The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
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Not until Jane said she stayed alone
too much had Elizabeth thought how
much of her time she had given 10
Cyril Long. nor how often he had
bee entertained by her. Now II canic
as n sort OF "a shock that because Of
him she had not cared TO 20 out 10
much IN the last few weeks. that she
had been contcnted and satisfied TO
at alone with him and listen to hts
entertaining stories of his life in
other countries. or to talk her begin
ner's IT inch with him, turning wha'.
with any one else, would have been q
stupid hour into one OF gayety.
She recalled that scarcely a day
passed that he had not called upon
her or dined with her. She had been
his guest often, too. in public restnu-
rants. and had been seen at the opera
and heater with him-somctimes
alone, sometimes with others. Would
this all initiate against her? As she
asked herself the question. she knew
that II would. that each time she had
shown herself In his company would
add so much to the suspicion against
her-if II were sno they meant by a
captains wife"
She sat silent through her lonely
Inner. h was so sorry for herself
she could not eat. Jane lowered over
her. anNiously telling her that she
would he III.
You don't eat no moro'n a bird
not this last week anyway"
Tears came tn Elizahcth's eyes az
the words of the faithful maid. II
was good 10 have some one care. even
though only "a rival II Blake only
hadn't gone To wal this never would
have happened, The old war was to
blame for II all.
She tried 10 knit. She must keep
hnSN rF She VaDtIfI On nnH Tha
headlines In the extra were constant
~ before her. q n had brought in
the later editions. but there was moth
ing more about the case IN them han
had been ~ the earlier editions
Every !ittlo while she would 80 into
another room where there was 40
light and look TO see II the man were
still opposite. II "a not that she
really cared. She Mas doing nothing
now they could find fault with. IL
was more a nervous desire to do
something thUn n resentment be-
causc she was being watched.
About ten o'clock she called ny Mrs.
~Traymorc.
Have YOU heard anything from
uncle since the letter YOU read to
me -" shc asked.
Mo- will be oycr in the morning
dear. We won't talk tonight. How
are you-and 10 Gypsy all right !
intended 20 get bvcr this evening, but
we had u committee meeting and
they have just left"
Com" Early. won't you. Aunt
Helen >" Elizabeth asked. not roalil-
ing 10Y much she had told hcr aunt
by the anxiety net voice displayed.
flight after breakfast. dear"
Comforted. Elizabeth read u while.
then went to bed But her rest was
disturbed by dreams of spies u Of
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rible trouble. She struggled 10 tell
him that she would make everything
all right. and Weakened calling loudly
OR so ~ semcd-fOr some one to
let her tell them all about IT,
The morning papers repeated what
had been old tho night before. going
a little further I'm their report Of what
had been discovered In the rooms of
his accompiicc. who had passed her
self OF rs n French woman. u also
limited that the name OF the captain x
wife would probably hc soon brought
out,
To- woman had hidden plans of tn
water front n several other places
which. had they reached The cnemS,
would have been of great assistance
should he ever decide to Try 10 reach
our shores with hts submarines, q
possibility that now was considered
by the government, h names OF
two other men and another woman
were also mentioned. The men, Eliza
beth remembered as the two Ions
a spoken TO one night when they
were az the theatcr. He had lett her
for a M to 10 so and on his
return Elizabeth had inquired the
names OF the men simply because
their appearance Interested her. she
had forgotten h incident, but the
names OF both the men. both unconi-
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woman she never had hcnrd OF.
She drank her coffee. then played
with little GYPSY until time for hei
aunt, who waa not an carly riser be
cause OF her tiresomc work DURING
the day. to arrive. But cNcp the cum
ming WAYS OF the little girl could not
distract her thoughts.
II wish she would come, she NUT
tered over and over. II was only q
short time since she had finished nei
breakfast, but II seemed hours. Iht
baby missed the usual sp~ontaneitN oil
her playfellow and resented II. she
tugged AT EliZabeth's dress, ana did
everything she could think of 10 at
tract her mothers attention TO TN
tact that she t.lt neglected Hn'
Elizabeth paid no notice until GYPSY
commenced 10 whimpcr.
Mothers naughty. isn't She sl'
said. catching M the child M h''
arms and standing her on hey knees
Then until she heard the bell rtuA
which announced Mrs. Trtynoro's an
rival. she played wholc-heartedl}
with her baby.
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Blake Iverson. thrown into an en-
Nironment so entirely a. variance
with his life as he had lived It AS an
urtist. had not lost amy OF his persona
charm. nor had ne lost his keen zee