The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-11-16
CHAPTER v-continued.

"Where's Miss Law?" he asked.
p 81 dunno-go ask Max"
"Where is he?"
''You can search me; last I saw of
him he was tearing the star dressin'
Coom up by the roots"
Whitaker hurried on just In time to
see Max disappearing In the direction
of the stage door, at which point he
caught up with him, and from the
managers disjointed catecsism of the
doorkeeper garnered the Information
that the star had hurried out OF the
building while Max was making his
announcement before the curtain.
Max swung angrily upon Whitaker.
"Oh, it's you, is it2 Perhaps you can
explain what this means? She was
looking straight at you when she dried
upl saw her"
Perhaps you'd better find Miss Law
and ask her." Whitaker interrupted.
"Have you any idea where she's
goneT
Home, probably" Max snapped In
return.
Come on, then" Passing his arm
through the managers, Whitaker drew
him out into the alley. "Wem get a
taxi before this mob"
''But, look here--what business've
you got mixing inT"
"Ask Miss Law" said Whitaker,
shortly. It had been on the tip OF his
tongue to tell the man fatty: I'm her
husband" But he retained wit enough
to deny himself the satisfaction of this
shattering rejoinder. 81 know her." he
added; that's enough for the pres
ent."
Az the entrance to the alley Max
paused to listen to the uproar within
his welI-beloved theater.
I'D give five thousand gold dollars
IL hadn't met you this afternoon -
ne groaned, II always knew that wom-
an was a Jonah !"
You were calling her your mascot
two hours ago"
Shell be the death of me, yet" the
little maH insisted gloomily. He
stopped short, jerking his arm free.
Look here, I'm not going. I've got my
work cut out for me back there"-with
jerk Of his head toward the theater.
Whitaker hesitated, then without re-
gret decided to lose him. It would be
as well to get over the impending in
teryiew without a third factor.
Very WELL" he said, beckonlng a
taxicab In to the curb whats the
address9"
Max gave Il sullenly.
SO long" he added mOrOsely as
whitaker opened the cab door "sOrry
ever laid eyes on you"
whitaker settled back I'm the cab
and, obhvious to the lights OF Broad
way streaning past, tried to think It
suddenly presented itself to his reason,
with shocking force, that his attitude
must be bumbly and wholly apologize.
&C was q singular case: he had come
nome to find his wife on the point OF
marrying another man-and she was
me one entitled to feel aggrievcd !
strange twist Of the eternal triangle !
tar too soon the machine swerved
INTO Fifty-seventb street slipped half
WY down the block, described q wide
are to the northern curb and pulled
up' trembling, before a modest modern
residence between Sixth and Seventh
avenues.
Reluctantly Whitaker got out and,
ON suspicion, told the chauffeur TO
wait Then, with oil the alacrlty Of
condemned man ascending the scat
so'u' ne ran up the steps 70 the front
mon-servont answered his ring
without undue delay.
Was Miss Law at homer He would
see
inis Indicated that she was at home
""'aier tenuered n card with his sur
'eine ptnciied after that OF AIR. Hugh
Alorten On engraved script.
ne stored iouno him with pardon
o'e WonGer 4, this were truly the
'oi'e oi.Mhry Ladisias Whitaker-her
'ps. 'y--he had bullded far better
'han hc could possibly have foreeeen
"lih fhrf Investment IN Ave hpndred