Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07

ing desk, and dome-crowned read
ing lamp.
MY study Iilas laughed, shortly,
That's where | improve my mind
not The books are deadly. Now come:
IIitchy Koo must have dinner ready.
His name isn't Hitchy Koo, but 1t
sounds like it, and he's the cutest
little thing; got the cutest little
swing" She moved down the hall.
hummng the chorus of the senseless
popular song from which she had
quoted.
EVERYWHERE was the same evidence
Of good taste in decoration and luxury
of equipment, but suspicion had en-
tered Loreleis mind, and she avoided
comment. IIitchy l<oo was cook, but
Ter and house boy, ana in view Of Miss
I.ynns dlSorderly habits it was evil
dent that he had all he could do to
keep the place presentahle. His mis-
tress ate without appetite and in n
| hypercritical mood that took no ac-
count Of the wasteful attempts TO
/ please her, Quite regardless of the pa
tent little Jap, she foAnd fault with
him savagely, so that Lorelei was
j often painfully embarrassed
so you like my home, do youf' she
quericd. after a time.
1--WE never seen one 50 beautiful"
Iiias nodded "EIitchy sleeps out.
and that leaves me the whole place.
I Jarvis furnished il. even to the books,
! am I'm studying to be a lady Again
she laughed mockingly. Il make a
| bluff at reading, but so long as talk
about Napoleon he never thinks to
question me- | know that French gnk
( backward"
u wish had q hObby-something to
interest me. something to live for
said Lorclc, lamcly.
Yes. 1t gives you something to
think aboCt when you're alone. 1t
helps you to--stand things" For the
first time Iiias showed trace of feel
I ing In her voice; she dropped her chin
into hor palm and, leaning upon the
table, stared as if ut vision Her
dark eyes were somber, her brows
were lowered and drawn together
The siipshol informally of TIE NEAL
the constant faultlinding of the host
ess. made it something of trial Lore
lei was net sorry when it was over
and Lilas took her to look at the va
cant flat.
/ Miss Moore's apartment offered Il
wide contrast to the one they had just
quilted, being very small AMI very
modestly furnished; but ii was on the
second floor convenient to both ceya-
tor and stairway, ii boosted a piano
and the superintendent allowed his
prospective tenant to name her own
terms. SHE descended with relief. feel
ing dat she had made not bad bar
gain.
She stated, as she sank into Lilas
biz library chair, II feel quite indie
pendent at last The rent is rldicu-
lous, and | can do my own cooking"
Don't make a fool of yourself You
can do as well as I've done. You have
the looks"
| "Rut I'm not engaged to a multimil-
lionaire."
1T seems queer, when think Of it,"
| Lias unused. Jarvis is one of the
richest men In New York, and he made
his money out of the steel business
the business into which | was born.
Have you ever been through a MILF"
mo"
Its wonderful, terrible. | can smell
the hot sag, the scorchlng cinders, the
smoke, to this day Some nights ]
wake up--screaming, it's SO vivid
see the glare of the furnaces, the belch-
/ ing flames, the showers of sparks from
| the converters. the streams Of white
hot metal, and they seem to pour over
me. | have the same dream always
I've had II ever since the night after
my father was killed
"You told me he was killed in a steel
mill"
Yes, before my eyes. saw It."
| Lilas shuddered. II was a little girl
then, but I've never forgotten. We
were poor, dreadfully poor, like MI the
Jews Oh, yes; didn't you know I'm
Jew?'
Then 'Lilas L.ynn'-?e
stage name. It's really LILY lie.
vlnski. We were Polish was
dragged up. along with the other work
mems children. In the SCOT and CRIME
Of the Pennsylvania mills, Hell must