The Washington times., 1918-06-19
The WOlvesOf New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Harold Tells Esther She Must Cease
Close Friendship With Lillian Be
cause of Latter's Reputation.

once"
"Oh." Esther looked surprised.
what is that?"
you have heard OF the latest
millionaire-Izrael Won Geldenstein?
No? 1 knew his sister some years
ago. A quaint person. she was. a
simple sort OF woman who had no
ideas above her station. Her
brother was plain Goldstein then: he
affixed the Won when he became
rich. Nobody knows how he start
in life. but he Is one OF the biggest
men in the commercial world now
Il drst met them in Italy. where
they were beginning to make their
pile, and poor Miss Geldenstein Was
terribly troubled about It. She
didn't know q bit even how 60 man
age her knife and fork. I rather
liked her: she was 50 helpless and
unaffected. She took TO me. and
we have kept up = sort OF desultory
correspondence ever since. Well,
heard from her the other day. She
tells me her brother has just settled
in his new house. and that he d
very anxious to have some one look
after things FOR him She's utterly
unable to do Il herself" Lliau
smiled slightly. Il don't SuppOse
IzraeI Won Geidenstein will be as
particular on the subject Of social
reputation as Is Lord Borradale."
@Oh. LiIlianF put in Esther, but
do you think you win be happy
with these people-you who like
refinement as dor"
Lillian laughed. Il like refine
ment," she said. ''but like COM
fort, too. ! shall get all want
with Won Geldenstsin. / fancy his
plumbers will amuse rather than
irritate me He will pay highly.
too, for such instruction as I can
give to him and his sister OF
course, I'm not quite certain that
they will have me, but III write at
once and hnd out Don't worry
about me, Esther. dear" she ADDED.
seeing the tears still in her friends
eyes. you've been very good to
me, and, whatever happens, you and
I are going to remain friends
Come to me in any trouble-if II Is
possible for any fresh trouble 70
develop
And you to me" said Esther. fer
vently. You viii never allow
yourself again to get into the sort
Of plight you were In when I came
back to New York. will you? Re-
member, that though I am not =
happy woman. am at least rich.
and what I have Is at your DISPOSE
ton"
Il know that you are very kind
hearted" interrupted Lillian. Buts
Esther, I'm the sort OF woman TO
fall on my feet. / hope that snail
never want more than your friend
ship. To tell you the truth-she'
was trying to soften as far as she
could the evident pain that Esther
was enduring in complying with
her husbands wishes--the rowing
spirit has come over me again m
a Bohemian by nature, Esther
should probably have felt obliged
to ask you to let me leave you Tor
some months. even II this had not
happened understand lzraie -
going abroad for a month or so be-
fore settling down. Miss Gelden-
stein was anxious to have some one
go with her, and that is why sns
wrote to me. II they have not ar
ranged with anyone else the posi-
ton will suit me admirably. Any
how. I'll write and md out"
Miss Geldenstein had not arrangeA
with anyone else She wrote back
an enthusiastic, II illiterate, letter.
saying that her brother and herself
would be delighted II Mrs. WI
loughby could travel with them and
then take up her abode with them
IzraIe, indeed, had been charmed
at the idea.
Lillian Secures Position.
So il was arranged, and a few
days later Lillian took her departure,
much to Esther's unaffected grief
II was arranged that Mrs. Meredith
was to Join Esthe, at Helm. but for
the few days that 1. tervened before
her departure she It lonely and
truly respondent Lib. IN wrote to
her once. addressing her letter from
one OF the great earavanserals In
Switzerland.
Late in the afternoon OF the day
prior to that fixed for the depar-
ture to Helm, Basil Fleetwood call
ed to bid Esther good-by. As on
the last occasion, she offered him
tea in her boudoir.
I'VE shall not meet again for
ages" he said. as he stood the prof
fered cup OF tea. His eyes met her,
and she read regret in them He
thought she sighed slightly as she
replied:
you are going away. too"
Eyes; I've got a friend to take
my place for a few weeks, and I'm
going up to Canada And you
do you think you will take up your
permanent residence at Helm:
ct cannot say" she replied. 1T
depends upon what my husband de-
cides. Personally. / would prefer
New York, for there arc disJrac-
tions To- me l.e-c-or Will be when
I am out ~ mourning but IL tho
country / shall be alone-terribly
alOne-and 4. IL Ve-y hard to bear
First IntiuatIou Of Trouble.
She had never before spoken to
him so openly OF the breach that
existed between her husband and
herself.
'T trust you will be in New York"
he said simply. He meant no IN
situation in the remark; II was as
II he desired IL for Esther's own
good, not because 1t would give him
better opportunity OF meeting her.
you have property in the North.
too, I believe" he said, after
pause.
yes. and IN "esNcueSleI. -
Their looked at him fiXedly. She
was wondering IL, having lived so
close, he knew anything OF Ad-
derley.
sIn westchester?' he queried.
ct did not know that Where
abouts?"
CONTINUED Tomorrow.l
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