Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

to face that very afternoon in the sub
way. Up to this time neither Of US had
seen or heard Of him since our wedding
day."
And you think this person whom you
barely mentioned. 80 mindful of his old
grudge that he sought out your domi-
Gle, and, with the intention OF murder
climbed the trellis leading to your
room and turned his pistol upon the
shadowy figure which was all he could
see in the semi-obscurity OF much
lowered gas jet?"
"A man in the dark does not need a
Is intent on revenge"
"And your husband? You must &C
knowledge that he shot on his pistol
whether the other did or not"
shoot to save his own life or the
baby's."
'Then he must have heard or seen
"A man at the window"
And would have shot there!
"Or tried to-"
Tried to-?
Yes; the other shot hrst-oh. rye
thought 1t all out-causing my hus-
bands bullet to go wild. 1t was MS
which broke the mirror"
Violets eyes. bright as stars SUDDEN
ly narrowed.
and what happened then?" she asked.
why cannot they find the bullet!
because IL went Out u thC " -.
glanced of and went out Of the window
dow"
Mrs. Hammond's tone was triumph
ant: her look spirited and intense.
Violet eyed her compassionately
Would a bullet glancing on from
mirror. however hung. be apt to reach
a window SO far on the opposite side Z?
II don't know; / only know that II
did" was the contradictory. almost ao-
surd. reply.
what was the cause of the quarrel
you speak of between your husband and
yourself? You see, / must know the
exact truth and all the truth to be OF
any assistance to you"
'1t vast was about the care l gave,
or didn't give. the baby. 1 feel awfully
to have to say it, but George did not
think I did my full duty by the child.
He said there was no need OF Its crying
SO: that if gave it the proper atten-
ton it would not keep the neighbors
and himself awake half the night. And
IL got angry and insisted that I did
the best could: that the child was nat
urally fretful and that II he wasn't sat
fsfled with my way of looking after 1t.
he might try his. All of which was
very wrong and unreasonable on my
part. as witness the awful punishment
which followed"
And what made you get up and leave
him."
THE srowi he gave mo in reply:
When I heard that, I bounded out OF
bed and said I was going to the spare
room to sleep: and II the baby cried he
might just try what he could do him
self to stop It,"
"And he answered."
This. just thus-I shall never forget
his words as long as live-'If you go,
you need not expect me to let you In
again. no matter what happens
He said that"
And locked the door after me. You
see. I could not tell all that"
ut might have been better IL you had
1t was such natural quarrel and SO
unprovocative OF actual tragedy"
Mrs. Hammond was silent. 1t was not
dfficult to see that she had no very
keen regrets for her husband personal
ly. But then he was not very estima-
BILE man nor in any respect her equal
You were not happy with him." Vio-
let ventured to remark.
II was not fully contented woman
But for all that he had no cause to COM
plain of me except fer the reason
have mentioned. ! was not a very in
telligent mother. But IL the baby were
living now-oh. II he were living now
with what devotion I should care for
him."
She was on her feet. her arms were