The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-02

ana, his eyes twinkling, went to the
portable buffet, where he selected q
long stemmed, gracefully shaped, gold
incrusted goblet of Venetian glass. He
hlled it with ice and set 1t to one side.
Then, while the others watched him,
Tommy Thomas, with half sheer, and
Mrs. Willard. with shocked concern, he
took from locked case tiny stone
bottle. Now he emptied the ice from
the beautiful goblet and poured into it
few blood red drops. Mrs. Willard
half rose and looked toward Gilbert
| bye; then, with catch In her breath,
she sat down and was silent.
Blye went to the door as the stew
ardess came up the gangway and cali
ed her in with jerk of his head. On
the lips of Edwards there had come
firm set, and his heavy lidded eyes had
narrowed Without a word Cunning
ham handed the glass to the steward
ess, but between the two there passed
a look which was full of meaning.
Blye, with his glowing eyes on the
| glass, smiled suavely.
Il brought you the water, dearie,"
said the stewardess, entering June's
| stateroom.
on" An exclamation of delight
from June as her eyes widened with
the beauty OF the delicate Venetian
goblet.
That's something else l made for
you in the pantry, dearie," explained
the stewardess, in her coaXing whine,
and bobbed her neck. Its Il fine slim
ulant and soothing to the nerves"
June took the fragile glass in her
hand. Its sheer beauty had won her
She inhaled daintily. The fragrance
was most appealing. She looked at it
again and smiled. She did feel faint
and weak. She lifted the glass to her
lips, and the tip of her tongue caught
the delicious flavor. Suddenly, as she
tilted the glass to drink, she caught
the pallid eyes of the stewardess fixed
eagerly upon her. The woman's
mouth was half open, and she was
breathing hard.
With fash of intuition June jerked
her lips from the glass and threw 1t,
crashing and spllntering, into the fire,
place.
"Why, deariew exclaimed the stew
ardess, and In great agitation she
pushed button at the side of the
mantel.
June's eyelashes lowered for an in
slant, and her lips set; then quietly
she went into the little blue boudoir
and sat thoughtfully upon the daintily
upholstered settee.
The steward came pOmpously In.
"Well, you've done it again, you!" he
growled as he surveyed the spllntered
fragments of the delicate Venetian
glass.
mo, Percy" whined the woman and
glared toward the bOudoir door with
her pallid eyes. She jerked her thumb
in that direction, and then she winked
That's you" snarled Wilkins. You
always say it's guest"
"How muchr' whispered the woman
in sibilant hiss, which carried as it
was intended to do.
'Them glasses is $40 apiece, and it'll
be taken from your wages. That
comes out of my pocket
June bit her lips. Twelve dollars!
1t was a lot Of money to q girl who
had found dollars coming slowly and
independence hard to win, but she
picked up her purse. After all, she had
no proof that the woman meant any
thing but kindness.
us this breakage charged against
your asked June
why, yes, dearie." A sniffie went
with the whine.
How much will It cost your"
Twelve dOIlarsr' Snifle But it's
all part of our job, so never mind,
dearie."
II do not wish you to lose the
money" and quite thoughtfully June
counted SO from her slender store
She added another for the customary
tip and gave one to the man, and they
thanked her most obsequiously AS
June returned to the boudoir their sup
pressed voices broke out again.
NO" protested the woman in that
whining hiss; that's my money-the
dollars mine, anyhow"
Nothing yours except what | give
YOU stated Percy Wilkins gruffly
That's the law, and you know it.
Clean up that mess. you" and he left
the room.
The wOman's whining humble could
be heard all the while she was cleaning
up the fireplace. She was going when
June returned to the stateroom, but on
the floor near the door was a yellow
leather bound blank book, It's side
worn like glass from the constant fric-
ton Of a pocket. June picked it up
and opened it with idle curiosity. On
the first inside page, at the top, was
the big scrawled word From" At
the top Of the opposite page was the
word TO" The first item on the
From" page was dated four years
back.
From Sallle Fish, wedding portion
1000 pounds"
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