The evening world., 1916-05-06

people out Of ten would have done
and this Ii how she Is paid. Oh.
Aona-I don't care II we have had TO
use our brains. II we've had to trick
few men who thought they were 60
Ing to trick US. we've done a wiser
thing than she!"
Let's 60 to the trial." answered
Mona. Maybe we can punish the
beast"
Neither OF them WIS anxious to be
recognised In the courtroom. They
did not care. for one thing. to be
classed with the morbid minded
women who are attracted by such
cases a. this. and. while there was
only q faint chance that Mr.. Clay
would remember them. they felt that
II might be as well 10 eliminate even
that possibility. There was no plan
in their minds; they simply wanted
TO leave their hands free II II turned
out that there was q chance for them
TO interfere. perhaps to punish Clay.
perhaps to save the wife he intended
TO treat 30 cruelty. Not for q moment
would either OF them believe that she
could have done anything to Justify
the mlre Of the divorce court.
30. TO avoid recognition. both Mary
and Mona were heavily yelled. They
sat In the back OF the room. and they
listened. with growing disgust. to
Clay's hypocritical dsnunciation Of the
woman who had "wronEed" him. and
70 the sorry batch Of witnesses he
had gathered In support Of hia
charges.
The chief Of these was q character
as notorious. in his way. as Goodwin
Clay himself. one Jake Minter. This
Ainter. a. both the girls knew. was
hand In glove with certain crooked
politicians and had been mixed ND
often In shady affairs. His political
pull had saved him more than once.
And both girls were convinced that
he was perturins himself now. as he
reeled on his carefully prepared story.
which was corroborated by men In
his employ.
Lies. les" whispered Mary. but
Clay will set his divorce. Unless II
can be proved that Minter is lying.
the case against her IL deadlyI"
The event proved that Mary was
right. Minter's testimony could not
be shaken by the defense. Clay's d.
vorce was granted: his wife, dis
grsced. was left. dependent once more
upon her own efforts. since Clay, with
q refinement Of meanness. refused alb
solutely to make any provision for
her. She had disgraced herself. he
said; let her drink tho dregs Of the
glass she had poured out for herself!
But Of course Clay didn't know Mona
and Mary. nor did he know that they
had decided to right the wrong he
had done, or he might have been more
considerate.
The two girls. In their natural In
carnation, looked like fashionable
girls, unlimited when II came to the
satisfaction Of their desire to look
well. But that night they drove In a
tsxicab to a nashy restaurant where
they knew Clay generally went. In
the heart Of the White Light district.
1t was Mary who took the lead:
Mary who was. II appeared. decidedly
particular as to the location OF their
table. She was. as a matter OF fact.
looking for Clay. And at last she
spied him. playing host to a small
and select company Of men. at a
table that commanded a perfect view
Of the cabaret stage. And. what was
more important. she saw that there
was q small table. not far from Clay's.
that was. for the moment, unoocupied.
WEN take this table," she said.
There was no diniculty about 1t.
Mary was a stranger In that place.
but they hoped, and believed. that
that would soon be changed. She
and her friend. It was obvious. were
the sort Of patrons the proprietor
liked to see.
"Well. there he Isl" said Mary.
Listen to him! He's celebrating
his freedom. ] suppose. He has money
that's why those men are with him.
Look At them! II he lost his money
they'd cross the street to avoid himl"
The two girls. with deliberate In
tsntion. had seated themselves 80 that
they were screened from Clay's view.
though the themselves could SEQ him
ysainly. And Mary, studying him
AteanAlvsly. grsw more and moro Bit