The evening world., 1914-03-05


~ oreless situat,ons. Her minA
was workinu in circ,,itou. vac
toward a defniie goo, a. h,sh she hcr.
self had not ne vct wcrc.,vcd buf
when sh. did Gee r. IL car,c ,si,h lire
Ga.h - smsssrs,,s,, cmsI M" h.ss
bounded :" Ssr sec, and bevap M ovs !"
pace the 6oor In fhe ,,,,irk stride. ~
mental esrltement. a pian suddenIv
outlined itself before her with the
cicsrness OF n written text Uer
crushing disa ppo,ntmsnt was almost
forgotten In the Keen ioy a.. WORKING
out the details OF her plot. II only
she could influences certain minds
could manipulate conditions. o..
u can! I wiil!" She emphasized
her determination with clenched dst.
After "a hssty toilet she .surveys1
herself In the glass with sutisfaction.
the jaded look was fhsti fading under
the stimulus OF the consenial work
nhead OF her and ltttte teace bf her
incorporate indulgence VI the night
remained.
You're standing up well under the
,om. Hnrpe, she commented. THAT
letter was sure q body blow"
She seated herself at the break
iast taoie ana IN her habttual atu-
.u.s % ., slouching noncnaIance SAT
T..H.," .a h",. - 'owsrsu w. ~- nus watcninE Essie
49,, s.s ~. .Mvseo Seo0t W. oin-
hs hn. ce",nh, .oU "srs VA sometnias IN
men. ~ OF her ave.. 80 vh,cs s,ss,.
Ma " y" "ncn so
,n.. inv ., os Dry. ~. o.s vs. no. untu
,e.:,v -'o"" '"s' VIE ss~eo csrS-
"Oe co,r.. ,.,, .r.~ .s., W..
IN -.
inv >. al. ..,~s
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Tho v,r,,. go "e' ''0' "~e" wv"
uer sve. shnr. ,..,.,.,.a,,,, -.
..w 4, ii.,ch "'"'o'o"''' WV
.n,dn., ~"". hn ,.u ,.,, - - ,..
I'm .una ..%- "" W" VIC wa k"'"s'
I've. $500. ~ rSc ~ snenSe.
10, 90 -. "rs s"' n.m tc
,...... 'VSH IT, se s"e 'mpoUewt IN
,ee, 49,. e unsApecteo. ne
49,, ... 70. me s~ynH socoyy
Sau, u'ums ~ . ma. ne vouia not 70
,hs, ,s., 70" &c. 80 my usar ;; ne;
tnat wnen " comes TO the actual
count count your friends have :immsred
,%., 49,. .hn,,;,, r,,., va no, eno.ss
,na. sne snoulu crush her: she wanted
somehow som, to wiring from her a cry Of
"You mad. n soo, y, vour..,, .,.,
n,'o. r'SS,s The whole town laughed
= ysn ~. sn'Tu nave xrpwn tnat
u e""op. OF MS pos'-
une y biscuit -snooier
.ss..'x Sresn ~ you are you
rs n"Uu'u nave knowh tnat. You've
~. u sav.n yVu,se1 IN .rcwnea,i, 'aoxstn.
ana 's ItTees ali tSes G sscrS .u me nc tarnsd
.n..,s.. "u ~. 'nss ooN OF t9,nG; ne simply
here: vo":rs SoSn IN .,,S yS ~, So%e a% TO-. a0s
.n. .s.s ~ wsm eui' nat IT'S the best
saa% s ~ 80 osn oo, or marry the nrss
"'1. En ~" M,sx, s you Ano sSttlo oown.
,..s wi,h n.i, ,"WHeC mi 49,. :. "sr' u, npscsn:
n pe.n anat snoc9. She mao
.cv'y; IN shs tacc cL sacn leave.
.. 'r sec n0t"m9 tor ner
~, ~ Sy r ~ ~ ssen
IN 49, mor ~c",nS n.s'' Cscause Sne teit
tney must De uue. u wes trtt. elsa
ne worS %Su'd Ss, not nsx. nay ':,s ,s her without
uo"u om oe IAlse! Wa
~. w" s...S. .U :" ~ sme ond on:
Inc, Inc s'cAen'hs misery OF II ah-of
Sne turhed away ana ieIt the ain.
msroom' ""ay'hs little a. shs
"eu
HHrpe returned 10 her room
' Win : smirk OF deep SATISFACTION
'r1" nen aeaL ,ass .,. 49,, 49,.
time. she murmured. pinpins on her
sun -Drimmed stetson before the mir
ror. but. mingled With her gratinca-
tioh weS sheht feeling OF uneaSi-
ness because sne had gone further
.nan sne had intended In mentioning
nan i.ennops letter ana boasttug that
u nad been LETT for her.
a n.Sht OF tears and yrtsf. Of shane
ana numiliauon LETT Essie Tisdale
WIN weakened courage. mentally and
physicaiiy spent.
sack OF everything. above all else,
!ooned IN biack ana gigantic propor-
tlons the fect that Van Lennop had
gone away forever without . word to
her. tnat ne even had thought lees Of
ner when u came 70 leaving than Of
the woman whom he had seemed to
avoid.
IN the long hours OF tho night her
tired brain constantly recalled tho
things which he had saiA that had
made her glow with happ!nene ut the
time. but which she knew new were
only the pleasant. IDLE UoSdo OF the
people VINO came from the world east
OF the big hills. Dv. Hsrpe wae right
when she had told her that In her ig-
norance OF the world and ats men she
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