The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-02
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Elizabeth was not .uiN interested.
but terribly eNCitcd ~ wCli
Called up her aunt fhc telephone
to ask her IL she H.i heard any
thing about tho it,u she had just
read. but that lads r.d already gone
out she had tric' 'o set HurpFf
North, but he also s not To- lo
found
# one had ask,I Eli1thcth Just
why size was so nt,r,-. "d she would
u4Nc said that u SO. because soto
hpd once worked for captain lVvtspn
liut dcop down Ia h.t h'urt was %
fear that he might uHiot the uups-
rouing she knew b., would be sub-
l,ctcd disclose the facts c%onccrning
the destruction OF NHf|un l-JmbCrt's
portrait.
with al her childisnu,,s. Elizabeth
lfcrsou was proud She knew Of soto
told what he knew she would become
% laughing stock nUora her ttiondh
that they never would cease 90 talk
about her JEALOUSY Then. too U
would give color Co toe report thnt
Blake had been fond OF Mrs. lambert
would let people think DE was still
fond OF her az that time, and tha'
had caused Elizabeth t. destroy tho
picture. she knew that tlfo fact thni
soto hId done the actual VorL 90 lie
s.ructiou would q 'Vrus" h'r tn the
eyes Of any one who heard tiir story
She put ON her things end went ta
the nearest news stand ANA bought an
thu morning paper Sumc ~ them
had elaborated Gpou the simple no
ticc She had read tut ~ further
facts had been given. although one
paper limited that t woman was ulau
under suspicion. 1 beautiful m
OF foreign birth.
She ate her luncheon and then
again tried 20 get her aunt on N,
telephone. II was Impossible Tor her
10 set herself ~ anything FOR NOR"
han a few Minutes at q time Even
GYPSY failed to keep her mind IRON
dwelling upon what would happen "
Soto told of her l~calouay.
What a fool was 10 Let mat jan
boy know" she said 20 herself. ueVct
a thought Ia She Il peon foolish
10 be swbyed by lack of faith IN
Blake entering her mind. She had
no thought OF regrettine the act; but
Ehe did regret in. manner OF US 10
Ing.
Once more She tried 10 get Harper
North. once more she failed. Scarcely
had she hams IN the receiver when
her friend Mrs Maybury called her
HAY. YOU seen tn. papers;' she
asked,
Yes. WIN
Did YOU see tina: that poy soto
who used 20 Doc with YOU ~ talking
again? am crazy TO have him tired.
| shall 20 ~ thcy decide 70 try MN
and "A MYSTERIOUS omo TOO J
should think you would ho awtulN
interested. I should II he had workc''
for me.
Il am not much interested IN what
servants say" Elizabeth returned
rroHning inwgrdlV.
4 know. But IN such a case. Tn
government wonder who he ma.
implicated. don 2 YOU? wondcr ~ q
is any one We know? ="
Really, Mrs Mnyhury, haven.
given " a huulht. I read ~ as
read ma oth"r uti Of news J ann no
worry curious
Elizabeth had none Of the curlohl,'
many women lave ancnt the affatr'
OF other pcou'. Her own. Bloke's, he
bahy wcr, r,tIIy an that occupie'
t,r.
but ths Inherent Mrs May
burl rrpII,T rho HOY worked 20
ruu ~ frH 1--we a trial. viii you
geo with W,
'lll Toll rHH ncn the unle comes,
Elizabeth r,u...I. too worried 10 car
uy ON on, con. aaiion longer
But sh. I.. that. gossip as Mrs
Ntyhury v .,thing would pleas
h,r quito el .lch Az learning th'
Truth about f. Jambctts portrait