The Washington times., 1919-04-14
CHAPTER Xxx.

NuGE0 MAllVs
Honora made the announcement
abruptly. springing to her feet
4 I shall go with you" the man
But your mother'-Honora -
II will drive home and tsil her
/ am called away for a few hours.
| 1 will be back here for you IN tan
minutes. How soon can you BE
ready?"
by the time you get back
We can catch the six-hftesn,
then" Arthur said glancing ~ hiB
watch.
Mrs. Higgins started IN astoniSh-
ment when. hve minutes -latsr.
Honora appeared at the door of tha
kitchen. her hat and coat on.
Il have to 90 away for q few
hours" the girl said hastily. do
not worry. Arthur - taking ears
Of me-"
In . Hwry.
"oh, my dear" The hOusskssDer
depIOred. "and the Wafhes are So
ing to be 50 goodT'
7 am sure they are. and am
sorry to miss them" H0nora forced
a smile to her pale lips But
have to go
"oh. that's all right! II Arthur's
mother needs you you must 60, Of
course-especially as Milly's too
tired TO go to her"
Honora was grateful for Mrs.
Higgins Misunderstanding of the
situation.
"Good-by," she said. as she heard
the automobiie stopping at the
gate. "If / am late, do not worry.
/ have my latchkey with me"
Then she shut the kitchen door
behind her and ran down the path.
what viii you do with your
eHF2H she asked Arthur en- theiR
way downtown
II phOned to q man at the garagB
by the station to be there for il
Then we can set IL out when We
return"
when we Feturnr
The girl did not say the words,
but they repeated themselves in
her mind. She wondered what she
would have learned about her little
sister By that time
The man from the gaFagS Was
vaIEfng for the automobile II
couple had but two minutes -
which to buy their Cieksts aAA
board the train before IL started
As they hurried through ths W3se-
ing room a girl, seated m . SornsR.
drew back from the glArO e the
electric lights and bent hR hSGd
% that her hat brim shades haF =
face. But neither Arthur nor Hen
ora noticed the huddled agma
The trip 70 Hartford vas . Eil9I4
one H5norG's eyes were elo6e4
most OF the way. Although hsr npS
did not move, the man Et bar Gi4S
was sure she was praying.
AFGhw OHeRruls6
At Chs door oH the 6mgY hOGa
that was their degtinafioR ArEhnr
pa1sed
II hate to have you Oou0 A hRe
he 6egau-buG she tntsrrupesd him;
II NITfy came here, cAn eoms
Tor her. HhO- EEid quickly.
He made no more demur. mSteed
be Lad her 70 q deseFt82 spariOf,
ana. after seeing her seated IA
hard. red-phush chair, went - N
Ofhea
u kn0v the nan m e~gs hers.-
preach him tactfully, may7and cut
what I want 70 know
She pressed her hanas eloSO to
gether, but said nothing. ne an
Euished look IN her eyes went - BIS
heart
II win come back - S~0 -
can" he promised
After he had left her. HoncrG sat
as still as il carved out az GeonA
Was her sister here?
The small hotel was certainly nSt
very full OF guests just now, Tor her
privacy was only disturbed oneA
This was when q hashily dressed
woman glanced in at her curtouaiy
and passed on. Yet in that momsnk
Honora had recognized the person
whom she and Mildred had seen On
the train with Tom Chandler on
that Sunday weeks ago, the psrson
with whom he was driving last sat !
urday afternoon. This hotel was
probably the kind OF q place ire
Quented by women OF that stamp
Honora reflected with Rpguish-
Only fifteen minutes had passed
before Arthur Bruce returned 70
the gaudy parIor. To the waiting
girl il seemed like as many hours
She spranG TO her feet as he en-
tered
'MIlly:" she tried to speak the
name, but could only whisper It
"She is not here, dear" Arthur
said quickly. @HO-don't look ike
that, Chandler Is here. he regis
tered under another name-wih
woman he pretended was his Wtfe-
I saw them together just now a.
they went into the dining room
The clerk tells me he calls Esr
Kitty Why, Houora, what Is IT.
For she had caught his hand IL
hers and was holding it fast. whila
she sobbed noiselessly and tried ;n
smile at the same time.
Thank God; Thank God" she
murmured. Then her smile CaGe5
suddenly. "But where i MIliy? On,
Arthur, Where is shse'
mot w!tA Chandler at all events,
he reminded her so there q =
lot 10 hone for vet"