The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-20

MNAANN NANN 80"
Al that Instant n huge. clumsy maid
came tumbling up from the basement.
followed by n pun OF yellow smoke.
With her EYES dlstended and her mouth
open. ready for the yell OF "FireF' she
rushed TO the door Of the salon. but
before she could reach II Gilbert Blye
had her roughly by the arm and push.
ed her through the door which led 10
the basement. lie stood staring at the
smoke which came curling omlnously
through that opening. glanced again
toward June's room and dashed down
the stairs.
. .
That was n strangely furnished little
room IN which June found herself.
cabinet and some Office chairs. but
there were n luxurious couch and
dainty hnnglngs. n soft rug and pink
paneled walls and ceiling. II was I'll
so incongruous. And the work-it was
! queer too. The yellow haired woman
came in from the parlor presently and
explained the posting into small blank
books OF many memorandum sllDs
Each slip contained the name OF n wo.
mum and a sum OF money. There We're
no slips for men, but there were index
cards about men. June puzzled as to
whnt sort OF business this might be.
The page girl swishcd In with n Of
The memorandum slips. The yellow
head, whose face was puffy and more
highly colored thnn was wholesome,
took the slip, looked nj the name on Il.
frowned. shook her head and wen out
with the girl. She entered the salon
and stood surveying the scene with
cold abstraction Around n long table
sat the women whom June had seen.
They all had cards In front OF them
ana stacks OF playing chips. and a raw
bOned woman sitting on a higher chair
than the rest was dealing. The yellow
haired woman fixed her attention on
the gambler neXt ~ the dealer She
vas II fuHy blond with a fevcrish gilt
ter In her eyes. and she was cent so In
tcntly upon the fail of the cards that
she aid not notice the door open and
close.
roor June! she glanced about her
with growing %repurnance. She was
nblectly miserable. aud suddenly she
was sobbing
Ned why had she run away from
himI-
In the gambling room the nuny blond
who had played 80 feverishly stakcd
aud lost the last chip IN front Of her.
. Gkn fanNUas.N NaaAuVl.VVl.s -. l..I Cor a.,
page girl. She met instead the cold.
hard eye of the yellow haired woman.
who quietly motioncd her. The player
rose reluctantly. and fright came into
her fnce rs she followed into the halt
ana 10 the little Office where June had
been installed.
You've reached the limit, Mrs. Per.
ry." announced the yellow haired we
man, turning on the uulucky one sharp.
~ as she closed the door. Here is the
J.. o. U. Belle brought to Inc. have
not D. KID It."
Its only for $50" faltered Mrs.
Perry.
II wouldn't q. X. Il for 80 cents
snapped the other Now, l wan ac
ton. You'l telephone your husband
from this room"
mo. nor The woman wrung her
hands. I'm talk 90 him tonightl'
Il know that game" she scorned,
and from June's desk she took an in
dex card.
"Eight-o-eight-o Garden" she told
the new secretary. ASK for Mr.. Per
~. and say that his wife wishes 10
speak with him"
Nor cried Mrs. Perry Historically
and reached over Juno's shoulder "a
take the phone. The new secretary
had made no move toward the phone.
She was staring at the yellow haired
woman In establishment That deter
mined person was not n Ia wrangle
In emergencies. she snatchcd up the
|, phone herself and called the number.
"You women think Tim n mark" sh,
scornfully stated to Mrs Perry while
! she waited. You'd sting me for II
! thousand dollars rather than sting your
husband for II. See this cardf' She held
, 10 ont. II contained tho name Of Jackson
T W Perry, his business address. his hou,
| address. his financial ulting, prohnhl,
Z income, clubs and telephone numbers
; Aud the unfortunate Mrs. Perry seem
ed to shrink into hopeless despair rs
7 she realized the implacable organlza
! ton against which she had pltted her
J self. MIR. Perry. please" The yellow
haired woman's voice had undergone
? a complete change. II was very pleas
4 40 80 Nwaaaau. ah.suuH ~ NaaaAl
Ills wife wishes TO speak with hlm'
! She handed over the telephone, an'
. June, seeing Mrs. perry's ~unsteadiness
rose aud compnsslonntely gave the wa
man her chair. The yellow haired ON
I walked calmly over to her W desk nn'
! took up the extension phone.
June looked az her hat aud coat. SIN
seemed quite h%ewildered she coul'
! not quite understand what this was al