The Washington times., 1919-04-07

stoned TO death, but AR. Carew keeps
The child displays a talent for
drawing. She learns she is to. get
legacy OF S6.o00 upor her marriage
Rue meets Jim Neeland. youns
Eddie Brandes, gambler. and his
pal Stull meet Rue and the former is
smitten BY her beauty StuII fails to
diEsuade him from falling in love.
CHAPTER TX. COntinued)
They took the gradual slope of a
miIe-long hill as swallows take the
air; houses, barns, woods. orchards,
grain fields, flew by, on either side;
other cars approaching passed them
like cannon balls: the suniit. undula-
ting world flowed glittering away
behind; only the stainless blue ahead
confronted them immovably-a vast,
magnificent goal, vague with the
mystery Of promise.
"On this trip" said Brandes. 1--WE
may only have time to see the Loove
and the palaces and alb like that.
Next year wen fix it so We can stay
in Paris and you can study art"
Ruhannah's lips formed the words
Thank, you"
Cant you learn to call me Ed
die?" he urged.
The girl was silent
You're everything in the world
to me. Rue" ga.
The same little mechanical smile
fixed itself on her lips and she
looked straight ahead of her.
Haven't you begun to love me
just a little bit, Rue?"
81 like you. You are very kind to
US"
Don't your affection seem to
grow a little stronger now?" he
urged.
"You are so kind To us she re-
peated gratefully Il like you for
The utterly unawakened youth OF
her had always alternately fascina-
ted and troubled him Gambler that
he was. he had once understood that
patience is a gamblers only stock
in trade. But now for the first time
in his career he found himself with
out II.
sYou said" he insisted. "that
you'd love me when we were mar
ried." s-..r-
She turned her child's eyes on
him in faint surprise.
"A wife loves her husband always.
doesn't she?"
do your
81 suppose I shall haven't
been married very lonE-long enough
20 feel as though ] am really mar
ried. When begin to realize IL
I shall understand, Of course, that
I love you"
Calm and Immature Reply.
II was the calm and immature
reply Of a little girl playing house.
he knew it. He looked at her pure,
perplexed profile Of a child and
knew that what he had said was
futile-understood that Il was
meaningless TO her, that it was
only confusing a mind already
dazed-a mind OF which too much
had been expected, too much de-
msnded.
He leaned over and kissed the
cold. almost colorless cheek: her
little mechanical smile came back.
Then they remembered the chauf-
feur behind them and Brandes red
deped. He was UnaccUstomed to a
man on the rumble.
Gould talk 70 mother on the
telephone when we get to New
York;" she asked presently. still
painfully flushed.
Yes, darling, Of course"
81 just want to near her voice"
murmured Rue.
certainly. We can send her a
wireless, too. when we're at sea"
That interested her. She in
- -.
less telegraphy and other matters
concerning ocean steamers.
In Albany her hrst wave OF lone
Illness came over her in the stuny
dining room OF the big, preten-
fious hotel. when she found herself
seated at a small table alone with
this man whom she seemed some
how or other, to have married
As she did not appear inclined
20 eat, Brsndes began to search
the card for something 10 tempt
her. And, glancinE up presently,
saw tears glimmering in her eyes. .
For a moment he remained dumb
as though stunned by some sudden
and terrible RccUsation-for a mo-
ment only. Then. in an unsteady
voice:
"Rue, darling. You must not feel
lonely and frightened. I'll do any
thing in the world for you. Don't
you know it,"
She nodded.
II tell you" he said in that even.
voice OF his which
scarcely moved his narrow lips.
I'm just crazy about you. You're
my own little wife. You're all J
care about. If I can't make you
hsppy somebody ought to shoot
me-"
She tried to smile: her full lips
trembled; a single tear, brimming
fell on the cloth
tI-don't mean TO be silly .
But -BrOokhollow seems-ended-
forPveF.
Its only forty miles" he said
with heavy jovisIitv. ''Shgn we
turn around and go back?''
She glanced up at him with an
Ddd expression, as though she
hoped he meant it; then her little