The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-08-28
CHAPTER Kill.
Some Plain Speaking.

took three steps toward her and
stood still. For this was Jacqueline,
but it was not my Jacqueline. 1t
might have been Jacqueline's grand
mother when she was a girl-this
naughty belle with her high waist and
side curls and her f1ounced skirt and
aspect Of cold recognition.
She did not stir as approached her
but stood still, framed in the doorway,
looking at me as though were an
unwelcome stranger. My outstretched
arms fell to my sides.
"Jacqueline!' I cried. ''It is I, Paul
You know me, Jacqueline2'
Jacqueline inclined her head. "Oh
swered. "Why have you come hereY
'"To save you, Jacquelinel"
She made me a mocking courtesy.
81 am infinitely obliged to you, mon
sieur, for your good wfll,' she said
'but I do not need your aid. I am
with friends now, Mn. PAUL."
do you want to see me, Jacque-
line?" I asked, watching her through
whirling fog.
"No, monsieur" she answered chill
lingly. "No, monsieur!"
do you wish me to go?"
She said nothing, and walked IN
steadily toward the door. She fol-
lowed me slowly. I went out Of the
room and pulled the door to behind
me. I knew that after it had closed
I should never see Jacqueline again.
She opened it and stood confronting
me, and then burst into a flood Of I'M
FASHIONED speech.
"Why have you followed me here
to prosecute me?" she cried. "Are
you under the illusion that am help
less? Do you think the friends who
rescued me from you have forgotten
that you exist? You took advantage
Of my helplessness. I do not want to
see you. I hate you"
'You told me that you loved me,
and I believed you, Jacqueline," an
swered miserably, watching the color
flame into her lovely face. And I
could see she remembered that.
"When I was i'll you used me for
your base schemes" she went on with
cutting emphasis. "And you-you fol-
lowed me here. Have you not had
money enough? Do you want more?"
I seized her by the wrists. Thus I
held her at arms length, and my fin
gers frightened until I saw the flesh
grow white beneath them. The fnten-
sity Of my rage beat hers down and
made it puny thing.
"Jacqueline! Only few nights ago
~ro,1 eoid xu017 1ouod mo tho Won would
never send me away until wished to
go. What is it that has happened to
change you so, Jacqueline?"
had her in my arms. She strug-
gled f1ercely and let her go.
'How dare you, monsieur she
painted. ''Go at once, or I shall call
for a1d!'
So went into the passage. But be-
for I reached the end of the little hall
Jacqueline came running back to me.
Monsieur % she gasped. &c M. Paul
For the sake of-of what once
thought you, I do not want you to be
seen. You are in dreadful danger
Come back"
'No, Nine. d'Epernay," answered,
and she WINGED again, as though had
struck her across the face.
"For my sake" she pleaded, catch
ing at my arm, and at that moment
heard a door slam underneath and
heavy footsteps begin slowly to ascend
the stairs.
"No, madame" answered, trying
to release my arm from her clasp.
'Then for the sake of-our love-
Paul!'' she gasped.
suffered her to lead me back into
the room. AS she drew me back ana
closed the door behind us I heard the
footsteps pause and turn along the
corridor.
knew that heavy gait as well as
though I already saw Leroux's naru
face before my eyes.
The room was completely dark.
heard Leroux tramp in and his voice
mingling with the click-click OF the
hall in the rouette wheel.
"Who is here?" he demanded.
"T am" answered Jacquel1ne.
.sMaudit!" he burst out explos1vely.
"Where is d'Epernay? am tired OF
waiting for himl"
81 have told you many times tnat-
I do not know" answered Jacquehne'
"How long will you keep up this
nrotense. madame?'" cried Leroux an