The Washburn leader., 1914-06-05
DiaboGcal
Plot
8, MARGARET c. DEvEREAUx

deck Of an ocean liner about to depart
for the. Mediterranean.
= ."Upon my sword,' said the latter. "if
there isn't my old chum Dick Thurs
ton coming aboard loaded down With
hand baggage. haven't seen him In
four years. He's going across. sure.
I wish were going"
.'Introduce him. He'll serve to Hight
en- the ennui during the voyage"
"I'n do It on one condition"
"What condition." -.,.
'That you go for him. I'll let him
think you're my wife instead Of my
cousin. and you must keep up the do
ception. He's always prating about
honor in not making love to a friends
wife and all that sort of thing. while
claim that IL a woman can get man
In love with her she can turn him
over to Satan. body and SOUL, Do you
agreef'", ,< y. s.ts:',st: - t:', -, 49,.
Miss Katherine Maryweather in her
heart snapped at the idea. but she oc-
cupied the few minutes to spare in de-
claring that she would do no such
abominable thing Thurston was
brought up >and introduced to her.
Frank Waters having given him the
impression that he had been married
since they had met and he wished him
to take. charge Of his wife for the voy-
age. a 4 Z. -; s,,,,,..ss;;
"Remember." said Dick. givinghis
cousin a parting kiss. much to the
envy Of Thurston.
It'll remember nothing" was the re-
ply.
Miss Maryweather was an uncon-
scionable Hirt, and this request of her
cousin especially appealed to her., She
had brought many man to her feet,
as Waters we'll knew. but she had not
experienced the zest attending making
man a traitor to an intimate friend.
As to deliberately stating to Thurston
that she was Waters wife. she re-
PEELED such sin with horror: she
would merely suffer him to suppose
she was.
The voyage consumed twelve days.
during which the weather was delight
full, the sea smooth. and all were on
deck every day and moonlight nights
from start to finish. Before the vessel
reached the Azores Thurston's con-
science was troubling him dreadfully.
At Gibraltar he made weak effort to
leave the ship and do the rest Of the
journey by land. The night before
reaching Naples he seriously contem.
plated jumping overheard. He had
not. offended, indeed, against his old
friend. but he had been criminal in
word and thought up to his chin, Miss
Maryweather had bewitched him.
Once ashore. he righted himself and
ded-6ed to Rome. where he had in
tended to remain a month. But, fear.
ing that the supposed Mrs. Waters
would be coming up that way, he lit
out for Florence, Indeed. he never
stopped till he reached Lucerne.
Frank Waters had made arrange
ments to join his cousin at summer
resort on Lake Thun. and they met
there in July.
"Well" said Frank tnquiringly.
We'll what?"
Did you break down Thurston's
self respect?"
Certainly not, Mr.. Thurston ts
very honorable man." -.
"Since you don't seem disposed to
tell me what happened I'll ask Dick"
He'll tell you nothing"
won't he? Do you mean that he
will lie about it?''
"He needn't he. He can simply re-
fuse to talk"
~ won't askhim: I'll charge him
with all sorts of dishonorable things.
and he won't deny them"
such as
"l'll say. "Dick. you've been making
,ove to my wtfeY"
"What else?" f
"In moment of weakness you
proposed to her to leave mo and take
up with you.'"
.'If you accuse him Of such . thing
I'll never speak to you again"
II won't do It IL you assure me he
didn't"
''You had no business to introduce
him to me. letting him suppose was
your wife,
"why didn't you disabuse himr'
why didn't II Why, because"-
(. He looked at her With an amused
smile. then continued:
'Dick Thurston IL a mighty good