The Washington times., 1915-08-09
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~ REsENTLY Celestia's breathing
sounded slow and regular.


She's asleep" thought Mrs.
Gunsdorf. the time has come. y
and she began cautiously to edge hcn-
self ont sideways from under the bed.
But Celestia was not quite asleep. and
the noise Mrs. Gunsdorf made walked
her. and just as Mrs. Gunsdorf was be-
ginning to rise from the floor. Celesua
slipped from the bed. eluded a hand
that clutched at her dress, snatched
from the bureau a heavy silver hand
mirror. the only weapon OF defense that
was in sight. and darted into the OBJ
servation compartment.
Celestia was less like a creature hy-
ing for its life than one who attempts
to understand a situation with a view
to mastering it, but who In the mean
while is not going to run any risks Of
being accidentally hurt. Had the other
been the case, she must have fed
screaming through the outer door OF the
observation compartment. out into the
night. She did nothing Of the kind.
In the center Of the place was a heavy
table covered with periodicals. behind
this Celestia took her stand; ready. like
child playing tag. to dodge in either
direction. Her eyes. wildly excited, but
fearless. strove to meet and master the
eyes CT her assailant, but could not, SO
boz nd was Mrs Gunsdorf by the knowl-
edge that she must look anywhere but
at those eyes.
Followed a time Of stiffness, tense-
ness, and quick breathing. Then efforts
BY Mrs. Gunsdorf to get on the same
side Of the table with Celestia, and calm
easoned thwartings of these efforts by
the latter.
Mrs. Gunsdorf was at a disadvantage.
Nor much older than Celestia. she was
heavier. less alert: and she dared not
aNcrted, SO that with the tails of her
eyes she only had partial glimpses OF
Celestia, her rushes were more or less
at random Once she threw herself
headlons half across the table and stab
bed. as a snake strikes-only to find
that she had miscalculated the distance
entirely.
There was another pause.
why do you want to hurt nleP'
asked Celestia. why won't you look
at me?'
Mrs. Gunsdorfs only answer was an
other rush. Gelestia threw cnaIr in
her way and onco moro succe eded in
keeping the heavy table between them
She was getting angry. What right
had anyone to chase her with 4 knife /?
II the woman wouli only look at her!
Mrs. Gunsdorf, thwarted and murder
Gus, was nonplused at the case with
which. so far. Celestia, had cluded her.
Her eyes, downcast, had for their mo-
mentary range of vision a pile or re-
views. just in front OF celestia. and a
portion Of Celestia's dress.
Quick as thought Celestia laid the
hand mirror with which she had armed
herselt, race up upon the pile OF re-
views, and. behold. in the depths or
the shining refractor the eyes of the
two women had met at last.
So great was Mrs. Gunsdorf's dread
of those wonderful eyes. so greatly had
the memory OF what they had once
done to her, worked upon and grown
In her imagination. that the sudden
sight of them gazing commandingly
up into her own from the depths or
the mirror, numbed and dazed her like
a blow on the head. With a great ef-
fort to collect her swimming senses she
lerked her head up. and found her.
self looking into the eyes themselves
Catastrophe was upon her; she had no
longer the power to look away.
First hatred OF Celestia was wiped
clean from her heart; she did not know
why she, had come. what she was doing
In that observation car. Then the knife
fell from her nerveless fingers and she
felt peacefully drowsy and as II many
heavy troubles had been lifted from
her shoulders.
But Celestia. having about her some-
thing of the sternness Of a just Judge,
picked up the knife and put II back
In Mrs. Gunsdorf's hand
AT last" said Celestia you shall
go away thinking that You have done
what you came to do-Celestia, wNo
mas done you no harm In this world.
with that knife. is asleep on her bsd
In her stateroom. She Is very tired and
cautiously"
And Mrs. Gunsdorf. her eyes fixed and
dead, but the rest Of her features wear.