The Washington times., 1919-09-21

naA4 LAAk ll0 lleN pressing On her
an thsss years. And she knew
Lady sarah would Be as good as
her word 10 every repect m4.
with her support she could aaora
% defy Miss Lethbridgt
your character shaut ba touch
ed Lady Sarah said. warmly. Iu
take care of that Only you and ]
and Lady Estcourf win know 0f
this, and We are none of m Hfely
% babbla. 50. whatever Miss Len
bridge may suspect. she VIM Be
able to prove nothing But lhe
sooner you leave hsr the better.
then y0u win be out of ne Way
when the explosion CONES Can't
some agsd relative "a tha country
Be- taken suddenly mg"
z think I can manage that as
lady, the woman said, with
smile. She was beginning Is feel
quite lighthearted already; she
vas tasting Of Independents. Her
future vas 40 longer az gds mercy
Of hard mistress.
-Vary He1 then Yoa aoespt ~
oRer
Yes. and thank you. ny iafT
That Is az right You can hare
the monsy whenever you IKE 6
come for il; bad better not gIvs
yOu chsqua New bon some
water; his must Be nearly cold.
Lady Sarah steamed the envelope
over the kettle. then opened 1t care
fully with a little paper knife. she
took out the letter. glanced AZ 81 10
see nat Il vas what she wanted.
and Dut folded sheet Of blank
note paper IN its place. Then she
fastened the envelope down. and
locked Il up again 81 lhe cabinet
Thank goodness. that's done.
she said. with a sigh Of relief
Now I had better 50. Clear up
these things at once, and. Of course.
don't say mat have been here.
She walked down The stairs without
even thinking Of the HIg ana vas
thankful to md herself safe ont
side.
Well that was not nice bust
ness she mnrmuFed as she
walked a litue way before stopping
cab. u can mdsfstand and
sympathiIe with the feelings
of q bureIar when he ID pcunCed
on. m found one m ny place
should never have the heart % in
trude on him now Fortunately
Rachel IS q good girl and there IS
nothing % fear nom her Even
from selfish point 0f view, 60
doesn't answer 20 treat your ser
wants badly; they make you pay
for C when yOu're in q tight corner.
RNorah won Z be happy unless she
destroys this herself" Lady Sarah
thouehE taking the fatal letter
from her pocket when she got
home. "Pn lock C up and give 9
10 her st the first opportunity.
Thank Heaven. that jobs done;
nav. perhaps. We can have q little
peace. Poor girl! how thankful she
AM bel You are q small thing %
have caused so much MISERY, 8ne
exclaimed, as she tossed the letter.
with vicious actiOn, into her esefi-
tOire. EFT might ven be SAID On
this case, Behold. how great nat
ter a little fre kindlethl u -
curious that the Bible or Shake
speare can always supply you with
An aDpropriats quotation nothing
else comes near them in That re-
spec"
II happened that two or three
davs, passed before Lady Sarah
could see N0rah. Then she found
her at home alone. and broached
the matter at once before any one
could come in
aI have got the letter" she Whisp-
cred. hastily. "Here It IS. Burn
it at once. I thought you would
like to see that il was all right and
destroy Il yourself"
'rYou have succeeded. Norah eL-
"and so soon! ] hardly
expected if. Thank GOdi Oh, thank
God!" Her voice shook with emo
tion. 81 can't realize II, / shall
hardly know myself A free Wo
mania happy woman again.
'Au sin is dogged All!
don't I know It? Have not heard
the stealthy steps behind; have ]
not felt the grey shadow at my
side? I have been haunted. and
aow-at last-the ghost is laid AZ
last" She sat down, trembling all
over,
"Hush! hush! my dear" Lady
Sarah said, soOthingly, somebody
nav come in. Poor child, ! under-'
stand how you have suffered, but
now T. Is all over. Burn your let
Ter, and think no more about It.
We may brood over our misdeeds
lntil we get morbid"
"NO, you don't understand-no-
body could understand half" Norah
cried. cIinging to the kind hands.
It has been an agony-a night