Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-09
CHAPTER XIX.


CHAPTER XIX.
The Hollow Of Her Hand
When Booth called in the afternoon
at Sara's apartment, he was met by
the news that she was quite Ill and
could see no one-not even him. The
doctor had been summoned during tho
night and had returned in the morn
ing. to find that she had very high
temperature. The butler could not
enlighten Booth further than this.
except to add that q nurse was COM
ing in to take charge Of Mrs. Wran-
dali, more for the purpose Of watching
her symptoms than for anything else,
he believed. At least, 30 the doctor
had said.
Two days passed before the dis.
tresssd young man could get any def
mite news concerning her condition.
He unconscious1y began to think Of IL
rs . malady. not mere illness, due
Of course to q remark Carroll had
dropped when Sara had told him the
whole truth of the tragedy and Of
her own vindictive plans. It was
Carroll himself who gave q definite re-
port of Sara. He met the lawyer COM
ing away from the apartment when he
called &c inquire.
she isn't out Of her head, or any
thing IKE that" said Carroll uneasily,
"but she's In . bad way, Booth. I'll
tell you what I think is troubling her
moro than anything else. Down in her
heart she realizes that Hetty Castle
ton has got to be brought face to face
with the Wrandalls."
The deuce you say!"
To-day saw her for the first time.
Almost Immediately she asked me II
l thought the Wrandalls would treat
Hetty fairly II they ever found out
the truth about her. I said I thought
they would. I didn't have the heart
to tell her that their grievance I'M
doubtedly would be shifted from Hetty
to her, and that they wouldn't be like
~ to forgive her for the stand she'd
taken. She doesn't seem to care, how.
ever. what the Wrandalls think Of her.
BY the way. have you any influence
over Hetty Castleton?"
II wish were sure that had" said
Booth.
DO you think she would come II you
sent her . cabiegram?"
Il am going over"
"She will have your letter in .
couple Of days. according to Sara, who
seems to have . very faithful CORE
spondent in the person Of that maid
l shudder to think Of the cable tolls
in the past few months! sometimes
wonder II the maid suspects anything
more than q loving interest In Miss
Castleton. What l was about to sug-
sest h this: Couldn't you cable her on
Friday saying that Sara Is very MI
This 10 Tuesday"
Il will cable, Of course, but Sara
must not know that I've done 1t"
"Can you como to my Office tomor-
,ow afternoon7"
Eyes. Tomorrow night I shall 90
over to Philadelphia, to be gone till
Friday. hope 1t will not be necessary
for me to stay longer. You never can
tell about these operations"
II trust everything win 60 we'll,
Brandon"
Several things Of note transpired
before noon on Friday.
The Wrandalls arrived from Eu.
rope, without tho recalcitrant colonel
Mr.. Redmond wrandall. who met them
1t the dock, heaved . sigh Of relief.
"He will be over on the Lusitania,
next sailing" said Leslie. who for
some reason best known to himself
wore q troubled look.
Mr.. WrandallS face fell. II hope
not" he said. much to the Indignation
Of his wife and the secret uneasiness
Of his son. These predatory connec.
tons Of the British nobility"
PREDATORY" gssped Mrs. Wrandall.
ARE bloodsucking lot" went on
the old gentleman firmly. III he
comes to New York. Leslie. I'll stake
my head he won't be long in borrowing
Q few thousand dollars from each Of
No. And he'll not seek to humiliate ID
BY attempting to pay it back. oh. l
know them
Leslie swallowed rather hard.
What's the news here, dad?" he asked
hastily. Anybody dead!"
Sara 10 quite III, hear. Slow fever
Of some sort, Carroll tells me-"
us she going to marry Brandy
Booth?" asked his son.
Mr.. Wrandall's face stinened. ri
fear was . little hasty in my conclu-
sions. Brandon came to the ONCE a
few days. ago and informed me in
rather plain words that there Is abso-
lutely nothing in the report"
1.-THE deuce you say! Cad. wrote
her rather intimate letter." Leslie
got no farther than this. He was
somewhat stunned and bewildered by
his private reflections.
Mr.. Wrandall was lost in study for
some minutes. paying no attention to
the remarks Of the other occupants of
the motor that whirled them across
town.
by the way, my DEAR" he said to
bis wife. . tribe irrelevantly, don't
you think It would be right for you
and Vivian to drop in this afternoon
and see Sarai Just to let her know
that she isn't without"
'It's out Of the question, Redmond"
said his wife, shocked expression in
her face - much a. to say that he
must be quite out Of his head to sug-
gest such . thing, ave shall be dread
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