imagine himself both In.
d1guant and annoyed. Why. tho SRI
WAS even lovelier than he had
thought! All the more reprehenstple
on their part for hoodwinkins .,S a.m
Ike this! Or stay. perhaps they didn I
EnoW? Most likely not! This was
his wife's doing-hers, alone-sne
wanted to see him.
"You were telling me? Where were
var" he said. (which leads me to
AK very pertinently. and ! trust not
impertinentiy. where am II" Look
Ing around him.
"You are in my house"
"Your house? don't understand.
eft belonged to my own mother.
"But aren't you supposed to DC AT
the Light Of Life's-at your STEP
mother's-at her homer"
II am"
els II not APPARENT came here
To see your" -.
"And your stepmother doesn't
known"
"NoP"@
ANY Of the others!" She spoke
with sudden passionate impatience.
Her face at that moment was az will
full as II was proud.
He looked down uncertainty.
afraid you've been very imprudent,
he muttered. "A rendezvous with
your own husband" He gazed at
her sardonically. you really
shouldn't mean. you ought not to
"You mean have been unm m. a.,
OF the risk to you? You fesr?' The
fne eyes could blaze, tho RED lips
curl. How straight the slender ng-
urs-like q young palm!
Hum! And what II dor
u should try to SEQ II your cupid.
~ was not greater than your tears'
che returned disdainfully.
"Cupidity! On you moan you
would try to buy met"
Of course"
with goidF
+. 'oold or jewels. I have both"
and you think you could do that
buy mey"
OF course she said again. Her
tone was matter-of-fact. 1t seemed
TO imply that he wasted time In USE
less quibbling.
"But what if-1ust suppose the pos
stbility-you couldn't buy. what you
wanted to buy. from me?" he threw
out tentatively.
II am rich," she said disdainfully.
"What would you have me dot" he
said. Maybe II won't cost you so
avaricious. My wants are simple.
''For nothing!" she repeated IN.
cr>duIousiy.
~Yea. without charge. That sur.
pr1s,s you?"
SIt does."
sYon think sverv man IN Ia bs
hourht ana sold like"- He stopped !:
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srd,-rsnt riny Ridjcuious,
.TTsnt me IN DO somethine do
,n,,c" n. murmured well. what
e AZ.
shs .sam.d N hssitate. The fine
g.. .~nra..aa .hadow ~ trouhIs
- er,ha rro :sment
.What 10 -" bc cried And than
.~r-"st mo" ba ADDED ferventlv.
..rr,stNvo,'S SAID tho Iadv with
undnsuisei ANA cement. He came to
"'. mssams WI, 10 ma xou,ve cot a." hc
Nh.arvad hinrtiw He was snprv with
S;n'.s,s n,axha s,,rht,v annnvsS with
hsr Again hc stroye 10 look like an