Evening star., 1919-03-09
SrINuEp TEqhIAsT Sunday
.!,i eaAsssf s.s!af / 4!h.
y LiFFoRD had ,ust gone. and
Mary how sat Alons iq the
i ornate drawing foom. which
fof Z bgisf week shs had

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eldered rapidly the situation In
ch her own will and the unfore-
n working-out of life and human
ure had. within the last half-hour,
dsnly placed her, Concrete ques.
u, with their inseparable difi-
Hes and dangers. rushed upon her,
~ was Clifford going to do? What
Jack going to Do, whose mistress
had just declared herself to be
rs asxt noys q Jacks father,
able forsigsr 6f what he consld.
a jacks nscreet 1iaisop, whose
tng West Indian seas lay IN tiny
gFients upon the hoor (which in
tlon, she knew. he would soon
eat and presS for an answer. And
IL especially. Just what was she
nE TO do herself to make her way
:ssy :ay hthst through hs.a N z, these dangers
k3&yn she recalled Clifford's grim
rds: he was through Interfering
Id her: he was going to leave 1t
lfe. 70 tho shaping forces of1ife's
als she was going to chow him!
Nes goink to make life her tool,
ally, her servant--she was going
bsrd all itS currents TO garry her
fhS direction Of heT desifel
nd then for space che felt her
ehs seIe IL is iihss sX ssyaaas as'a heed St a1 Of
guidance Of H6rie one near to
Clifford2 NJ, she would have
bthtr Slant -Face2, put her present
stni gfih bratAesFg, taS sgrs whom ia welsn ais.
ytIch had necessitated her neglect
could possibly avail her. And
IA she thought Of Uncle George.
Sswas her friend, he would under
Ina her; and no one Gould give mora
Etwd COUNSEL, could plan tlore Gun.
b9lx than this prhane old master
F1he follies OF the world and of
4tratagens by. which the world
hI4 6s made to believe his wishes
N III. own inbofn desires. Yes.
would eali IN Uncle George.
E9nl vision Of hgf situation. For
sps sss I. sross dyisFly' as m0sr Those ase
y tht tlhssives, thoss dang ers that had
eseptsd themselves 40 yividly. they.
4Ned, tfGsed her sOfely; but most
e4nlng Of all, she decided, was that
4snh6uld move from here where all
AJA hhd her to some obscure hotel.
4AtA she might remain undiscovered
& few days and haye time in which
EnlAn and act, She ordered the trunks
ND, she set about the packing.
hfch was quickly finished. since she
il Jack had brought nothing to this
shJy furnished apartment except
cir clothes. All her own things for
hich she would have an early need
y put into one steamer trunk and a
HE had changed into travelling
Itts had paid and sent away her
the apartment watching the bag
Seunan tag the trunks and taking
Ia him the claim checks, when
a apartment door opened and in
epped Jack.
He stared at Mary, at the trunks.
the change that had been made in
cir brief home since he had left 1t
u hourA before. But he stood
a had shufiied Into the corridor
[th trunk bumped upon his
Ioalders.
nary. what does this mean?" he
sharply.
si:n, Just leaving; I haven't time to
Il You now. III write you or tele-
36A started past him. but he caught
II arm. MARY. I'm going to know
Id now! And I'm going to under
and everything else"
8A was white, and so wrought up
fth excitement that she perceived
n. whatever problems she might be
einG, the most pressing and the
ost dangerous was the barely sup
.Assed frenzy Of the young man be-
'r1 her---which frenzy, II not con :
oiled and insulated, might bring
sout an explosion and cause Ss,h haI, 2 2
l1 said, and led the way from the
n,ck of trunks through the drawing
nm. so recently the scene Of unfor-
stfnble drama, into the study. where
~ was a heavy door that gave
.fvncy, and In which minor. explo-
one could take place unheard; Jack
oged the door and stood with his
Ick against it--a tense, whlte; nag
Xra haTEard by the contrast of the
sesnotIonal fofmality Of evening
- 1r was at dinner with father and
Aisle Jones--shs's the girl the!
1ssf to marry me to--and a Few
'h1rs. but managed to give then
= siip!" he said, rapidly. by way. o
fplaining his presence. Tell me =
Il hurning eyes were fixed on her
yhnt do those trunks meanT
she told him the truth; not ,nt
KoIa OF 1t. but what she did tel
N true enough.
You're not going TO do anything
4 fhe sort.' he declared. But VIZ
MT argue that point now. First
n me this--why, In the name OF
N when my father discovered yo,
~ At the Mordona two hours ago
n You admit that you were my