The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-09
CHAPTER xvil-continued.

Louise made little grimace.
"Tell me the worst" she begged.
"You are overdrnwn at your bank
your bills are heavier than ever this
month, and there are five or six specia
nccounts--one for some electric fit
tlngs, another for the hire of motor
car-whlch ought to be paid"
Louise was looking up at the ceiling
She sighed,
ut would be NICE" she said, "tC
have someone to pay one's.bllls and
look after one and see that one wasn't
too extrnvagant."
swell, you need someone badly" So
ply asserted. IL suppose you mean
TO make up your mind TO II some day.
II wonder r. Louise murmured. "Dld
you know that that terrible man from
the hills-John Strangewey's brother
has been here this mOrnlng7 He fright
ened me to DEATH"
"what did he want1" Sophy asked
curiously.
"He was trlfle vague" Louise re.
marked. II gathered that II I don't
send John back TO Cumberland, he's
going TO strangle me-"
Sophy leaned across the table.
Are you going to send him backf''
she asked.
81 am In an uncertain frame OF
mind" Louise confessed. II really
can't decide about anything"
IL want to tell you this, Louise"
Sophy said firmly. "John Is getting TO
know u great many people, and you
know how men talk at the clubs.
Aren't you sometimes afraid that he
will hear things and misunderstandf'
II am expecting II every day." Lou.
ise admitted.
Then why don't you end III"
(which way7"
There was q silence between the two
women. The mufiled street noises
from outside became the background
TO a stiffness which grew every mo-
ment more oppressive. Louise returned
to her former attitude. She looked
steadfastly before her, her face sup
ported by her hands.
Sophy grew paler and paler as the
minutes passed. There was something
strange and almost beautiful In Lou.
ise's face. something which had come
TO her lately. and which shone from
her eyes only at rare intervals.
"You care for him, believed" Sophy
cried ut last. "You care for him :"
Louise did not move.
"Why not?' she whispered.
Las NJ h.
Louise. from her place. could see the
long. gray bonnet OF Johns cur. Al.
most before she could speak, he was
announced.
ITS an atrocious time TO come, l
know" he began apologetlcally.
you're In time for some coffee, any
how" SOphy told him cheerfully. "And
I know Louise Is glad TO see you, be-
cause II you hadn't come. was going
to make her go through some ac-
counts"
"You know am always glad TO see
you" Louise murmured, pointing 10
chair. "Sophy and have been having
a most interesting discussion, but we
have come to cul de sac"
II really came" John explained, ito
ask II you cared TO come and see n
collection Of pictures. There's IN ltal'
lana futurlst, of cOurse-Just un-
packed his little lot and set them up
over curiosity shop IN Clifford street.
lie is sending out cards for next week,
but could take you today-that is,
II you would care about II. We can
so somewhere for some tea afterward."
Louise made n little grimnce.
"What bad luck !" she exclaimed.
She stopped short. She felt that by
her hesitation she had, In sense, COM
mltted herself.
II have promised to go and have tea
with the prince at Scyre House." she
said. ut is an engagement we made
last week."
John set down his empty coffee cup
with a clatter. An ineXpllcable but
dominating fury seemed TO have sud
denly assalled him. He took out
cigarette and tried to light 1t. Sophy,
after watching him for moment in
establishment, slipped out of the room.
Louise came over to his side.
"Are you really so much dlsappolnt-
ed2" she asked. ~ am so sOrryl If
l had known that you were coming for
me. would have kept myself free"
ut isn't that exactly" John an
swered. "It's something can't alto
gether explain. If you don't mind, l
think will be going. There is some
thing must put right"
He left without another word. She
watched him step into his new motor
car and drive away little reclSlessly,
considering tiie crowded state of the
streets. He drew up, few minutes
later, outside the club IN Pail Mall,
where, as 1t CHANGED, he lad lunched
that day with the prince nj Seyre.
He found the prince sIr sitting In
the smoking room, reaiT4g a review,
-s@es. LIS -taJ-nf--Mhicil he glanced ID
as John approached, and nodded nom
ehalantly.
'Raok nue,n'" he murmured.