The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-09


within earshot. Fendihook would have
gone on. but Hosha very proudly drew
him out Of the stream into clear space
When we had struggled our slow day
down and reached the quay she adj
ysnnced z few steps looking very ter
rinis In her wrath
Come further away from the crowd"
said Jaffery. and with an impsrious ges-
ture he swept the three Of US along the
quay to the stern OF the boat, where
only q few Idle sailor men were iouns-
Ing. and . sergeant de VILE was pacing
on his leisureiy beat.
II said you would make . fool Of
yourself one Of these days X didn't
play dragon" he said. at q sudden
halt. i've come to play dragon with
sso .ssns: zane. xd II: marched on F'ndi-
How dye do. old cock." Didn't sx-
pect you here" he said jauntily.
Don't be inscient," replied Ja axsy
Know y ysrn n.i ybS Sufs % h ,on:
| Jan Chayne-' Liosha began.
| He waved her OF. Take her away.
.r Come. said l. TIL tell you all
He has got to tell me. not YOU.
devil you're here" said Fsndihook,
| with sudden nastiness.
ar rive . Sc%: e aye this lady from
How are you soing to DO itr.
Janery addressed Liosha. You said
you wrote to him. you Grassy fool
after all my instruotionsf" snarisd
You said in your letter you were
going to marry this man"
Sure" said Liosha. 49,
And are you going to marry this
why didn't you marry her in Eng.
II told you in my letter" said Lilo,
your ,ea in int hsrsm And she pssntsd
herself by the side of her abductor
giaring defiance At Jaffery..
Jaffsry smiled. You told her tn.'
she .s. Would n w' eon.asr.s
obstacles in her way and would Tor
felt half her money to the govern
ment. You lying little skunk.
The vibration In Jaffsry,s voice ar,
Wasn't it true what you told me-
"Of course not" interpreted. "fot
were as free TO- marry In England Al
She paid no attention to me.
Wasn't II trueT' she repeated
Fendihook laughed in vulgar blustsr
You didn't take all that rot seriously
you silly cuckoo7"
and regarded him wonderingly. For thu
first time doubt a. to his straight-dsal
"she did" said Jaffery. She alst
took seriously your promises to m.rr'
yen. am s coins +. !ya m., ..,. her
who says / can'tT'
! II do. You've got . wife already an
i've divorced her."
You haven't. You've deserted her
which isn't the same thing. IyS toun
such q famous character"
Liosha stood speechless. for a moment
Quivering all over. her eyes burning.
Hes married already" she gasped
Certainly. He decoyed you here Jus
to seduce you
tigrsss. and had II not been for Janery'
intervening boom Of an arm, her arm
would have been around Fendihook
STEADY now" growied Janfery. con
trolling her with his iron strength
Fsndihook. who had started back VIII
an oath. grew as white 50 sheet.
tapped him on the arm. .
you had better hook IT," said ]. An
knife stuck into you. Yes" ! added
meeting a scared look. you've bee
playing with the wrong kind OF
woman. You had better stick to tn
sort you're accustomed to-
Thank you for those kind words.
said he II will"
1T would be wise also TO keep out o
the way Of Jaffery Chayne. With m
own eyes I've seen him pick up q ma
he didn't like and''-I make an expires
sive gesture-''throw him clean away"
Right o. said he.
He nodded. winked impudentiy. an
walked away.
/ rejoIned Jaffery and Lioshs. He sti
held her wrists: but she stood unresis,
ing. tense. and rigid. with averted heat
looking sidewise down. Her lip Qui,
cred, her bosom heaved. Jaffrey ha
mastered her fury. but now we had
deal with her shame and humiliation.
=. LET her co." whispered.
Jaffrey freed her. She rubbed HI
o wrists mechanically. without movtn
y her head. I wished Barbara had bee
n there; she would have known exactl
what's the program now'" aske
d Hotel" said he. This poor girl wi