The Washington times., 1919-09-26
THE LOVE GAMBLER
NEW SERIAL BY A FAMOUS WRITER
Oesiree Gets a Glimpse of the Truth
About NOrah's Connection with
the Missing Pendant

young chauffeur whom she scarcely
knew.
Her remorse annoyed her, but it
could not make her drive Smith
from her mind. But she did want
to follow her fathers wishes as
far as lay within her power. He
had told her to question Annie
again. She must do this now, dis
agreeable as it was to reopen the
subject
She rang her bell and, when the
maid appeared at her door, informed
her that she would be ready for
breakfast in e-Quarters-Of-an-
hour. Then with a fine show OF
UnconceFn, she added:
''Oh, by the way, Annie, have you
heard from Norah yet?"
"Why, no, ma'am," was the sur
prised reply. I'm not eXpectin'
to hear from her AS I told you,
me and her amt on the best OF
terms"
why? What Is the natter"
well" Annie admitted with evil
dent relish, "it's her temper, ma'am,
that made the trouble"
"Oh-she has a disagreeable tenn
per, I know. Was she ever unkind
to your"
''No, ma'am-not as you say un-
kind. But she did try to do me
some mean turns. And she was al
ways threatenin' to get back at
folks as crossed her. She was that
mad at Smith that she said she'd
like to Kill him-if she dared"
tAh? Why-what had Smith
doneg"
Annie giggled. 'He hadn't done
nothin', ma'am, I guess. That was
what riled her. She wrote to him
acceptin' his invitation to so TO the
movies"
Desiree controlled any outward
evidence Of the inward start these
words produced. She recoIected
perfectly the note in which Norah
had invited herself to go to a NOV
ing picture show with the good
looking young chauffeur.
Smith never received that note,
she remarked quietly.
mo, ma'am," Annie rejoined-''so
Norah was sayin'. But IL seems she
tried to get him to come to see her,
or something like that-and he
sorter shied of-and they had some
words, but she didn't tell me all the
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her voice to a confidential pitch.
that she kinder run after him and
that he felt himself above her and
sOrter run away. Anyone with half
an eye could see that. But she was
mad at him all right She was al
ways sayin' as how she would get
even with him before she finished
with him. Then at the very last
she said she had"
Part Of the Truth.
Desiree sat Up in bed eagerly.
What? When did she say that?"
she questioned.
1.-THE very last mornin' she was
here, please ma'am-right after
she had give to Smith that little
box for the jeweler-and had
come back upstairs"
'Annie-try TO recall just what
she said" Desiree urged. II have
reason for asking you to do this.
IL is no idle curiCsity-but very
important"
"WeIl ma'am," the maid explain
ed, pleased TO find herself in the
position OF informant on an in
teresting point. ''she come back
upstairs, and when I asked her IL
Smith treated her polite, she said
cross-like-He did not! But I've
fixed him, all right I've got even
with him-the beast" Excuse me,
ma'sm, for usin' her very words,
please"
Certainly. Annie. 7 am glad you
told the truth. / wished il because
NOTah tried to cast suspicion on
Smith-tried TO make him seen un-
trustworthy. Since she has not
succeeded, il is as well to let the
matter die a natural death. So
Wen say no more about it."
Very well, ma'am." There was
a note Of disappointment in the re-
speCtful reply.
Then Annie went on down to the
kitchen to repeat the conversation
TO the cook and to express wonder
as to what that devil Norah had
been up to-"
To Be Continued