The Washington times., 1916-05-28
CHAPTER xxx.
The Surprising Myra.

Yr was a changed girl who greeted
Mrs. Maynard the next morn
/ ing at breakfast. Instead OF
the usual good morning kiss
lfrom the rosebud mouth the tender
1 cares Of the gentle arms about
n her mothers shoulders. cynical
i smile appeared which disturbed Mrs.
! MAYNARD more than she was willing to
admit
How do you feel. dearr' was aer
question. yesterday was q terrible
day, Myrs. and I do hope that you are
81 never felt hnor in my life. Where's
The girl looked at her mother to zee
n look OF bewildcrment on her face: This
was not her usual manner OF taking.
ing room ne seemed to sense something
Hurry up there, YOU fool" wa.
Myra;,ss next remark I'm hungry a'
.xes-yes, Miss and Willis stepped
forward With forced alacrity. ne
awkwardly dropped hue roll sy.s from m,ss s.s
"stupid idiot. What sort of a hash
house did you learn your TRADE IN
o "Why Msra. dear. I never heard you
talk like, that before, ocis SoS ro tne
nave DaSBe0 n uTodulut oes N,'~
The big ewes narrowed as with sud
den realization. .. Ala
I'm so sorry, deer mo'Tet have in.
deed teen unhappy all night. This
stupid DR.. Alden is getting on M,
pervss' presume 1s.n from tse hnose from
now or. II he telephones or tries to
call Just tell him that I am not az
homo to him." ...-,,,,e
Myra began to , eat WIN uas .s sra
then pleased: for the girl was usually
very light eater. .u 1,r," she
'TWell, you are nau5hty sIh az
Kitchen for ..he next course; but you
must controal your ami nerves Wish a that sC yoS
would take AXE : e ION PfSl~osssp fef,
aoT xss; asaT later mT SH% And by tSs
way: where did Iea now ny Ss"k000N'
course. Really, my dear, DO not un'
derstand you this moTnin1S' In s,snca
,Ths The m aesme TaS busy S with her owr
t My until the telephone bel
tinkled from the adjacent library.
.nII he with a queer expression OF
his usually placed face Myra did no
overlook u. a. -,,,,
"a gentleman wants TO span W ~ ~
nnrtant and that he insists on your an
swering the telephone 1T once maam
"Who was taking insistsd thc gtrl
IT don't. know. MISS faitereo IN
se Trs MAYNARD walked into the othe
room. as Myra directed mnleVoieh
glance at the unfortunate wi s,,sn-,.,n
words. and willis heat decoroua re
Mrs. MAYNARD tool, IN the instrument
apprehsrsivelv. Then sne snowe
"Why, 81 is DR.. Alden! Willis sal
that he didn't recognize vow voice
that's strange-!he certainly should b
she looked askance nj Myrs, who's
face was wreathed In smiles for the ir
slant. only to change ~ scoWi
her mother turned toward the teiephcn
The words of the physicisn over tn
wire. caused further hewilderment
!" "M Too Maynard. dor't talk tor a mir
ute. Dent saw thing at that end :
ire rhone until YOU get mr. warriin'
That IL not vonr daurhter! Listen no
-thero hos heen I" great nsychic Grim
ccrnnnitteS' u Is the sn'rit NJ strnnc
ana wicked mar which locts at yo
out ~ Nvra's cyos Beware"
Mrs MnNnar6 sn'ned
.,nr Alden believe WOW rye Iosir
Vour senses, You srAst ~'Hiculnuslv
heIieve vow are craEv md dc not wis
70 Talk WITH YOU IN" more Good Wv
And she hung M the receiver with
1ert.
"More IT Aldcn's foolishness'" aslie
Mv~n en- rnrlv.
eyes. hut 7 So-'t hei'cre ~ -e,,i~
her rnather with vnp,io nncn-tairty
her voice Sho rose ~ Inr''c tha roor
''Nhat did 10 SOW Sonr' TherN'- "
rcssor whv vcu shouldn't tell ma" pc
su~d~f Tho s~'ri
'Tro.h'n~ i~'rortn~t. NN-o. NotNir
worth hotherirs s'~u about: r'ou haN
N~d vour sn~s SIloS Nth enough
thiR rcnsonse nIrnad~" Her moth
o>ikAA ovt leaving tho It'll standby
NNth cienched hands and a demoniac q