The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-25
CHAPTER XVII.
Foul Weather.

ing over the railing spoke to him with
a voice full of irony.
"Will you be good enough to call off
your spy, James,"
What do you mean?' He had start
ed to put on his light oveEccat
Il think YOU know" she said, briefly.
"Do you consider me so mean, so
infamous as" he began hotly.
Nevertheless, | feel happier when
| know he is out of the house. Call
off your dog. James"
He smothered an execration and
then called out harshIy 70 Jones. Ask
Ranjab to attend me here. Jones. He
is to 80 out with me-" he said 20 the
| butler a moment later. Yvonne yas
| still leaning over the banister. a
| scornful smile on her lips.
Il shall wait until you are gone. |
intend to see Frederic alone" he said,
with marked emphasis on the final
word.
AS you like" said he, coldIy.
/ She crossed the upper hall and dis,
/ appeared from view down the corridor
| leading to her own room. Her lips
! were set with decision; a wild reck-
| less light filled her eyes, and the smile
| of scorn had given way 10 one of ex-
! altation. Her breath came fast and
! tremulously through quivering nos
| trils as she closed her door and hur-
ried across to the little yine-covered
/ balcony
The time has come-the time has
/ come, thank God" she was saying to
| herself. over and over again.
She turned her attention to the win
dow across the court and two floors
/ above her-the heavily curtained win
dow In Brood's retreat" There wa.
no sign of life there, so she hurried TO
the front Of the house to wait for the
departure of James Brood and his man.
The two were going down the front
steps. At the bottom Brood spoke to
Ranjab and the latter, as imperturb-
able as a rock. bowed low and moved
off in an opposite direction to that
taken 0y his master She watched
until both were out Of sight Then she
rapidly mounted the stairs TO the top
floor.
Frederic was lying on the couch
| near the jade-room door. She was
able to distinguish his long. dark fig
ure after peering intently about the
shadowy interior in what seemed at
first to be a vain search for him. She
: shrank back, her eyes fixed in horror
upon the PROSTATE shadow. Suddenly
he stirred and then half raised himself
on one elbow to stare at the figure
in the doorway.
rs it you?" he whispered, hoarsely.
and dropped back with great sigh on
his lips.
Her heart leaped The blood rushed
back to her face. Quickly closing the
door, she advanced into the room, her
tread as swift and as soft as a cats.
He has gone out. We are quite
alone" she said, stopping to lean
against the table, suddenly faint with
excitement.
He laughed, a bitter, mirthless,
snarling laugh.
Get up Frederic Be a man, !
know what has happened Get up.
want to talk il over with you. We
must plan. We must decide now-at
| onct-before he returns" The words
broke from her lips with sharp, STAG
catolike emphasis.
He came to a sitting posture slowly,
| all the while staring at her With dun
wonder in his heavy eyes.
Pull yourself together she cried,
/ hurriedly. I'VE cannot talk here
am afraid in this room. 1t has ears.
! know. That awful Hindu is always
here, even though he may seem TO be
| elsewhere. We will 60 down to nay
/ boudoir."
He slowly shook his head ahe then
allowed his chin TO sink dejectedly into
! his hands. With his elbows on his
| knees he watched her movements in a
! state of increasing interest ard bewil-
| derment. She turned abruptly 10 the
! Buddha, whose placid, smirking coun-
| tenance seemed to be alive to the situ
| alton in all of its aspects. Starding
| close, her hands behind her back, her
| figure very erect and theatric, she pro
/ ceeded TO address the image in a voice
| full of rockery.
Well. my chatterbox friend, have
| pierced his armor, haven't /? He will
creep up here and ask you, his won
derful god. to tell him what TO do
| about il, ale? His wits are tangled
| He doubts his senses. And when he
comes to you, my friend. and whines
| his secret doubts into your excellent
! and trustworthy ear, do me the kind
ness 10 keep the secret | shall now
| whisper TO you. for ! trust you, too.
| YOU amiable fraud" Standing m tip
toe, she put her lips TO the idols ear
and whispered. Frederic, across the
room. reused from his lethargy ty the
strange words and still stranger &c
ton. rose to his feet and took several
steps toward her There, Now yos
know everything. You know more
than James Brood knows, for zen