The Washington times., 1918-05-20
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Violet Breaks With Tweedledum Be-
cause of Her Jealousy of Lillian
WillOughby Whom He Supported

Pangbourne's marriage. me reFe-
nue. from the estate was small. and
II was all that was left 20 Pang-
bourne: up to now Il had been ad-
ministered by the solicitor vita
considerable beneat to himself
sYOu Can't RenarFy,s He sald
It had been arranged that the
earetakers were to stay on as sorv-
ants to Pargbourns. and. as he Wa
unht to manage the estate. this
power should remain Ia the hands
OF the solicitor.
mo. haven't come 70 complain
I've signed that paper. 30 ! sup
pose you're quit OF me now. for
ever. Violet But you won't be
able to marry any one else 20 long
as I'm alive. don't you know, ana
! don't intend that you should
His weak mind had grasped the
reason Of his wife's anxiety 20 get
rid OF him. End IN this he saw the
only revenge that he could take
at present But other possibilities
had presented themselves TO his
brain.
-You would like to marry that
chap Tweedledaie.T he went on. IN
a monotonous kind of sing-sonE.
but you wont be able TO. Perhops
you are thinking OF running away
with him IL you DO. I'll let All
New York know your disgrace. and
then-I won't divorce you-see2
thought you might as wen know, %
! came to tell you.
In spite OF his words. there was
nothing threatening in his tone. i
II
society thinks OF you" he added
is that all you've come to sayg-
she asked with a short derisivo
laugh. You might have spared
yourself the trouble. I'm not going
to run away with Mr.. Tweedledals
or with anyone. I should have
thought that you knew enough
about Mr.. Tweedledale's affections
not to have suspected me as you
did"
JeaIods of Lillian.
She saw her opportunity OF draw
ing her husband out Had II not
been for her desire to make him
talk on the subject Of Lillian and
Tweedledum she would have resent
ed his remarks ~nH ccnr'ud-1 -re
interview without further ceremony.
Il don't quite u..I-i s,ai.s 81. ..-.t
you are driving at. Violet" he said
hesitatingly. He had made I'D his
mind as to his former speech, had
rehearsed 1t before he came in, and
felt tolerably assured that his wife
would not refute his accusation. He
had felt so certain that she and
Tweedldum had acted in concert
against him
You are intimate enough with
Mrs. Willoughby TO know the sort
Of terms she Is on with Mr. Twee-
dledale."
The idea had not occurred to
Pangbourne before. But now that
il was put into his mind he could
remember many small incidents
which might be regarded as suspic-
ious. He had not seen Lillian late
ly; he had. in fact. been afraid 10
90 to her; but after his reprieve he
had written her a long letter of
thanks. a tumble Of ill-construeted
words, in which he apologized ab-
jectly for his behavior on the fatal
night, and concluded by saving that
he would never dare see her again.
Lillian having no desire to see him.
answered nicely, but without sug-
gesting that he should visit her.
And so this friendship had come to
an end.
But such was his admiration for
Lillian that he could not resist talk
ing OF her whenever he met Twee-
dledum, and the latter had always
replied readily to his questions,
displaying a knowledge OF ths
lady's movements, which. now that
Violet had suggested it. appeared
to him mysterious.
"By Jove," he said, pulling nerv-
ously at his beard, Il never thought
OF that" Hal he, after all, mis-
judged his wife? He was ready
now, as always, TO admit himself
in the wrong. They were always
very thick together" he muttered,
and Tweedledum seems TO know
lot about her affairs"
A Liar and Hated Hin.
"Oh, you have noticed that Tell
me anything you have seen or
heard. 1 want to know" Violet
spoke with unconcealed eagerness-
Anyone else but Pangbourne would
have read jealousy in her faca
heard Il in her voice. Not so he.
Il thought you cared for the fel-
low, Violet he said.
Cared for him." she laughed
Historically. Not I. He is liar
and I hate him-hate him"
Even the violence OF her invective
conveyed no meaning to Paug-
bourne. I'm glad you feel like
that" he said, simply. Even
though we are parting, Violet,
didn't like to think OF you as-ag
that sort OF woman. I'm sorry n
I misjudged you"
Never mind" she said impa-
tiently, you needn't worry about
that I want you TO tell me II I'm
not right in thinking that George
Tweedledum spends a lot OF his
time in Mrs. Willoughby's COM
pany:'
YES he does-eertainly-and
they were always very familiar
together"
a thought so. He seems very
fond OF her"
yes" with some hesitation.
which was hardly noticed by Violet
"And she OF him."
Rather" II didn't occur TO
Pangbourne to say that IL was in
answer &c his own questions that
TweedledUm talked. A curious feel
ing Of jealousy had been aroused In
his own mind. Lillian. though he
had not resumed his friendship with
her, remained for him an ideal. the
only woman who had ever taken an
interest in him.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow