Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-30

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NE. I hate him just the same as
you do Neither more nor less. But
I'll tell who we do hate, II you don't
know. We don't hate each other be-
cause he's passed us both up We're
in the same boat We hate her"
1--WE have good cause to-"
Mrs. Gunsdorf's shapely hand shot
across the table, and Mary Blackstone
clasped II for a moment in hers.
i've told you my name" said Mrs.
Gunsdorf
II am Mary blackstone"
"Geei" exclaimed Mrs. Gunsdorf.
but l thought she'd be dressed diff
ferent How do I know you're not
stringipg me again?"
These are my maids clothes" said
Mary. Il didn't want to be recog-
nized"
Mrs Gunsdorf still looked a little
doubtful And Mary. smiling a little.
touched the neck of her dress and dis
closed, string of pearls, each pearl
perfect and not much smaller than a
cherry
Il believe you," said Mrs. Gunsdorf.
"But cover that thing up. You don't
want anybody in Bitumen to know
you've got that"
''If I lost it," said Mary, "and the
right person found it, wouldn't care"
She spoke in a cold, defiant sort of
way, and then fastened her dress once
more over the necklace.
you think" said Mrs. Gunsdorf
that If it wasn't for her-you'd stand
a chance?"
Don't you feel little that way, too,
Mrs. Gunsdorf. You are wonderfully
good looking. you know; and Mr..
Barclay seems to have cast in his lot
with labor It looks as If you'd stand
the better chance of us two, doesn't
itT
Mrs Gunsdorf shrugged her shoul-
ders.
I'VE couldn't stand any less chance
that we do now. And the oftener he
sees her. the less that chance gets"
"If she really comes from heaven"
"The quicker she goes back the bet
ter?''
Mary laughed a cold little laugh.
"Td not be the one to hold her back
by the skirts"
"Nor l."
But" said Mrs. Gunsdorf, '1f she
went to heaven, and anyone in this
town had hand in sending her, and
got found out"-she shuddered-"that
person would be torn to ribbons"
where does she live?"
They've fixed tents for her and her
party Just outside the town. They
cell it Headquarters of Celestia-the
Girl From Heaven"
who is her party?"
There's Professor StiIliter-I guess
she goes to him when she's in a fix
for what to say next There's kind
of half-witted fellow, named Douglas.
She keeps a couple Of secretaries go
ing day and night There's a cook and
servants. lots of people. Wouldn't be
easy to come at her"
Have you any idea," asked Miss
Blackstone. how much these pearls
showed you are worth? No idea? A
woman could live on the income. She
couh wear pretty clothes and have
/ servant. If she had a husband she
didn't like. she could afford to divorce
him. Do you know what I'd do If any
one should come TO me and tell me
that a certain person was never going
10 set in anybody's way again? I'd
give those pearls TO that person glad
ly, or Id lose them where that person
could find them"
What's the use of wishes when
your hearts sore?"
mo use at all, admitted Miss
Blackstone, land still I'd rather be
rich and heartbroken than poor and
heart-broken. wouldn't you?"
YES" said Mrs Gunsdorf, thought
fully, Il would"
Miss Blackstone rose, her hand at
her throat where the pearls lay.
Il hope" she said, that shall have
the pleasure Of seeing you again
/ soon What do you think?"
"Oh," said Mrs. Gunsdorf, 81 should
MT wonder.
And she, too, rose from the table,
with look in her eyes at once trou-
bled and resolved.