The Washington times., 1919-04-21
The Heart Breakers
A REAL AMERICAN ROMANCE
HOnOra Wonders If Arthur Still Loves
Milly, and Hears That Chandler
Has Shot Himself

keeper reapDeared with a tray ofs
luncheon.
This food actually tastes good. =
Honora remarked gratefully. II
feel ever so much better. / shall
get up pretty soon"
"Mr. Pearson telephoned Al N.
o'clock and said that you were Mt y
to attempt to go 60 the Office to-
day" Mrs. Higgins informed her
charge so / am to make Won tal.a
care OF yourself. You may as veil
have another nap"
How was Milly this mornings.
mean-did she seem happy Al
breakfast" Honora questioned.
"Well-not very" Mrs. Higgins
admitted But don't you worry
about that. You know Milly's moods
are only passing ones. II something.
nice happens downtown today She,
will come home as happy as ~
lark
Silence followed this statement.
a silence which Mrs. Higgins broke
at last
Il am sorry about Mildred and
Arthur. He is such a nice young
man. And he was in love with MI
dred. Don't you think sog"
HOnora turned her head weariIy
on the pillow and closed her eyes,
He seemed to be-" she said,
briefly.
We'll. ! was wondering u he carss
for her still mean except as a
friend. I wonder IL he loves her
now? If so, he must be very un-s
happy" ;
She Thinks OF Arthur.
The speaker looked inquiringlyt
at the face on the pillow But the
eyes were closed and the kindly
matr~~ decided to withdraw and Iets
the rest for a while longer,
So. ls up the tray. she tiptoed1
from. .e room
But when she had gone Honora
opened her eyes and lay thinking
OF Mrs. Higgins surmises. Did Ar
thur still love Mildred2 IL so, he
must be very unhappy.
She recalled his bitter laugh IN
the restaurant yesterday when hiil-
dred and Chandler passed him. II
was not a pleasant laugh; in IT.
there was not a sound that would
indicate sorrow or longing. More
over. il Arthur had loved Mildred,
would he not have thrashed Chand-
Ter when he saw him in the hotel IN
Hartford?
Then reason reminded her that
had he done this he would only
have dragged into light a scandals
he and HOnora were trying to cover
would have made Mildrsd's name +
the subject OF cruel notoriety. 9
No. his sparing To n Chandler did4
not mean that he did not love Mil
dred. 8
!. Then why did HonOra believe
that he had ceased to care for his .
former. faBcee? .
The warm blood crept TO heFa
face "a she looked at matters hon.
estly. for the strongest proof shen
had that Arthur Bruce no lOngerd
cared for Mildred was the express o
sion in his eyes last evening as he's
said goodnight to Mildred's sisteF.n
He had never looked at HonoFaq
like that before, and even now she ;
seemed to feel the warmth OF hiss
handicapp.
She fell asleep again. with a.
smile or happiness on her lips. e
1t was late in the afternoon ando
she was just getting up to dress .
for dinner when Mrs. Higgins came 3
hurriedly into the rOOm-juSt as
she had come twenty-fOur hours
ago. And, as then, she held news =
paper in her hand.
My dear" she exclaimed, here's =
something more about that young :
Chandler,
1T seems he went back to camp ?
carly this morning and in cleaning
his gun he somehow shot himself &C ?
cidentaliy right through the breast =
They think he is going to die r
Dear, dear What dreadful things .
are happening these days.
To BE Continued.