Evening star., 1914-08-16

did not belong to you at all. The janitor
of the building informed me that
@Yes, l heard him through the dumb 4
waiter shaft says Mrs. Shaw. @But l III
always borrow youngsters for my jW
poor widow act when | think I'm being ~
shadowed; you needn't get peeved.'
@Of course not. How silly of him. puts
in @There Steele, that's all Strengthened Y
out and here is the original Josie Vernon y
What have you got to suggest?
He stares at me blank, and then takes -
another look at Mrs. Shaw. I'll admit she So
want fascnatin' sight
you don't mean,' says he, whisperin
husky in my ear @that you would do any
thing for such creature?'
@She's on the list amt she?' says l. e.
"Ye-e-es,' he admits; "but-' it'd
Lets ask the lady herself for few Nz}
Details have something S
definite to go on, says l. Excuse us, Mrs
Shaw, for this little side debate but we HI
amt quite made up minds about you
yet. Let's see-you tein' me about
bringin' breach of promise suit against
Pyramid, and how he you out of town.
You had good case too, l expect?'
WHATS the use of lying about it
now?a says she. at cheap ss
bluff, that's all; of Mr. Shaw's bril- S
liant schemes. Oh he schemer, Shaw HI
was! Pretended to be lawyer Fletcher IN
did in those days. He was smooth enough s.
for one, but too lazy. didn't know that q
when married him. What didn't know ~N /.
about him them But l learned. He
thought he could scare Mr. Gordon into
settling for few thousand. Of course my
claim all bosh Pyramid Gordon hard
ly knew in his office. Besides, was
married, anyway. He didn't guess that.
But the bluff didn't work. We the who were
scared; scared stiff, too
"H MI -rn-mi' says l. 1Not what you might call a
pretty affair, was it?'
Mrr Jo,'tu of hat ai,,ctc cyr-
cal. @Life with Fletcher Shaw wasn't pretty at any
stage of the game says she. "Say you don't think
picked my career, do you? True, | was only girl;
but wasn't quite fool You will laugh, suppose,
but twenty-five had Dreams ambitions l meant
to be doctor. | was teaching physiology and
chemistry in high school up in Connecticut where
born. In another year could have begun my med-
cal course. Then Fletcher along, with his curly
brown hair his happy, careless smile, and his fascina
ing way of avoiding the truth gave up all my hopes
and plans to go with him. That's what woman does
when she marries I don't know why it should be so,
but it is. Take my had more brains, more en-
ergy, character, than he. But he was man;
50 had to live his life. rotten sort of life it
And when it was over-well, look at me. I've learned
to drink gin and to make living fortune teller.
And the worst of it is, l don't who knows it..
Wanted details, didn't you? Well, you've got EN-.
glances at J. Bayard and finds him lookin the other
way with his lip curled. You couldn't blame him so
much Listenn to female party tell the story Of her life
ain nsprn and We all apt to duck things OF that
kind They may be true but it's easier and pleasanter
look the other way. AS for me, want to, but can't
just got to take things they and they
Forgettn weeds in the back yard don't get rid of EN-
I'm apt paw around and where the roots spread to-
Meanwhile J. Bayard has stepped over by the win
dow and signals to follow. disgusting, isn't it?'
says he. 4And you by this creatures own story
that she doesn't deserve penny of Pyramids money.
He fooled by her. that's all
4Not Pyramid says L. 4Ddn't he have her mar
red name the slip too? So he have found out.