The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-23

Elaine moved into the drawing room.
innings spring1ng forward to part the
"olllefes for her and passing through
me room quickly where FIirtv F]orrie
sat waiting. t'lirty Flcrrie rose and
stood gazing at Elaine. apparently
very much embarrassed, even after
Jennings had gone.
1t is embarrassing" she said final
iy, but, Miss Dodge, have come to
you to beg for my love"
Elaine looked at her nonplused.
Yes, she continued you do not
Know it, but Craig Kennedy is infatll-
ated with you She paused again,
then added, "i'ut he is engaged to me-
Elaine stared at the woman. She
was dazed. She could not believe it
There is the ring" Flirty Florrie
added, indicating a very impressive
paste diamond
Quickly she reached into her bag
and drew out two photographs, with
out Il word. handing them to Elaine
There's tbs proof" F1orrie said
s. s'''s - .4s~ !, ~ 49, %
1l2'nn looked win a start sure
enough, there was the neat living room
e - -; h.c."a" o. proc unct avenue. In
one picture f1orrie had her arms over
Kennedr's shoulders In the other.
apparently, they were passionately
kissing.
ss...c" -. !aid tue .nhnt1sraDhs
on the table
t"~.'. --sss - -. -. a.seeys :,
me back my lost love. You are rich
and beautiful am poor, have only
nv good looks, Butt love him
4nd he-loves me--and has promised
20 marry me-
flGtFl III. .~.s...
and "as weeping softly into lace
handkerchief
She moved toward the door. Elaine
followed her
"Jennings-please see the lady to
the door,
Back in the drawing-room. Elaine
seized the photographs and hurried
into the library where she could be
alone
Just then she heard the bell and
kennedy's voice in the hail.
How are You this afternoon" Ken
aody greeted Elaine gayly
Elaine had been too overcome by
what had just happened to throw it
off so easily and received him with
studied GOODNESS.
Still, Craig, manlike, did not notice
It at once. In fact, he was too busy
gazing about to see that neither Jen-
nings, Marie nor the duenna Aunt Jo-
sephine were visible They were not
and he quickly took the ring from
his pocket Without waiting, he
showed it to Elaine
Elaine very coolly admired the ring.
as Craig might have eyed a specimen
on a microscope slide Still. he did
not notice
He took the ring, about to put it
on her finger. Elaine drew away.
Concealment was not in her frank ma
ture.
She picked up the two photographs.
w idi udNt Foh " say abptt
those?' she asked cuttingly
Kennedy, quite surprised, took them
and looked at them. Then he let them
fall carelessly on the table and
dronned into a chair, his head hack ia
i burst OF laughter,
"Why-that was what they pat over
On Walter he said "He called me
q e4.t, th::l afternoor--told me he
i.at!! -t3...--.a cra~el one Of these poisoned
kiss eases you have read about in the
papers. Think of it-all that to pull
a concealed camerai Such al ci2bc-
rae i,a5ifsss-- ;.z. 10 got me where
they could fake this thing. / sup
pose they've put someone up to say
.ds she's on"aged''
Elaine was uot 80 H-iI;,- affected
- - i.
her emotion. 4 don't understand. Mr..
Kennedy. how scientific inquiry INTO
the noisoued kiss could necessItate
tbs ..Tt ~ thiT
She foin;ed ct the Photographs at
7usngly
But" he began. trying to explain.
NO butts" she interrupted.
"Then you believe that i
How can you, as a scientist, ask me
to doubt the camera?" she insinuated,
very coldly turning away.
Kennedy rapidly began to see that
it was far more serious than he had at
first thought.
Very we'll" he said with a touch of
Impotence, eff my word is not to be
taken---I-I'll-"
He had seized his hat and stick.
Elaine did not deign 10 answer.
Then, without word, he stalked
out of the door.
Kennedy was moping in the labora-
tory the next day when | came in,
Say, Craig began, trying to over
come his fit of blues.
Kennedy, filled with his own
thoughts, paid no attention to me.
Then he jumped up
ARv Genrpa--I will" he muttered